Tesla founder and Twitter owner Elon Musk is once again the world’s richest person. He reclaimed the top spot from Bernard Arnault, who owns the luxury company LVHM, whose shares fell 2.6 percent on the Paris stock market on Wednesday.
During the year, Elon Musk and the 74-year-old Frenchman have battled for first place on Bloomberg’s billionaire index, which ranks the 500 richest people in the world.
Arnault took over the top spot from Elon Musk last December. (TT)
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In Saudi Arabia, a women’s activist, who has been detained since November, is to be put on trial for having “conducted a propaganda campaign” in social media.
Manahel al-Otaibi was arrested last year after taking to social media to question the country’s laws on male guardianship and requirements for women to wear the full-length abaya.
She is accused, among other things, of running a “campaign to incite Saudi girls to denounce religious principles”. (TT)
An audio recording has reportedly reached federal prosecutors in the United States in which Donald Trump admits to keeping classified documents from the Pentagon, reports CNN.
The documents allegedly contained information about a potential attack on Iran.
The audio recording must be from a meeting in the summer of 2021.
CNN has not been able to listen to the audio file, but several anonymous sources have reportedly described its content.
Stock indexes in the United States fell back before the House of Representatives will vote on the budget agreement between President Joe Biden and the Republicans.
This is reported by TT.
The S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq composite index lost 0.6 percent each.
At the same time, the Dow Jones retreated 0.4 percent.
Graphics card maker Nvidia, which has risen sharply over the past week, fell back slightly on Wednesday, ending at minus 5.7 percent.
Photo: Charlie Neibergall/AP
Mike Pence is challenging Donald Trump. He plans to run for president, according to NBC News.
According to the channel, he will announce his candidacy in Des Moines, Iowa on June 7.
Mike Pence was Donald Trump’s vice president during Trump’s time in the White House.
The police are asking for tips after three mysterious fires in Ystad.
Within the space of an hour, the furniture store Mio, Ystad Saltsjöbad and a Friskis and sweats gym were on fire.
The police are investigating whether it could be the same person who is behind the fires.
– We cannot rule out that it is one and the same perpetrator,” says police spokesperson Rickard Lundqvist.
Anyone who saw anything suspicious between 16 and 17 is asked to contact the police.
Photo: Janerik Henriksson/TT
Bolt Food is closing down in Sweden as of June 25, reports Break it.
“We are closing down for business reasons. If we get the opportunity in the future, of course we want to see if we can start up again. But right now the decision is not to continue in Sweden,” says Jens Öhgren, Bolt’s press officer in the Nordics.
Now the bike messengers are asked to return their bags to receive a deposit.
The company will continue with taxi and electric scooter operations.
A 15-year-old German soccer player has died of serious brain damage after a fight during an international soccer match in Frankfurt, TT reports.
The fight happened after a soccer match between a French team and a team from Berlin.
The 15-year-old collapsed after being hit in both the head and the neck.
A 16-year-old from the French team is in custody pending investigation.
Fifteen people from the same family have died after eating porridge in Namibia, reports the country’s state television channel according to TT.
The porridge is believed to have been poisoned when it was mixed with a yeast left over from beer making.
The Ministry of Health suspects that 20 people have eaten the poisonous porridge.
A person has been taken to hospital after an accident between a bicycle and an electric scooter in Sollentuna. The accident happened at 6 p.m.
– Both people were awake and talkative, says Helena Boström Thomas, press spokesperson at the police.
The condition of the person who was taken to hospital is said to be serious according to the police.
The police also believe that it is too early to determine whether any crime was committed in connection with the accident.
A motorcycle rider has crashed on the E16 outside Vansbro on Wednesday evening.
No other vehicles are said to have been involved in the accident.
The driver is a man in his 50s who was taken to hospital by ambulance.
The extent of his injuries is unclear, but according to the police, he should have been awake and able to speak.
In a post on Telegram, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov threatens Poland and Germany.
Kadyrov writes that European countries must think about who they support and send weapons to.
“It will backfire when Russia knocks on the door, for example Germany and Poland. And they will have nothing to answer with, as all weapons have been used in Ukraine,” Kadyrov writes on Telegram.
Kosovo’s decision to install Albanian mayors in the northern parts of the country has resulted in the US choosing to exclude Kosovo from a military exercise, the BBC reports.
The local elections were boycotted by the Serbian majority in the area and turnout was 3.5 percent.
Police on site in Malmö. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT
A man has been shot in or near an apartment on Gymnasistgatan in Malmö.
The shot man is taken to hospital by ambulance.
The police currently have no information on the extent of the damage.
Gymnasistgatan is currently blocked off at Eriksfältsgatan in order to stop incoming traffic until further notice. A courtyard has been cordoned off pending forensics.
Criminal classification has not yet been specified. This is what the police in the southern region write on their website.
Read more here.
Smoke from the fire outside Kumla. Photo: Sebastian Laneby
A building just outside Kumla is currently on fire.
The emergency services are on site and extinguishing the fire. The police are also there to assist.
– The first patrol was there at 16.32. It’s burning to the brim, says Anders Dahlman, press spokesperson at the Bergslagen police.
There must be a certain risk of spread.
– The premises are around 700 square meters and are located along county road 647.
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Have you written anything about Uganda unfortunately voting for the death penalty for homosexuals? You can’t believe it’s true, 2023! What does the Swedish government say about this? Suffer with those who cannot love who they want without risking being killed
Emma
Hello Emma!
There is an article about it that you can read here.
I have not seen any statement from the Swedish government now, but in the past they have spoken out on the matter. Then wrote Swedish Foreign Ministry:
“If the law is finally adopted, it violates Uganda’s international commitments on human rights and non-discrimination”
Do you know why the water in Venice’s main canal, the Grand Canal, has been dyed green?
Kell
Hello! No, it’s actually unclear. In any case, the police in Venice have started an investigation into it.
Is Arlanda Express running again? It says they are going to replace approx. 1 km of rail, so does that mean no traffic will get to Arlanda?
The Ericsson family
Hello! Earlier this weekend, Arlanda express announced that it may take about a week before traffic is up and running again.
How did the little thin man who disappeared?
Bengt
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The man was found the same day he disappeared.
According to the police, he was taken by ambulance to the hospital for a check-up.
Unfortunately, the police have not shared more information about how the man was when he was found.
Regarding the flag day when the king celebrates 50 years on the throne. It is very appropriate. But will it be an annual flag day or will it only happen in 2023?
Rolf
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The government’s proposal is for a “temporary public flag day”. It therefore only applies to 2023.
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