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Visa-free access to the EU for Kosovo
The EU’s member states have agreed that residents of Kosovo will be granted visa-free access to the EU, TT reports.
The rules are expected to enter into force on 1 January 2024, but must first be adopted by the EU Parliament before they can be signed.
The rules apply to entry for up to 90 days during a six-month period.
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Tiktok is having technical issues
Tiktok users have been experiencing technical issues with the app since 10:30 a.m., reports Downdetector.
Several hundred users have reported problems with playing videos, among other things.
Man killed in bicycle accident
A man in his 50s has died in a bicycle accident in Gothenburg. Relatives have been notified.
It was about a cyclist and a bus that were involved in an accident during the morning.
The accident happened just before seven in the morning.
The police have started a preliminary investigation regarding causing the death of another.
Three people dead in mining accident in Spain
A mine in the city of Suria, eight miles north of Barcelona, collapsed at nine o’clock this morning, Reuters reports.
Three people died in connection with the accident, the regional union announces. According to rescue personnel, the accident must have occurred approximately 900 meters below the ground.
Catalonia’s regional president, Pere Aragonès, describes the incident as a “tragic accident” and sends his condolences to the affected families, according to the AP news agency.
In the affected mine, potash is mined, which is used in, among other things, the agricultural and medical industries.
E45 shut down after accident
Several motorists are involved in an accident on E45 and county road 986 in Orsa.
Two cars, one with a trailer, and a tractor were involved in the accident.
Right now there is a complete standstill in the traffic at the scene of the accident and according to the police, long queues have formed.
Gas leak in Mölndal – waterworks evacuated
A waterworks in Lackarebäck has been evacuated after an alarm about a gas leak, reports Mölndals-Posten. The emergency services tell the newspaper that it is ammonia that has leaked.
Read more about the event here.
Serious crime in Luleå – one arrested
A serious burglary has occurred in Luleå, the police write on their website.
– This is a case that was received during the morning and we have arrested a person, says Marie Andersson, press spokesperson for the police region North.
The police are very tight-lipped about the details of the incident.
– It’s too new, we can’t go out with more information right now, says Marie Andersson.
According to NSD, the police have set up a large cordon on a street outside central Luleå.
Read more about the event here.
Truck driver dead after accident in Trollhättan
A man has died after an accident on national highway 44 in Trollhättan during Tuesday evening.
– One of the lorry drivers was killed, says Thomas Fuxborg, press spokesperson for police region West.
A lorry, tanker and a taxi were involved in the accident. One of the trucks had crossed onto the wrong side of the road.
The accident is being investigated as negligence in traffic with a fatal outcome.
Tried to catch the train – got hit
At 07:16 there was an alarm that a person had been hit by a train at Ormsta station in Vallentuna municipality.
According to the police, the person ran across the track to catch up with his train and was then hit by the train.
The person received a good blow but should not be seriously injured.
Fire alarm in apartment building in Norrköping
The police were alerted to a fire in an apartment building in Norrköping at 07.45 on Thursday.
Two people are said to have inhaled smoke and been taken to hospital, Norrköping Tidningar reports. Even a dog must have inhaled smoke.
The extent of the damage is unclear.
The emergency services had managed to extinguish the fire shortly before 08:30. It must have originated in a gas heater.
Blocked off at Årsta party halls – suspected dangerous object
At 02.39 the police were alerted to a suspected dangerous object at Årsta party halls in southern Stockholm.
The area has been cordoned off by police forensics and the national bomb squad was called to the scene.
The item has been rendered harmless by the bomb shelter.
The area remains cordoned off while the police work at the scene.
Person hit by a car in Halmstad
During the morning, a person was hit by a motorist in Halmstad, writes Hallandsposten.
The alarm came in to SOS Alarm at 06.49.
– What we have received is that it is a person who has been hit by a motorist on Laholmsvägen at the height of Linehed in Halmstad. According to the alarm call, it must have happened at a pedestrian crossing, says police spokesperson Thomas Fuxborg to the newspaper.
The extent of the damage is unclear.
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Why don’t you demand that the government in Georgia wants to introduce Russian laws on foreign agents? That is, prepare for Georgia to be incorporated into the “motherland”.
HIS LENNART TH ENJEBO
Hello Hans Lennart! We have written about the bill and the protests here and here. This morning we reported that the Georgian government is now withdrawing its “foreign agents” bill.
Hello,
A bit of a fun question!
If Finland joins NATO before Sweden, doesn’t Finland have to vote on Sweden’s membership then?
I think the rules are that all members of NATO must vote yes to be approved and if Finland joins before Sweden, they should technically have to give their approval.
Johan
Hi johan! Thank you for your interesting question. Unfortunately, I don’t have a clear answer to that, but if it were, Finland would say yes. The situation only arises if Finland is formally selected in July, while it takes a long time before Sweden is approved!
We who live in Eriksberg/Gothenburg didn’t hear Hesa Fredrik?
Carol
If you can usually hear the signal, but did not hear it this Monday, you should contact your municipal rescue service. They are responsible for operation, maintenance and testing of the system!
Why does your reporter write that one of the convicted perpetrators in the “bathhouse assault” in Lund is a “Swedish rapper”?
Don’t you understand that this provokes us readers, and further stokes xenophobia, as it indicates that you think certain groups must be protected?
Call a spade a spade!
The key
Nah, don’t really understand Knixen, what’s provocative about that?
And what on earth does that have to do with xenophobia?
“Rap” is a way of vocalizing to music rhythms. Here you can read more about it.
But for seventeen thugs: Are there neither journalists nor proofreaders anymore?
In the article “Erik, 49, was abused in front of his children – two men are sentenced” it is written that the sentence is a mockery, the victim had expected at least four to six years in prison. But nowhere is it mentioned what the verdict was. Two years? Six months? Nobody knows, because Aftonbladet’s so-called journalists can no longer write.
Arvid
Hi Arvid! Both men were sentenced to one year and nine months in prison each.
Here is a link to the text.
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