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Swedes ditch glitzy Xmas ads to guide homeless to shelter

Sweden billboard

Thomson Reuters Foundation As freezing temperatures grip the Swedish capital, dozens of downtown billboards have swapped commercial ad content for directions guiding the homeless to their nearest shelter. Stockholm opens emergency shelters when temperatures fall below minus seven degrees Celsius, but information about their location and the backup services on offer often fails to reach […]