Iceland Set To Tackle Gender Pay Gap With World’s Toughest Law
Iceland’s parliament is examining a bill that would require companies to prove they offer equal pay to employees. The law, ...
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Amazon To Open Three Data Centres In Sweden
Internet giant Amazon on Tuesday said it would build three data centres across Sweden, the first in the Nordic region, ...
Obesity In Pregnancy Is Linked To Epilepsy Risk
Being overweight or obese in the first trimester of pregnancy has been linked to a higher risk of bearing a ...
Neo-Nazi Threats Force Jewish Group In Sweden To Close
Some Jewish parents in Umea were said to be too scared to send their children to school A Jewish community ...
Dylan In Stockholm To Accept Nobel
After months of controversy, Bob Dylan is in Stockholm to finally grab his Nobel literature prize in a meeting with ...
South Korean Kang One Back of Fowler Atop PGA Houston Open
South Korea's Kang Sung, seeking a win to reach his first Masters, birdied four holes in a row before a ...
At 75, Dylan On ‘sentimental Journey’ Into Musical Past
The first works by Nobel laureates following the prize inevitably draw extra attention. For Bob Dylan, his release is as ...
Spieth, Mickelson Among Masters Hopefuls At Houston Open
Five-time major winner Phil Mickelson and Jordan Spieth, the 2015 Masters champion who bungled a repeat bid, begin play Thursday ...
London Stock Exchange-Deutsche Boerse Deal Blocked By EU
EU regulators have blocked London Stock Exchange's £21bn merger with German stock exchange Deutsche Boerse. The European Commission said the ...
Clock Is Ticking On Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize Money
The Swedish Academy has warned that Nobel literature laureate Bob Dylan has until June 10 to deliver the traditional Nobel ...
Nuclear Ban ‘not Realistic’
A worldwide nuclear ban is simply not "realistic", the US ambassador to the UN has said, as nearly 40 countries ...
Oxfam Exposes Tax Haven Habits of EU Big Banks
The twenty biggest banks in the eurozone booked over a quarter of their 2015 profits in tax havens, with Luxembourg ...
UN To Kick Off Talks On Global Nuclear Weapons Ban
More than 100 countries are set to launch the first UN talks on a global nuclear weapons ban on Monday ...
Netherlands Sack Manager Danny Blind
The Dutch football federation confirmed on Sunday evening that they had dismissed Danny Blind from his position as manager. Blind ...
Development Priorities Not Beneficial To Marginalised — UNDP Report
A quarter-century of impressive human development progress continues to leave many people behind, with systemic, often unmeasured, barriers to catching ...
Russia Beat Sweden To Reach Maiden Women’s World Championship Final
Russia made history as they beat Sweden to reach the World Women's Curling Championship final for the first time. Taking ...
Emma Thompson Kind of Regrets Turning Donald Trump Down For A Date
Emma Thompson revealed in an interview with Sweden’s SVT this week that she turned down a date with Donald Trump ...
Mickelson, Rahm Advance To Last 16 At WGC Match Play
Five-time major winner Phil Mickelson advanced to the knockout rounds of the World Golf Championships Match Play Championship with a ...
Trump Defends Unsubstantiated Claims, Says ‘I’m President’
US President Donald Trump has defended making unsubstantiated claims about wiretapping and election fraud that have damaged his credibility, saying ...
Ukraine Bars Russian Singer Samoilova From Contest
Ukraine has barred Russia's Eurovision contestant because she performed in Crimea, annexed by Moscow in 2014. Julia Samoilova was banned ...