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Kosovo closes border with Serbia
Kosovo has closed the largest border crossing with Serbia, according to the country’s police, according to TT.
The announcement comes after Serbs late on Tuesday evening used trucks and tractors to block traffic towards the crossing at the village of Merdare.
The Kosovo police believe that blocking is unacceptable as “it hinders free movement”.
The EU and the US are now calling for calm in Kosovo and Serbia in a joint statement.
“We call on everyone to exercise maximum restraint, to take immediate measures to unreservedly de-escalate the situation and to refrain from provocations, threats and intimidation”.
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Orange snow warning from SMHI
SMHI has issued snow warnings in northern Sweden.
In the Ångermanland coast and the Västerbotten coast up to Umeå, an orange warning for snow applies from Thursday evening to Friday morning. Orange warning is the second highest.
A total of up to 30 centimeters of snow is expected.
“In connection with the snowfall, south-easterly winds are expected with healthy to strong gusts. This can cause problems with drift formation,” writes SMHI.
A yellow warning has been issued for the Sundsvall regions up to and including Norrbotten, according to SMHI.
“In connection with the snowfall, south-easterly winds are expected with healthy to strong gusts. This can cause problems with drift formation. Total amount of snow that is expected is 15-20 cm”.
32,000 dead cod
A fish farm belonging to Havlandet in Norway in Florø has suffered a sudden mass death, writes TT.
Almost all the fish, up to 32,000 cod, have died.
The cause of death has not yet been determined but is believed to be hydrogen sulfide poisoning.
The incident will be investigated further.
Turkish Defense Minister travels to Moscow
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and Hakan Fidan, head of the country’s intelligence service MIT, have traveled to Moscow, Anadolu news agency reports.
The representatives will participate in various meetings in the Russian capital.
The Russian state-controlled news agency Ria Novosti states that the defense ministers from Russia, Turkey and Syria have met.
Avalanche alert in Bydalen
At half past four, the rescue service and mountain rescuers went to Bydalen in Åre municipality after an alarm about an avalanche.
The avalanche is 30 by 50 meters in size with a snow depth of just over a meter.
– There are ski tracks both in and out of the area, so we have tightened things up a bit there to ensure that no one is under the snow, says Viktor Brandt, internal commander of the rescue service for the channel.
According to the alarm, the avalanche must have occurred due to a wind force in the ski system in Bydalen.
At least a hundred protesters risk execution
The Islamist regime in Iran has charged at least a hundred protesters with crimes punishable by death, according to the human rights organization Iran Human Rights.
Eleven people have already had the death penalty determined. Including the footballer Amir Nasr-Azadani, who risks hanging for having taken a stand against the regime and for women’s rights.
The sentences, issued by the country’s religiously and politically controlled courts, have aroused disgust in large parts of the outside world.
– By issuing death sentences and executing some of them, the authorities want to make people stay at home. It has a small effect, but what we could see in general is that it arouses even more anger towards the authorities. The strategy of spreading terror through executions has failed, Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, secretary general of Iran Human Rights told AFP.
In mid-December, the executions of protesters Majidreza Rahnavard and Mohsen Sekari were carried out.
Dhaka has got metro
Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka has got its first subway, reports TT.
20 million people live in the densely populated city, which has major problems with traffic infarcts. The first part has now opened and in eight years the entire line should be ready with a hundred stations along six lines. The subway is being built largely with Japanese funding.
Russian soldiers are allowed to freeze sperm for free
Russian soldiers participating in the war in Ukraine will be able to receive free sperm freezing, CNN reports, citing Russian media.
The soldiers will have “free access to fertility treatment and storage of biomaterials in a cryobank,” according to Igor Trunov, president of the Russian law firm, who says many couples are asking for help because of the mobilization.
The decision has been made by the Russian Ministry of Health. The new rules apply to soldiers who are mobilized between 2022 and 2024.
Oslo bans fireworks on New Year’s Eve
Fireworks in Oslo New Year’s Eve 2021. Photo: Terje Pedersen
The municipal council in Oslo has decided that the city will not have any public fireworks before the New Year’s celebration.
– I agree that it is better to spend money on things that are sustainable and benefit everyone, and that are not harmful to people, animals and the environment, says environmental councilor Sirin Stav to Norwegian NTB.
The municipality has also prohibited private individuals from shooting rockets before 6:00 p.m. and after 2:00 a.m.
In Trondheim, Bergen, Tromsö and Stavanger, fireworks will continue to be set off on New Year’s, writes VG.
Two police cars collided during a car chase
On Wednesday, the police started a car chase after a driver refused to stop at a vehicle inspection in Malmö.
The driver eventually left the car and tried to run from the police, but was unsuccessful.
In connection with the stop, a police car collided with the perpetrator’s car. Another policeman collided with a pole.
No one was injured, the police said.
The perpetrator’s car and one of the police cars were recovered from the scene.
The driver is suspected of drug offences, illegal driving and negligence in traffic.
Price race for electricity – the same level throughout the country
Electricity prices will be more than halved on Thursday.
In all four electricity areas, the price will be 29 öre per kilowatt hour – significantly lower than today’s 78 öre.
It shows figures from figures from the electricity exchange Nordpool.
In addition to the price per kilowatt hour, taxes, VAT and network charges are added.
Sunderby Hospital goes into staff mode
Due to the strained situation with a high number of patients in need of hospital care and insufficient care places to cover the urgent need, Sunderby Hospital has gone into staff mode.
– We are working together to stabilize the situation, says Moa Bjerner, division manager within the county health care in Region Norrbotten in a press release.
The hospital, which is located between Luleå and Boden, also has problems with a high number of sick people among the staff.
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How can the electricity be knocked out by 5-10 cm of snow as you write? Isn’t that a very common amount of snow in winter? Exactly what is the problem for our power grid this year with those kinds of normal snow amounts?
Wind
It can be due to a few different things.
If the snow is wet and heavy, trees can fall and tear down power lines, for example.
If it is cold, high electricity consumption can cause the electricity networks to become overloaded.
Slippery and a lot of snow on the roads also make it more difficult for the electricity companies’ staff to get there to repair things that have broken.
Here you can read more.
What happens in the Tove case?
Katarina Berglund
Hi Katarina,
The last thing we reported on in the Tove case was that one of the young women suspected of murdering the 21-year-old has asked to change lawyers.
You can read more about the case here.
Why don’t you write anything about all the chaos in Paris?
Stephen
Swedbank works again, I see!
T Thiger
Ah! Wonderful to hear! ?
When are you fully vaccinated? Took 2 doses, should I take more?
Good continuation!
Mr. Viktor
Victor
It depends a little on how old you are, and if you are otherwise perfectly healthy.
Here you can read what the Public Health Agency recommends.
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