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The first contact with Swedish children by criminals is often on social media by following them on TikTok, Instagram, or Snapchat, according to Swedish police.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Then, the conversation moves on to encrypted apps like Signal or Telegram, where criminal acts can be planned \"without much insight from others,\" a notice from the police reads.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8879086\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2024//11//28//australias-proposed-ban-on-social-media-for-under-16s-passes-into-law/">Australia passes world-first ban on social media for under 16s into law<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In the last few years, Sweden has become a hotbed of gang-related crime in Europe, with an 11 per cent youth gang involvement rate, according to the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.nsfk.org//wp-content//uploads//sites//10//2023//07//policy-brief-2024-1.pdf/">2024 International Self-Report Delinquency Study.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sweden is already <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.reuters.com//world//europe//sweden-denmark-pressure-tech-platforms-over-gang-crime-ads-2024-08-21///">working with the Danes to pressure tech companies to crack down on advertisements posted on their platforms to recruit young people to commit violent crimes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Growing momentum to limit social media<\/h2><p>Sweden could follow Norway, which said last month it wants to raise the age of consent on social media applications to 15 from 13, where it is currently.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8792212\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2024//10//15//swedens-homicide-rate-linked-to-gang-warfare-is-one-of-the-highest-in-europe/">Sweden's homicide rate linked to gang warfare is one of the highest in Europe<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>If that suggestion goes ahead, Norwegian parents would still be permitted to sign off on an account for their children if they are below that limit, a Reuters report said at the time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The UK and France both have recent <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2024//11//21//australia-is-proposing-a-social-media-age-limit-which-other-countries-are-considering-rest/">regulations in place either for social media companies to enforce age limits or to get parental consent before accounts are created.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Australia is the first country to put forth an all-out ban on social media platforms for children under 16 in an effort to keep people safe online.\u00a0<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1733856529,"updatedAt":1734270959,"publishedAt":1734262698,"firstPublishedAt":1734262698,"lastPublishedAt":1734262698,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/90\/34\/06\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_b85d0148-b980-502e-b063-1dc7b7a2f519-8903406.jpg","altText":"The Instagram logo is seen on a cell phone, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, in Boston","caption":"The Instagram logo is seen on a cell phone, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, in Boston","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Michael Dwyer\/Copyright 2022 The AP. 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Why is there so much hype around it? \n\n#EuronewsTechTalks gathered your questions about the 'white gold' and asked them to @PaulMussy and @SprechlerB. \n\nListen to the podcast to find out more.\ud83c\udfa7","leadin":"What is lithium and is it the key to the ecological transition? Euronews Tech Talks explores the topic.","summary":"What is lithium and is it the key to the ecological transition? Euronews Tech Talks explores the topic.","keySentence":"","url":"what-is-lithium-and-how-does-it-power-our-modern-world-euronews-tech-talks-podcast","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/next\/2024\/12\/11\/what-is-lithium-and-how-does-it-power-our-modern-world-euronews-tech-talks-podcast","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Lithium, often referred to as \u201cwhite gold,\u201d is among the most sought after raw materials in the world.\u00a0\n\nThis metal plays a central role in our daily lives, as it is used in the rechargeable batteries that power our smartphones, PCs, electric vehicles, and e-readers.\u00a0\n\nThese batteries, known as lithium-ion, are so groundbreaking that in 2019, their inventors \u2013 John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham, and Akira Yoshino \u2013 were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their development.\u00a0\n\nBut what is so special about lithium and what environmental cost does it have?\n\nThese are some of the questions Euronews Tech Talks collected from our audience and put to Jean-Paul de Mussy, executive director of the European Lithium Institute, and Benjamin Sprecher, assistant professor at TU Delft specialising in critical raw materials.\n\nWhat is lithium?\u00a0\n\nLithium is a shiny silver metal with an incredibly soft consistency and low density.\u00a0\n\nThis metal can be found around the world. Commonly, lithium is found in hard rock deposits like spodumene or in brine. If found in rocks, lithium is extracted through mining, while in salt lakes, lithium is pumped up from underground.\u00a0\n\nOverall, Australia, Chile, China, and Argentina are the world\u2019s leading producers of lithium.\u00a0\n\nEurope also has some important reserves of this metal.\n\n\u201cAccording to the BRGM, the French Geological Survey Office, there are important exploitable deposits of lithium in Sweden, Finland, Ireland, the UK, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany and Serbia,\u201d de Mussy said. \n\nDespite its lithium potential, Europe is still highly dependent on imported lithium from Chile, Argentina, and the United States.\n\nAccording to Sprecher, this dependency is mainly due to economic reasons.\n\n\u201cEurope is very expensive for mining,\u201d he says. \u201cThere are advantages from a security point of view, but only if the supply chain is taken care of, which is not the case\u201d. \n\nSprecher highlights that lithium extraction is only the first step of the process. If lithium is sent outside Europe to be processed, it might limit the security and economic advantages of extracting the metal in Europe.\u00a0\n\nLithium: An ally or an enemy of the green transition?\u00a0\n\nThanks to its low density, lithium can store lots of energy in a very small space.\u00a0\n\nThis property makes lithium the key component in lithium-ion batteries, rechargeable light batteries that power today\u2019s electronic and digital devices.\u00a0\n\nThey can store 150 watt-hours of electricity per kilogramme and power smartphones, PCs, electric cars and energy storage systems, playing a central role in the energy transition.\u00a0\n\n\u201cWe need to move from a fossil fuel-based economy to an electricity-based economy where everything is run on electricity (...)\u00a0 and batteries are the way to do that currently,\u201d Sprecher said.\u00a0\n\nBut is lithium truly an ally of the green transition?\u00a0\n\nBoth de Mussy and Sprecher say that lithium extraction comes with environmental and social costs.\u00a0\n\nHard rock mining is energy-intensive, a drawback shared by extracting lithium from brine. In the latter case, lithium extraction also has dangerous effects on local communities' access to water. \n\nBrines are often in arid areas in the so-called lithium triangle, which spans Chile, Argentina, and Bolivia.\u00a0These areas already face limited water availability, a challenge further exacerbated by lithium production, which requires substantial amounts of water.\u00a0\n\nIn addition to the environmental and social costs of lithium extraction, de Mussy said that lithium-ion batteries are difficult to recycle and can sometimes explode if not taken care of.\n\nBut if lithium-ion batteries still have some drawbacks, are there any alternatives? \n\nFind out the answer in this episode of our podcast Euronews Tech Talks.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Lithium, often referred to as \u201cwhite gold,\u201d is among the most sought after raw materials in the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This metal plays a central role in our daily lives, as it is used in the rechargeable batteries that power our smartphones, PCs, electric vehicles, and e-readers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>These batteries, known as lithium-ion, are so groundbreaking that in 2019, their inventors \u2013 John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham, and Akira Yoshino \u2013 were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their development.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But what is so special about lithium and what environmental cost does it have?<\/p>\n<p>These are some of the questions Euronews Tech Talks collected from our audience and put to Jean-Paul de Mussy, executive director of the European Lithium Institute, and Benjamin Sprecher, assistant professor at TU Delft specialising in critical raw materials.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-freeform\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <iframe src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////embed.acast.com//6486cf282b317a001151a613//6758486fc705e4417965210f/" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"190px\"><\/iframe>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-freeform\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <a href=https://www.euronews.com/news/europe/'https:////podcasts.apple.com//es//podcast//euronews-tech-talks//id1692172944 ' target='_blank'><img style='max-width:200px;padding-top:1rem;' src=https://www.euronews.com/news/europe/'https:////static.euronews.com//website//images//special//apple_podcast.png' width='30%' \/><\/a> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/news/europe/'https:////open.spotify.com//show//6fU52gqUaPxZEsq1HUXgCJ?si=e67b840ac24548b4 ' target='_blank'><img style='max-width:200px;padding-top:1rem;' src=https://www.euronews.com/news/europe/'https:////static.euronews.com//website//images//special//spotify.png' width='30%' \/><\/a> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/news/europe/'https:////castbox.fm//channel//id5475312?country=estarget='_blank'>Why is lithium crucial to the EU's green and digital transition?<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2><strong>Lithium: An ally or an enemy of the green transition?<\/strong><\/h2><p>Thanks to its low density, lithium can store lots of energy in a very small space.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This property makes lithium the key component in lithium-ion batteries, rechargeable light batteries that power today\u2019s electronic and digital devices.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They can store 150 watt-hours of electricity per kilogramme and power smartphones, PCs, electric cars and energy storage systems, playing a central role in the energy transition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">Without batteries, you don\u2019t have a green future. <\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <div class=\"widget__authorText\">\n Benjamin Sprecher\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"widget__author_descriptionText\">\n Assistant Professor TU Delft\n <\/div>\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe need to move from a fossil fuel-based economy to an electricity-based economy where everything is run on electricity (...)\u00a0 and batteries are the way to do that currently,\u201d Sprecher said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But is lithium truly an ally of the green transition?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Both de Mussy and Sprecher say that lithium extraction comes with environmental and social costs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hard rock mining is energy-intensive, a drawback shared by extracting lithium from brine. In the latter case, lithium extraction also has dangerous effects on local communities' access to water. <\/p>\n<p>Brines are often in arid areas in the so-called lithium triangle, which spans Chile, Argentina, and Bolivia.\u00a0These areas already face limited water availability, a challenge further exacerbated by lithium production, which requires substantial amounts of water.