A new golf tournament promoted by Swedish stars Annika Sörenstam and Henrik Stenson pits men and women against each other for the same prize money - $1.2 million dollars. It could be a timely intervention, with the money gap still huge between male and female players - especially for those battling to fund a career in golf. First aired on Al Jazeera English, June 9 2021: https://youtu.be/-upyPouRrB8 Featuring interviews with Linn Grant (@linn.grant) of Sweden and Diksha Dagar (@dikshadagar14) of India. #golf #sweden #equalpayforequalplay #EuropeanTour

Swedish scientists are making COVID-19 vaccines in powder form in an effort to overcome delivery and storage problems. They have developed an air-drying process that is far cheaper and easier than freeze-drying. It is hoped the process will help developing countries to produce their own vaccine stocks. Al Jazeera's Paul Rhys reports. - Subscribe to our channel: - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/

Economic forecasts have predicted millions of people losing their jobs worldwide as robotics, automation and artificial intelligence are increasingly used everywhere from factories to farms. But people in Sweden are not threatened by these machines because they have faith the country's economic model and welfare state offers them enough protections. Instead of being retrenched they believe they will be retrained, doing the higher-functioning jobs their automaton counterparts cannot do. Al Jazeera’s Paul Rhys reports from Stockholm, Sweden. - Subscribe to our channel: - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/

The big day is finally here, Manchester City play Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League final. Thousands of English football fans are in Portugal to watch the game, with or without tickets. Al Jazeera's Paul Rhys reports from Porto, Portugal. - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #ManchesterCity #Chelsea #ChampionsLeague

The oceans have been a powerful ally in combating global warming, absorbing nearly 93 percent of the carbon dioxide released by human actions since 1970. But a mix of higher temperatures and pollutants has created “dead zones" - oxygen-depleted areas measuring tens of thousands of square kilometres, where plants or animals can't survive. Al Jazeera’s Paul Rhys reports from Sweden on the Baltic Sea, where scientists have measured the largest dead zone in the world. - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #OceanDeadZone #ClimateChange #Globalwarming

Aired on Al Jazeera English, February 9th 2021. Coronavirus restrictions have meant a huge reduction in the amount of sport played worldwide. But Sweden’s lack of lockdown has had the opposite effect in the game of Padel. The traditionally Spanish and Latin American sport has taken off in the Scandinavian country, with famous investors recording huge profits in 2020.

The demand for electric vehicles is booming worldwide. Governments in Europe are making plans to phase out fuel-burning cars. But there are warnings the continent's economy risks falling behind if it allows Asia to dominate the development and sale of batteries. Now a continent-wide research programme is fighting to avoid its transport industry from becoming reliant on imports. Al Jazeera's Paul Rhys reports from Gothenburg, Sweden. - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Europe #Sweden #ElectricCars #Asia

Zlatan Ibrahimovic made a winning return to Sweden's team after five years. He came out of international retirement and set up their winner against Georgia. Al Jazeera's Paul Rhys reports from Stockholm, Sweden. - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Sweden #ZlatanIbrahimovic

Danish legislators on Monday passed a law to ban mink breeding until December 2021, following last month's cull of approximately 17 million mink because researchers had found a COVID-19 mutation in the animals. But officials will now exhume millions of mink from mass graves after some carcasses resurfaced because of fears they could contaminate ground water. The country's mink farmers are demanding compensation for their businesses which they say have been totally destroyed. Al Jazeera’s Paul Rhys reports from Jutland, Denmark. - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Denmark #COVID19 #MinkGate