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Swedish Researchers Link Low-Fiber Diets to Surge in Dangerous Heart Plaque Formation

Swedish Researchers Link Low-Fiber Diets to Surge in Dangerous Heart Plaque Formation

A large-scale study from Lund University found that red meat-heavy, low-fiber diets increase the risk of life-threatening arterial plaques by 67 percent. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom A new study out of Sweden has identified a powerful correlation...

Sweden Joins Science Coalition to Boost Ukraine’s Research and Innovation

Sweden Joins Science Coalition to Boost Ukraine’s Research and Innovation

On July 11, during the Ukraine Recovery Conference held in Rome, a new initiative was announced – the Coalition for Science, Research, and Innovation in Ukraine. Sweden became one of the co-founders of this coalition, as reported on the official...

Sweden Cracks Down On OnlyFans - Will U.S. Follow Suit?

Authored by Addison Graham via RealClearPolitics, The X-rated social media platform OnlyFans is experiencing real growth, with revenue, content, and user numbers all on the rise. The site’s over 4 million “creators” sell content – including...

Sweden launches a new initiative to support Ukraine

Sweden launches a new initiative to support Ukraine

At the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025 in Rome, investment firm MITS Capital announced a $3.74 million investment in Tencore, a Ukrainian developer of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), including its flagship robotic platform, TerMIT. This marks...

Swedish migration minister ‘shocked and horrified’ by teenage son’s far-right links

Swedish migration minister ‘shocked and horrified’ by teenage son’s far-right links

Published on 11/07/2025 - 11:31 GMT+2 Sweden’s Migration Minister Johan Forssell has said he is “shocked and horrified” after learning that his teenage son had been involved with violent far-right extremist groups, according to domestic media...

Sweden’s Anti-Corruption Shortcomings Exposed by Scathing OECD Report

Sweden’s Anti-Corruption Shortcomings Exposed by Scathing OECD Report

Radical deficiencies were uncovered in Sweden’s 2024 Phase 4 report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The auditors, after conducting a comprehensive review of Sweden’s policies and procedures for countering...

Swedish minister reveals teenage son linked to extremist groups

Swedish minister reveals teenage son linked to extremist groups

Sweden's migration minister says he will not resign after it was revealed his teenage son has links to white supremacist groups. Johan Forssell on Thursday confirmed that the person named by the anti-racism watchdog Expo recently as being a "close...

Swedish GDP Contracts In May, Industrial Output Grows Further

Swedish GDP Contracts In May, Industrial Output Grows Further

Sweden's economy shrank for the first time in three months in May, weighed down by lower output in service-producing industries and general government, data from Statistics Sweden showed on Thursday. Separate official data showed that industrial...

Swedish Bodyguards Reveal Prime Minister's Location on Fitness App

Swedish Bodyguards Reveal Prime Minister's Location on Fitness App

I don't know much about Strava, but I am curious if your running routes & details are public by default, if it "insists" that you make it public, or if these officers knowingly opted-in to sharing their data? Either way, it should probably be...

Swedish bodyguards' fitness app data reveals private locations of royal family

Swedish bodyguards' fitness app data reveals private locations of royal family

Sweden’s national security service said it was investigating reports that data shared by bodyguards on a fitness app had exposed the private locations of some of the country’s most powerful figures. “The Swedish Security Police take the...

Sweden’s migration minister ‘shocked’ by teenage son’s far-right activism

Sweden’s migration minister ‘shocked’ by teenage son’s far-right activism

Sweden’s migration minister has said he is “shocked and horrified” after discovering his teenage son’s involvement in far-right extremist groups. Johan Forssell, whose centre-right party runs a governing coalition that depends on the support of...

Swedish Court Allows Violent Migrant To Stay Despite Multiple Crimes

Swedish Court Allows Violent Migrant To Stay Despite Multiple Crimes

A migrant from Eritrea with a long history of violent behaviour will be allowed to stay in Sweden after a court overturned his deportation order. Ahmed Ibrahim Ahmed, 27, arrived in Sweden as a refugee in December 2018 after claiming to have...

Sweden to set up rehabilitation centre for wounded Ukrainian soldiers by 2027

Sweden to set up rehabilitation centre for wounded Ukrainian soldiers by 2027

Prosthetic rehabilitation. Stock photo: Getty Images The Swedish government has instructed allocation of funding for creation of a centre in Ukraine where wounded soldiers will undergo rehabilitation. The centre will be part of a project that has...

A rightwing minister told Sweden to get tough on crime – until his own son was caught in a Nazi scandal

A rightwing minister told Sweden to get tough on crime – until his own son was caught in a Nazi scandal

Before the elections next year, Sweden’s conservative government has been eager to avoid accusations of racism or xenophobia. So it’s unfortunate that it keeps being plagued by scandals involving both. The Swedish investigative magazine Expo...

Sweden investment in ammunition from Rheinmetall, Nammo

Sweden investment in ammunition from Rheinmetall, Nammo

The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has finalised two artillery ammunitions contracts with Nammo and Rheinmetall Denel Munition. The deal worth a total of more than Skr5bn ($525.2m) is claimed to be the largest investment in...

President Sheikh Mohamed holds talks with Armenian Prime Minister

President Sheikh Mohamed holds talks with Armenian Prime Minister

President Sheikh Mohamed on Wednesday held talks in Abu Dhabi with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, as part of his working visit to the UAE. The leaders explored ways to boost co-operation across various fields, with a focus on the...

The Economy Of Genocide: Time For The Malaysian Government To Act, Say NGOs

The Economy Of Genocide: Time For The Malaysian Government To Act, Say NGOs

Subscribe to our FREE Newsletter, or Telegram and WhatsApp channels for the latest stories and updates. On 30 June 2025, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) released a report which...

Is OnlyFans prostitution? Sweden clamps down on creators’ ‘only option’

Is OnlyFans prostitution? Sweden clamps down on creators’ ‘only option’

Married to a man who was never at home, Cina Podenphant needed a way to provide for four children. Mirka Norrstrom was alone, too, but had six children still at home. OnlyFans was the only answer. “We don’t sell sex,” insisted Norrstrom, who is in...

Legal age you can get married in Scotland could change – here’s why

Legal age you can get married in Scotland could change – here’s why

The Scottish government has now confirmed it will consult on raising the age of marriage and civil partnership from 16 to 18 - bringing it in line with England and Wales. Marriage laws in Scotland allow those aged 16-17 to marry without parental...

Swedish bodyguards’ workout data exposes royal family’s private vacations

Swedish bodyguards’ workout data exposes royal family’s private vacations

Several hotels contacted by the newspaper confirmed that the Swedish royal couple stayed with them, but pointed out they were not allowed to say anything. The Swedish bodyguards uploaded more than 1,400 workouts to the fitness app Strava from 2015...

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