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Technical problems at the Swedish Tax Agency
Right now you cannot log in to the Tax Agency’s website.
Technicians are currently troubleshooting the issue.
At the moment, there is no forecast for when the problem is expected to be resolved.
– We have technical problems and they are working on it now. Hopefully it will be resolved shortly, says Maja Fröman, press spokesperson for the Swedish Tax Agency.
Update: The technical problems have now been resolved and it works to log in to the website again.
Children are at risk of being married off after the municipality’s mistake
Skellefteå municipality failed to extend a temporary travel ban.
Because of that, it is now suspected that a child was taken abroad to be married off, reports P4 Västerbotten.
The child was taken away by his mother in October, after social services announced that the child would be taken into care shortly.
The mother has also been reported to the police and in connection with that the child received a temporary travel ban.
But the municipality forgot to extend the travel ban, and it is now considered that the child may have been taken out of Sweden.
Because of his mistake, Skellefteå municipality has now been notified of lex Maria.
Police pepper sprayed man after car chase
During the night, the police began a chase after a motorist refused to stop his vehicle at the police signal outside Stockholm.
The car chase continued until the motorist, a man in his 40s, crashed into a roundabout. The man then ran from the car. The police followed the man and were able to stop him after they used OC spray, also called pepper spray.
The man is suspected of gross negligence in traffic, gross illegal driving, illegal use and brand forgery.
Philippine Coast Guard accuses China of military laser
Philippine Coast Guard accuses its Chinese counterpart of using military laser searchlight, TT reports.
The incident is said to have occurred earlier in February near the Pratly Islands in the South China Sea. Philippine military stationed there say they were blinded by the Chinese laser.
In recent years, the tension between the recent years has also taken around the South China Sea. China has claimed almost the entire sea, while Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam believe that they too have the right to parts of the trade-dense waters, writes the news agency.
Masked robbers dragged a man into the forest
The police are looking for three masked criminals after an attempted robbery in Härryda.
The police were alerted to the incident at 10.34pm on Sunday evening. The perpetrators then assaulted an 18-year-old man and tried to rob him of his phone.
The robbers then dragged the man into the forest.
The police have searched for the suspected perpetrators, but so far no one has been found.
Suspected robbery and assault – one to hospital
The police were alerted during the night about a suspected robbery in Malmö.
A 35-year-old man was allegedly attacked by three people who cracked him up.
After the attack, the man had to be taken to hospital by ambulance.
It is unclear whether the three people came across anything, the police write on their website.
Orange warning in the Lapland mountains
SMHI has issued an orange weather warning for a combination of wind and snowfall in the Lapland mountains.
People are strongly advised against going out on the mountain as it can be difficult to orient oneself due to reduced visibility and there is a great risk of frostbite, SMHI writes on its website.
Yellow weather warnings have also been issued for sudden icy conditions in the middle part of Jämtland county as well as wind and snowfall in western Härjedalsfjällen, Jämtlandsfjällen and Laplandfjällen. A yellow warning has also been issued for gales at the Gulf of Bothnia.
SVT: 900 children have been taken out of the country in five years
At least 916 children have been taken out of Sweden over five years, one shows mapping done by SVT.
The majority of these abductions are said to have taken place in an honorable context, while others are said to have been rooted in a custody dispute or an attempt to avoid an authority decision.
Since 2018, 1,151 people have been abducted or illegally detained in another country. Of which 235 are adults and often young adults. However, the dark figure is expected to be large.
Candy giant fined after accident – two fell into chocolate
The American candy company Mars Wrigley, which produces, among other things, M&Ms and Twix, is fined after two workers fell into a vat of chocolate, TT reports.
The workplace accident occurred last summer in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States. The workers were hired through an external company to carry out maintenance. After they fell into the tub, the emergency services were called to the factory, who had to cut a hole in the bottom of the tub to get the workers out. Both were taken to hospital, one of them by helicopter.
Mars Wrigley is now required to pay roughly $15,500, which corresponds to approximately SEK 150,000, by the US occupational health and safety authority OSHA.
The Kansas City Chiefs win the Super Bowl
The Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl, the final of American football, against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night.
They overturned a big deficit at the end of the match and were finally able to win 38-35.
“An incredible drama”, said the Swedish commentators on C More.
It was Kansas’ second win in four years.
The Super Bowl is one of the world’s biggest sporting events. This year the match was played in Glendale, Arizona.
30 seconds of advertising during the broadcast costs the equivalent of just over SEK 70 million.
In the traditional halftime show, the artist Rihanna performed.
Extra police control in traffic before the sports holiday
During the week, commercial traffic throughout the country must be checked extra carefully, the police write on their website. The reason is the upcoming sports holiday.
“It is worrying that many professional drivers choose not to follow the posted speed, because professional traffic has such a big impact on speed in general,” says national police chief Anders Thornberg on the website.
In addition to the speed, the police will also check the vehicles, including whether they are in approved condition. (TT)
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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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