'It's time to build something better':Sweden's PM says life has changed forever

'It's time to build something better':Sweden's PM says life has changed forever

Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Lofven says the coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the need to build a better society.

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Spain sets new post-lockdown record for daily coronavirus cases

Spain sets new post-lockdown record for daily coronavirus cases

Scrambling to control the outbreak,regional authorities have begun to reimpose restrictions on nightlife and public transport that had been lifted weeks ago.

Sweden's economy takes record hit but avoids'horror show'after controversial COVID-19 approach

Sweden's economy takes record hit but avoids'horror show'after controversial COVID-19 approach

Whether trying to spare the economy was worth allowing the virus to rip through the country is a question Sweden is still trying to answer.

  • byTom Rees
Scientists get closer to blood test for Alzheimer's disease

Scientists get closer to blood test for Alzheimer's disease

An experimental blood test was highly accurate at distinguishing people with Alzheimer's disease from those without it,boosting hopes that there soon may be a simple way to help diagnose it.

  • byMarilynn Marchione
'Bold leadership':Seven young climate activists to have a say in UN

'Bold leadership':Seven young climate activists to have a say in UN

The youth advisory group is tasked with providing"perspectives,ideas and solutions that will help us scale up climate action",Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.

  • byMatthew Lavietes
Swedish ambassador practises yoga in Pyongyang streets during lockdown

Swedish ambassador practises yoga in Pyongyang streets during lockdown

One of the few Western diplomats who has not evacuated,Joachim Bergstrom has relied on yoga to endure the deepening sense of isolation.

  • byJosh Smith
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'Self-inflicted wound':Sweden has become the world’s pandemic cautionary tale

'Self-inflicted wound':Sweden has become the world’s pandemic cautionary tale

Sweden has shown the world what happens in a pandemic when a government allows life to carry on largely unhindered. And its economy is paying the price.

  • byPeter S. Goodman
Britons free to travel abroad after quarantine is lifted on 60 countries

Britons free to travel abroad after quarantine is lifted on 60 countries

Australia is on the exemption list but United States is not – a reflection of the dire situation still facing the Trump administration.

  • byLatika Bourke
Border town pays price for Sweden's no-lockdown as Norway reopens

Border town pays price for Sweden's no-lockdown as Norway reopens

The town of Stromstad is paying a heavy price for Sweden's decision not to lock down its economy like neighbouring Norway and other Nordic nations to halt the spread of COVID-19.

  • byVictoria Klesty andNiklas Pollard
'Very different than in March':Sebastian Kurz,Morrison's unlikely new ally,looks to second wave

'Very different than in March':Sebastian Kurz,Morrison's unlikely new ally,looks to second wave

A world leader working closely with Scott Morrison on the coronavirus outbreak has cast doubt on using nationwide lockdowns to combat a second wave.

  • byBevan Shields
Sweden very slow to achieve herd immunity despite relaxed virus measures

Sweden very slow to achieve herd immunity despite relaxed virus measures

The Scandinavian nation has recorded one of the highest COVID-19 mortality rates in the world,while the number of cases continues to grow globally.

  • byKen Moritsugu