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 Published on August 24th, 2018: Fifteen-year-old Greta Thunberg describes herself as a "climate radical" and is protesting outside Sweden's parliament every day until the September election, refusing to attend school and calling on politicians to take climate issues seriously. https://www.thelocal.se/20180824/meet-the-15-year-old-swedish-girl-on-strike-from-school-for-the-climate Fri, 24 Aug 2018 16:48:07 +0200 meet-the-15-year-old-swedish-girl-on-strike-from-school-for-the-climate The two parties in Sweden's coalition government disagree over how to respond to calls for an amnesty for young Afghans being deported from the country, with the Social Democrats dismissing the demands, but the Green Party arguing that they should be given a chance. https://www.thelocal.se/20170913/swedish-government-divided-over-young-afghan-asylum-seekers Wed, 13 Sep 2017 16:42:20 +0200 swedish-government-divided-over-young-afghan-asylum-seekers An increasing number of Sweden's top business executives are hiring bodyguards as the threat and risk of robbery and extortion grows in the country. https://www.thelocal.se/20110114/31438 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:05:00 +0100 31438