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the environmental and social costs of lithium extraction, de Mussy said that lithium-ion batteries are difficult to recycle and can sometimes explode if not taken care of.<\/p>\n<p>But if lithium-ion batteries still have some drawbacks, are there any alternatives? <\/p>\n<p><em>Find out the answer in this episode of our podcast Euronews Tech Talks.<\/em><\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1733828101,"updatedAt":1736323662,"publishedAt":1733913995,"firstPublishedAt":1733913995,"lastPublishedAt":1736323662,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/90\/18\/34\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_306b3743-fba7-590e-b86d-4cb30e4c2649-8901834.jpg","altText":null,"caption":null,"captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1280,"height":720}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"id":2778,"urlSafeValue":"carnevali","title":"Alice Carnevali","twitter":null}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":25100,"slug":"lithium","urlSafeValue":"lithium","title":"Lithium","titleRaw":"Lithium"},{"id":19314,"slug":"battery","urlSafeValue":"battery","title":"battery","titleRaw":"battery"},{"id":26442,"slug":"evs","urlSafeValue":"evs","title":"EVs","titleRaw":"EVs"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"html","count":2},{"slug":"quotation","count":1},{"slug":"related","count":1}],"related":[{"id":2676356},{"id":2665342}],"technicalTags":[{"path":"euronews-tech-talks-episode"}],"externalPartners":[],"hasExternalVideo":0,"hasInternalOrExternalVideo":0,"video":0,"videos":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":"JAMES THOMAS HOST; JOHAN BRETON SOUND EDITOR AND MIXER.","additionalReporting":"","freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"euronews-tech-talks","urlSafeValue":"euronews-tech-talks","title":"Euronews Tech Talks","online":1,"url":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/next\/next-series\/euronews-tech-talks"},"vertical":"next","verticals":[{"id":9,"slug":"next","urlSafeValue":"next","title":"Next"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":9,"slug":"next","urlSafeValue":"next","title":"Next"},"themes":[{"id":"next-series","urlSafeValue":"next-series","title":"Next Series","url":"\/next\/next-series"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":47,"urlSafeValue":"next-series","title":"Next Series"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":266,"urlSafeValue":"sweden","title":"Sweden","url":"\/news\/europe\/sweden"},"town":{"id":2136,"urlSafeValue":"stockholm","title":"Stockholm"},"contextualSignals":{"doubleVerify":{"ids":["84021001","84022011","84101001","84102002","84191001","84192005"],"slugs":["automotive","automotive_electric_vehicle","home_and_garden","home_and_garden_appliances","science","science_chemistry"]}},"grapeshot":null,"versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"path":"\/next\/2024\/12\/11\/what-is-lithium-and-how-does-it-power-our-modern-world-euronews-tech-talks-podcast","lastModified":1736323662},{"id":2699046,"cid":8900410,"versionId":4,"archive":0,"housenumber":"241209_HLSU_57233555","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"isBreakingNews":0,"daletEventName":"HEALTH Sweden HPV","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Sweden is trying to become the world's first country to eliminate HPV. Here's how","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Sweden wants to be the first country to eliminate HPV by 2027","titleListing2":"Sweden is trying to become the world\u2019s first country to eliminate HPV. Here\u2019s how","leadin":"The Nordic country's ambitious timeline relies on high vaccination uptake and efficient mass screening and follow-up treatment.","summary":"The Nordic country's ambitious timeline relies on high vaccination uptake and efficient mass screening and follow-up treatment.","keySentence":"","url":"sweden-is-trying-to-become-the-worlds-first-country-to-eliminate-hpv-heres-how","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/health\/2024\/12\/10\/sweden-is-trying-to-become-the-worlds-first-country-to-eliminate-hpv-heres-how","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Sweden is increasing its efforts to become the first country in the world to eliminate human papillomavirus (HPV), a group of viruses that can cause cervical cancer in women and penile and anal cancers in men.\n\nAccording to the World Health Organization (WHO), cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide.\n\nIn 2021, the Swedish government started a national \"Eradication Project\" in collaboration with researchers, the country\u2019s cancer society, and 21 autonomous regions.\u00a0\n\n\"I think that cancer is very difficult to eliminate. This would be one of the first options where we can really eliminate a form of cancer,\" Joakim Dillner, head of the Cervical Cancer Elimination Centre at the Karolinska Institute, told Euronews Health.\n\n\"When we have very effective tools to do this, we have an ethical requirement to actually use them to ensure that we don't have more cancer than necessary,\" he said, adding that it could also prompt other countries to follow suit.\n\nSweden began offering free vaccines to girls aged 10 to 12 in 2012 and boys in 2020.\n\nToday, 90 per cent of girls and 85 per cent of boys are vaccinated.\n\nThe latest HPV vaccine is known to be effective and safe, preventing up to 90 per cent of cervical cancers by targeting nine HPV types, including those responsible for an additional 15 to 20 per cent of cases compared to older versions.\n\nFree 'catch-up' vaccines and mass screening\n\nMost women born between 1994 and 1999 did not receive the latest version of the vaccine at school.\n\n\"It would probably have been sufficient to vaccinate only the previously unvaccinated girls. But it's a question of fairness, equity and ethics that everyone here should have the most up-to-date and most effective protection against cancer,\" said Dillner.\n\n\"So those who have taken the first generation vaccine are being offered the second generation vaccine on top\". The \"catch-up\" vaccine is being offered free of charge.\n\n\"If we can have 70 per cent of women in this catch-up age group, and they are taking the vaccine, we can become the first country to actually eliminate cervical cancer already by 2027,\" Ulrika \u00c5rehed K\u00e5gstr\u00f6m, secretary general of the Swedish Cancer Society, told Euronews Health.\n\nInitially set to end by the end of 2024, Sweden has recently announced an extension of the free vaccination scheme by summer 2025.\n\nThe national project in Sweden consists of two phases.\n\nBy vaccinating and screening a strategically chosen cohort, the project aims to reduce the pool of HPV carriers, cutting off the virus's ability to spread.\n\nResearchers will then start screening to find all pre-existing infections that might cause cervical cancer starting in the second half of 2025 \"until HPV samples of the entire population are taken,\" according to Dillner.\u00a0\n\nAccessible approach\n\nAccording to researchers, about half of the women in the target group have so far taken the vaccine.\n\nTo increase uptake, the Swedish Cancer Society says it has been campaigning with unconventional strategies such as collaborating with influencers.\n\nIn November, it organised vaccination booths at local cinemas, attracting 600 women in just two hours at nine different locations.\n\n\u201cIt shows that when they are offered it very close to their day-to-day life, close to their universities, their workplaces, where they go out in the evening, they are willing to take the vaccine, but they live busy lives,\u201d K\u00e5gstr\u00f6m added.\n\n\u201cEvery second day, every third day, a woman dies of cervical cancer in Sweden,\u201d she added.\n\nWhat happens next?\n\nMany grown-up women hesitate to take the pricey HPV vaccine despite their awareness of its effectiveness because they hear the vaccine is not as effective after someone has sexual intercourse.\n\nHowever, a long series of randomised trials shows that the vaccine is also effective in these age groups provided that the patient is HPV-negative when administered, experts said.\u00a0\n\n\"We are offering an HPV test at the time when you are vaccinated. If you're positive, you will be followed up in the screening programme and be protected from cancer by that,\" Dillner said.\n\n\"If you're negative, you will have the same high protection against the infection and the cervical cancer precursors as has been demonstrated in the randomised clinical trials,\" he added.\n\nEliminating HPV and cervical cancer isn\u2019t free of cost - Sweden has allocated around \u20ac350,000 towards the effort for this year.\n\nDillner believes downsizing screening, which neighbouring country Denmark is reportedly considering amid high vaccination coverage, is risky even after Sweden has population immunity against HPV.\n\n\"If anything, it needs to be ramped up for better cancer protection. Actually, the fact that we don't have new infections any longer will result in the screening test becoming both more sensitive and specific,\" Dillner said.\n\nFor more on this story, watch the video in the media player above.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Sweden is increasing its efforts to become the first country in the world to eliminate human papillomavirus (HPV), a group of viruses that can cause cervical cancer in women and penile and anal cancers in men.<\/p>\n<p>According to the World Health Organization (WHO), cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, the Swedish government started a national \"Eradication Project\" in collaboration with researchers, the country\u2019s cancer society, and 21 autonomous regions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8679530\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2024//08//26//high-risk-hpv-could-be-linked-to-sperm-death-and-male-infertility-study-finds/">High-risk HPV could be linked to \u2018sperm death\u2019 and male infertility, study finds<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\"I think that cancer is very difficult to eliminate. This would be one of the first options where we can really eliminate a form of cancer,\" Joakim Dillner, head of the Cervical Cancer Elimination Centre at the Karolinska Institute, told Euronews Health.<\/p>\n<p>\"When we have very effective tools to do this, we have an ethical requirement to actually use them to ensure that we don't have more cancer than necessary,\" he said, adding that it could also prompt other countries to follow suit.<\/p>\n<p>Sweden began offering free vaccines to girls aged 10 to 12 in 2012 and boys in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Today, 90 per cent of girls and 85 per cent of boys are vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>The latest HPV vaccine is known to be effective and safe, preventing up to 90 per cent of cervical cancers by targeting nine HPV types, including those responsible for an additional 15 to 20 per cent of cases compared to older versions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"6633954\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2022//04//19//single-dose-hpv-vaccine-hailed-as-a-game-changer-for-women-globally-after-who-confirms-eff/">Single dose HPV vaccine hailed as a 'game changer' for women globally after WHO confirms efficacy<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Free 'catch-up' vaccines and mass screening<\/h2><p>Most women born between 1994 and 1999 did not receive the latest version of the vaccine at school.<\/p>\n<p>\"It would probably have been sufficient to vaccinate only the previously unvaccinated girls. But it's a question of fairness, equity and ethics that everyone here should have the most up-to-date and most effective protection against cancer,\" said Dillner.<\/p>\n<p>\"So those who have taken the first generation vaccine are being offered the second generation vaccine on top\". The \"catch-up\" vaccine is being offered free of charge.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">I think that cancer is very difficult to eliminate. This would be one of the first options where we can really eliminate a form of cancer.