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Sweden: Tanks deployed on Gotland amid Russia tensions
Jan 17, 2022 10:30Tanks patrol on Sweden's Baltic Sea Island of Gotland. On Friday, January 14, Sweden began deploying armored vehicles and soldiers in the city of Visby, an unusual move taken in response to increased "Russian activity" in the region, according to its military.
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Iran, Sweden review plans for settling Yemen crisis
Dec 19, 2021 04:02Ranking diplomats from Iran and Sweden discussed ways to resolve the crisis in Yemen and ensure the establishment of ceasefire and peace in the Arab country.
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Sweden’s first female prime minister resigns shortly after appointment
Nov 25, 2021 05:53Sweden’s first female prime minister, Magdalena Andersson, has resigned just hours after she was appointed, as her budget failed to pass and a coalition partner quit.
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Swedish doctors sign petition to stop Pfizer rollout over suspected fraud
Nov 09, 2021 08:37A group of doctors from Sweden along with researchers have signed a petition demanding the suspension of vaccination with Pfizer jabs over reports of violations in the trial of the vaccine.
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Violence, torture used against Iranian citizen in Swedish jail: Ambassador
Aug 22, 2021 01:06Evidence suggests that violence and torture have been used against an Iranian citizen imprisoned in Sweden, Iran’s ambassador to Stockholm says after meeting with the citizen in jail.
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Envoy vows to pursue beating of Iranian in Swedish custody
Jul 31, 2021 06:33Iran’s ambassador to Stockholm says the embassy will follow up the case of beating up an Iranian national in Swedish custody until its perpetrators are punished.
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Sweden toughens sentences for young over gang crime rise
Jul 21, 2021 14:19Sweden on Wednesday announced it would push for tougher sentences for younger offenders in a bid to combat a rising wave of gang violence.
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Iran, Sweden weigh plans for settlement of Yemen crisis
Jul 13, 2021 06:25Ranking diplomats from Iran and Sweden discussed ways to resolve the crisis in Yemen and lift the blockade that has caused humanitarian problems in the Arab country.
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Iran’s EB Home files lawsuit against Swedish medical company
Jun 22, 2021 03:04Iran’s EB Home and several lawyers have filed a complaint against Mölnlycke Health Care, a Swedish medical device company, over its refusal to sell medical products to Tehran under US pressures.
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About 3,000 barrels of nuclear radioactive waste misplaced in Sweden
May 17, 2021 09:18Nearly 3,000 barrels of “life-threatening” nuclear waste have reportedly been misplaced in Sweden, raising concerns about potential environmental impacts and prompting calls for an urgent re-inspection of the radioactive material.