Women who ate an antioxidant-rich diet, even those with a previous history of cardiovascular disease, had fewer strokes than others, UPI cited researchers in Sweden as saying.
First author Susanne Rautiainen, a Ph.D. student at the Karolinska (...)
AlHijjah 13, 1432, Nov 9, 2011, SPA -- The center-right Swedish government says it has reached broad agreement with opposition parties to start withdrawing Sweden's 650 troops from northern Afghanistan by the end of next year.
Foreign Minister Carl (...)
AlQa'dah 12, 1432, Oct 10, 2011, SPA - US economists Thomas J Sargent and Christopher A Sims on Monday were awarded the 2011 Nobel economics prize for "their empirical research on cause and effect in the macro economy," said the Royal Swedish (...)
AlQa'dah 8, 1432, Oct 6, 2011, SPA -- Poet Tomas Transtromer, who Thursday won the
Nobel Prize in Literature, was the seventh Swedish national to be
awarded the prize, according to dpa.
"It's always special, almost 40 years since a Swedish (...)
AlQa'dah 8, 1432, Oct 6, 2011, SPA -- After a long wait, Swedish poet Tomas
Transtromer was Thursday named winner of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature, dpa reported.
The Swedish Academy cited Transtromer, who had been nominated several times (...)
AlQa'dah 6, 1432, Oct 4, 2011, SPA - The 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics was Tuesday awarded to three researchers for "the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the universe through observations of distant
supernovae," the Royal Swedish Academy of (...)
AlQa'dah 5, 1432, Oct 3, 2011, SPA - Three scientists were awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize for Medicine Monday for pioneering discoveries that has "revolutionized" the understanding of the human immune system.
Bruce A Beutler of the United States and (...)
AlQa'dah 3, 1432, Oct 1, 2011, SPA -- Sweden should begin taxing saturated fats and sugar, especially sodas and other sweetened soft drinks, UPI quoted a nutritionist as saying.
Claude Marcus of the Karolinska Institute told The Local high-calorie, (...)
Saudi Ambassador to Sweden, Dr. Abdulrahman Mohamed Al-Jedaie has stressed that the visit of King Carl Gustaf of Sweden, the Honorary President of World Scout Finance Fund to Saudi Arabia to participate in the opening ceremony of the World Scout (...)
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt Thursday received the new head of the Palestinian diplomatic mission to Stockholm, dpa reported.
Hala Husni Fariz, to be known as ambassador, has earlier served at the Palestinian diplomatic mission in Spain.
It (...)
A court was set Thursday to rule on struggling
Swedish carmaker Saab's application to reorganize its business as it
seeks additional funding, according to dpa.
The application for voluntary reorganization was filed Wednesday
with the district (...)
How best to provide clean water and sanitation
to the world's cities and their expanding slums is the overriding
theme of World Water Week, which opened Monday in Stockholm, dpa reported.
"More than 800 million people live in slums where (...)
The growth of the world's urban population is
posing an ever growing challenge to provide city dwellers access to
clean water and sanitation, dpa cited a study released Sunday as saying.
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) report - titled Big Cities, (...)
King Karl Gustav XVI of Sweden received here today Prince Faisal bin Abdullah bin Mohammed, Minister of Education and the President of Saudi Scout Association, currently visiting Sweden to take part in the world 22nd scout jamboree.
During the (...)
Saudi Ambassador to Sweden Dr. Abdulrahman bin Mohammed Al-Jidaie said that the "Peace Messengers" initiative launched by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques has dramatically contributed to enhancing humanitarian communication, development of (...)
Norwegian police said Monday that the double-counting of bodies in the chaotic aftermath of a shooting spree may have contributed to a dramatic overestimate of the number of people slain, but they offered few other details about the error, according (...)
A bankruptcy petition was filed Friday against a
subsidiary of struggling Swedish carmaker Saab, adding to the
company's woes, according to dpa.
Saab subsidiary Saab Automobile Tools owed almost 6 million kronor
(945,000 dollars) to die tool (...)
Strong demand for mobile broadband boosted wireless equipment maker LM Ericsson's sales in the second quarter but restructuring costs kept the rise in profits below expectations, according to AP.
Ericsson said Thursday that its net profit in the (...)
Financially strained Swedish car maker Saab says it won't be able to restart its production as planned on Aug. 9 because it has not yet been able to agree on a delivery schedule with all its suppliers, according to AP.
The Trollhattan-based brand (...)
The Swedish government Thursday approved plans
by stricken carmaker Saab to sell off part of its production plant at
Trollhattan in a bid to raise badly-needed cash, according to dpa.
The cabinet decision paves the way for the company to raise (...)
Saudi Ambassador to Sweden Dr. Abdurrahman bin Mohammad Al-Jedaie hailed the efforts exerted by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and his interests to serve Islam and Muslims.
In a statement to Saudi Press (...)
Two people were killed when a small helicopter known as an auto-gyro crashed about 40 miles north of Stockholm, UPI quoted officials as saying.
The Swedish news agency TT said a fire broke out after the small aircraft crashed Saturday (...)
A bus raced out of control down a set of steps and into a busy square during the Stockholm Marathon on Saturday, injuring six people and causing a panic among spectators, AP quoted officials and witnesses as saying.
Karolinska Hospital said it had (...)
Awwal 29, 1432 / May 3, 2011, SPA -- Arctic ice is melting faster than expected and could raise the average global sea level by as much as five feet this century, an authoritative new report suggests, AP reported.
The study by the international (...)
Awwal 11, 1432 / April 15, 2011, SPA -- The Swedish government approved a plan to allow cash-strapped car maker Saab to raise funds that would see production at its main plant in western Sweden recommence, Economy Minister Maud Olofsson announced (...)