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3 Swedish Citizens Given Death Sentences In Iraq Over Shooting
Three Swedish citizens have been sentenced to death in Iraq over their involvement in a shooting and a fourth may also face the same punishment over a separate crime, the Swedish foreign ministry said on Thursday.
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Thousands Protest Against Israel's Participation At Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest final got underway in Sweden's Malmo on Saturday, after a week of tensions around Israel's participation during the Gaza war.
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Greta Thunberg Fined For Disobeying Police Orders During Climate Protest
A Stockholm court fined climate activist Greta Thunberg on Wednesday for disobeying police orders after blocking access to Sweden's parliament during a protest.
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Greta Thunberg Charged For Ignoring Police Orders Over Climate Protests
Swedish prosecutors have charged climate campaigner Greta Thunberg with civil disobedience for ignoring police orders to leave two climate demonstrations blocking Sweden's parliament in March, court documents showed.
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Spain And Sweden Women's Footballers Stage 'It's Over' Protest
The pre-match protest came as the Spain team returned to action for the first time since lifting the World Cup where former federation chief Luis Rubiales kissed player Jenni Hermoso on the lips.
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Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Removed From Sweden Protest Hours After Fine
Swedish police removed climate campaigner Greta Thunberg from a protest on Monday, an AFP photographer reported, hours after a court fined her for disobeying law enforcement at a rally last month.
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Greta Thunberg On Trial For Disobeying Police At Sweden Climate Protest
Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg is set to go on trial on Monday charged with disobeying police at a rally last month, in which activists blocked the port in the city of Malmo.
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Swedish Embassy In Baghdad Attacked, Set On Fire: Report
Hundreds of protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad in the early hours of Thursday morning and set it on fire, a source familiar with the matter and a Reuters witness said.
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Activist Greta Thunberg Charged Over Swedish Climate Protest
Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been charged with disobeying police during a June climate protest in southern Sweden, media reported Wednesday, most likely risking a fine.
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Pakistan Government Announces Protests Over Quran Desecration In Sweden
The Pakistan federal government will observe Yaum-e-Taqaddus-e-Quran on Friday to hold countrywide protests against the desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden and convene a joint parliamentary session a day earlier, ARY News reported on Tuesday.
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Malala Yousafzai Joins Greta Thunberg In Climate Protest Outside Sweden Parliament
The fight against climate change is also a fight for the right to education of girls, millions of whom lose access to schools due to climate-related events, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai told Reuters on Friday.
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"Permanent Negative Impact": Activist Greta Thunberg Protests Sweden Mine
Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg and members of the Nordic country's indigenous Sami community on Saturday protested against a possible iron ore mine in northern Sweden.
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Fashion Giant H&M Pauses Placing New Orders In Myanmar Over Coup
Sweden's H&M, the world's second-biggest fashion retailer, said on Monday it was shocked by the use of deadly force against protesters in Myanmar and that it had paused placing orders in the country.
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Greta Thunberg's Comments On Farmers' Protests Not Bilateral Issue Between India, Sweden: Ministry
Young Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg's recent comments on the farmers' protests in India do not form a bilateral issue between India and Sweden, and the matter did not come up during an online summit between the prime ministers of the two countries on Friday, the Ministry of External Affairs said.
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Germany, Poland, Sweden To Expel Russian Diplomats In Retaliation
Germany, Sweden and Poland on Monday said they were each expelling a Russian diplomat, in retaliation for Moscow's expulsion last week of their diplomats for allegedly taking part in protests in support of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.
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3 Swedish Citizens Given Death Sentences In Iraq Over Shooting
Three Swedish citizens have been sentenced to death in Iraq over their involvement in a shooting and a fourth may also face the same punishment over a separate crime, the Swedish foreign ministry said on Thursday.
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Thousands Protest Against Israel's Participation At Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest final got underway in Sweden's Malmo on Saturday, after a week of tensions around Israel's participation during the Gaza war.
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Greta Thunberg Fined For Disobeying Police Orders During Climate Protest
A Stockholm court fined climate activist Greta Thunberg on Wednesday for disobeying police orders after blocking access to Sweden's parliament during a protest.
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Greta Thunberg Charged For Ignoring Police Orders Over Climate Protests
Swedish prosecutors have charged climate campaigner Greta Thunberg with civil disobedience for ignoring police orders to leave two climate demonstrations blocking Sweden's parliament in March, court documents showed.
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Spain And Sweden Women's Footballers Stage 'It's Over' Protest
The pre-match protest came as the Spain team returned to action for the first time since lifting the World Cup where former federation chief Luis Rubiales kissed player Jenni Hermoso on the lips.
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Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Removed From Sweden Protest Hours After Fine
Swedish police removed climate campaigner Greta Thunberg from a protest on Monday, an AFP photographer reported, hours after a court fined her for disobeying law enforcement at a rally last month.
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Greta Thunberg On Trial For Disobeying Police At Sweden Climate Protest
Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg is set to go on trial on Monday charged with disobeying police at a rally last month, in which activists blocked the port in the city of Malmo.
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Swedish Embassy In Baghdad Attacked, Set On Fire: Report
Hundreds of protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad in the early hours of Thursday morning and set it on fire, a source familiar with the matter and a Reuters witness said.
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Activist Greta Thunberg Charged Over Swedish Climate Protest
Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been charged with disobeying police during a June climate protest in southern Sweden, media reported Wednesday, most likely risking a fine.
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Pakistan Government Announces Protests Over Quran Desecration In Sweden
The Pakistan federal government will observe Yaum-e-Taqaddus-e-Quran on Friday to hold countrywide protests against the desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden and convene a joint parliamentary session a day earlier, ARY News reported on Tuesday.
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Malala Yousafzai Joins Greta Thunberg In Climate Protest Outside Sweden Parliament
The fight against climate change is also a fight for the right to education of girls, millions of whom lose access to schools due to climate-related events, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai told Reuters on Friday.
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"Permanent Negative Impact": Activist Greta Thunberg Protests Sweden Mine
Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg and members of the Nordic country's indigenous Sami community on Saturday protested against a possible iron ore mine in northern Sweden.
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Fashion Giant H&M Pauses Placing New Orders In Myanmar Over Coup
Sweden's H&M, the world's second-biggest fashion retailer, said on Monday it was shocked by the use of deadly force against protesters in Myanmar and that it had paused placing orders in the country.
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Greta Thunberg's Comments On Farmers' Protests Not Bilateral Issue Between India, Sweden: Ministry
Young Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg's recent comments on the farmers' protests in India do not form a bilateral issue between India and Sweden, and the matter did not come up during an online summit between the prime ministers of the two countries on Friday, the Ministry of External Affairs said.
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Germany, Poland, Sweden To Expel Russian Diplomats In Retaliation
Germany, Sweden and Poland on Monday said they were each expelling a Russian diplomat, in retaliation for Moscow's expulsion last week of their diplomats for allegedly taking part in protests in support of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.
