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  • Raoul Wallenberg is dead, a Swedish government agency declares

    SWEDEN, 2016/11/02 A Swedish government agency has declared Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who saved thousands of Hungarian Jews from the Nazi gas chambers, as dead. The Swedish Tax Authority, which registers births and deaths in Sweden, confirmed to The Associated Press that a statement Monday in the Expressen newspaper that Wallenberg had been declared dead was accurate. The decision was made last week following a request for a ruling by the trustee of Wallenberg’s estate.

  • Who Are the Hazaras and What Are They Escaping?

    AFGHANISTAN, 2016/09/24 Hazaras are a mainly Shi'ite community, several thousand of whom have fled to Sweden in recent years to escape abuse and poverty in marginalized communities in Afghanistan and Iran. Often singled out because of their religion, Hazaras were persecuted by the Sunni Taliban during its 1996-2001 policy in Afghanistan. A lot of fled to Iran and Pakistan, where rights groups say they are still persecuted.

  • Many Greek islands lie just off the coast of Turkey

    GERMANY, 2015/09/14 A wooden boat carrying some 130 refugees sank off the southern Aegean island of Farmakonisi on Sunday, with at least 34 people drowned, according to Greek media. Part those killed were four babies and 11 young children, the Athens News agency reported. National radio, citing the Greek coastguard, said that rescue teams had saved 68 people from the waters, and that 29 refugees had managed to swim to shore. Eight of the victims were reported to have been found by coastguard divers in the boat's hold. The coast guard said it was almost certainly the worst such incident in the region since the refugee crisis began.

  • Oxfam Study Finds Richest 1% Is Likely to Control Half of Global Wealth by 2016

    AFGHANISTAN, 2015/01/20 The richest 1 % are likely to control additional than half of the globe’s total wealth by next year, the charity Oxfam reported in a study released on Monday. The warning about deepening world inequality comes just as the world’s business elite prepare to meet this week at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The 80 wealthiest people in the world all own $1.9 trillion, the statement found, nearly the same all shared by the 3.5 billion people who occupy the bottom half of the world’s gain scale. (Last year, it took 85 billionaires to equal that figure.) And the richest 1 % of the people, who number in the millions, control nearly half of the world’s total wealth, a share that is as well increasing.

  • The 24-Hour Swedish Kindergartens That Cater To Parent (And Market) Demand

    SWEDEN, 2013/05/01 He even brought the cook with him. Per Uppmann, who is the general manager of nine Swedish kindergartens, helps serve their German guests salmon cream and chickpea canapés.  "One of our competitive edges is good food," Uppmann says. "Our cook isn’t just there for the kids. Parents can grab breakfast or order dinner that they can again warm up at home." Thirty-five pairs of German eyes stare at him in amazement.
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