https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was on Friday awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to resolve his country's conflict with bitter foe Eritrea, the Nobel Committee said. https://www.thelocal.se/20191011/norway-ethiopian-pm-abiy-ahmed-wins-nobel-peace-prize-as-swedens-greta-thunberg-misses-out Fri, 11 Oct 2019 13:31:56 +0200 norway-ethiopian-pm-abiy-ahmed-wins-nobel-peace-prize-as-swedens-greta-thunberg-misses-out Bookmakers seem confident that Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg is a shoo-in for the Nobel Peace Prize to be announced this week, but some experts are more cautious. https://www.thelocal.se/20191009/norway-sweden-greta-thunberg-unlikely-to-win-nobel-peace-prize-despite-good-odds-experts-say Wed, 09 Oct 2019 11:30:09 +0200 norway-sweden-greta-thunberg-unlikely-to-win-nobel-peace-prize-despite-good-odds-experts-say Bookies are tipping Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg for Norway's Nobel Peace Prize next week, while the Swedish Academy is hoping to redeem itself after years of scandal. https://www.thelocal.se/20191003/could-greta-thunberg-really-win-the-nobel-peace-prize Thu, 03 Oct 2019 09:39:03 +0200 could-greta-thunberg-really-win-the-nobel-peace-prize Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teenager whose school strike for climate has inspired protests around the world, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, which is handed out in Norway. https://www.thelocal.se/20190314/swedish-climate-activist-greta-thunberg-nominated-for-norways-nobel-peace-prize Thu, 14 Mar 2019 13:15:41 +0100 swedish-climate-activist-greta-thunberg-nominated-for-norways-nobel-peace-prize The winners of the Nobel Peace Prize, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), on Sunday warned mankind's destruction is just one "impulsive tantrum away" as the United States and North Korea exchange warlike threats over the nation's nuclear tests. https://www.thelocal.se/20171210/anti-nuclear-group-receives-nobel-prize-in-norway-as-north-korea-crisis-escalates Sun, 10 Dec 2017 15:08:53 +0100 anti-nuclear-group-receives-nobel-prize-in-norway-as-north-korea-crisis-escalates Florists, lighting designers and cooks have been rushing around Stockholm's Blå Hallen (Blue Hall) transforming the bare brick interior into the stylish venue for Sunday's annual Nobel banquet, while keeping all the preparations top secret. https://www.thelocal.se/20171210/behind-the-top-secret-scenes-of-stockholms-nobel-banquet Sun, 10 Dec 2017 11:54:15 +0100 behind-the-top-secret-scenes-of-stockholms-nobel-banquet The winner of the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize has been announced. Find out whether one of the favourites took home the award or whether there was a shock in store. https://www.thelocal.se/20151009/live-nobel-peace-prize-2015-oslo-norway Fri, 09 Oct 2015 11:57:08 +0200 live-nobel-peace-prize-2015-oslo-norway Swedish newspapers praised the choice of Liu Xiaobo as this year's Nobel Peace Prize laureate, saying that as China's role in the world grows, it is important to continue to put oneself on the line to criticise the lack of freedom of expression. https://www.thelocal.se/20101009/29514 Sat, 09 Oct 2010 14:16:00 +0200 29514 Sweden’s foreign minister Carl Bildt offered his congratulations to former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari for being named the recipient of the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize. https://www.thelocal.se/20081010/14882 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:13:00 +0200 14882