February 2, 2021 Putin critic Navalny faces court hearing Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny faced a court hearing Tuesday that could end with him being sent to prison for years and fuel more protests against the Kremlin.
January 27, 2021 Police raid Russian opposition leader Navalny’s apartment, offices Moscow police launched a series of raids Wednesday on apartments and offices of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s family and associates, arresting his brother.
January 23, 2021 Russia arrests 2,100 protesters calling for Navalny's release Protests erupted in dozens of cities across Russia on Saturday to demand the release of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the Kremlin's most prominent foe. Police arrested more than 2,100 people, some of whom took to the streets in temperatures as frigid as minus-50 Celsius (minus-58 Fahrenheit).
January 15, 2021 Mandatory lockdowns may not be any better at controlling COVID-19 than less restrictive measures, study finds Mandatory stay-at-home orders and business closures may not be more effective at controlling the spread of the coronavirus than less restrictive, voluntary measures, a new study found.
January 9, 2021 Film festival sending someone to remote Swedish island to watch 60 movies in one week Many film festivals are still going to look different this year because of the pandemic, but one festival in Sweden is taking its COVID-19 precautions to the next level.
December 17, 2020 Swedish king: Sweden has failed to protect the elderly Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf said Thursday he believes his country has failed to protect the elderly in care homes from the effects of the pandemic.
December 3, 2020 Mother in Sweden no longer suspected of confining son to apartment for 28 years Prosecutors in Sweden are dropping a case against a 70-year-old woman accused of locking up her son inside their apartment for nearly three decades, saying investigators have found no evidence he was being held against his will.
December 2, 2020 Mother in Sweden suspected of locking up son inside filthy apartment for 28 years Stockholm police have arrested a woman in her 70s on suspicion of keeping her 41-year-old son locked up in their apartment for nearly three decades, Swedish investigators said Tuesday.
November 25, 2020 Little evidence herd immunity stopping coronavirus spread in this country, official says Herd immunity is not stopping the spread of the novel coronavirus in Sweden, an official in the country said this week.
November 20, 2020 Swedish health authority not advising coronavirus face masks on public transport: Report Though there is rising spread of the novel coronavirus, Sweden health officials have repeated their questioning of face masks, per reports.