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <div class=\"widget__authorText\">\n Joakim Dillner\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"widget__author_descriptionText\">\n Head of the Cervical Cancer Elimination Centre, Karolinska Institute\n <\/div>\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\"If we can have 70 per cent of women in this catch-up age group, and they are taking the vaccine, we can become the first country to actually eliminate cervical cancer already by 2027,\" Ulrika \u00c5rehed K\u00e5gstr\u00f6m, secretary general of the Swedish Cancer Society, told Euronews Health.<\/p>\n<p>Initially set to end by the end of 2024, Sweden has recently announced an extension of the free vaccination scheme by summer 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The national project in Sweden consists of two phases.<\/p>\n<p>By vaccinating and screening a strategically chosen cohort, the project aims to reduce the pool of HPV carriers, cutting off the virus's ability to spread.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers will then start screening to find all pre-existing infections that might cause cervical cancer starting in the second half of 2025 \"until HPV samples of the entire population are taken,\" according to Dillner.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8864382\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2024//11//21//how-european-countries-compare-on-cancer-screening-programmes/">How European countries compare on cancer screening programmes<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Accessible approach<\/h2><p>According to researchers, about half of the women in the target group have so far taken the vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>To increase uptake, the Swedish Cancer Society says it has been campaigning with unconventional strategies such as collaborating with influencers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"1.3333333333333333\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//90//04//10//808x1077_cmsv2_9572aab6-520d-5137-b9f0-dc21bff9160b-8900410.jpg/" alt=\"Capio\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/90\/04\/10\/384x512_cmsv2_9572aab6-520d-5137-b9f0-dc21bff9160b-8900410.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/90\/04\/10\/640x853_cmsv2_9572aab6-520d-5137-b9f0-dc21bff9160b-8900410.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/90\/04\/10\/750x1000_cmsv2_9572aab6-520d-5137-b9f0-dc21bff9160b-8900410.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/90\/04\/10\/828x1104_cmsv2_9572aab6-520d-5137-b9f0-dc21bff9160b-8900410.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/90\/04\/10\/1080x1440_cmsv2_9572aab6-520d-5137-b9f0-dc21bff9160b-8900410.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/90\/04\/10\/1200x1600_cmsv2_9572aab6-520d-5137-b9f0-dc21bff9160b-8900410.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/90\/04\/10\/1920x2560_cmsv2_9572aab6-520d-5137-b9f0-dc21bff9160b-8900410.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Capio<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">The Swedish Cancer Society partnered up with a healthcare company and local cinemas to offer women in the target group free HPV vaccines.<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In November, it organised vaccination booths at local cinemas, attracting 600 women in just two hours at nine different locations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt shows that when they are offered it very close to their day-to-day life, close to their universities, their workplaces, where they go out in the evening, they are willing to take the vaccine, but they live busy lives,\u201d K\u00e5gstr\u00f6m added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery second day, every third day, a woman dies of cervical cancer in Sweden,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"7407122\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2023//02//16//as-spain-advances-trans-rights-sweden-backtracks-on-gender-affirming-treatments-for-teens/">As Spain advances trans rights, Sweden backtracks on gender-affirming treatments for teens<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>What happens next?<\/h2><p>Many grown-up women hesitate to take the pricey HPV vaccine despite their awareness of its effectiveness because they hear the vaccine is not as effective after someone has sexual intercourse.<\/p>\n<p>However, a long series of randomised trials shows that the vaccine is also effective in these age groups provided that the patient is HPV-negative when administered, experts said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"We are offering an HPV test at the time when you are vaccinated. If you're positive, you will be followed up in the screening programme and be protected from cancer by that,\" Dillner said.<\/p>\n<p>\"If you're negative, you will have the same high protection against the infection and the cervical cancer precursors as has been demonstrated in the randomised clinical trials,\" he added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8699676\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2024//09//03//parents-should-ban-screen-use-for-children-under-2-swedens-public-health-agency-warns/">Parents should ban screen use for children under 2, Sweden\u2019s public health agency warns<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Eliminating HPV and cervical cancer isn\u2019t free of cost - Sweden has allocated around \u20ac350,000 towards the effort for this year.<\/p>\n<p>Dillner believes downsizing screening, which neighbouring country Denmark is reportedly considering amid high vaccination coverage, is risky even after Sweden has population immunity against HPV.<\/p>\n<p>\"If anything, it needs to be ramped up for better cancer protection. Actually, the fact that we don't have new infections any longer will result in the screening test becoming both more sensitive and specific,\" Dillner said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more on this story, watch the video in the media player above.<\/strong><\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1733762869,"updatedAt":1734020286,"publishedAt":1733814807,"firstPublishedAt":1733814807,"lastPublishedAt":1734019532,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/90\/04\/10\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_ed80ec2c-42c1-5511-b2cb-e79959cf3021-8900410.jpg","altText":"Capio","caption":"Capio","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"In November, 600 women received free HPV vaccines at local cinemas in a two hour pop up 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CHINESE SHIP SABOTAGE","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Sweden calls for Chinese ship to return over Baltic Sea cable damage","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Sweden calls for Chinese ship to return over Baltic Sea cable damage","titleListing2":"Sweden urges Chinese ship to return to Swedish waters for undersea cable investigation","leadin":"The Chinese cargo ship Yi Peng 3 became a suspect after two Baltic Sea fibre optic cables were damaged.","summary":"The Chinese cargo ship Yi Peng 3 became a suspect after two Baltic Sea fibre optic cables were damaged.","keySentence":"","url":"stockholm-urges-chinese-cargo-ship-to-return-to-swedish-waters-for-undersea-cable-investig","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/my-europe\/2024\/11\/27\/stockholm-urges-chinese-cargo-ship-to-return-to-swedish-waters-for-undersea-cable-investig","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Sweden urged the Chinese cargo ship Yi Peng 3 to return to Swedish waters on Tuesday to facilitate the investigation that opened following the recent damage of two underwater communication cables linking four NATO nations, media outlets reported. \n\nSweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson emphasised that he is \"not making any accusations\" but wants to \"seek clarity on what has happened.\"\n\nThe 225-metre-long bulk carrier, which is currently in International waters between Sweden and Denmark, had become a key suspect after it was reported in the area at the time two Baltic Sea fibre optic cables between Sweden and Lithuania and Germany and Finland were damaged in less than 24 hours on 18 and 18 November. \n\nEarlier last week, Swedish authorities launched an investigation after they suspected sabotage. \n\nGermany and Finland mirrored these concerns and also opened investigations. In a joint statement, Germany's and Finland's foreign ministers said the damage comes at a time when \u201cour European security is not only under threat from Russia\u2018s war of aggression against Ukraine but also from hybrid warfare by malicious actors.\u201d\n\nThey added that \u201cthe fact that such an incident immediately raises suspicions of intentional damage speaks volumes about the volatility of our times\" and stressed that \u201ccritical infrastructure\" must be safeguarded.\n\nIt is not the first time that Russia has been accused of sabotage attempts, such as when a DHL cargo plane crashed earlier this week and left authorities searching for answers, but Moscow has repeatedly denied these allegations. \n\nLast year, a gas pipeline on the bottom of the Baltic Sea linking Finland and Estonia, as well as communication cables, were also damaged. Authorities had alleged it was caused by a Chinese ship that dragged its anchor along the seabed. \n\nSpeaking in Brussels, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that \u201cno one believes these cables were severed by mistake,\" and that he doesn't \"want to believe versions that it was anchors that by chance caused damage to these cables.\"\n\nDenmark TV 2's defence correspondent Anders Lomholt sailed out in the Kattegat to get a closer look at the Chinese cargo ship. He spoke with Vermund Sogaard-Sorensen, who is a former navy commander, and also raised questions about whether the incident could have been accidental. \"You don't have two accidents within the same 24 hours,\" he said. \n\nVessel tracking information from the Marine Traffic website revealed that the carbo ship had not been moving Wednesday afternoon off the coast of Denmark in the Baltic. \n\nLomholt reported that prior to when the cables were damaged, the ship had slowed down when it sailed over other cables and completely stopped when it reached the last cable. \n\nIn his interview with Jens Wenzel Kristoffersen from Nordic Defence Analysis, the defence analyst said it is \"not normal behaviour for a merchant ship\" to lie still on top of cables. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Sweden urged the Chinese cargo ship Yi Peng 3 to return to Swedish waters on Tuesday to facilitate the investigation that opened following the recent <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2024//11//21//denmark-and-norway-continue-to-investigate-damaged-cables-in-baltic-sea/">damage <\/a>of two underwater communication cables linking four NATO nations, media outlets reported. <\/p>\n<p>Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson emphasised that he is \"not making any accusations\" but wants to \"seek clarity on what has happened.\"<\/p>\n<p>The 225-metre-long bulk carrier, which is currently in International waters between Sweden and Denmark, had become a key suspect after it was reported in the area at the time two Baltic Sea fibre optic cables between Sweden and Lithuania and Germany and Finland were damaged in less than 24 hours on 18 and 18 November. <\/p>\n<p>Earlier last week, Swedish authorities launched an investigation after they suspected sabotage. <\/p>\n<p>Germany and Finland mirrored these concerns and also opened <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2024//11//18//finland-and-germany-investigate-severed-undersea-data-cable/">investigations. In a joint statement, Germany's and Finland's foreign ministers said the damage comes at a time when \u201cour European security is not only under threat from Russia\u2018s war of aggression against Ukraine but also from hybrid warfare by malicious actors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They added that \u201cthe fact that such an incident immediately raises suspicions of intentional damage speaks volumes about the volatility of our times\" and stressed that \u201ccritical infrastructure\" must be safeguarded.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//87//78//38//808x539_cmsv2_d3586c82-2696-5f24-aed9-4a4d07c8c69d-8877838.jpg/" alt=\"The Chinese ship, the bulk carrier Yi Peng 3 is anchored in the sea of Kattegat, near the city of Granaa in Jutland, Denmark, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/78\/38\/384x256_cmsv2_d3586c82-2696-5f24-aed9-4a4d07c8c69d-8877838.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/78\/38\/640x427_cmsv2_d3586c82-2696-5f24-aed9-4a4d07c8c69d-8877838.