The Nobel Prize has a gender problem but quotas are not the answer:academy

The Nobel Prize has a gender problem but quotas are not the answer:academy

People should win the prize for science,the head of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said,“because they made the most important discovery”.

  • byMiriam Berger

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Tanzanian Abdulrazak Gurnah awarded Nobel Prize in Literature

Tanzanian Abdulrazak Gurnah awarded Nobel Prize in Literature

The author got the call from the Swedish Academy in the kitchen of his home in south-east England – and initially thought it was a prank.

  • byDavid Keyton,Jill Lawless andCara Anna
Rare reaction risk:Scandinavians halt Moderna shots for young people

Rare reaction risk:Scandinavians halt Moderna shots for young people

Sweden,Denmark and Norway based their decision on a study warning of “an increased risk of side effects such as inflammation of the heart muscle”.

  • byJan M. Olsen
As the world turns on coal,scientists are at work on green steel

As the world turns on coal,scientists are at work on green steel

With world leaders being urged to abandon coal-fired power at upcoming climate talks,attention is now turning to coking coal used to make steel.

  • byNick O'Malley
Today is the day of days
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Today is the day of days

Iguana awareness is a thing now.

‘We are not leaving without something around our necks’:Matildas’ last chance looms

‘We are not leaving without something around our necks’:Matildas’ last chance looms

“I think we know that we’re a special team,” said Matildas striker Sam Kerr. “But now is the time.”

  • byEryk Bagshaw
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Swedish supermarket chain shut as massive cyber attack spreads

Swedish supermarket chain shut as massive cyber attack spreads

The attact has affected thousands of businesses and forcing Swedish Coop grocery store chain to close all 800 of its stores because it could not operate its cash registers.

  • byJohan Ahlander andJoseph Menn
Sweden plunged into political chaos as PM loses no-confidence vote

Sweden plunged into political chaos as PM loses no-confidence vote

Prime Minister Stefan Lofven’s ouster is the latest sign that Swedish politics have been fundamentally altered since the rise of the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats.

  • byNiclas Rolander andOtt Ummelas
Child abduction specialist in 60 Minutes scandal guilty of assaulting teens

Child abduction specialist in 60 Minutes scandal guilty of assaulting teens

The Australian ex-soldier at the centre of a 60 Minutes child abduction scandal in Lebanon has been convicted in Sweden of assaulting two teenage boys.

  • byCameron Houston
'A lot of Gretas':Climate activist Greta Thunberg to feature on Swedish stamps

'A lot of Gretas':Climate activist Greta Thunberg to feature on Swedish stamps

She joins a hall of fame of Swedish personalities,from Zlatan Ibrahimovic to Greta Garbo,who have been depicted on the country's postage stamps.

  • byColm Fulton
With new law,Sweden shifts towards COVID lockdown

With new law,Sweden shifts towards COVID lockdown

The emergency law will allow the Swedish government,which has long shunned lockdowns and face masks,to introduce restrictions on gatherings and to fine individuals for breaking coronavirus rules.

  • byThomas Erdbrink