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Greta Thunberg: Sweden to Issue Stamp Featuring Climate Activist

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Bloomberg Quicktake: Now published this video item, entitled “Greta Thunberg: Sweden to Issue Stamp Featuring Climate Activist” – below is their description. Swedish teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg will appear on a postal stamp in her native Sweden that is part of a series focusing on the environment. Sweden’s postal company, PostNord, said the motives … Read more Greta Thunberg: Sweden to Issue Stamp Featuring Climate Activist

Does Sweden’s Financial Industry Struggle With Diversity?

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Bloomberg Quicktake: Now published this video item, entitled “Does Sweden’s Financial Industry Struggle With Diversity?” – below is their description. Swedish social media lit up last month when a well known Black hedge-fund manager vented about discrimination, questioning the country’s prized egalitarian credentials. Sean George, 48, who grew up in the Caribbean before moving to … Read more Does Sweden’s Financial Industry Struggle With Diversity?

King of Sweden says country ‘failed’ on Covid response

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Guardian News published this video item, entitled “King of Sweden says country ‘failed’ on Covid response” – below is their description. The king of Sweden said his country’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic had been a failure and had sharp criticism for a pandemic policy partly blamed for a high death toll among elderly people. … Read more King of Sweden says country ‘failed’ on Covid response

The Other Face of Europe | Al Jazeera World

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Al Jazeera English published this video item, entitled “The Other Face of Europe | Al Jazeera World” – below is their description. In European cities, young people of Arab descent often see themselves as socially, economically and culturally excluded from their immediate environment. In some cases, they are also vulnerable to radicalisation. In Belgium, the … Read more The Other Face of Europe | Al Jazeera World

Stockholm hosts annual gingerbread competition

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Reuters published this video item, entitled “Stockholm hosts annual gingerbread competition” – below is their description. The Architecture and Design Museum in Stockholm hosted their annual gingerbread baking competition, receiving around one hundred entries reflecting the theme of ‘distance’. Reuters YouTube Channel Got a comment? Leave your thoughts in the comments section, below. Please note … Read more Stockholm hosts annual gingerbread competition

Nobel ceremony goes online amid coronavirus pandemic

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CGTN published this video item, entitled “Nobel ceremony goes online amid coronavirus pandemic” – below is their description. For more: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-12-11/Nobel-ceremony-goes-online-amid-coronavirus-pandemic-W8OnDRAaNG/index.html In place of the traditional Nobel award ceremony in Stockholm, an online event was held this year, with members of different prize-awarding institutions explaining the discoveries and achievements. CGTN YouTube Channel Got a comment? … Read more Nobel ceremony goes online amid coronavirus pandemic

Iran parliament backs nuclear enrichment after killing of top scientist | The World

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ABC News (Australia) published this video item, entitled “Iran parliament backs nuclear enrichment after killing of top scientist | The World” – below is their description. Tehran has approved a law that obliges the government to stop UN inspections of its nuclear sites and step up uranium enrichment. The move is in retaliation for last … Read more Iran parliament backs nuclear enrichment after killing of top scientist | The World

Swedish man held by his mother for decades sustained several injuries, says prosecutor

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Global News published this video item, entitled “Swedish man held by his mother for decades sustained several injuries, says prosecutor” – below is their description. Police in Sweden have begun an investigation after a 70-year-old woman was arrested in Stockholm on suspicion of holding her son captive at home for up to three decades, police … Read more Swedish man held by his mother for decades sustained several injuries, says prosecutor

Sweden’s ‘corona cabbies’ in testing driving seat

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Reuters published this video item, entitled “Sweden’s ‘corona cabbies’ in testing driving seat” – below is their description. Meet the ‘corona cabbies’ of Sweden who transport COVID-19 test swabs from homes to laboratories around Stockholm. Reuters YouTube Channel Got a comment? Leave your thoughts in the comments section, below. Please note comments are moderated before … Read more Sweden’s ‘corona cabbies’ in testing driving seat

Sweden sharply limits gatherings as second COVID-19 wave swells

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Al Jazeera English published this video item, entitled “Sweden sharply limits gatherings as second COVID-19 wave swells” – below is their description. The Swedish government is imposing limits on the size of public gatherings, as coronavirus cases reach new daily highs in the country. It had famously resisted putting lockdowns in place and shunned the … Read more Sweden sharply limits gatherings as second COVID-19 wave swells

Jord, luft, eld, vatten | Rave Review | GucciFest Emerging Designer Fashion Film

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GUCCI published this video item, entitled “Jord, luft, eld, vatten | Rave Review | GucciFest Emerging Designer Fashion Film” – below is their description. Jord, luft, eld, vatten Jens Löfgren • 2020 • Sweden • 2 mins Organised around the four elements of earth, air, fire and water, this short, dialogue-free documentary about upcycling and … Read more Jord, luft, eld, vatten | Rave Review | GucciFest Emerging Designer Fashion Film

Coronavirus Update: Coronavirus Update: Infection rates in Europe keep rising | DW News

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DW News published this video item, entitled “Coronavirus Update: Coronavirus Update: Infection rates in Europe keep rising | DW News” – below is their description. France is now the worst coronavirus affected country in Europe, overtaking Russia. The country reported 35,879 new cases on Wednesday, taking the national total to 1,865,538 million. The country is … Read more Coronavirus Update: Coronavirus Update: Infection rates in Europe keep rising | DW News

Yemen: More than 1000 Detainees Going Home – Press Conference (15 October 2020)

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United Nations published this video item, entitled “Yemen: More than 1000 Detainees Going Home – Press Conference (15 October 2020)” – below is their description. Press conference by Mr. Martin Griffiths, UN Special Envoy for Yemen, on the situation in the Middle East – Yemen. This press conference follows the meeting by the Security Council. … Read more Yemen: More than 1000 Detainees Going Home – Press Conference (15 October 2020)

Yemen: Over 1,000 prisoners to be freed in large-scale swap deal

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Al Jazeera English published this video item, entitled “Yemen: Over 1,000 prisoners to be freed in large-scale swap deal” – below is their description. The warring sides in Yemen’s long conflict will exchange some 1,081 prisoners on Thursday and Friday, under a deal struck in Switzerland last month, a senior rebel official said. Yemen’s government, … Read more Yemen: Over 1,000 prisoners to be freed in large-scale swap deal

I’m proud of my gender’: two women win Nobel chemistry prize

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Guardian News published this video item, entitled “I’m proud of my gender’: two women win Nobel chemistry prize” – below is their description. Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A Doudna have been awarded the 2020 Nobel prize in chemistry for the discovery of the CRISPR genetic scissors used to edit the DNA of animals, plants and … Read more I’m proud of my gender’: two women win Nobel chemistry prize