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/78\/38\/750x500_cmsv2_d3586c82-2696-5f24-aed9-4a4d07c8c69d-8877838.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/78\/38\/828x552_cmsv2_d3586c82-2696-5f24-aed9-4a4d07c8c69d-8877838.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/78\/38\/1080x720_cmsv2_d3586c82-2696-5f24-aed9-4a4d07c8c69d-8877838.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/78\/38\/1200x800_cmsv2_d3586c82-2696-5f24-aed9-4a4d07c8c69d-8877838.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/78\/38\/1920x1281_cmsv2_d3586c82-2696-5f24-aed9-4a4d07c8c69d-8877838.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">The Chinese ship, the bulk carrier Yi Peng 3 is anchored in the sea of Kattegat, near the city of Granaa in Jutland, Denmark, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Mikkel Berg Pedersen\/Ritzau Scanpix via AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>It is not the first time that Russia has been accused of sabotage attempts, such as when a <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2024//11//26//german-foreign-minister-questions-if-dhl-cargo-plane-crash-was-a-hybrid-incident/">DHL cargo plane<\/a> crashed earlier this week and left authorities searching for answers, but Moscow has repeatedly denied these allegations. <\/p>\n<p>Last year, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//10//18//sweden-reports-new-damage-to-baltic-sea-cable-link-with-estonia/">a gas pipeline<\/a> on the bottom of the Baltic Sea linking Finland and Estonia, as well as communication cables, were also damaged. Authorities had alleged it was caused by a Chinese ship that dragged its anchor along the seabed. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking in Brussels, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that \u201cno one believes these cables were severed by mistake,\" and that he doesn't \"want to believe versions that it was anchors that by chance caused damage to these cables.\"<\/p>\n<p>Denmark TV 2's defence correspondent Anders Lomholt sailed out in the Kattegat to get a closer look at the Chinese cargo ship. He spoke with Vermund Sogaard-Sorensen, who is a former navy commander, and also raised questions about whether the incident could have been accidental. \"You don't have two accidents within the same 24 hours,\" he said. <\/p>\n<p>Vessel tracking information from the Marine Traffic website revealed that the carbo ship had not been moving Wednesday afternoon off the coast of Denmark in the Baltic. <\/p>\n<p>Lomholt reported that prior to when the cables were damaged, the ship had slowed down when it sailed over other cables and completely stopped when it reached the last cable. <\/p>\n<p>In his interview with Jens Wenzel Kristoffersen from Nordic Defence Analysis, the defence analyst said it is \"not normal behaviour for a merchant ship\" to lie still on top of cables. 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The most recent, in 2018, was the first re-release in 30 years with the previous edition covering the Cold War from 1961-1991.\u00a0\n\nThe 2018 edition was issued, according to local media, because of Russian aggression towards Ukraine and in an effort to revive a \"dormant\" civil defence.\u00a0\n\nSince then, the world has \"has greatly deteriorated,\" due in part to ongoing wars, cyberattacks, and misleading information, MSB said.\u00a0\n\nThe 2024 version is the first one to mention the threat of disinformation or digital attacks.\u00a0\n\nThe booklet also adds a section about NATO\u2019s response to a crisis in Sweden, after the country formally joined the alliance earlier this year.\u00a0\n\nSwedes will receive the new pamphlets either by digital mailbox or in the post starting December 4.\u00a0\n\nWhich other countries are releasing wartime booklets?\u00a0\n\nThe Swedish guide is the latest in a series of booklets issued by Nordic countries asking their citizens to prepare for conflict or war.\u00a0\n\nThe Finnish have a section in their digital wartime booklet to anticipate cyberattacks that could disrupt essential services, like public transportation or the healthcare system, or cause a slowdown of digital services.\u00a0\n\nAnother section gives Finns suggestions on what to do in the case of a communications outage, like getting a radio that operates on batteries, contacting a network operator and agreeing on a place to meet your loved ones in case you're unable to get in touch.\u00a0\n\nThe Danish Emergency Management Agency\u2019s guide asks their citizens to \u201cthink before you share information,\u201d by verifying what is being shared online and to keep an eye on government social media and websites during a crisis.\u00a0\n\nThe Norwegians have their version as well with standard advice on preparing for up to a week of self-sufficiency during a crisis or war, but it does not include anything specific about digital threats.\u00a0\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Amid a worsening global outlook, Sweden is asking its five million households to mount a psychological and digital defence against disinformation in the possible event of a war.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a reissued booklet that was first printed during the Second World War called 'In Case of Crisis or War,' the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) has warned all households in the country that online disinformation campaigns \"occur on a daily basis\" to \"sow mistrust and erode our will to defend ourselves\".\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That comes in the form of spreading lies, stories taken without context, or false narratives to \"elicit strong emotions\" related to certain national issues, the pamphlet reads.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"6551832\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2022//03//18//kyiv-digital-used-to-sell-metro-tickets-now-the-app-helps-people-in-ukraine-s-capital-surv/">Kyiv Digital used to sell metro tickets. Now the app helps people in Ukraine's capital survive a war<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>For a psychological defence in time of war, the Swedish government recommends to only share information that comes from reliable sources, like any of their official postings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Another thing Swedes need to do to \"strengthen [the country\u2019s] resilience\" is to store their information at home and work.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The government is asking citizens to create strong passwords, not to click on links in emails, install security updates and perform regular backups of important information to an external hard drive or cloud service.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">The world is facing a security outlook with greater risks than at any time since the end of the Second World War.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <div class=\"widget__authorText\">\n Carl-Oskar Bohlin\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"widget__author_descriptionText\">\n Sweden\u2019s Civil Defence Minister\n <\/div>\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Carl-Oskar Bohlin, Sweden\u2019s civil defence minister, warned in a January speech that \"there could be war in Sweden\".\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"The world is facing a security outlook with greater risks than at any time since the end of the Second World War,\" Bohlin told a security and defence conference at the time. <\/p>\n<p>\"All of this will demand more of us than before, and this begins with the realisation that defending Sweden is a matter for all of us\".<\/p>\n<p>Euronews Next reached out to MSB and the Swedish Armed Forces but didn\u2019t receive an immediate reply.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>World \u2018greatly deteriorated\u2019 since last issue<\/h2><p>First sent out in 1940, the \u2018In Case of Crisis or War\u2019 booklet gave Swedes an idea of how to act during a time of crisis.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sweden has updated and reissued this booklet to the public five times. The most recent, in 2018, was <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2018//05//21//sweden-distributes-be-prepared-for-war-leaflets-to-homes/">the first re-release in 30 years<\/strong><\/a> with the previous edition covering the Cold War from 1961-1991.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 2018 edition was issued, according to local media, because of Russian aggression towards Ukraine and in an effort to revive a \"dormant\" civil defence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8874714\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2024//11//26//germany-plans-to-turn-buildings-into-bomb-shelters/">Germany plans to turn buildings into bomb shelters <\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Since then, the world has \"has greatly deteriorated,\" due in part to ongoing wars, cyberattacks, and misleading information, MSB said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 2024 version is the first one to mention the threat of disinformation or digital attacks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The booklet also adds a section about NATO\u2019s response to a crisis in Sweden, after the country formally joined the alliance earlier this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Swedes will receive the new pamphlets either by digital mailbox or in the post starting December 4.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Which other countries are releasing wartime booklets?<\/h2><p>The Swedish guide is the latest in a series of booklets issued by Nordic countries asking their citizens to prepare for conflict or war.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Finnish have a section in their digital wartime <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.suomi.fi//guides//preparedness//how-do-i-prepare-for-incidents-and-crises//what-kinds-of-situations-we-are-preparing-for?a=a872&a=c8a8&a=03c5&a=487c&a=f06f\%22>booklet<\/strong><\/a> to anticipate cyberattacks that could disrupt essential services, like public transportation or the healthcare system, or cause a slowdown of digital services.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8304232\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//news//2024//03//13//gps-jamming-by-russia-was-already-a-concern-for-the-nordic-nato-countries-it-may-only-get-/">GPS jamming by Russia was already a concern. For the Nordic NATO countries, it may only get worse<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Another section gives Finns suggestions on what to do in the case of a communications outage, like getting a radio that operates on batteries, contacting a network operator and agreeing on a place to meet your loved ones in case you're unable to get in touch.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Danish Emergency Management Agency\u2019s <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.brs.dk//globalassets//brs---beredskabsstyrelsen//dokumenter//forberedt//oversaettelser//-forberedt-pa-kriser_en-2-.pdf/">guide asks their citizens to \u201cthink before you share information,\u201d by verifying what is being shared online and to keep an eye on government social media and websites during a crisis.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Norwegians have their <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.sikkerhverdag.no//globalassets//din-beredskap//brosjyrer-alle-sprak//dsb-egenberedskap-engelsk-web.pdf/">version as well with standard 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This includes employee wage payments as usual, along with obligations to key vendors, as well as customer deliveries.\u00a0\n\nNorthvolt Labs, located in V\u00e4ster\u00e5s, Sweden, as well Northvolt Ett will keep functioning as normal, along with Northvolt AB\u2019s subsidiaries, Northvolt North America and Northvolt Germany.\u00a0\n\nNorthvolt\u2019s CEO, Peter Carlsson, announced that he would be stepping down, following the bankruptcy filing.\u00a0\n\nBankruptcy filing expected to help Northvolt build European industrial base\n\nTom Johnstone, the interim chairman of the Board, said in a statement on the company\u2019s website: \u201cThis decisive step will allow Northvolt to continue its mission to establish a homegrown, European industrial base for battery production. Despite near-term challenges, this action to strengthen our capital structure will allow us to capture the continued market demand for vehicle electrification.