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Insight: Nordic nations grapple with ‘austerity lite’

August 24, 2021 at 11:10 a.m.

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - When Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt celebrated his 45th birthday, his finance minister gave him a framed graph showing the tax burden falling to 45 percent of...

Stockholm riots challenge image of happy, generous state

August 24, 2021 at 10:18 a.m.

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Hundreds of youth have torched cars and attacked police in four nights of riots in immigrant suburbs of Sweden's capital, shocking a country that dodged the worst...

SKF to cut 2,500 jobs as European markets weaken

August 23, 2021 at 9:16 p.m.

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - SKF , the world's biggest bearings maker, is cutting 2,500 jobs to cope with weaker demand, underscoring the bleak outlook for manufacturers as Europe drives through austerity...

Lithuania president vetoes coalition in vote fraud row

August 23, 2021 at 4:35 p.m.

VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania's president on Monday vetoed a proposed coalition government, saying one of the three parties involved stood accused of serious voter fraud in a weekend election and...

Lithuania heads for political deadlock after election

November 3, 2021 at 4:07 p.m.

VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania headed for political deadlock after the coalition winners of a weekend election said they would push ahead with talks to form a government despite a presidential...

Lithuania heads for political deadlock after election

August 22, 2019 at 6:33 a.m.

VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania headed for political deadlock after the coalition winners of a weekend election said they would push ahead with talks to form a government despite a presidential...

Lithuania president vetoes coalition in vote fraud row

August 22, 2019 at 6:34 a.m.

VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania's president on Monday vetoed a proposed coalition government, saying one of the three parties involved stood accused of serious voter fraud in a weekend election and...

Japan author, “spooky” science up for cut-price Nobels

August 23, 2021 at 3:22 p.m.

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A Japanese author who writes of love and isolation, researchers into "spooky" quantum physics and experts on economic inequality have all been tipped as possible Nobel Prize-winners...

Japan author, “spooky” science up for cut-price Nobels

December 24, 2018 at 7:19 p.m.

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A Japanese author who writes of love and isolation, researchers into "spooky" quantum physics and experts on economic inequality have all been tipped as possible Nobel Prize-winners...

Syria opposition to expand, improve organization, leader says

August 23, 2021 at 1:16 p.m.

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Syria's main opposition body will expand to include more groups fighting President Bashar al-Assad, part of a reorganization aimed at making it more representative and effective, its...

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