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Women’s World Cup: Sweden Beats Australia, Secures Third Place


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Sweden beat co-hosts Australia 2-0 in the third-place match at the FIFA Women's World Cup, picking up its fourth bronze medal on Saturday, at the Lang Park Stadium in Brisbane, Australia. Both teams were unchanged from the sides that…

Spain Beats Sweden, Reaches Women’s World Cup Final


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Spain reached its first FIFA Women's World Cup final after Olga Carmona struck late to claim a thrilling 2-1 victory against Sweden in the semi-final on Tuesday, at the Eden Park Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. In a match-up filled with…

Roller coaster accident kills one, injures nine in Sweden


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One person was killed and nine injured, including children, in a roller coaster accident at the Grona Lund amusement park in the Swedish capital on Sunday. Eyewitnesses said the park's Jetline roller coaster had partly derailed during a…

Sweden To Move Ahead With 2030 Winter Games Bid


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The Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK) intends to move ahead with a bid to host the Winter Olympics for the first time after a four-month feasibility study showed there was interest in staging the Games in Stockholm. Sweden, a…

NATO pledges protection of Finland


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NATO has pledged to defend its newest member, Finland, which is hosting its first joint training since becoming part of the Western alliance in April. The pledge came as NATO countries kicked off Arctic military exercises with nearly…

Turkish parliament ratifies Finland’s NATO membership 


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Turkey’s parliament has approved Finland’s application to join NATO, clearing the last hurdle in the way of the Nordic country to join the Western military alliance as war rages in Ukraine. All 276 legislators present on Thursday voted…

Turkey, Sweden and Finland hold NATO talks


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Turkey, Sweden and Finland have resumed trilateral talks over the bids by Sweden and Finland to join NATO with the three nations agreeing to hold further meetings. Sweden's chief negotiator in the accession process, Oscar Stenstrom, said…

More talks needed on Finland, Sweden NATO bids – Hungary


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More talks between parliamentary groups are needed before lawmakers in Hungary vote on the ratification of Finland and Sweden's NATO membership bids. Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban stated the position on Friday while speaking on…

Finland’s parliament to vote on NATO membership


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Finland's parliament decided on Friday it would vote on February 28 to approve the necessary legislation to allow the country to eventually become a member of NATO, the head of its foreign affairs committee said. "The goal is that the…