\"\n\nHe added: \u201cThroughout this process, we will focus on meeting our commitments to our stakeholders, including our employees, customers, suppliers and the governments of the countries in which we operate. \n\n\"As a reorganised entity, we aim to establish a resilient base of operations and a competitive platform for innovation and long-term growth that will advance our work to build a more sustainable society.\u201d\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Swedish battery cell maker Northvolt AB, which produces battery cells for electric vehicles (EVs), has announced that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This is being seen as a significant hit to the European domestic electric vehicle industry, as the company was the most developed battery manufacturer on the continent.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Northvolt AB produces lithium-ion, lithium-metal and sodium-ion cells for e-mobility and energy storage, amongst other purposes. The company\u2019s flagship battery gigafactory, Northvolt Ett, is located in Skellefte\u00e5, Sweden.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The move comes as the battery maker struggled to secure rescue funding, resulting in the company having only one week\u2019s worth of cash remaining, which came up to about $30m (\u20ac28.81m). In contrast, Northvolt AB\u2019s debt amounted to around $5.84bn (\u20ac5.61bn).<\/p>\n<p>Filing for bankruptcy will give the company access to about $245m (\u20ac234.34m) worth of new financing, as it is a voluntary reorganisation. <\/p>\n<p>These new funds will be divided into two parts. The first part is about $100m (\u20ac95.79m) of debtor-in-processing financing, which is a special type of funding available for businesses choosing to restructure through Chapter 11.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The second part is approximately $145m (\u20ac138.89m) of cash collateral, which a current client of Northvolt is providing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8865978,8867148\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2024//11//22//how-ev-charging-sector-can-fuel-the-european-economy/">How can the EV charging sector fuel the European economy?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2024//11//22//mercedes-reveals-plans-to-cut-costs-by-several-billion-euros-per-year/">Mercedes reveals plans to cut costs by several billion euros per year<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The move will also let the company scale its operations as needed to best meet current market demands, as well as form a robust foundation for long-term operations. In the long run, this decision is expected to help Northvolt build a domestic battery production base.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The company has said that it will keep operating as normal while the reorganisation takes place. This includes employee wage payments as usual, along with obligations to key vendors, as well as customer deliveries.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Northvolt Labs, located in V\u00e4ster\u00e5s, Sweden, as well Northvolt Ett will keep functioning as normal, along with Northvolt AB\u2019s subsidiaries, Northvolt North America and Northvolt Germany.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Northvolt\u2019s CEO, Peter Carlsson, announced that he would be stepping down, following the bankruptcy filing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Bankruptcy filing expected to help Northvolt build European industrial base<\/h2><p>Tom Johnstone, the interim chairman of the Board, said in a statement on the company\u2019s website: \u201cThis decisive step will allow Northvolt to continue its mission to establish a homegrown, European industrial base for battery production. Despite near-term challenges, this action to strengthen our capital structure will allow us to capture the continued market demand for vehicle electrification.\"<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cThroughout this process, we will focus on meeting our commitments to our stakeholders, including our employees, customers, suppliers and the governments of the countries in which we operate. <\/p>\n<p>\"As a reorganised entity, we aim to establish a resilient base of operations and a competitive platform for innovation and long-term growth that will advance our work to build a more sustainable society.\u201d<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1732264343,"updatedAt":1732274509,"publishedAt":1732273912,"firstPublishedAt":1732273912,"lastPublishedAt":1732274485,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/75\/24\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_7cf38ea2-2391-5cc5-ab61-24a0d5850b29-8867524.jpg","altText":"An aerial view of Northvolt Ett, Northvolt's battery cell gigafactory in Skellefte\u00e5, Sweden, in winter. 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Instead, it was a robot. \n\nAround the propped up cello, two mechanical arms protruded from the ground. One held the bow, attached to robotic appendage directly instead of lightly held between a person\u2019s grasp, with the other using a cylindrical hub of pads to press the neck. \n\nVeer (bot), as the robot is known, has been programmed to play the piece, \u2018Veer\u2019, perfectly. As the rest of the orchestra swells, Veer (bot) effortlessly exerts long drawn out notes standing apart \u2013 emotionally and physically \u2013 from the human musicians. \n\nThis isn\u2019t a brute machine imprecisely whacking a bow against four strings. Everything has been thought through. \u201cEven the vibrato can be programmed,\u201d M\u00fchlrad tells Euronews Culture. \n\nM\u00fchlrad is the composer behind Veer (bot)\u2019s professional debut. The 33-year-old wunderkind reached out to fellow Swedish composer and researcher Frederick Gran about his robot creation, the Cello Concerto No. 1. \n\n\u201cWe started a conversation and every week we spoke, he developed something new,\u201d M\u00fchlrad recalls.\n\nAs Gran added features from synchronisation to tonal capabilities, M\u00fchlrad wondered if the robot had ever played with an orchestra. It hadn\u2019t, and so his next goal was composing a work for the robot to perform live with a full orchestra was born.\n\nAs the final piece in a portrait concert of M\u00fchlrad\u2019s work by the Malm\u00f6 Symphony Orchestra, \u2018Veer\u2019 was composed purposely for the addition of the new mechanical cellist. Although M\u00fchlrad notes the potential for a future version of the robot to respond to a conductor like a regular player, this time, the Veer (bot) was entirely pre-recorded down to the tiniest details. \n\nUnconstrained by the limitations of human biology, Veer (bot) can feasibly perform impossibly complex pieces. \n\n\u201cI think it\u2019s very similar to a MIDI Keyboard,\u201d M\u00fchlrad says, explaining how musicians now programme digital keyboards to play pieces beyond the ability of human fingering. \u201cPerhaps it\u2019s more complex as there are more musical parameters at the cello,\u201d he notes qualities like intonation and bow pressure which alter the sound of the string instrument. \n\nWhile the performance of \u2018Veer\u2019 was a comparatively straightforward piece, M\u00fchlrad envisions using the technology for finding music in the spaces where human performance can\u2019t reach. From a microtonal piece for a quartet of robots to impossibly slow glissandos, the composer\u2019s mind boggles at the possibilities. \n\nNonetheless, M\u00fchlrad is unequivocal about the difference humanity makes to music.\n\n\u201cThe human is\u2026 you can\u2019t even compare it,\u201d he says. \u201cTo see a human being grip the cello and project their own inner expression, that\u2019s pure magic.\u201d \n\nInterpretation is one of the key elements of classical music. Whether it\u2019s intentional, such as a musician emphasising melodic lines within a Bach fugue to the unintentional, the performer who hasn\u2019t slept or is excited by a huge audience, \u201call those aspects of being a human and playing music that reflects your state of being, they can\u2019t be replaced by a robot,\u201d M\u00fchlrad says. \n\nWhere the Veer (bot) comes into play is as a new tool at the disposal of the musician. M\u00fchlrad envisions music that incorporates both the human and robot cello player side-by-side as complementary instruments with differing functions. \n\nThe complexity of musical interpretation isn\u2019t gone from the Veer(Bot), it\u2019s just placed entirely in the palm of the composer instead of the orchestra conductor. \u2018Veer\u2019 may have been a simple piece, but M\u00fchlrad chose it over inhuman feats to \u201cshow the soul and capture the expression of the robot\u201d. \n\nEven with the level of pre-programming done by M\u00fchlrad and Gran, there was still room for unintentional interpretation. \n\n\u201cAt the concert at Malm\u00f6, there was one moment where there was slightly too little pressure, and that created a harmonic tone which sounded one octave above the note,\u201d the composer says. It\u2019s a small moment, but one that showcases the breadth of live music\u2019s interpretive complexity. \n\nIs the music as emotionally powerful as that made by a human? \n\n\u201cPeople are crying all the time to an electronic synthesiser,\u201d M\u00fchlrad retorts. For him, Veer (bot) is an exciting tool that can complement a composer\u2019s arsenal. \n\nHe bristles at the suggestion it could ever replace the work of human musicians. \n\n\u201cWhen people ask the same questions, like with the ABBA Voyage hologram concerts, \u2018are we not going to see any artists anymore like on stage?\u2019 I think it's just another medium growing,\u201d M\u00fchlrad says. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t be afraid. Humans, they can\u2019t be replaced.\u201d \n\n","htmlText":"<p>As the orchestra assembled for the final piece of the evening at Malm\u00f6 Live Concert Hall, there was an unusual member in the pit. <\/p>\n<p>No human performed the cello solo for Swedish composer Jacob M\u00fchlrad\u2019s latest piece. Instead, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//video//2024//10//23//malmo-symphony-orchestra-makes-history-with-worlds-first-robotic-cellist-performance/">it was a robot<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Around the propped up cello, two mechanical arms protruded from the ground. One held the bow, attached to robotic appendage directly instead of lightly held between a person\u2019s grasp, with the other using a cylindrical hub of pads to press the neck. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8807390,8833428\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2024//10//23//malmo-symphony-orchestra-makes-history-with-worlds-first-robotic-cellist-performance/">Malm/u00f6 Symphony Orchestra makes history with world\u2019s first robotic cellist performance<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2024//11//05//japanese-artist-ryoji-ikeda-uses-dna-from-100000-estonians-in-groundbreaking-new-show/">Japanese artist Ryoji Ikeda uses DNA from 100,000 Estonians in groundbreaking new show<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Veer (bot), as the robot is known, has been programmed to play the piece, \u2018Veer\u2019, perfectly. As the rest of the orchestra swells, Veer (bot) effortlessly exerts long drawn out notes standing apart \u2013 emotionally and physically \u2013 from the human musicians. <\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t a brute machine imprecisely whacking a bow against four strings. Everything has been thought through. \u201cEven the vibrato can be programmed,\u201d M\u00fchlrad tells Euronews Culture. <\/p>\n<p>M\u00fchlrad is the composer behind Veer (bot)\u2019s professional debut. The 33-year-old wunderkind reached out to fellow Swedish composer and researcher Frederick Gran about his robot creation, the Cello Concerto No. 1. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//83//83//82//808x454_cmsv2_e77ece10-a160-5269-9510-7548e5afc2b4-8838382.jpg/" alt=\"Veer (bot) on stage\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/83\/83\/82\/384x216_cmsv2_e77ece10-a160-5269-9510-7548e5afc2b4-8838382.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/83\/83\/82\/640x360_cmsv2_e77ece10-a160-5269-9510-7548e5afc2b4-8838382.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/83\/83\/82\/750x422_cmsv2_e77ece10-a160-5269-9510-7548e5afc2b4-8838382.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/83\/83\/82\/828x466_cmsv2_e77ece10-a160-5269-9510-7548e5afc2b4-8838382.