The Swedish and North Korean Foreign Ministers concluded their talks after three days. One initiate said that there was a 'constructive dialogue', which lasted a day longer than initially planned.
Sweden and the Czech Republic have reacted irritated to Russia's speculation on Saturday that the nerve poison novitsjok used in an attack on a former spy in England may come from one of these countries. This is an 'absurd accusation', said the Czech Minister of Defense Karla Slechtova. The Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström called the claim 'unacceptable and unfounded.'
Ikea goes vegan. Balls of mealworms and vegan hot dogs with micro-algae will be on the shelves next to the Swedish meatballs.
The North Korean foreign minister Ri Yong-ho, who is a guest in Stockholm, also talks to the Swedes on Saturday. This reinforces the suspicion that the summit meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will be held in the Scandinavian country.
The North Korean Foreign Minister, Ri Yong-ho, will be visiting Sweden very soon.
The Danish inventor Peter Madsen (47) maintains that he did not kill the Swedish journalist Kim Wall. However, he admits cutting her body into pieces. 'She was killed in an accident', Madsen said in Copenhagen on Thursday during the first day of the trial against him.
Turkey, according to Turkish media, has now also asked Sweden to arrest the Kurdish politician Saleh Muslim. Ankara also recently asked two other EU countries for the extradition of the former Syrian-Kurdish PYD leader.
The Danish inventor Peter Madsen continues to deny that he has murdered the Swedish journalist Kim Wall. His lawyer said Tuesday at the start of the trial against Madsen.
Some European defense projects involving the Dutch research organization TNO can count on financial support from the European Defense Fund. The largest research project called Ocean2020 revolves around unmanned submarines and drones that monitor the situation at sea and can take action in the event of a threat.
The European Union expects China to release the Swedish-Chinese bookseller Gui Minhai so that he can be reunited with his wife and daughter. Beijing must allow consular and medical assistance from Sweden, according to the EU foreign service.
The arrest warrant against Julian Assange is justified and will therefore not be withdrawn. The British Magistrates Court ruled this in a lawsuit filed by the WikiLeaks founder.
The billions of the recently deceased Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad remain out of reach of his family. Kamprad, who would have access to an estimated $ 60 billion, had his capital split up over a web of companies.
The Swedish Public Prosecution Service wants a life sentence for the suspect of an attack with a truck in Stockholm. 'This crime is so serious that only the maximum sentence is sufficient,' said Prosecutor Hans Ihrman. The lawsuit against the man starts next month.
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Scandinavian actors often switch penny in series like The Killing, The Bridge of Borgen. The makers of Modus decided to fish in a completely different pond for the new season. The now 61-year-old actress Kim Cattrall, the notorious male devourer Samantha Jones from Sex and the City, makes her appearance as president of the United States in the Swedish crime series.
An app that should serve as a contraceptive, Natural Cycles, does not seem to work well. A Swedish hospital claims that dozens of women who have used the app have become pregnant. Natural Cycles indicates daily on the basis of body temperature whether a woman is fertile or not.
Julian Assange, the controversial founder of WikiLeaks, does not get diplomatic immunity to leave the UK undisturbed. This was reported by the British Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The police of the Swedish Dunedil has several times in the police cars to listen to the number F * ck tha Police of the American rap group N.W.A. An unknown person was illegally broadcasting on the frequency of the agents.
The Ecuadorian government is thinking to expel WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from the embassy in London after he has been in a fight with President Lenin Moreno via Twitter.
In an explosion in a subway station in Stockholm, a man was seriously injured on Sunday. He was transported to the hospital, the police reported.
The designer of the megapenis on the side of a New York building does not think it is possible that her artwork has been painted over. The Swedish artist Carolina Falkholt let this know at the New York Post. She made the work commissioned by art group The New Allen and finds the censorship that her megapenis is now covered.
A meter-high penis on the side of a building in New York has led to so much consternation among local residents that the painting is overpainted.
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A group of men have tried to set fire in a synagogue in the Swedish city of Gothenburg. According to first reports, it was a group of about twenty masked men. Swedish media report that Molotov cocktails have been thrown towards the building.
The court in Uppsala, Sweden, has sentenced a 41-year-old man to ten years in prison for online abuse of minors. The judge declared him guilty, among other things, of rape.
Divers have found an arm in a bay near the Danish capital Copenhagen. The police assume that the body part belongs to the body of Kim Wall. This Swedish journalist died under mysterious circumstances on board a submarine.
Worries grow over Scandinavian markets. The Danish central bank sees rising risks in its banking system. Some banks appear to have insufficient capital after a stress test to meet the most stringent European buffer requirements.
An arm found by divers in the water near Copenhagen is possible from the late Swedish journalist Kim Wall. The Danish police reported this to Reuters.
Music streaming service Spotify opts for an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
Governments, companies and organizations need to make more efforts to address sexual harassment. 'There are a lot of laws, guidelines and codes of conduct, but they have to be implemented,' said EU Commissioner Cecilia Malmström during a debate in the EU Parliament in Strasbourg.
