Lithuanian migrant crisis enters new phase as influx ceases
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — An influx of migrants from Iraq and elsewhere into Lithuania allegedly abetted by neighboring Belarus appears to have stopped, but with a pile of asylum applications to process and local communities angry about nearby migrant camps, the Lithuanian government faces an unfamiliar challenge.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Lithuanian migrant crisis enters new phase as influx ceases
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — An influx of migrants from Iraq and elsewhere into Lithuania allegedly abetted by neighboring Belarus appears to have stopped, but with a pile of asylum applications to process and local communities angry about nearby migrant camps, the Lithuanian government faces an unfamiliar challenge.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Lithuanian migrant crisis enters new phase as influx ceases
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — An influx of migrants from Iraq and elsewhere into Lithuania allegedly abetted by neighboring Belarus appears to have stopped, but with a pile of asylum applications to process and local communities angry about nearby migrant camps, the Lithuanian government faces an unfamiliar challenge.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Lithuanian migrant crisis enters new phase as influx ceases
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — An influx of migrants from Iraq and elsewhere into Lithuania allegedly abetted by neighboring Belarus appears to have stopped, but with a pile of asylum applications to process and local communities angry about nearby migrant camps, the Lithuanian government faces an unfamiliar challenge.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Belarus Olympic runner who feared going home lands in Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who feared for her safety at home after criticizing her coaches on social media, flew into Warsaw on Wednesday night on a humanitarian visa after leaving the Tokyo Olympics, a Polish diplomat confirmed.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Belarus Olympic runner who feared going home lands in Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who feared for her safety at home after criticizing her coaches on social media, flew into Warsaw on Wednesday night on a humanitarian visa after leaving the Tokyo Olympics, a Polish diplomat confirmed.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Belarus Olympic runner who feared going home lands in Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who feared for her safety at home after criticizing her coaches on social media, flew into Warsaw on Wednesday night on a humanitarian visa after leaving the Tokyo Olympics, a Polish diplomat confirmed.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Belarus Olympic runner who feared going home lands in Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who feared for her safety at home after criticizing her coaches on social media, flew into Warsaw on Wednesday night on a humanitarian visa after leaving the Tokyo Olympics, a Polish diplomat confirmed.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Sweden's PM loses confidence vote amid housing crisis
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Stefan Lofven, Sweden’s Social Democratic prime minister since 2014, lost a confidence vote in parliament on Monday amid a housing crisis and skyrocketing real estate prices, making him the first Swedish government leader ever to lose such a motion.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Swedish nurse wins a week of isolation, films amid pandemic
GOTEBORG, Sweden (AP) — Cinema in lockdown: Scandinavia’s largest film festival is exploring the social isolation resulting from COVID-19 by setting up a temporary cinema-for-one on a desolated island in the North Sea with the only companionship the events’ entire movie selection and enough food to last the week.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Swedish nurse wins a week of isolation, films amid pandemic
GOTEBORG, Sweden (AP) — Cinema in lockdown: Scandinavia’s largest film festival is exploring the social isolation resulting from COVID-19 by setting up a temporary cinema-for-one on a desolated island in the North Sea with the only companionship the events’ entire movie selection and enough food to last the week.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Swedish nurse wins a week of isolation, films amid pandemic
GOTEBORG, Sweden (AP) — Cinema in lockdown: Scandinavia’s largest film festival is exploring the social isolation resulting from COVID-19 by setting up a temporary cinema-for-one on a desolated island in the North Sea with the only companionship the events’ entire movie selection and enough food to last the week.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Sweden ups defense budget 40% due to regional tensions
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s Parliament on Tuesday approved a 40% increase in the defense budget for 2021-2025 because of tensions in the Baltic Sea region in recent years, with officials saying Russia is the main reason for the move.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
PM: Sweden's health officials misjudged virus resurgence
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Health officials in Sweden, which opted not to respond to the first wave of COVID-19 with a national lockdown, misjudged the power of the virus's resurgence, the country's prime minister said Tuesday, and an independent commission criticized the country's strategy.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Sweden ups defense budget 40% due to regional tensions
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s Parliament on Tuesday approved a 40% increase in the defense budget for 2021-2025 because of tensions in the Baltic Sea region in recent years, with officials saying Russia is the main reason for the move.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
2 Stanford economists win Nobel prize for improving auctions
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Auctions are everywhere in today’s economy. They determine how Google sells ads, what price consumers end up paying for electricity, and the way governments sell off the public airwaves to telecom companies and broadcasters.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
2 Stanford economists win Nobel prize for improving auctions
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Auctions are everywhere in today’s economy. They determine how Google sells ads, what price consumers end up paying for electricity, and the way governments sell off the public airwaves to telecom companies and broadcasters.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Virus deaths rise, Sweden sticks to ‘low-scale’ lockdown
Chief epidemiologist insists that Sweden’s approach still seems to make sense
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Off to the cafe: Sweden is outlier in virus restrictions
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The streets of Stockholm are quiet but not deserted. People still sit at outdoor cafes in the center of Sweden's capital. Vendors still sell flowers. Teenagers still chat in groups in parks. Some still greet each other with hugs and handshakes.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Off to the cafe: Sweden is outlier in virus restrictions
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The streets of Stockholm are quiet but not deserted. People still sit at outdoor cafes in the center of Sweden's capital. Vendors still sell flowers. Teenagers still chat in groups in parks. Some still greet each other with hugs and handshakes.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
