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FILE - This July 29, 1948 file photo, showing the opening ceremony of the 1948 Olympic Games at Wembley Stadium, in London, England. London was still cleaning up bombing damage from World War II when it staged the Olympics in 1948. Britain was also struggling financially; food, clothing and gas were still being rationed. The athletes had to bring their own towels and, with housing in short supply, were accommodated in schools and Royal Air Force camps. The games were organized in less than two years, and despite the tiny budget it was a success, its legacies including greater sporting opportunities for women. (AP Photo, File )

Austerity Games of 1948 revive Olympic spirit after WWII

By FOSTER NIUMATA - Associated Press

FILE - In this is undated file photo, Jim Thorpe poses in a baseball uniform. Thorpe was on top of the world after winning gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics with mind-blowing performances that went unmatched for decades. They so impressed the King of Sweden that he told Thorpe he was &quot;the greatest athlete in the world.” The Native American was later stripped of the gold medals for breaching Olympic amateurism rules in what has been described as the first major international sports scandal. (AP Photo/File)

Thorpe’s scandal-tainted 1912 golds still resonate, amaze

By STEVE DOUGLAS - Associated Press

List 3/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

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Swedish ex-envoy acquitted of planning illegal China meeting

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FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2020, file photo, rescue workers search the scene where a Ukrainian plane crashed in Shahedshahr, southwest of Tehran, Iran. Sweden’s Foreign Minister Ann Linde said Thursday, July 1, 2020 that Iran had agreed to compensate the families’ of the foreign victims of a Ukrainian passenger plane that was shot down outside Tehran in January. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

Sweden: Iran to compensate Ukraine plane crash victims

By DAVID KEYTON and JAN M. OLSEN - Associated Press

Sweden’s Sami people to set up commission on discrimination

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In this Sept. 19, 1982, file photo former Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme makes the victory sign after the Social Democrats election victory. Swedish prosecutors will announce Wednesday, June 10, 2020, a decision in the investigation into the long-unsolved murder of former Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, who was shot dead in downtown Stockholm in 1986. (Bertil Ericson/TT via AP)

Sweden halts probe into 1986 murder of PM Olof Palme

By David Keyton and Jan M. Olsen - Associated Press

Dubai: Dane involved in Sweden, Spain gang crime arrested

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State epidemiologist Anders Tegnell of the Public Health Agency of Sweden speaks during a coronavirus news conference in Stockholm, Sweden, Wednesday May 27, 2020. The Swedish government and agencies give a daily update on the coronavirus COVID-19 situation. (Pontus Lundahl / TT via AP)

Scientist defends Sweden’s hotly debated virus strategy

By DAVID KEYTON and JAN M. OLSEN - Associated Press

Lena Hallengren Minister for Health and Social Affairs, left, and Johan Carlson, Director General for the Swedish Public Health Agency, hold a news conference on Tuesday, May 26, 2020, about restrictions for vulnerable citizens over 70-years old in Stockholm, Sweden, Tuesday May 26, 2020. (Claudio Bresciani / TT via AP)

Sweden steadfast in strategy as virus toll continues rising

By DAVID KEYTON - Associated Press

A young couple walks along a bridge in Rinkeby-Kista borough in Stockholm, Sweden, Tuesday, April 28, 2020. The coronavirus has taken a disproportionate toll among Sweden's immigrants. Many in these communities are more likely to live in crowded households and are unable to work remotely. There also are concerns the message has not reached everyone in immigrant neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Coronavirus takes a toll in Sweden’s immigrant community

By DAVID KEYTON - Associated Press

In this file photo taken Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, Chinese Foreign Ministry new spokesman Zhao Lijian gestures as he speaks during a daily briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs office in Beijing. From Asia to Africa, London to Berlin, Chinese envoys have set off diplomatic firestorms with a combative defense whenever their country is accused of not acting quickly enough to stem the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

China’s diplomats show teeth in defending virus response

By Dake Kang - Associated Press

People sit outside in the sun in central Stockholm Saturday April 11, 2020. Swedish authorities have advised the public to practice social distancing because of the coronavirus pandemic, but still allow a large amount of personal freedom, unlike most other European countries. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (Anders Wiklund/TT via AP)

Sweden coronavirus rates easing up despite loose rules, top official says

By Madison Hirneisen - The Washington Times

In this Wednesday, April 8, 2020, file photo people chat and drink outside a bar in Stockholm, Sweden. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, File)

As virus deaths rise, Sweden sticks to ‘low-scale’ lockdown

By David Keyton and Vanessa Gera - Associated Press

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Quarantine not long-term fix

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Wolfsburg head coach Oliver Glasner inspecting the pitch during a training session at Malmo Stadium ahead of tomorrow's Europa League soccer match against Malmo, in Malmo, Sweden, Wednesday Feb. 26, 2020. Wolfsburg will face Malmo in their Europa League round of 32 second leg match on Thursday. (Andreas Hillergren / TT via AP)

Fear grips Swedish soccer as virus delays start of season

By STEVE DOUGLAS - Associated Press

People sit in a bar in Stockholm, Wednesday, March 25, 2020. The streets of Sweden's capital are quiet but not deserted. Sweden has some of the most relaxed measures in Europe in the fight against the coronavirus outbreak. So far, only gatherings of over 500 people are banned and elementary and middle schools remain open. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/David Keyton)

Off to the cafe: Sweden is outlier in virus restrictions

By DAVID KEYTON - Associated Press

People sit in a bar in Stockholm, Wednesday, March 25, 2020. The streets of Sweden's capital are quiet but not deserted. Sweden has some of the most relaxed measures in Europe in the fight against the coronavirus outbreak. So far, only gatherings of over 500 people are banned and elementary and middle schools remain open. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/David Keyton)

Sweden shuns ‘drastic’ coronavirus response

By David Keyton - Associated Press

In this Friday, Oct. 16, 2015, file photo, actor Max Von Sydow attends the Lumiere Award ceremony of the 7th Lumiere Festival in Lyon, central France. Max von Sydow, the self-described “shy boy”-turned-actor who played the priest in the horror classic “The Exorcist,” has died. He was 90, it was reported on Monday, March 9, 2020. He was known to art house audiences through his work with Swedish director Ingmar Bergman. But it was his role as the devil-evicting priest in William Friedkin's controversial 1973 film "The Exorcist" that brought him to international attention. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani, File)

Max von Sydow, ‘Exorcist’ actor, dies at age 90

By Jan M. Olsen - Associated Press