After fiber-optic cables under the Baltic Sea were cut last month, European officials hurried to stop the Yi Peng 3. It’s still at anchor there, with no update on three nations’ investigation.
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E.U. Vessels Surround Anchored Chinese Ship After Cables Are Severed in Baltic Sea
Multiple countries are investigating and the authorities in Europe say they have not ruled out sabotage. But U.S. intelligence officials have assessed that the cables were not cut deliberately.
Can the Government Get People to Have More Babies?
Japan has been trying to boost its fertility rate for 30 years. Now the rest of the rich world is, too.
Sweden Will Offer Migrants $34,000 to Go Home
The government greatly increased a grant to encourage more immigrants to return home. Critics say it sends the wrong message and, in any case, may not tempt many refugees.
After a Century and a Half in Sweden, Finnish Skulls Return Home
Dozens of skulls exhumed in Finland in the 19th century and taken to Sweden by scientists who wanted to study their racial characteristics were reburied in Finnish soil on Sunday.
Philippines Reports First Mpox Case Since W.H.O. Declared Global Emergency
It was not clear if the patient had contracted the new, potentially more deadly strain of the disease, which first appeared outside of Africa in Sweden last week.
Mpox Case in Sweden Sets Off Concerns of Wider Spread in Europe
Experts expect more cases to surface in European countries because of frequent travel to and from Africa, with the threat of contracting the disease raised from “very low” to “low.”
Germany Issues Arrest Warrant for Ukrainian Over Nord Stream Explosion
The sabotage of the pipelines that carried Russian gas to Europe has become one of the central mysteries of the war in Ukraine.
Divers in Baltic Find What Looks Like Champagne on Shipwreck
Polish divers think they have found cases of Champagne on a 19th-century merchant vessel that sank off Sweden.
Swedish Grandparents Can Be Paid to Babysit Under New Law
The Nordic country’s generous social services system now allows parents to transfer a portion of paid leave days to other non-parent caregivers.