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FILE - In this Nov. 27, 2018 file photo, Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin (26) and San Jose Sharks forward Joonas Donskoi (27) battle in the corner during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Buffalo N.Y. When first overall pick Dahlin put pen to paper on his first NHL contract, the reverberations carried to Gothenburg and Lidkoping in his native Sweden. Dahlin signing with the Buffalo Sabres earned Sweden more than $250,000 to put back into development.(AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)

NHL primes pump for future talent with transfer fees

By STEPHEN WHYNO - Associated Press

Houthi Shiite mourners chant slogans as they attend the funeral of Saleh al-Samad, a senior Houthi official who was killed by a Saudi-led coalition airstrike on April 19, in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, April 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

The Latest: Rights group praises UN Yemen action

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Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven arrives for an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. EU leaders gather for a two-day summit, beginning Thursday, which will center on the Brexit negotiations. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Swedish parliament rejects proposed government _ again

By DAVID KEYTON and JAN M. OLSEN - Associated Press

Martin Griffiths, top, the United Nations envoy for Yemen, gives a video briefing to the Security Council at U.N. headquarters Friday, Dec. 14, 2018. Griffiths told the council that a speedy presence in the field is &quot;an essential part of the confidence&quot; needed to accompany implementation of Thursday's agreement between Yemen's government and Houthi Shiite rebels. (Eskinder Debebe/United Nations via AP)

UN envoy: UN monitors needed to observe Yemen cease-fire

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Sweden remands terror suspect in custody

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Sweden moves to ban outdoor smoking

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A soldier allied to Yemen's internationally recognized government stands guard at the fish market in Aden, Yemen, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. A sense of normalcy has returned to Aden, now the seat of power for Yemen's internationally recognized government, but many challenges remain for bringing a lasting peace to the Arab world's poorest country. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

Yemen’s port city of Aden shows challenge of peace

By JON GAMBRELL and MALAK HARB - Associated Press

Sweden arrests 1 person suspected of preparing attack

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Martin Griffith, special envoy for Yemen of the U.N. Secretary General, attends a press conference at Johannesberg Palace, north of Stockholm on Monday Dec. 10, 2018. Yemen's warring parties are meeting for a fifth day of talks in Sweden aimed at halting the country's catastrophic 4-year-old war. (Stina Stjernkvist/TT via AP)

The Latest: US welcomes progress from Yemen peace talks

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Houthi fighters take part in a protest calling for the reopening of Sanaa airport to receive medical aid, in front of the U.N. offices in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, Dec. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

The Latest: Yemen rebels accept some of UN envoy’s proposals

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Abdelqader al-Murtada and Saelem Mohammed Noman Al-Mughalles, at left, representatives of the Houthi rebels delegation and to the right, Askar Zaeil and Hadi al-Hayi representing the delegation of the Government of Yemen together with representatives from the office of the UN Special Envoy for Yemen and the International Red Cross Committee (ICRC) during the ongoing peace talks on Yemen held at Johannesberg Castle, in Rimbo, north of Stockholm, Sweden, December 11, 2018. Yemen's government and the Houthi rebels are exchanging lists of prisoners as part of peace talks in Sweden aimed at winding down the devastating civil war. (Claudio Bresciani/TT via AP)

Yemen’s warring sides said to agree on prisoner swap

By DAVID KEYTON and SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

In this Feb. 12, 2018, file photo, Saudi-led coalition backed forces patrol Mocha, Yemen. Envoys from Yemen’s warring parties are headed to Sweden for another round of peace talks to stop the three-year-old war, but with few incentives to compromise, expectations are low for little more than improving a faltering de-escalation.(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty, File)

Rebel delegates at Yemen peace talks report some progress

By IVANA BZGANOVIC and HAMZA HENDAWI - Associated Press

United States' Carli Lloyd waves as she stands by the World Cup trophy, during the women's soccer World Cup France 2019 draw, in Boulogne-Billancourt, outside Paris, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

US draws Sweden again for 2019 Women’s World Cup

By JEROME PUGMIRE and ANNE M. PETERSON - Associated Press

An exterior view of Johannesberg Castle, in Rimbo, 50km north of Stockholm, Sweden, Tuesday Dec. 4, 2018. (AP Photo/David Keyton)

Prisoner swap deal bolsters hopes of progress in Yemen talks

By DAVID KEYTON and BRIAN ROHAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015, file photo, a worker looks at a chocolate factory destroyed by a Saudi-led airstrike in Sanaa, Yemen. Envoys from Yemen’s warring parties are headed to Sweden for another round of peace talks to stop the three-year-old war, but with few incentives to compromise, expectations are low for little more than improving a faltering de-escalation.(AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)

The Latest: UN official says Houthis blocking access to food

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Tony Danna, left, vice president of international development at Three Square Market in River Falls, Wis., reacts while getting a microchip implanted in his left hand at company headquarters on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017. The company is making microchips available to its employees, allowing them to open doors, log onto their computers or buy break room snacks by simply waving their hand. (AP Photos/Jeff Baenen) ** FILE **

Sweden’s human microchip craze a warning for privacy-loving Americans

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is seen on a TV screen while delivering a speech during the United Nations Conference on Afghanistan at the UN Offices in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018. (Fabrice Coffrini/pool photo via AP)

UN chief: UN close to starting Yemen peace talks in Sweden

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

In this Nov. 15, 2018 photo, Swedish composer Ludwig Goransson poses for a portrait in New York. At just 34, Goransson is having the best year of his career. He completed the film score for the uber-successful “Black Panther,” and earned three nominations at this year’s Grammy Awards. He also composed music for the film “Venom,” released last month, and returned to the “Creed” franchise to do its film score. (Photo by Christopher Smith/Invision/AP)

Ludwig Goransson is having the best year ever. Period.

By MESFIN FEKADU - Associated Press

Swedish parliament rejects proposed government

By DAVID KEYTON - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 30, 2015, file photo, then-Columbus Crew midfielder Romain Gall (19) moves the ball past Orlando City defender Luke Boden (14) during the second half of an MLS soccer game, in Orlando, Fla. Gall took an unusual path in his soccer career, leaving the United States to play for a third-division Swedish team in a city of 32,000 and moving into the house of the club's chairman. The 23-year-old midfielder could make his American national debut Thursday against England at Wembley. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Romain Gall rebounding after fall to Sweden’s 3rd tier

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press