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/83\/83\/82\/1080x608_cmsv2_e77ece10-a160-5269-9510-7548e5afc2b4-8838382.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/83\/83\/82\/1200x675_cmsv2_e77ece10-a160-5269-9510-7548e5afc2b4-8838382.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/83\/83\/82\/1920x1080_cmsv2_e77ece10-a160-5269-9510-7548e5afc2b4-8838382.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Veer (bot) on stage<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Fredrik Gran<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe started a conversation and every week we spoke, he developed something new,\u201d M\u00fchlrad recalls.<\/p>\n<p>As Gran added features from synchronisation to tonal capabilities, M\u00fchlrad wondered if the robot had ever played with an orchestra. It hadn\u2019t, and so his next goal was composing a work for the robot to perform live with a full orchestra was born.<\/p>\n<p>As the final piece in a portrait concert of M\u00fchlrad\u2019s work by the Malm\u00f6 Symphony Orchestra, \u2018Veer\u2019 was composed purposely for the addition of the new mechanical cellist. Although M\u00fchlrad notes the potential for a future version of the robot to respond to a conductor like a regular player, this time, the Veer (bot) was entirely pre-recorded down to the tiniest details. <\/p>\n<p>Unconstrained by the limitations of human biology, Veer (bot) can feasibly perform impossibly complex pieces. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s very similar to a MIDI Keyboard,\u201d M\u00fchlrad says, explaining how musicians now programme digital keyboards to play pieces beyond the ability of human fingering. \u201cPerhaps it\u2019s more complex as there are more musical parameters at the cello,\u201d he notes qualities like intonation and bow pressure which alter the sound of the string instrument. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"1.2500701655907942\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//83//83//82//808x1010_cmsv2_0bc98d8d-1832-5d85-921d-48f695a68a47-8838382.jpg/" alt=\"Jacob with the Veer (bot)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/83\/83\/82\/384x480_cmsv2_0bc98d8d-1832-5d85-921d-48f695a68a47-8838382.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/83\/83\/82\/640x800_cmsv2_0bc98d8d-1832-5d85-921d-48f695a68a47-8838382.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/83\/83\/82\/750x938_cmsv2_0bc98d8d-1832-5d85-921d-48f695a68a47-8838382.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/83\/83\/82\/828x1035_cmsv2_0bc98d8d-1832-5d85-921d-48f695a68a47-8838382.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/83\/83\/82\/1080x1350_cmsv2_0bc98d8d-1832-5d85-921d-48f695a68a47-8838382.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/83\/83\/82\/1200x1500_cmsv2_0bc98d8d-1832-5d85-921d-48f695a68a47-8838382.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/83\/83\/82\/1920x2400_cmsv2_0bc98d8d-1832-5d85-921d-48f695a68a47-8838382.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Jacob with the Veer (bot)<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Frederik Gran<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>While the performance of \u2018Veer\u2019 was a comparatively straightforward piece, M\u00fchlrad envisions using the technology for finding music in the spaces where human performance can\u2019t reach. From a microtonal piece for a quartet of robots to impossibly slow glissandos, the composer\u2019s mind boggles at the possibilities. <\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, M\u00fchlrad is unequivocal about the difference humanity makes to music.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe human is\u2026 you can\u2019t even compare it,\u201d he says. \u201cTo see a human being grip the cello and project their own inner expression, that\u2019s pure magic.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Interpretation is one of the key elements of classical music. Whether it\u2019s intentional, such as a musician emphasising melodic lines within a Bach fugue to the unintentional, the performer who hasn\u2019t slept or is excited by a huge audience, \u201call those aspects of being a human and playing music that reflects your state of being, they can\u2019t be replaced by a robot,\u201d M\u00fchlrad says. <\/p>\n<p>Where the Veer (bot) comes into play is as a new tool at the disposal of the musician. M\u00fchlrad envisions music that incorporates both the human and robot cello player side-by-side as complementary instruments with differing functions. <\/p>\n<p>The complexity of musical interpretation isn\u2019t gone from the Veer(Bot), it\u2019s just placed entirely in the palm of the composer instead of the orchestra conductor. \u2018Veer\u2019 may have been a simple piece, but M\u00fchlrad chose it over inhuman feats to \u201cshow the soul and capture the expression of the robot\u201d. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//83//83//82//808x454_cmsv2_bf1e2e9a-0ce6-526d-8540-51ce4e895f94-8838382.jpg/" alt=\"Mid performance\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/83\/83\/82\/384x216_cmsv2_bf1e2e9a-0ce6-526d-8540-51ce4e895f94-8838382.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/83\/83\/82\/640x360_cmsv2_bf1e2e9a-0ce6-526d-8540-51ce4e895f94-8838382.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/83\/83\/82\/750x422_cmsv2_bf1e2e9a-0ce6-526d-8540-51ce4e895f94-8838382.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/83\/83\/82\/828x466_cmsv2_bf1e2e9a-0ce6-526d-8540-51ce4e895f94-8838382.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/83\/83\/82\/1080x608_cmsv2_bf1e2e9a-0ce6-526d-8540-51ce4e895f94-8838382.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/83\/83\/82\/1200x675_cmsv2_bf1e2e9a-0ce6-526d-8540-51ce4e895f94-8838382.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/83\/83\/82\/1920x1080_cmsv2_bf1e2e9a-0ce6-526d-8540-51ce4e895f94-8838382.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Mid performance<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Frederik Gran<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Even with the level of pre-programming done by M\u00fchlrad and Gran, there was still room for unintentional interpretation. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the concert at Malm\u00f6, there was one moment where there was slightly too little pressure, and that created a harmonic tone which sounded one octave above the note,\u201d the composer says. It\u2019s a small moment, but one that showcases the breadth of live music\u2019s interpretive complexity. <\/p>\n<p>Is the music as emotionally powerful as that made by a human? <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople are crying all the time to an electronic synthesiser,\u201d M\u00fchlrad retorts. For him, Veer (bot) is an exciting tool that can complement a composer\u2019s arsenal. <\/p>\n<p>He bristles at the suggestion it could ever replace the work of human musicians. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen people ask the same questions, like with the ABBA Voyage hologram concerts, \u2018are we not going to see any artists anymore like on stage?\u2019 I think it's just another medium growing,\u201d M\u00fchlrad says. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t be afraid. Humans, they can\u2019t be replaced.\u201d <\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1730990924,"updatedAt":1731049994,"publishedAt":1731049657,"firstPublishedAt":1731049657,"lastPublishedAt":1731049698,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/83\/83\/82\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_88a4bd21-9c8d-50fd-b6d1-51bdc8ac23c8-8838382.jpg","altText":"Jacob M\u00fchlrad and Veer (bot)","caption":"Jacob M\u00fchlrad and Veer (bot)","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Frederik Gran","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"height":1080},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/83\/83\/82\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_0bc98d8d-1832-5d85-921d-48f695a68a47-8838382.jpg","altText":null,"caption":null,"captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":3563,"height":4454},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/83\/83\/82\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_c7d53156-4a4f-50af-8a22-3ba889cf0b87-8838382.jpg","altText":null,"caption":null,"captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":3563,"height":4454},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/83\/83\/82\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_bf1e2e9a-0ce6-526d-8540-51ce4e895f94-8838382.jpg","altText":null,"caption":null,"captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"height":1080},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/83\/83\/82\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_e77ece10-a160-5269-9510-7548e5afc2b4-8838382.jpg","altText":null,"caption":null,"captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"height":1080}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"id":2272,"urlSafeValue":"walfisz","title":"Jonny Walfisz","twitter":"@JonathanWalfisz"}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":7812,"slug":"sweden","urlSafeValue":"sweden","title":"Sweden","titleRaw":"Sweden"},{"id":9459,"slug":"classical-music","urlSafeValue":"classical-music","title":"Classical music","titleRaw":"Classical music"},{"id":11646,"slug":"music","urlSafeValue":"music","title":"Music","titleRaw":"Music"},{"id":12661,"slug":"artificial-intelligence","urlSafeValue":"artificial-intelligence","title":"Artificial intelligence","titleRaw":"Artificial intelligence"},{"id":28266,"slug":"ai","urlSafeValue":"ai","title":"AI","titleRaw":"AI"},{"id":7949,"slug":"robot","urlSafeValue":"robot","title":"Robot","titleRaw":"Robot"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"image","count":3},{"slug":"related","count":1}],"related":[],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":[],"hasExternalVideo":0,"hasInternalOrExternalVideo":0,"video":0,"videos":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":null,"additionalReporting":null,"freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"culture-news","urlSafeValue":"culture-news","title":"Culture News","online":0,"url":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/culture\/culture-news\/culture-news"},"vertical":"culture","verticals":[{"id":10,"slug":"culture","urlSafeValue":"culture","title":"Culture"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":10,"slug":"culture","urlSafeValue":"culture","title":"Culture"},"themes":[{"id":"culture-news","urlSafeValue":"culture-news","title":"Culture news","url":"\/culture\/culture-news"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":53,"urlSafeValue":"culture-news","title":"Culture news"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":266,"urlSafeValue":"sweden","title":"Sweden","url":"\/news\/europe\/sweden"},"town":{"id":486,"urlSafeValue":"malmo-sweden","title":"Malm\u00f6, Sweden"},"contextualSignals":{"doubleVerify":{"ids":["84011001","84012006","84241001","84242001"],"slugs":["a_and_e_music","arts_and_entertainment","technology_and_computing","technology_and_computing_general"]}},"grapeshot":null,"versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"path":"\/culture\/2024\/11\/08\/humans-they-cant-be-replaced-jacob-muhlrad-on-his-robot-cello-player","lastModified":1731049698},{"id":2672468,"cid":8837698,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":"241107_ECSU_56956423","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"isBreakingNews":0,"daletEventName":"BUSINESS - Sweden cuts its key rate by 0.5 percentage points to 2.75%, the largest reduction in over a decade","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Sweden cuts key interest rate to boost staggering economy","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Sweden cuts key interest rate to boost staggering economy","titleListing2":"Sweden cuts key interest rate to boost economy","leadin":"Sweden cuts its key rate by 0.5 percentage points to 2.75%, the largest reduction in over a decade.","summary":"Sweden cuts its key rate by 0.5 percentage points to 2.75%, the largest reduction in over a decade.","keySentence":"","url":"sweden-cuts-key-interest-rate-to-boost-staggering-economy","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/business\/2024\/11\/07\/sweden-cuts-key-interest-rate-to-boost-staggering-economy","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Sweden\u2019s central bank on Thursday cut its key interest rate by half a percentage point to 2.75% in what was described as the largest reduction in over a decade.