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Declare a state of emergency during the cyclone
today at 01:42 Johan Edgar
A state of emergency prevails in five regions in the northern part of New Zealand’s North Island, including the country’s largest city, Auckland, as Cyclone Gabrielle moves in from the north. About 30 weather warnings are issued, the New Zealand Herald reports.
Around 58,000 households are already without electricity, and it is expected to take up to a week before the power works again in some areas.
In Auckland, all schools are closed and residents are advised to stay indoors. Both trains and flights to and from the city have been cancelled.
At the end of January, four people died after torrential rain and floods in Auckland. The city then received more rain than had ever been recorded before. (TT)
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Dogs are abandoned – too expensive
More people than before are giving their dog away – among other things because it will be too expensive.
Last year the Kennel took in 577 dogs, compared to 368 in 2021, reports SVT News Stockholm.
To some extent, this is due to the fact that many people who got a dog during the pandemic do not have the same opportunity to take care of the dog now.
– Because dogs are becoming more accepted in society, people sometimes take it a bit lightly when it comes to getting a dog, says Per Leander, head of operations at Hundstallet, to SVT.
But they are also seeing some increase in cases where dogs are abandoned because the owner can’t afford it. This often involves a larger veterinary cost.
Two detonations in Landskrona
Police and emergency services at one of the damaged residential buildings. Photo: André Tajti
At 10 p.m., detonations were reported at two different addresses in Landskrona – within minutes of each other.
Damage has been found in the entrance to a multi-family house on Silvergården and on Kolonigatan, the front door of a villa has been demolished and window panes smashed.
Police, emergency services and ambulance medical care are on the scene and the police’s national bomb disposal unit has been called in. Forensic technicians are also on their way.
Both locations have been cordoned off.
No one appears to have been injured in the explosions.
The police are investigating the events as public destruction.
American fighter jets have shot down new alien object
The US Air Force has neutralized a new alien object. This time over Lake Huron.
That’s what Senator Jack Bergman writes on Twitter.
News site Euro Weekly News reports that the object should be shot down.
Canada closes airspace
Canada closes airspace in an area near Tobermory in Ontario. This is reported by the Reuters news agency.
Yesterday, a suspicious object was shot down above the country.
It is currently not known why the airspace is being closed.
Big effort at grocery store – chasing suspected robber
Police on site in Bromma. Photo: Aftonbladet
The police were called to a grocery store in Bromma in western Stockholm at 8:19 p.m.
– There is someone who has tried to impose value, but I don’t know if the person got anything, says the police officer on duty Jari Kalliorinne.
According to information to Aftonbladet, the person was armed with a knife. Police cannot confirm if weapons were involved.
Several police patrols are on the scene and they are looking for the suspected perpetrator.
The US has informed Sweden about the Chinese balloon
The USA has informed Sweden about the Chinese hot air balloon that was shot down by the USA.
“Sweden, together with other countries, has been informed about the issue by the US Department of State in Washington,” writes the Swedish Foreign Ministry in an email to TT.
“We cannot comment on whether this has led to any special measures from the Swedish side,” they continue.
According to the US, it was a Chinese spy balloon that flew to collect information.
The airspace was closed – and opened again
The US closed the airspace over Lake Michigan for a few minutes this evening.
It was reported by Reuters.
It is unclear why this was done.
Details: Attack on NATO sites
Several sites belonging to the NATO defense alliance cannot be accessed, according to several sources on Twitter.
A group said to be pro-Russian and calling itself KillNet has claimed responsibility for an attack on NATO, states the Telegram account KillMilk.
Aftonbladet’s check of NATO sites shows that at least six sub-sites that KillNet claims to have closed, and which really belong to the defense alliance, cannot be accessed.
Sweden has thrown away corona vaccine worth 1.5 billion
Several doses of vaccine have been thrown away. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT
Almost 8.5 million doses of corona vaccine have been discarded in Sweden, reports Swedens radio and refers to the Public Health Agency’s statistics.
This means that almost a fifth of all the vaccine that Sweden bought in has been thrown away.
Former vaccine coordinator Richard Bergström tells the radio that he estimates the costs of the discarded vaccine at SEK 1.5 billion.
Shots fired at apartment
Shots were fired at an apartment in Helsingborg during the night to Sunday, the police write on their website.
The complainant had discovered a hole in a window of an apartment.
There were people in the apartment at the time, but no one was injured. According to the police, there is no threat to the persons.
The incident is classified as aggravated weapons offense and attempted murder.
Denmark informed about Chinese balloon
Denmark has received information from the US about the Chinese hot air balloon that was shot down by the US, reports the Ritzau news agency.
Earlier this week it was reported that the US had informed 40 countries about the balloon that was shot down last week.
TT has asked the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a comment on whether Sweden has been informed about the balloon.
They have asked to come back on Monday.
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Have you followed up on how things are going with the unrest in Peru!
Lady interior
There is still unrest in the country. According to a Reuters article frobbery last week, 48 people have died in the protests.
President Dina Boularte has proposed bringing the presidential election forward so that it will be held already this year instead of 2024, in order to calm the protests. But no decision has been made.
Have you written anything about the presidential election in Cyprus today?
Catherine
Hi Katerina!
Here we have a text about the presidential election in Cyprus!
All’s Well!
Sweden gives aid to Turkey
Kell
If you mean now after the earthquake then yes. Sweden presented a first support package to Turkey and Syria of 7 million on Monday and another of 30 million on Tuesday.
Via NATO they also send tents, beds, dry food and generators.
Why do you use the word “ufo” while declaring that you do not know what flying objects are?
Don’t you think that’s misleading?
Hannah
Hey Hanna! Ufo stands for unidentified flying object, so in that way the description is still quite appropriate, I think.
Why do you never mention what happened to the animal when they are involved in traffic accidents? Feels a bit unempathetic…
Anna Grevlund
Hi Anna! We do that in some cases when it is known what happened. At the same time, if it is a serious accident where people have died or been injured, it seems reasonable to focus on that.
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