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Greta Thunberg sues Sweden – Sweden has always wanted to be a front-runner in becoming a fossil-free economy, so it's made lots of effort along the way.
Greta Thunberg and hundreds of young activists sue Sweden for slacking climate policies
In the last few years, climate activists worldwide have filed enormous climate-related lawsuits, with some targeting governments for not doing enough.
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US Senate approves Finland and Sweden for NATO
In the past, Nordic countries have generally sidestepped major military alliances. With Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine, though, we’re starting to see some exceptions to this. One big alliance that’s changing is
US Senate approves NATO membership for Finland and Sweden, opposing Russia
In the past, Nordic countries have generally sidestepped major military alliances. With Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine, though, we’re starting to see some exceptions to this. One big alliance that’s changing is NATO, the Western defense bloc made up of 30 democratic ally countries. About three months
Finland and Sweden have officially asked to join NATO. Here is what you need to know
Finland and Sweden officially applied to join NATO on Wednesday morning amid security concerns posed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
While both Nordic nations have remained non-aligned for more than 75 years, the ongoing war seems to have changed their minds – a historic policy shift that will redraw Europe’
Sweden’s hands-off approach to fighting coronavirus
Although the government of Sweden has advised its citizens to practice social distancing, work from home if possible and pay special attention to protecting the elderly during the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, it has yet to implement stricter controls as seen in other countries around the world.
Thus far, Sweden