\n\nRiksbanken said the cut, the fourth this year, was \"to provide further support to the economy and help inflation stabilize at the target.\"\n\nIt added that \"if the outlook for economic activity and inflation remains the same,\" the policy rate may also be cut in December, and during the first half of 2025.\n\nThe monetary policy was gradually eased over the course of the year, as inflation declined and economic activity remained weak, the central bank said in a statement. \"Despite an expectation among economic agents of better times ahead, there are still few clear signs of a recovery.\"\n\nInflation in Sweden in October was 1.6%, according to Statistics Sweden. It was below the central bank\u2019s 2% target. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 8.5% of the workforce during the third quarter of 2024.\n\nThe country's economic output contracted in the third as well as in the second quarter the flash estimates show from the country's statistics office, meaning that Sweden entered into recession. \n\nThe last time the rate was cut in Sweden was in September and it was by 0.25 percentage points.\n\nThe interest rate cut was the largest reduction in over 10 years, Swedish news agency TT wrote. At its highest in February 2023, the 12-month inflation rate was 12%.\n\nThe new rate applies from 13 November, the central bank said.\n\nNorges Bank holds key rate steady\n\nIn neighbouring Norway, the central bank maintained the policy rate unchanged at 4.5% Thursday. Norges Bank Governor Ida Wolden Bache said it \u201cwill most likely be kept\" there to the end of 2024.\n\nThe Norges Bank said that in recent years, the policy rate has been raised significantly to bring down inflation, with the rate held at 4.5% since December 2023. The interest rate has contributed to cooling down the Norwegian economy and dampening inflation. In Norway, the consumer price index was 3.0% for the period September 2023-September 2024.\n\nSweden is part of the European Union but does not use the euro currency, and Norway stands outside the EU.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Sweden\u2019s central bank on Thursday cut its key interest rate by half a percentage point to 2.75% in what was described as the largest reduction in over a decade.<\/p>\n<p>Riksbanken said the cut, the fourth this year, was \"to provide further support to the economy and help inflation stabilize at the target.\"<\/p>\n<p>It added that \"if the outlook for economic activity and inflation remains the same,\" the policy rate may also be cut in December, and during the first half of 2025.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-flourish widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart u-min-height-375\" data-src=\"visualisation\/20183125?92060\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The monetary policy was gradually eased over the course of the year, as inflation declined and economic activity remained weak, the central bank said in a statement. \"Despite an expectation among economic agents of better times ahead, there are still few clear signs of a recovery.\"<\/p>\n<p>Inflation in Sweden in October was 1.6%, according to Statistics Sweden. It was below the central bank\u2019s 2% target. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 8.5% of the workforce during the third quarter of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The country's economic output contracted in the third as well as in the second quarter the flash estimates show from the country's statistics office, meaning that Sweden entered into recession. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-flourish widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart u-min-height-375\" data-src=\"visualisation\/20183351?92060\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The last time the rate was cut in Sweden was in September and it was by 0.25 percentage points.<\/p>\n<p>The interest rate cut was the largest reduction in over 10 years, Swedish news agency TT wrote. At its highest in February 2023, the 12-month inflation rate was 12%.<\/p>\n<p>The new rate applies from 13 November, the central bank said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8753694,8814856\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2024//11//03//how-the-nordic-nations-could-become-europes-answer-to-silicon-valley/">How the Nordic nations could become Europe's answer to Silicon Valley <\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2024//09//25//swedens-riksbank-cuts-interest-rates-and-signals-further-easing-ahead/">Sweden's Riksbank cuts interest rates and signals further easing ahead<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2><strong>Norges Bank holds key rate steady<\/strong><\/h2><p>In neighbouring Norway, the central bank maintained the policy rate unchanged at 4.5% Thursday. Norges Bank Governor Ida Wolden Bache said it \u201cwill most likely be kept\" there to the end of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The Norges Bank said that in recent years, the policy rate has been raised significantly to bring down inflation, with the rate held at 4.5% since December 2023. The interest rate has contributed to cooling down the Norwegian economy and dampening inflation. In Norway, the consumer price index was 3.0% for the period September 2023-September 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Sweden is part of the European Union but does not use the euro currency, and Norway stands outside the EU.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1730976288,"updatedAt":1730980801,"publishedAt":1730979626,"firstPublishedAt":1730979626,"lastPublishedAt":1730979626,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/83\/76\/98\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_905cd2e8-dceb-5e61-9370-55c92e0cedd4-8837698.jpg","altText":"Sweden Riksbank Governor Erik Thed\u00e9en presents the interest rate announcement at a press conference at Magasinet in Falun, Sweden, Thursday, Nov.7, 2024.","caption":"Sweden Riksbank Governor Erik Thed\u00e9en presents the interest rate announcement at a press conference at Magasinet in Falun, Sweden, Thursday, Nov.7, 2024.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Anders 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WIND FARMS","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Sweden rejects applications for thirteen offshore wind farms, citing security concerns","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Sweden rejects applications for thirteen offshore wind farms","titleListing2":"Sweden rejects applications for thirteen offshore wind farms, citing security concerns","leadin":"The government believes that building the projects in question in the Baltic Sea area would have unacceptable consequences for Sweden's defence.","summary":"The government believes that building the projects in question in the Baltic Sea area would have unacceptable consequences for Sweden's 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The government believes that building the projects in question in the Baltic Sea area would have unacceptable consequences for Sweden's defence.\n\nSwedish Defence Minister P\u00e5l Jonson said at a press conference that the wind farms would make it harder to detect and shoot down missiles using Sweden's Patriot batteries in case of a conflict.\n\nOnly one more wind farm has been approved to be built along the Scandinavian country's east coast. The government has already given the go-ahead for two offshore wind farms - Kattegat South and Galene on the west coast. \n\nNow the Poseidon wind farm off Stenungsund on the west coast has also been given the go-ahead. It involves a maximum of 81 wind turbines that can contribute 5.5 terawatt hours per year, according to Romina Pourmokhtari, Sweden's Minister for Climate and the Environment.\n\nPoseidon is the third offshore wind project to get the green light since 2022. A further 10 applications are still waiting for a government decision.\n\nThe decision to reject the applications for wind farms has raised questions over how Sweden can meet its plans to double annual electricity production over the next two decades.\n\nTo achieve this, the Swedish government hopes to build out nuclear power. It aims to have an additional 2500 megawatts of nuclear power by 2035 and 10 new reactors a decade later, but critics say demand is expected to rise faster than new reactors can be built.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Sweden has rejected plans to build 13 offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea, citing security concerns.<\/p>\n<p>The farms were intended to be located off the \u00c5land Islands in the north along the entire east coast down to \u00d6resund. The government believes that building the projects in question in the Baltic Sea area would have unacceptable consequences for Sweden's defence.<\/p>\n<p>Swedish Defence Minister P\u00e5l Jonson said at a press conference that the wind farms would make it harder to detect and shoot down missiles using Sweden's Patriot batteries in case of a conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Only one more wind farm has been approved to be built along the Scandinavian country's east coast. The government has already given the go-ahead for two offshore wind farms - Kattegat South and Galene on the west coast. <\/p>\n<p>Now the Poseidon wind farm off Stenungsund on the west coast has also been given the go-ahead. It involves a maximum of 81 wind turbines that can contribute 5.5 terawatt hours per year, according to Romina Pourmokhtari, Sweden's Minister for Climate and the Environment.<\/p>\n<p>Poseidon is the third offshore wind project to get the green light since 2022. A further 10 applications are still waiting for a government decision.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to reject the applications for wind farms has raised questions over how Sweden can meet its plans to double annual electricity production over the next two decades.<\/p>\n<p>To achieve this, the Swedish government hopes to build out nuclear power. It aims to have an additional 2500 megawatts of nuclear power by 2035 and 10 new reactors a decade later, but critics say demand is expected to rise faster than new reactors can be built.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1730769285,"updatedAt":1730786639,"publishedAt":1730770613,"firstPublishedAt":1730770613,"lastPublishedAt":1730770613,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/83\/21\/32\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_dc20db47-7435-5725-8a48-b57189362e79-8832132.jpg","altText":"An offshore wind farm is visible from the beach in Hartlepool, England, Nov. 12, 2019.","caption":"An offshore wind farm is visible from the beach in Hartlepool, England, Nov. 12, 2019.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Frank Augstein\/Copyright 2019 The AP. 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This is the equivalent of 60,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools.\n\nSince then, it has been linked to the unusually large hole in the ozone layer seen in 2023 and Australia\u2019s wetter-than-expected summer of 2024, according to researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney.\n\nSetting out on the \u201cimpossible\u201d task of measuring the vapour\u2019s future impacts, they turned to climate models to predict what\u2019s to come.\n\nAs we head into winter, could temperatures in Europe be affected by the distant eruption? It could soon become clear if the forecasts - released in a study published in the Journal of Climate earlier this year - are accurate.\n\nHow can scientists predict the weather impacts of the volcano?\n\nThe only way scientists can measure water vapour across the entire stratosphere is via satellites - technology that has only existed since 1979.\n\nSince the Tonga volcano eruption is the only one of its kind to take place since then, the UNSW researchers had to rely on climate simulations to predict its impacts.\u00a0\n\nThe model accurately forecast the worsened hole in the ozone layer and Australia\u2019s wet summer almost two years in advance.\n\nNow, the scientists are keenly watching whether their winter predictions will also prove accurate.\n\nHow could volcanic vapour make Scandi winters colder?\n\nTheir models forecast colder and wetter than usual winters in northern Australia up until 2029, along with colder winters in Scandinavia and warmer winters in North America.