Todd: OK, Peter, can you talk about your country, Sweden, and what is life like in Sweden in winter? Peter: Swedish life in winter is really harsh, especially, it tends to get pretty cold, especially around December, January, that's when it's really...
Todd: So, Ruth in Europe, have you traveled much? Ruth: Yeah, actually, um, well, when I was younger I went on a tour around all of Western Europe and then when I was at university I backpacked around Scandinavia for a month with a friend. (Nice!) It...
By Mandy Clark Sodertalje, Sweden 20 February 2008 Since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, more than four million Iraqis have fled their homes. About half of them left the country, altogether. Most of these refugees remain in neighboring countr...
By Jim Stevenson Chengdu, China 13 September 2007 The United States women's soccer team is making its final preparations for a match with Sweden at the Women's World Cup in China. VOA's Jim Stevenson is in Chengdu with a preview of Friday's Group-B c...
By Kevin Billinghurst Uppsala, Sweden 26 May 2007 Celebrations this week in Sweden marked the 300th anniversary of the birth of Carl Linnaeus, the 18th-century Swedish scientist known as the father of taxonomy. On Saturday, the University of Uppsala,...
By Steve Schy Washington 17 May 2006 England and Sweden are expected to be the top two teams in Group B when the World Cup gets under way in Germany on June 9. But an injury to 20-year-old star Englan...