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A fan wearing a Diego Maradona hat and shirt in Boca Juniors colours at the club's La Bombonera stadium in Buenos Aires on October 9, 2025

World

Maradona’s heirs sign deal with Swedish company to market brand

The five heirs to Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona, who died in 2020, have signed a deal with Swedish-Iranian businessman Ash Pournouri and his...

AFPOctober 21, 2025

Ikea's new London store is in the old Topshop building on Oxford Street

Business

IKEA opens new London city centre store

Swedish furniture giant IKEA on Thursday opened a new store in the heart of London’s shopping district, with a flurry of balloons, flags —...

AFPMay 1, 2025

Emmanuel Macron, left, with Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf

Business

Macron calls in Sweden for a less regulated Europe

French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that Europe needed a “smarter” and less regulated industrial and energy policies. On the second day of a...

AFPJanuary 31, 2024

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Queen Silvia enjoy the festivities to mark his 50 years on the throne

World

Swedes throng capital for royal jubilee

Tens of thousands of Swedes thronged central Stockholm on Saturday to mark 50 years since King Carl XVI Gustaf ascended the throne.

AFPSeptember 16, 2023

Thunberg faces charges over a demonstration in the city of Malmo

World

Greta Thunberg goes on trial over Swedish climate protest

Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg is set to go on trial on Monday charged with disobeying police at a rally last month.

AFPJuly 24, 2023

In the past 2 decades, the Arctic has lost a third of it winter sea ice

World

A delicate succession in the Arctic Council after Russia sidelined

The Arctic Council, a model for cooperation between former Cold War foes, on Thursday sees a delicate handover of chairmanship, with the sidelining of...

AFPMay 11, 2023