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The party, which has dominated Swedish politics for a century, is now facing an alarming reality in old heartlands like Uddevalla, just over an hour’s drive north of Gothenburg on Sweden’s west coast: Blue-collar voters, and those who have come of age since the docklands’ heyday, have begun turning toward the political right for economic answers.  “All you get with the Social Democrats is higher prices and fewer jobs,” said Elias Abrahamsson, a 21-year-old business student at Uddevalla’s central college. “They just don’t seem to have the right vision,” he said during a break between classes on a recent weekday. …

Europe’s strongest economy Germany has been stuck in a recession since last year. However, the 2024 Euros has also enticed fans who spend. But have the profits outweighed the costs of hosting the games? The 10 host cities, including Dusseldorf, Gelsenkirchen and Berlin, will only know in a few months whether they have been able to cover the costs of hosting the UEFA Euro 2024. German taxpayers are bearing the brunt of the costs of security, advertising and stadium renovations, but UEFA is already expecting a profit of over a billion euros from ticket sales, broadcasting rights and receiving tax…

As we count down to the beginning of this year’s Olympics in Paris, here are the facts and figures on the most successful nations in the Games’ history. Summer Olympic Games return to France for the first time in 100 years as we count down the days to Paris 2024.While the world awaits the start of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, athletes from around the world are preparing for their ultimate test of skill.Since the first Olympic Games in Athens in 1896, countries around the world have competed fiercely for the maximum number of medals.Over the years, the US has…

A mountainous task ahead as Syria, battered by almost 14-years of division and fighting under a brutal civil war looks ahead to shape its new future after the end of Bashar al-Assad’s 24-year rule. As the dust settles on the dramatic downfall of Syria’s long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad, the country’s political future is beginning to tentatively take shape.  The leader of Syria’s largest insurgent group, the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) called on fighters of all factions to return to their bases and lay down their arms, as Syria prepares to enter its next chapter.  “Tomorrow morning when institutions start to…

This article was originally published in French The International Olympic Committee has chosen the French Alps to host the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, but this decision is dependent on receiving a financial guarantee from the new French government. The International Olympic Committee named the French Alps as the host for the 2030 Winter Games on Wednesday, though the decision is subject to certain conditions.While presenting the bid to IOC members in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron assured the committee that the government formed after the 2024 Summer Games in Paris would handle all outstanding organisational and financial guarantees.IOC members…

Refugee athletes are about to take the stage in Paris as record migration and a rise in far-right populism affect much of the world, with parties in many countries clamping down on immigration and asylum. Slightly more than a third of the Refugee Olympic Team at the Paris Games are women, as female representation has continued to decline since the team’s creation in 2015.However, the 38% rate of women on the team is not the only drop registered. The Refugee Paralympic Team has less than 13% women.The number of refugees has tripled in the last decade. At the end of…

An extra challenge for many elite sportsmen and women at the Paris 2024 Olympics? Handling a chronic lung disease. The Olympic Games spotlight the world’s most breathtaking athletic achievements – quite literally. For those taking part in Paris 2024, a majority are likely to suffer in some way from the same chronic condition. Between 15 and 20 per cent of Olympic athletes have asthma, according to a 2023 study published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. The same study states that up to 80 per cent of endurance sport athletes are affected by exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB), otherwise known…

HTS emerged from a former al-Qaida affiliate, and while Jolani has distanced himself from the terrorist group and projects modernity, Israel remains on high alert for threats to its security emerging from the chaos in Syria. On Saturday, the chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi, said on a visit to the Syrian border that the IDF was “monitoring to ensure that local elements aren’t moving in our direction,” and that it had prepared a “very strong offensive and defensive response” in case of need. Israeli media later reported that the IDF had launched airstrikes…

The US and China won the same amount of golds but the US scooped more medals overall, finishing first for the fourth consecutive Olympics. Competitions at the 2024 Paris Olympics ended with the women’s basketball final, with a 67-66 US win over France.The US finished top of the table for the fourth consecutive OlympicsThe neck-and-neck race between China and the US remained tight until the last competition on the calendar.The women’s basketball victory sent the US to the top, followed by China in second and Japan in third — the exact outcome of the 2020 Tokyo Games.In Paris, the US…

Monday’s match was likely the pair’s last, after the two former world No 1s played against each other 60 times in their careers. Serbia’s Novak Djokovic defeated Spain’s Rafael Nadal on Monday in the second round of the men’s tennis singles at the 2024 Paris Olympics.Djokovic won 6-1 in the first set and 6-4 in the second, dominating his rival throughout the match.Both have been ranked No 1, and no pair of men has played each other more often in the professional era. Sometimes nicknamed “King of Clay”, Nadal has only lost five out of 117 matches at Roland Garros…