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April 24, 2023

Global military spending reached all-time high of $2.24 trillion in 2022

Military spending in Europe sharply rose in 2022. Across the globe, military spending hit an all time high of $2.24 trillion. The growth is partially due to Russia's war in Ukraine.

April 16, 2023

Health surprise: Hibernating bears may help us beat blood clots, says new research

Research shows that hibernating bears prevent blood clots by keeping a low level of a key protein in their blood. Experts are hopeful that future medications may help prevent blood clots in humans.

April 10, 2023

ABBA guitarist Lasse Wellander dead at 70

Swedish supergroup ABBA announced that their guitarist Lasse Wellander had died. The guitarist began his time with the group in 1974, and died at 70 years old.

April 3, 2023

Finland to join NATO, irking Moscow as the military alliance expands its border along Russia

Finland will become NATO's 31st member this week, enraging Moscow as the military alliance expands its border along Russia amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.

March 30, 2023

France's top diplomat hopes NATO applications for Sweden, Finland will be 'ratified quickly'

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna wants the NATO applications for Finland and Sweden to be "ratified quickly." Turkey's parliament will vote on whether Finland can join soon.

March 29, 2023

Swedish court finds woman guilty of war crimes for posing with severed heads in Syria

A Swedish court has found a woman guilty of war crimes after posting photos of herself with severed heads in 2014. She pleaded not guilty and was sentenced to three months in prison.

March 29, 2023

Sweden becomes 'legitimate target' by joining NATO, Russian envoy says

Russian Ambassador to Sweden Viktor Tatarintsev warned Sweden in a statement form the embassy that pursuing membership in NATO would make them a "legitimate target" for Russian aggression

March 28, 2023

Kamala Harris gets emotional in Ghana as she visits slave trade site

Vice President Kamala Harris delivered remarks on the history of the Atlantic slave trade Tuesday, speaking from a 17th century Swedish military fort at Cape Coast.

March 26, 2023

Sniffing body odor from sweat could reduce social anxiety, new research suggests

Smelling other people’s sweat might not seem at all like something desirable — but a new study out of Sweden suggests that an exposure to body odor could help treat people with social anxiety.

March 21, 2023

Greta Thunberg to receive honorary doctorate from Finnish university

The University of Finland's Theory Faculty will award Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg with an honorary doctorate in late Spring.