Sweden
The ‘Say Hi’ campaign in Sweden is helping to combat loneliness
Åsa Koski, a social strategist with the Luleå municipality in northern Sweden, started the Säg hej! (“Say hi!”) campaign to try and get people to interact more with each other to combat widespread loneliness.
The changing landscape for Sweden’s successful music industry
Gang shootings in Sweden are on the rise. But local communities and former gang members are fighting back.
Should you feed child guests dinner? What #Swedengate tells us about food culture and social expectations.
In historic shift, Sweden will join Finland in requesting NATO membership
The historic shift comes after more than 200 years of military nonalignment in the Nordic country, in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Russia's invasion in Ukraine ‘is far from done,’ retired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman says
Retired Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who worked in the White House as the top Ukraine expert on the National Security Council, joined The World's host Carol Hills to discuss the current outlook and specific military strategies used by both Ukraine and Russia.
This ‘living lab’ in Sweden experiments with the future of sustainable cities
The Living Lab is home to 40 resident students and researchers who showcase the most advanced innovations in energy-conservation technologies.
Sweden's first female prime minister quits hours later
Magdalena Andersson resigns hours after assuming the role of prime minister, after suffering a budget defeat in parliament and after her coalition partner, the Greens Party, left the two-party minority government.
José González’s 'Local Valley' mixes sounds from West Africa, from the Sahel to Ghanaian highlife
Over his 18-year music career, José González has tapped into sounds from three continents: Brazilian bossa nova, Swedish hardcore punk, and now, West African styles.
Top Pentagon leaders in the hot seat over Afghanistan withdrawal
Top of The World: Top Pentagon officials are expected to face tough questions from Congress on Tuesday in their first public testimony since the US completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan last month. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, are testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee. Watch the testimony streaming live here.
Sweden’s gun violence rates have soared. But this Swedish city is bucking that trend.
Sweden’s third-largest city, Malmö, implemented a strategy that has been successful in combating gangs. In turn, gun violence there has gone down.
A small town in Sweden fights to preserve Elfdalian, a dying forest language
The town of Älvdalen is fighting to preserve its local language amid pushback from some members of parliament.
Author Kim Nicholas on the five stages of 'radical climate acceptance'
Kim Nicholas, a climate scientist at Lund University in Sweden, has a new book out this week, "Under the Sky We Make: How to be a Human in a Warming World," to help people understand where they fit into solving the climate crisis.
Russia expels Western diplomats over Navalny rally
Russia's Foreign Ministry on Friday said it was expelling diplomats from Sweden, Poland and Germany for attending a rally in support of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.