50 dead laughing gulls by the lake – suspected bird flu
The reports of the mass death at Råstasjön in Solna started coming in last week.
Between 30 and 50 birds have been found dead, according to the newspaper Mitt i.
– It looks like they are having seizures. They sit and huff and puff, then they collapse, a local told the newspaper.
SVA, the Norwegian Veterinary Institute, has been on site at the lake to analyze the birds. According to SVA, they will be examined for bird flu.
Dog owners in the area should ensure that their dogs do not eat any dead birds.
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Employment freeze for administration at KS
Karolinska University Hospital in Solna is introducing a hiring freeze for administrative staff from May 1 in order to reduce its costs, TT reports.
During the first quarter of the year, the hospital reported a deficit of SEK 300 million.
– We see that we have become more on the administrative side compared to what we were in 2020. Now we want to have better control over how many we are and balance our budget, says Björn Zoëga, hospital director for Karolinska.
In March, the number of administrative staff at Karolinska University Hospital amounted to 1,287 people.
The EU must introduce reduction obligations for flights
The EU wants to reduce the fossil emissions from aviation. In two years, a reduction obligation will be introduced on aviation fuels, reports SR Ekot.
Synthetic fuels, some biofuels and recycled fuel from gas or reclaimed land are counted as sustainable.
Airlines will also be required to provide information on climate impact so that it will be easier to compare their climate footprint.
Xi Jinping has spoken with Zelenskyi
Chinese President Xi Jinping has spoken with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyi.
Chinese state television reports there, Norwegian media write.
Xi has not spoken to Zelensky since the war broke out on February 24 last year.
“I had a long and meaningful conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping. I believe that this conversation, as well as the appointment of Ukraine’s ambassador to China, will give a powerful boost to the development of our bilateral relations,” Zelenskyy said after the conversation according to CNN.
Fire in container with lithium batteries
There is a fire in Sisjön’s industrial area.
A container with lithium batteries should be on fire, reports the GP.
– The smoke is considered dangerous, says police spokesperson Fredrik Svedemyr.
The alarm came at 11.30 am.
The area has been cordoned off and traffic has been stopped.
One person has been taken to hospital.
Read more here.
Woman gets nine years for attempted murder with strings
A 34-year-old woman is sentenced to nine years in prison by the Skaraborg district court for trying to murder a slightly younger woman with a pair of skate laces.
The younger woman had recently become a workmate with the 34-year-old’s partner, and got in good contact with him.
The attempted murder took place when the 34-year-old sought out the other woman in her home in Vara. The victim suddenly felt a noose being placed around her neck from behind.
But she managed to break free after a short struggle with the attacker in the apartment, and was finally able to raise the alarm.
Staircase failure at school in Malmö
The police are on site at a school in Malmö after a staircase has broken down.
The alarm came at 12.35.
– It is the stairs that have broken down in connection with students being on the stairs, says Jimmy Modin, press spokesperson for the police region South.
Two children have been injured.
– They have been taken to hospital in an ambulance, says Jimmy Modin.
The extent of the damage is not entirely clear, but according to Modin, it should not be a serious injury.
The police are investigating the accident as a workplace accident.
– We are on site and investigating and talking to witnesses we may have for a possible investigation, says Jimmy Modin.
Read more here.
Russia expels Norwegian diplomats
Ten Norwegian diplomats at the Norwegian embassy in Moscow have been informed that they must leave Russia shortly.
Norway’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirms this for NTB on Wednesday, TT reports.
According to the Norwegian Foreign Ministry, the Russian authorities state that it is a reaction to Norway’s decision to declare 15 employees of the Russian embassy in Oslo as undesirable in Norway.
Residential buildings have collapsed in Buenos Aires – two dead
A residential building has collapsed in Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires.
According to the local rescue service, a man and a 12-year-old girl have died in connection with the slide.
An infant and a woman have been rescued from the mobs but more people are said to be trapped in them.
The Danish police hold a press conference about the Filippa case
13-year-old Filippa disappeared when she was going to hand out newspapers in the village of Kirkerup in Denmark on Saturday 15 April. The last trace from the girl is a phone call to her bonus dad around 11.30 when she tells him that she is on her way home. On Sunday, April 16, she is found alive.
In connection with her being found, a 32-year-old man was arrested.
The police are holding a press conference on Wednesday about the police investigation against the 32-year-old, who has been in custody since April 17, accused of deprivation of liberty, several cases of rape and threats of violence.
The man is now also suspected in the Emilie Meng case in 2016, Danish police announce.
Proposal C: Let the Correctional Service deal with seriously criminal young people
During the week, the Center Party will present new budget proposals.
Among other things, the party wants to transfer the responsibility for young people who commit serious crimes from SiS to the Correctional Service as part of a SEK 325 million investment to combat new recruitment to gangs.
The center also wants to see a skills investment for people in social services where they want to be able to see career services similar to those in healthcare.
The proposals also include investment in compulsory education for all family homes.
Strep throat and coccyx spread in preschools
Region Västerbotten has noticed an increase in streptococcal infections during the spring, reports SVT News Västerbotten.
Strep throat and coccyx, which are caused by A streptococci, are spreading in preschools in the county. The symptoms of colic are redness around the anus and itchy blisters. It is mainly transmitted by droplet infection and by skin contact.
– They are children in diapers and you see it when you change diapers. Small children usually don’t get strep throat, but this way instead, says Gunilla Persson, assistant infectious disease doctor, to SVT.
Swedes remaining in Sudan must get to the airport themselves
Around 150 Swedish citizens are estimated to remain in Sudan.
Evacuation flights are still running, but Swedes who want to leave Sudan must get to the airport themselves after making their own risk assessment.
This is what the Ministry of Foreign Affairs writes in an email to TT.
In the past, there have been convoys to the airport north of Khartoum, but that is not possible now.
EU’s climate package largely ready: Changing the playing field
Environment Minister Romina Pourmokhtari (L) Photo: Jonas Ekströmer/TT
The EU’s Fit for 55 climate package has largely been negotiated.
The package contains a series of decisions on how the countries should reduce emissions and change, including electrification, emissions trading and bans on fossil-fueled cars, TT reports.
According to the government, the package changes the game plan for climate policy and the green transition in the EU.
– The most important thing is that we have managed to push forward that more countries can contribute, says Environment and Climate Minister Romina Pourmokhtari (L) at a press meeting about the climate package.
Russian military aircraft flew over the Baltic Sea
On Wednesday morning, German aviation detected three Russian military aircraft in international airspace over the Baltic Sea.
This is what the German air force Luftwaffe writes on Twitter.
The plane must have flown without transponder signals.
The three planes were of the Suchoi-Su-27 and Ilyushin Il-20 models.
According to the German Air Force, it was German and British forces that discovered the plane.
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