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Nobel prize in physics goes to machine learning pioneers Hopfield and Hinton
STOCKHOLM - U.S. scientist John Hopfield and British-Canadian Geoffrey Hinton won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for...
Oct 11, 20243 min read


2024 Nobel prizes announced this week
STOCKHOLM - The Nobel prizes are to be announced this week, starting with the award for medicine or physiology on Monday. The awards,...
Oct 11, 20242 min read


China's support to Russia should have implications, new NATO chief says
BRUSSELS - New NATO secretary general Mark Rutte said on Tuesday that China had become a decisive enabler of Russia's war in Ukraine....
Oct 1, 20241 min read


Danish archaeologists unearth 50 Viking skeletons
COPENHAGEN - The excavation of a large Viking-era burial site in Denmark has unearthed 50 unusually well-preserved skeletons that...
Sep 28, 20242 min read


Sweden should lead deepening of NATO presence in Finland, the Nordic neighbours agree
STOCKHOLM - The Finnish government is happy for Sweden to lead the establishment of NATO land forces in Finland to boost defences against...
Sep 17, 20242 min read


Norway's Princess Martha Louise weds US spiritual guru
OSLO - Norway's Princess Martha Louise married her long-term partner, American spiritual guru Durek Verrett, on Saturday in a ceremony...
Sep 2, 20242 min read


Sweden to prosecute two men over Koran burnings
COPENHAGEN - Swedish prosecutors said on Wednesday they would put two men on trial for setting fire to the Koran in a series of incidents...
Aug 29, 20242 min read


Sweden and Denmark to pressure tech platforms over gang crime ads
STOCKHOLM/COPENHAGEN - Sweden and Denmark will summon tech companies over ads on their platforms that are posted by gangs to recruit...
Aug 22, 20242 min read


Olympics-Badminton-Denmark's Axelsen beats Thailand to the men's singles gold
PARIS - Denmark's Viktor Axelsen beat Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand to win his second successive men's singles Olympic gold medal in...
Aug 6, 20241 min read


Olympics-Athletics-Finland's Tervo makes statement in Olympics hammer throw preliminaries
PARIS - Finland's Krista Tervo threw a national record in the preliminary round of the women's hammer throw at the Paris Olympics on...
Aug 5, 20241 min read


Olympics-Swimming-Swede's thorny question for Paris mayor after Seine swim
PARIS - Swimmer Victor Johansson is looking forward to the novel challenge of swimming in the Seine at the Paris Olympics, but the Swede...
Jul 26, 20242 min read


Olympics-Tennis-Denmark's Rune withdraws from Paris Games with wrist injury
Holger Rune has withdrawn from the Paris Olympics due to a wrist injury, the Dane said on Wednesday. The 21-year-old Rune, who is 16th in...
Jul 26, 20241 min read
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