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Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Lofven before a confidence vote in the Swedish Parliament in Stockholm, Sweden, Monday June 21, 2021. Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Lofven faces a no-confidence vote in the Riksdag parliament, after the Left Party said this week that it had lost confidence in Lofven and his center-left minority government. (Anders Wiklund / TT via AP)
Sweden's PM loses confidence vote amid housing crisis

By David Keyton And Jan M. Olsen Jun. 21, 2021 05:43 AM EDT

Blinken urges nations to add $2B more to UN vaccine program

By Jamey Keaten Apr. 15, 2021 10:06 AM EDT
GENEVA (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken appealed Thursday for other countries to inject another $2 billion into a U.N.-backed program to ship...

A man receives shot of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine during mass vaccination in Jakarta, Indonesia. Thursday, April 15, 2021. (AP Photo/ Achmad Ibrahim)
The Latest: Half eligible Californians have at least 1 shot

By The Associated Press Apr. 15, 2021 03:40 AM EDT

Swedish PM makes minor govt reshuffle to replace deputy PM

Feb. 05, 2021 04:16 AM EST
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Prime Minister Stefan Lofven on Friday tapped a new deputy head of his center-left minority government after the departure of Green Party...

FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2021, file photo, people wearing face masks walk along the stalls of a weekly market in the Spanish city of La Linea. While most of Europe kicked off 2021 with earlier curfews or stay-at-home orders, authorities in Spain insist the new coronavirus variant wreaking havoc elsewhere is not to blame for a sharp resurgence of cases and that the country can avoid a full lockdown even as its hospitals fill up. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)
Spain rejects virus confinement as most of Europe stays home

By Aritz Parra Jan. 15, 2021 02:26 AM EST

Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Lofven speaks during a coronavirus news conference, in Stockholm, Friday, Dec. 18,2020. The Swedish government is tightening nationwide coronavirus restrictions by lowering the number of people who can gather in a restaurant and making face masks mandatory on public transportation. Sweden has stood out among European nations for its comparatively hands-off response to the pandemic. (Jessica Gow/TT News Agency via AP)
Swedish leader defends trip that defied his own virus advice

Jan. 08, 2021 05:27 AM EST

Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Lofven and Deputy Prime Minister Isabella Lovin hold a coronavirus news conference, in Stockholm, Friday, Dec. 18,2020. The Swedish government is tightening nationwide coronavirus restrictions by lowering the number of people who can gather in a restaurant and making face masks mandatory on public transportation. Sweden has stood out among European nations for its comparatively hands-off response to the pandemic. (Jessica Gow/TT News Agency via AP)
Virus outlier Sweden adopts more restrictions as cases rise

By Jan M. Olsen Dec. 18, 2020 10:40 AM 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...

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Dec. 15, 2020 12:57 PM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has finally acknowledged that Democrat Joe Biden won the presidential election. Six weeks after the...

An public information sign wishing Merry Christmas and asking to maintain social distancing is seen in a pedestrian shopping street in Helsingborg, southern Sweden, on Monday Dec. 7, 2020. The last week in November, Helsingborg had more new confirmed Covid-19 cases than in any other city in Sweden, according to official figures. (Johan Nilsson / TT via AP)
Commission: Sweden failed to protect elderly during pandemic

Dec. 15, 2020 05:01 AM EST

Sweden's Minister for Health and Social Affairs Lena Hallengren, left, and Prime Minister Stefan Lofven give a news conference on new restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, in Stockholm, Sweden, Wednesday Nov. 11, 2020. The Swedish government proposes a stop the sale of alcohol after 10 pm from Nov. 20 until the end of February. (Henrik Montgomery / TT via AP)
Sweden to ban sale of alcohol after 10pm to curb COVID-19

Nov. 11, 2020 03:51 PM EST

An almost empty Frolunda Torg shopping center, in Gothenburg, Sweden, Friday Oct. 30, 2020. The Public Health Agency of Sweden has tightened their recommendations, restricting public freedoms for five regions in Sweden due to an increasing number of cases of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Bjorn Larsson Rosvall / TT via AP)
Swedish PM self-isolates as nation passes grim threshold

By Jan M. Olsen Nov. 05, 2020 06:54 AM EST

Medical personnel wearing protective equipment work with a coronavirus patient who will be transferred by helicopter from the COVID-19 intensive care unit of the CHU Liege hospital to another hospital in Germany, in Liege, Belgium, Tuesday, Nov. 3 , 2020. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Europe tightens restrictions as virus hospitalizations rise

By Elena Becatoros Nov. 03, 2020 04:47 AM EST

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte smiles during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Tuesday, July 21, 2020. Weary European Union leaders are expressing cautious optimism that a deal is in sight as they moved into their fifth day of wrangling over an unprecedented budget and coronavirus recovery fund. (Stephanie Lecocq, Pool Photo via AP)
Dutch 'Dr. Superstrict' Rutte influential in EU virus deal

By Mike Corder Jul. 21, 2020 07:47 AM EDT

FILE - In this file photo dated Wednesday, April 3, 2019, Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, before a meeting at the European Parliament in Brussels. Sweden’s lawmakers have held a memorial service for the more than 5,000 people who died of COVID-19, Wednesday June 17, 2020, and the Riksdag parliament stood to observe a minute of silence, while Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said Tuesday he thought it was “a little strange” that fellow Nordic nations haven't reopened their borders to Swedes. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, FILE)
Swedish lawmakers honor virus victims; citizens denied entry

By David Keyton And Jan M. Olsen Jun. 17, 2020 09:17 AM EDT

Vehicles queue at the border crossing in Krusaa, Denmark, after Denmark reopened its borders to Germany, Monday morning, June 15, 2020, following the new coronavirus pandemic. (Claus Fisker/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
Europe's borders reopen but long road for tourism to recover

By Geir Moulson Jun. 15, 2020 02:45 AM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, April 8, 2020 file photo people chat and drink outside a bar in Stockholm, Sweden. Sweden is pursuing relatively liberal policies to fight the coronavirus pandemic, even though there has been a sharp spike in deaths. The prime minister has proposed a new emergency law that would allow the authorities to shut down public venues and transportation quickly if needed. But for now, it's still common to see people swarming on the Stockholm waterfront, sipping cocktails, while children still have group soccer practice. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, File)
As virus deaths rise, Sweden sticks to 'low-scale' lockdown

By David Keyton And Vanessa Gera Apr. 13, 2020 03:40 AM EDT