Tag: Swedish

Children Fall From Building in Sweden, 1 Dies; 2 Adults Held

COPENHAGEN, Denmark—Swedish police said Monday they have arrested two adults on suspicion of murder after two children fell “from a great height” and one of them died. Those arrested are a man and a woman, police said. The children, who reportedly were siblings and both under the age of 10, were rushed to a hospital…


Award-Winning Teenage Rapper Shot to Death in Sweden

STOCKHOLM—An award-winning 19-year-old Swedish rapper was shot to death in southern Stockholm in an incident that media reports on Friday said was likely to be gang-related. The case has shocked the Swedish entertainment world and highlighted what officials said was the urgent need to deal with growing criminal gang activity in the Nordic country. The…


Exclusive: Northvolt Plots EV Battery Grab With $750 Million Swedish Lab Plan

STOCKHOLM—Northvolt plans to invest $750 million expanding its laboratory facility in Sweden, a top executive said, to meet soaring demand for lithium-ion batteries as carmakers go electric. As it aims to take on major Asian players such as CATL and LG Chem, Northvolt said it would set up the “first R&D campus covering the entire…


Swedish ‘Mohammad’ Cartoonist Lars Vilks Killed in Car Crash

STOCKHOLM—Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who stirred worldwide controversy in 2007 with drawings depicting the Prophet Mohammad with the body of a dog, was killed in a car crash near the southern town of Markaryd on Sunday, police said. Vilks, 75, who had been living under police protection since the drawings were published, was travelling in…


Teen Arrested After Knife Attack in Southern Swedish School

COPENHAGEN, Denmark—A 15-year-old boy has been detained on suspicion of attempted murder after a school employee was seriously wounded in a knife attack in southern Sweden Thursday, police said. The Skanska Dagbladet newspaper said the attacker carried a long knife, wore a skeleton mask, a helmet and what looked like a bulletproof vest. Police declined…


Cyber Attack Against U.S. IT Provider Forces Swedish Chain to Close 800 Stores

STOCKHOLM—The Swedish Coop grocery store chain closed all its 800 stores on Saturday after a ransomware attack on an American IT provider left it unable to operate its cash registers. Hundreds of American businesses were hit on Friday by an unusually sophisticated attack that hijacked widely used technology management software from a Miami-based supplier called…


Mastering the Art of Swedish ‘Mys’ to Stay Cozy This Season

With winter’s dark chill comes the opportunity to cozy up. Maintaining a cheery disposition can get tougher with the stark harshness of winter just outside your door, but instead of letting the cold season get you down, look for ways to make the most of it. The Swedes, in particular, have learned to view winter…