Sweden forced into Davis Cup playoff after loss to Taiwan
The Swedish men lost their away tie against Taiwan in the Davis Cup after losing the fifth and decisive match. Sweden must now play a playoff match to remain in the second division.
Sports
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Swedish students post their worst-ever PISA results in reading, math and science
The decline in knowledge among Swedish students is severe in the latest PISA survey. Overall, they have never performed so poorly in mathematics, reading comprehension and science in any survey in the past 25 years. It is a bleak picture, says Anna Castberg, head of analysis at the Swedish National Agency for Education.
Sweden
Record number of Chinese ships spotted around Taiwan in July
Coast Guard, research vessels and other boats. The number of Chinese ships around Taiwan reached a record high in July.
World
Lindsey Graham’s sister wins South Carolina GOP Senate primary with Trump’s backing
Darline Graham, sister of Senator Lindsey Graham, who was appointed this summer, is the Republican Senate candidate in South Carolina. She won the second round of the election with the support of President Donald Trump.
World politicsTop news
AP7 rejects Musk’s Space X again over illegal content risks on X platform
State "couch-sleeper" fund AP7 is criticizing Elon Musk and the space company Space X. The lack of procedures to stop illegal content on the X platform is one of the main reasons, the fund's asset management manager Lena Fahlén explains to TT.
Business
Writer returns after 16 years with mock memoir about memory and truth
A book title like “A Good Day to Stick Your Head in the Oven” - that’s a sure way to get people to sit up and take notice. I was going to call it “A Good Day”. My publisher said he really liked the book, but that the title was a bit lame, says author Lee Chia-Ying, who developed the title with the help of Sylvia Plath.
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