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The health of hundreds of thousands of people threatened by North Korea’s nuclear weapons test
North Korea’s nuclear weapons program and test firings could pose a health risk to hundreds of thousands of people, according to a new report from the non-profit organization Transitional Justice Working Group, writes Reuters.
The report shows that the groundwater within a radius of 40 kilometers, from the two sites where the country has conducted its nuclear weapons tests, has increased radioactivity. This is stated by medical specialists and radiation experts who have participated in the study.
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Fleeed after crashing car
Two people crashed a car in the center of Blackeberg and then fled the scene.
– The public ran after them and we manage to get hold of one of the people, says Daniel Wikdahl, spokesperson for the police.
In the vicinity of Blackeberg’s high school, the police catch up with the driver, they haven’t managed to find the other person yet.
– He is still running around somewhere, says Daniel Wikdahl.
Power outages in Gothenburg and the southern archipelago
Thousands of customers have suffered power cuts in southern Gothenburg and on several islands in the southern archipelago. In total, over 7,000 customers are affected.
Ellevio does not currently know how long the interruption is expected to last.
Among the affected islands are Brännö, Donsö, Asperö and Styrsö.
– We still haven’t found a cause, but we are working on switching to get power from elsewhere while we look for the problem, says Jesper Liveröd, press manager at Ellevio.
SL bus overturned in Botkyka
An SL bus with passengers on board has overturned in Grödinge in Botkyrka, reports P4 Stockholm.
– A bus has gone off the road and is in the ditch, says Anders Sessler, officer on duty at the rescue service.
There were 8 passengers and a driver in the bus. Ambulance and emergency services are on site.
– We have a larger rescue effort right now, two stations from us are on site and five ambulances, says Anders Sessler.
Two people are said to be injured, the emergency services do not know how serious the injuries are at the moment.
Road 257 is completely closed, there is currently no forecast for how long it will be.
The police decide on a new way of working – must solve more murders
Today’s working methods and guidelines for how serious violent crimes should be investigated by the police are not adapted to solve murders in a gang environment, reports Sveriges Radio.
The so-called “murder bible” and working methods must be updated. The police want it to be similar to the way of working in Western Sweden.
– There are two completely different approaches and then you can’t do it the same way and expect the end result to be good, says Carola Pettersson at NOA, to the radio.
Refused to stop – the car was impounded by the police
When the police tried to stop and check a car in Haninge during the night, the driver refused to stop and instead tried to flee.
Several patrols joined the chase from different directions and the police used a nail mat to stop the car.
The driver managed to shake off the police, but when various local roads were searched, the car was found again. The driver then drove down a residential fence before being stopped by the police.
The police were then able to arrest the driver, who is now suspected of gross negligence in traffic and drug offences.
Kakabaveh on the NATO process: Failed even without me
Amineh Kakabaveh. Photo: Christine Olsson/TT
Amineh Kakabaveh, former political savage in the Riksdag, strikes back against the government and Tobias Billström regarding the NATO process.
Billström has previously said that the process would go more smoothly with the new government because, unlike S, it did not have Kakabaveh as “baggage” in the matter. He was referring to the party’s agreement with Kakabaveh on the Kurdish issue.
“And then they started running shuttles to Ankara to flatter Erdogan. But even though they didn’t have to bring me as luggage, they failed in their purpose,” she writes in a debate article in Expressen.
She believes that the government must break the agreement with Turkey to “save face”.
Read more about Amineh Kakabaveh and the NATO issue here.
Person has fallen from a great height
At 07:28, SOS Alarm is alerted to an accident at a construction site in Gothenburg.
According to the alarm, a man has fallen from a great height.
One to hospital after apartment fire
One person has been taken to hospital in connection with a fire in an apartment in Motala.
It was around 03:30 that the emergency services and police were alerted to the fire.
The person was found inside the apartment. The damage is assessed as critical.
The police have cordoned off the home for a technical investigation. The incident is being investigated as public negligence.
Russia’s demands on Sweden regarding Nordstream: What are they so afraid of?
Russia repeats its demands on Sweden to give the Kremlin access to the Nord Stream investigation, reports Reuters.
In a message on the app Telegram, the Russian embassy suggests that the Swedish authorities are hiding something by not giving Russia access.
“Almost five months have passed since the sabotage of the gas pipelines Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2. All this time, the Swedish authorities have remained silent,” writes the Russian embassy in Sweden on the messaging app Telegram.
“What is the Swedish leadership so afraid of?”
On Tuesday, the UN Security Council met to discuss “sabotage” after the Kremlin wanted an independent investigation into the explosions.
Read more about the Nord Stream explosions here.
16-year-old girl stopped after going insane
At one o’clock last night, the police received a call about a car driving at high speed between Lund and Malmö, reports Sydsvenskan.
– Three young people were in the car which was driven at high speeds and recklessly from Lund to Malmö. There was a stop at the golf course at Toftanäs, says Jimmy Lindblad of the police region South to the newspaper.
The 16-year-old girl is suspected of drunk driving, illegal driving and carelessness in traffic.
No one has been reported injured in the incident.
Leaked documents: Russia’s plan to take over Belarus
Leaked documents show how Russia is planning step by step to take over Belarus, reports The express in a new revelation.
The documents “Strategic goals of the Russian Federation in the Belarusian direction”, have been produced in the Russian presidential administration and describe how total control over Belarus should be achieved in three different stages until 2030.
Belarusian citizens are to be converted to Russian through control of Belarusian media, suppression of the country’s culture and language. But also through the creation of pro-Russian groups in the political and military elite, writes the newspaper.
The goal is to cut off Western influence and create a common resistance to NATO. Similar plans must also have been drawn up for Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova and Ukraine.
Martin Kragh, director of Eastern European studies at the Foreign Policy Institute, says that the document is about how Belarus will gradually become increasingly dependent on Russia militarily, economically, politically and medially.
– It is not about a union state where two countries enter on equal terms, he says.
The review of the document has taken place in an international collaboration with investigative journalists, writes Expressen. Among others the German Süddeutsche Zeitung, NDR and WDR.
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Will you stream Putin’s speech in a credible English interpretation?
Bertil Johansson
Hi Bertil! We will broadcast Putin’s speech and have a Russia expert in our TV studio who will translate what Putin says into Swedish. So keep an eye on our site as it approaches!
Why is it Turkey that decides whether Sweden will gain membership in NATO?
Christina
Hi Christina! Simply because each NATO country must ratify, i.e. approve, a country’s application in its parliament. If a country then opposes, as Turkey is now doing, then that is what decides.
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Would like to know how many people die per year from alcohol use and cannabis use respectively. From what I’ve heard, no one has died from cannabis, but alcohol and alcohol-related
diseases kill a lot of people. Would be interesting facts today, when they want to toughen the punishment for cannabis.
Arne
Good question Arne. Unfortunately, I don’t have a good answer for you.
According to the Public Health Agency alcohol index 2058 deaths in 2020 were caused by alcohol-related diagnoses.
Died the same year 822 persons of drug and narcotic poisoning. However, I can’t find any statistics that show whether any of them were related to cannabis in particular.
Given the situation in the world and Sweden’s vulnerable situation, is it perhaps time to devote more media time to that particular problem? Now is the time to focus on the Swedes’ situation and safety?
Christel
No, without almond paste, you get a vanilla pastry…
Lars
A whole science, this with rolls…
Here are a bunch of recipes, both traditional and more avant-garde. For those who are hungry ?
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