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Swedish parents vaccinate children abroad
Swedish parents go abroad to vaccinate their children against covid-19, reports Sweden’s Radio Echo.
The reason is that children can no longer be vaccinated against the virus in Sweden, after the Public Health Agency removed its recommendation.
Since last autumn, the authority only recommends that children with special medical reasons should be vaccinated here.
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Explosion in Hässleholm
The police were called to an address in central Hässleholm after an alarm about a loud bang just after 4 o’clock on Tuesday night.
On the spot, the police could determine that something had exploded.
The site is cordoned off pending an investigation by bomb disposal technicians.
The police are investigating the incident as public vandalism.
Menacing man waving crowbar in hospital
The police have been alerted about a threatening man who waved a crowbar at staff at the psychiatric ward in Trollhättan.
The man is also said to have been armed with a knife.
The police have taken the man into custody, who is now suspected of drug offences, threats to an official and serious crime against the Knife Act.
Tore open the car door and assaulted the man
The police were alerted to a car in Ale municipality at 02.20. At the scene, the man states that 3-4 people pulled open the car door and assaulted him. The reason must have been that they wanted money from him, the police write on their website.
The man has been taken to hospital to check the injuries. It is still unclear if the men took any money with them. The police have no trace of the perpetrators.
– No more than a description. We have then taken the plaintiff’s jacket into custody to see if it can yield a DNA match. He has been taken to hospital for a check-up and received a lot of directed violence to the face, says Magnus Schildt, officer on duty at police region west.
Defense ministers meet to discuss combat aircraft
Britain’s and Italy’s defense ministers – Ben Wallace and Guido Crosetto – travel to Tokyo on Thursday to meet their Japanese colleague Yasukazu Hamada, Reuters writes.
The three countries announced last December that they had entered into a collaboration to develop new battle plans until 2035. A project to be discussed during the meeting.
Shooting in Salem – two to hospital
Two men have been hit by shots and taken by ambulance to hospital, the police write on their website. A large number of units are searching for the perpetrator.
The police have opened a criminal investigation with the heading attempted murder.
Read more here.
AI to stop “sushi terrorists”
A youth licking a bowl at a sushi restaurant. He has since apologized to the owner. Photo: Tiktok
The trend of “sushi terrorism” spread like wildfire on TikTok a month ago, where guests at Japanese sushi restaurants, among other things, licked pieces of sushi and left cigarette butts among the ginger.
– We consider this series of disruptive actions to be a serious matter that shakes the very foundations of the food industry,” said Mayumi Hayashi, spokesperson for Food & Life to Japan Times
Now, several sushi chains are taking steps to address the problems. Among other things, Kura Sushi has installed cameras that will identify sushi terrorists with the help of AI.
– We are making changes to have a tamper-proof system,” says Akihiro Tsuji, spokesperson for Kura Sushi.
– Conveyor belt sushi is, in a sense, a form of entertainment, and that sense of fun is something we want to preserve.
South Korea: North Korea has launched ballistic robot
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile over the Sea of Japan, according to South Korean news agency Yonhap.
The postponement comes a day after South Korea began a joint military exercise with the United States.
Pedestrians hit by pickup truck in Canada
Several people have been injured after being hit by a pickup truck in Quebec, Canada, reports say CBC.
According to the CBC, at least six people are said to be injured.
The driver has been arrested.
Slow aid in Syria after the earthquake: “Total failure”
The international community and the Syrian government did not act quickly enough to help victims of the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria last month, according to a UN-backed commission.
In total, more than 50,000 people died in the earthquake, of which over 6,000 of them were in Syria. The commission now states that it took a full week for the UN and President Bashar al-Assad to agree to open border crossings in the rebel-held region bordering Turkey.
– Since the earthquake happened, we have seen many Syrians who did what they could on their own to help those who fell victim. At the same time, we witnessed a total failure by the government and the international community to urgently provide life-saving aid to northwestern Syria, Commissioner Paulo Pinheiro said at a press briefing in Geneva.
Biden-yes to criticized oil investment in Alaska
Joe Biden. Photo: Andrew Harnik
The US government has approved the Willow oil venture in Alaska. This allows the oil giant Conoco Phillips to drill for oil in three locations on a federally owned area in western Alaska, TT reports.
The project is described as the largest in the area in decades. And could produce upwards of 180,000 barrels of oil a day for the next 30 years.
However, the project has received strong criticism from several environmental organizations. The emissions of Willow would be equivalent to two million new exhaust cars.
The American central bank will investigate the bank collapse
The US central bank, the Federal Reserve (Fed), is to investigate what caused the collapse of the niche Silicon Valley Bank last week when investors withdrew billions of dollars within a few hours. Fox Business reports.
Michael S. Barr, deputy director for regulatory affairs within the framework of the Fed, will lead the investigation.
– The events surrounding Silicon Valley Bank require a thorough, transparent and prompt review by the Federal Reserve, said Fed chief Jerome Powell, according to Fox Business.
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Hello, will you follow the trial in Tovefallet Vetlanda on site?
Roger.
Has the man who was cleared 2 weeks ago at a hospital visit been arrested yet?
Lars
Postponed is postponed 😛
Stefan Lindfors
Stab injury what is it?
Knife stuck maybe?
MvhTore
TORE SUNDMAN
Hi Thor! It could be, but as we currently cannot confirm that it is a knife in particular, we cannot write it – it could be some other sharp object.
Aftonbladet’s front page is almost exclusively about crime. Maybe time to change the name to Kriminalbladet?
Johanna
Hello Johanna! It is true that we write a lot about crime, in part it is a reflection of a serious wave of violence that has hit Stockholm in recent times. But there is plenty of other entertainment, sports, politics and lighter talk for those not interested in crime. We also welcome tips at [email protected]!
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