\n\nThis is because the volcanic eruption may have altered the way \u2018atmospheric waves\u2019 of air - which influence global weather - travel through the atmosphere.\n\nAlmost three years after the eruption, the vapour is starting to collect at the bottom of the stratosphere, where its influence on the weather could strengthen, lead researcher Martin Jucker explained to Swedish magazine Science Illustrated.\n\nIn Scandinavia, temperatures could drop by 1 to 1.5C, potentially harking back to the 1980s when Baltic Sea ice coverage hit 96 per cent.\n\nBut, Jucker warned, since the troposphere - where these scenarios will play out - is \u201cmuch more chaotic and complex than the stratosphere\u201d, only time will tell if their predictions are accurate.\n\nLa Ni\u00f1a could mean a cooler winter in other parts of Europe\n\nCompeting weather influences will likely play a part in the accuracy of the models.\u00a0\n\nMeteorologists predict that this winter will be cooler than last year\u2019s in Europe due to La Ni\u00f1a - a natural climate pattern which occurs when sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean drop below average - the opposite of the warm El Ni\u00f1o phase.\n\nExperts at the World Meteorological Organization have predicted a 60 per cent chance of La Ni\u00f1a conditions emerging between October and February.\u00a0\u00a0\n\nThe weather pattern generally brings colder than normal temperatures across western Europe with forecasters expecting temperatures will drop as we head towards November and December.\n\nIt could also lead to more frequent and heavier snowfall in the Alps.\n\nIn the case of Australia\u2019s wet summer, though, predictions relating to El Ni\u00f1o - the warming phase of the cycle that preceded La Ni\u00f1a - were turned on their head, proving the difficulty of knowing how these weather influences will interact.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Scandinavian winters could be about to get a lot colder - and it all links back to a volcanic eruption that happened on the other side of the world in early 2022.<\/p>\n<p>In the coming years, it could bring ice cover back to the Baltic Sea at levels not seen in decades.<\/p>\n<p>When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai submarine volcano erupted in the South Pacific on 15 January 2022, a record 100-150 million tonnes of ocean water evaporated high into the stratosphere. This is the equivalent of 60,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, it has been linked to the unusually large hole in the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//05//01//could-climate-change-give-penguins-cataracts-scientists-investigate-impact-of-longer-ozone/">ozone layer seen in 2023 and Australia\u2019s wetter-than-expected summer of 2024, according to researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney.<\/p>\n<p>Setting out on the \u201cimpossible\u201d task of measuring the vapour\u2019s future impacts, they turned to climate models to predict what\u2019s to come.<\/p>\n<p>As we head into winter, could temperatures in Europe be affected by the distant eruption? It could soon become clear if the forecasts - released in a study published in the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////journals.ametsoc.org//view//journals//clim//aop//JCLI-D-23-0437.1//JCLI-D-23-0437.1.xml/">Journal of Climate<\/strong><\/a> earlier this year - are accurate.<\/p>\n<h2>How can scientists predict the weather impacts of the volcano?<\/h2><p>The only way scientists can measure water vapour across the entire stratosphere is via satellites - technology that has only existed since 1979.<\/p>\n<p>Since the Tonga volcano eruption is the only one of its kind to take place since then, the UNSW researchers had to rely on <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//06//11//scientists-are-building-a-digital-twin-of-earth-to-predict-the-future-of-climate-change/">climate simulations<\/strong><\/a> to predict its impacts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The model accurately forecast the worsened hole in the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//11//30//the-antarctic-ozone-hole-is-surprisingly-large-for-december-scientists-says/">ozone layer<\/strong><\/a> and Australia\u2019s wet summer almost two years in advance.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the scientists are keenly watching whether their winter predictions will also prove accurate.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8814768,8818468\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//10//28//un-warns-carbon-cuts-fall-miles-short-of-what-is-needed-to-avoid-devastating-global-warmin/">UN warns carbon cuts fall \u2018miles short\u2019 of what is needed to avoid devastating global warming<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//10//28//are-gas-cookers-bad-for-you-scientists-say-theyre-sending-40000-europeans-to-early-graves-/">Are gas cookers bad for you? Scientists say they\u2019re sending 40,000 Europeans to early graves a year<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>How could volcanic vapour make Scandi winters colder?<\/h2><p>Their models forecast colder and wetter than usual winters in northern Australia up until 2029, along with colder winters in Scandinavia and <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//08//09//volcanoes-shipping-and-dust-what-else-could-be-fuelling-this-summers-heatwaves/">warmer winters in North America.<\/p>\n<p>This is because the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//01//19//what-caused-tonga-s-volcano-to-erupt-with-such-devastating-force/">volcanic eruption<\/strong><\/a> may have altered the way \u2018atmospheric waves\u2019 of air - which influence global weather - travel through the atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>Almost three years after the eruption, the vapour is starting to collect at the bottom of the stratosphere, where its influence on the weather could strengthen, lead researcher Martin Jucker explained to Swedish magazine Science Illustrated.<\/p>\n<p>In Scandinavia, temperatures could drop by 1 to 1.5C, potentially harking back to the 1980s when <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//01//23//save-the-baltic-activists-to-hike-5500-km-to-raise-awareness-of-polluted-seas-critical-sta/">Baltic Sea<\/strong><\/a> ice coverage hit 96 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>But, Jucker warned, since the troposphere - where these scenarios will play out - is \u201cmuch more <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//11//14//what-are-climate-hazard-flips-the-chaotic-weather-swings-hitting-everywhere-from-africa-to/">chaotic and complex than the stratosphere\u201d, only time will tell if their predictions are accurate.<\/p>\n<h2>La Ni\u00f1a could mean a cooler winter in other parts of Europe<\/h2><p>Competing weather influences will likely play a part in the accuracy of the models.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meteorologists predict that this <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//10//04//europe-could-be-facing-a-colder-winter-than-last-year-because-of-la-nina/">winter will be cooler than last year\u2019s in Europe due to La Ni\u00f1a - a natural climate pattern which occurs when sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean drop below average - the opposite of the warm El Ni\u00f1o phase.<\/p>\n<p>Experts at the World Meteorological Organization have predicted a 60 per cent chance of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//10//17//a-la-nina-event-is-likely-coming-to-europe-what-does-it-mean-for-weather-this-winter/">La Ni\u00f1a<\/strong><\/a> conditions emerging between October and February.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The weather pattern generally brings colder than normal temperatures across western Europe with forecasters expecting temperatures will drop as we head towards November and December.<\/p>\n<p>It could also lead to more frequent and heavier <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//10//14//will-this-winter-be-good-for-skiing-in-europe-expert-predictions-on-where-will-get-snow-th/">snowfall in the Alps.<\/p>\n<p>In the case of Australia\u2019s wet <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//09//27//from-record-breaking-heat-stress-to-below-average-temperatures-europes-summer-of-stark-con/">summer, though, predictions relating to El Ni\u00f1o - the warming phase of the cycle that preceded La Ni\u00f1a - were turned on their head, proving the difficulty of knowing how these weather influences will interact.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1730126417,"updatedAt":1730136949,"publishedAt":1730131418,"firstPublishedAt":1730131418,"lastPublishedAt":1730131429,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/81\/85\/12\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_754e9ca2-d3cb-5dbf-a96c-b822e49d2a66-8818512.jpg","altText":"A 2022 volcanic eruption in the South Pacific could make Scandinavian winters colder.","caption":"A 2022 volcanic eruption in the South Pacific could make Scandinavian winters colder.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Canva","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"height":1080}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"id":2562,"urlSafeValue":"symons","title":"Angela Symons","twitter":null}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":12798,"slug":"winter","urlSafeValue":"winter","title":"Winter","titleRaw":"Winter"},{"id":301,"slug":"weather","urlSafeValue":"weather","title":"Weather","titleRaw":"Weather"},{"id":10975,"slug":"volcanoes","urlSafeValue":"volcanoes","title":"Volcanoes","titleRaw":"Volcanoes"},{"id":16760,"slug":"scandinavia","urlSafeValue":"scandinavia","title":"scandinavia","titleRaw":"scandinavia"},{"id":27372,"slug":"la-ni","urlSafeValue":"la-ni","title":"La Ni\u00f1a","titleRaw":"La Ni\u00f1a"},{"id":11714,"slug":"tonga","urlSafeValue":"tonga","title":"Tonga","titleRaw":"Tonga"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"related","count":1}],"related":[],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":[],"hasExternalVideo":0,"hasInternalOrExternalVideo":0,"video":0,"videos":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":null,"additionalReporting":null,"freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"climate","urlSafeValue":"climate","title":"Climate","online":0,"url":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/climate\/climate"},"vertical":"green","verticals":[{"id":8,"slug":"green","urlSafeValue":"green","title":"Green"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":8,"slug":"green","urlSafeValue":"green","title":"Green"},"themes":[{"id":"climate","urlSafeValue":"climate","title":"Climate","url":"\/green\/climate"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":34,"urlSafeValue":"climate","title":"Climate"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":266,"urlSafeValue":"sweden","title":"Sweden","url":"\/news\/europe\/sweden"},"town":[],"contextualSignals":{"doubleVerify":{"ids":["80023001","80122010","80222010","84191001","84192007","84192011","84211001","84212001","84221001","84222024"],"slugs":["aggregated_all_moderate_content","natural_disasters_high_and_medium_risk","natural_disasters_high_medium_and_low_risk","science","science_geology","science_weather","society","society_general","sports","sports_olympics"]}},"grapeshot":null,"versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"path":"\/green\/2024\/10\/28\/scandinavian-winters-could-be-about-to-get-colder-is-a-distant-volcanic-eruption-to-blame","lastModified":1730131429}]" data-api-url="">

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Swedish composer Jacob Mühlrad explains what his new robotic cellist can add to the classical music world, and what it can't.

08/11/2024

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Economy

Sweden cuts key interest rate to boost staggering economy

Sweden cuts its key rate by 0.5 percentage points to 2.75%, the largest reduction in over a decade.

07/11/2024

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Europe News

Sweden rejects applications for thirteen offshore wind farms

The government believes that building the projects in question in the Baltic Sea area would have unacceptable consequences for Sweden's defence.

05/11/2024

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Climate

Could a volcanic eruption be making Scandi winters colder?

Scientists have predicted the far-reaching impact of a 2022 volcanic eruption in the South Pacific.

28/10/2024

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