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Today in History

By The Associated Press Apr. 30, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
Today in History Today is Friday, April 30, the 120th day of 2021. There are 245 days left in the year. Today’s...

Sweden's King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia light candles during a Memorial service at Drottningholm Palace Church in Stockholm, Thursday, March 11, 2021. Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and his wife Queen Silvia held a church ceremony on Thursday to honour the victims of the coronavirus, on the one-year anniversary of the first death of the pandemic in the Scandinavian nation. The royal couple participated, but Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel could not attend as they both tested positive for covid-19 earlier in the day. (Jonas Borg/Royal Court of Sweden via AP)
Sweden royals hold church service for COVID-19 victims

Mar. 11, 2021 07:38 PM EST

Swedish king: Sweden has failed to protect the elderly

By Jan M. Olsen Dec. 17, 2020 04:17 AM EST
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf said Thursday he believes his country has failed to protect the elderly in care homes from the effects...

Nobel Committee chair Berit Reiss-Andersen makes a statement at the Nobel Institute as part of the digital award ceremony for this year's Peace Prize winner, the World Food Program (WFP), in Oslo, Norway, Thursday Dec. 10, 2020.  Reiss-Andersen makes a statement in Oslo as part of the Nobel Peace Prize digital award ceremony and an acceptance speech will be made by WFP Executive Director David Beasley in Rome, Italy. (Heiko Junge / NTB via AP)
U.N. food agency receives Nobel prize in online event

By Frances D'emilio And Jan M. Olsen Dec. 10, 2020 05:01 AM EST

In this Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020, photo provided by Nobel Prize Outreach, Louise Glück stands beside the medal awarded to her for the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature outside her home in Cambridge, Mass. The pomp and ceremony of the Nobel prize ceremonies were altered this year amid measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Instead, the laureates' achievements are being rewarded at low-key ceremonies where they live or work. (Daniel Ebersole/ Nobel Prize Outreach via AP)
Nobel ceremonies go low-key this year because of coronavirus

Dec. 07, 2020 06:29 AM EST

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