A large rescue operation managed to pick up 77 people who had ended up in distress at sea off the coast of Greece. All on board the sinking boat are reported to have survived.
WorldThe Stockholm stock exchange seemed to be heading for a recovery on Tuesday - but closed unchanged. It went best for SBB and Investor.
BusinessGlobal stock market anxiety prevails, which is reflected on the Swedish market. The Stockholm Stock Exchange's broad OMXS index fell by more than 3 percent on Friday.
BusinessThe stock market in Stockholm fell on Thursday, with the OMXS index at minus 2.1 percent at closing. The decline was broad.
BusinessThe US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that "the USA had no knowledge of or was involved in" the attack where Hamas leader Ismail Haniya was killed. Several countries, including Iran, have reacted strongly to the news of the attack.
WorldOver 60,000 animals have been put down in connection with an outbreak of sheep and goat plague in southeastern Europe. But it is unlikely that the serious disease will spread to Sweden, according to the National Veterinary Institute (SVA).
SwedenNot so very long ago, at the end of the last ice age, the earth was full of large animals – mammoths, mastodons, giant sloths and giant rodents. Then they suddenly disappeared completely. Now researchers are establishing that they were wiped out by humans.
SwedenDespite the shaky global economic situation, the market for luxury products has so far been stable. But now the demand for expensive handbags and exclusive cognac seems to be dwindling. A declining market in China is an explanation – but several luxury brands have themselves to blame, according to a report.
BusinessChina and the Philippines have reached an agreement that is expected to prevent further confrontations regarding the disputed atoll Second Thomas Shoal.
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