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Spain introduces climate holiday after floods

Spain’s government has approved paid leave for up to four days in extreme weather, The Guardian reports.

The announcement comes after the deadly floods in the country, and means that people should be able to avoid going to work when there is extreme weather.

After the floods a month ago, in which more than 220 people died, several companies have been criticized for ordering their employees to continue working despite a red warning issued by the country’s meteorological institute.

According to Spain’s labor market minister Yolanda Díaz, the goal of the new leave is that “no worker should be exposed to risks”, she states for the Spanish public service company RTVE. If authorities warn of risks, “the worker must refrain from going to work,” says Díaz.

There are similar laws in Canada, and the Spanish rules are inspired by them.

Explosion at entrance door

An explosion occurred at 11.30 pm in Håkanstorp in Malmö.

– Something has detonated in the gate of an apartment building. There is some material damage in connection with the gate, says Mikael Lindh, officer on duty at the police, to TT.

Police and emergency services are on site. During the night, bomb technicians worked inside the cordons.

Giant bird has crashed during Christmas parade – 13 injured

The accident occurred in the middle of the Christmas parade in French Trouville, reports Le Parisien.

A large bird decoration came crashing down on the visitors. 13 people have been injured, including a two-year-old girl.

Two people are said to be critically injured.

The municipality has activated crisis support in the area.

The planned show with stilt walkers and acrobats has been stopped.

SD and KD open for landmines

The Sweden Democrats and the Christian Democrats want to review the ban on landmines in the Swedish defense, report Echo.

Cluster munitions may also be relevant, according to the parties.

The aim is to deter Russia.

– We cannot play by completely different rules of the game when Russia, North Korea and other antagonists with more fight and war in a different way that creates a disadvantage for us, says SD’s Aron Emilsson to Ekot.

Fire in apartment – one person injured

There has been a fire in an apartment in an apartment building in Lundby in Gothenburg.

The emergency services were called to the scene at around 9.30pm.

– Smoke divers found a person in the apartment and we have taken people out of the apartment, says Mats Gränsmark at the rescue service.

The fire caused heavy smoke.

– We ventilate the house and check that the fire has not spread in the structure.

Five girls robbed at knifepoint in Stockholm

Five girls were robbed by a knifeman in Stockholm on Saturday evening.

The police were called to Spånga at around 8 p.m. because five 15-year-old girls had been robbed.

– They were robbed of personal belongings that they carried with them in their jacket pockets, says Ola Österling, press spokesperson at the police.

The patrol is now searching the area with dog patrol.

– We know nothing about this perpetrator because we have not met him. But he is probably the same age as the girls, says Ola Österling.

Tanker aground – big effort

A tanker has run aground in Sandhamn.

Several rescue resources have been alerted to the scene.

– They have pulled the boat off the ground and are now checking if there are holes in the hull and if it is taking in water or leaking, says the Maritime and Air Rescue Centre’s spokesperson Jonas Franzen.

Nine people are on board the boat, which is 67 meters long.

– There is no talk of evacuation, says Jonas Franzen.

Woman stopped – with 2.35 alcohol

A woman is suspected of having driven a car on the roads in Vagnhärad with 2.35 per mille in her blood, reports Södermanland’s news.

Now she is charged with serious drunken driving.

According to the lawsuit, she committed the act with intent.

Fireworks caused fire on balcony – one person to hospital

At 5 pm, the police were called to an address on Almög in Malmö due to a fire on a balcony.

The fire was caused by a piece of fireworks that ended up on the balcony for unknown reasons.

– No one was on the ball king. We will now investigate whether someone deliberately tried to shoot at the balcony or whether it was by mistake, says Sara Andersson, who is a press spokesperson at the police.

At 21.20, the police state that several people sought medical care due to the fire.

– One person was taken to hospital by ambulance. The rest were able to get to hospital themselves, says Sara Andersson.

The incident is being investigated as public negligence, causing bodily harm and causing danger to others.

– There is no suspect because we currently have nothing to go on.

Gallery evacuated after sneaking

In the middle of Black Friday shopping, mall Axet in central Nyköping was evacuated, reports Södermanland News.

This after someone had smoked a cigarette inside a toilet in the mall and the fire alarm was triggered.

The alarm came in just before 4pm on Saturday and the emergency services went to the scene to check.

– We only established that, then the space was ventilated and the alarm was reset. But because the automatic alarm is loud, people space out, says Sussie Hellblom at the rescue service, to the newspaper.

Two are suspected of the Nord Stream explosions

Two people are suspected of the Nord Stream sabotage, Germany’s Attorney General Jens Rommel tells Der Spiegel.

– We have managed to identify two suspects. In my view, this is a success that was not necessarily expected at the beginning, he says.

In mid-August, Rommel stated that they were looking for a Ukrainian who had fled from Poland to his homeland. He has not yet been arrested, writes the German news agency DPA.

Accident on E4

Two passenger cars have collided on the E4 at the height of Sätra in the direction of Stockholm, the Swedish Transport Agency writes on its website.

The emergency services and the police are on the scene.

According to the Swedish Transport Administration, there is a very large impact on traffic, and the forecast is set for 17:30.

– Two lanes are closed, the one furthest towards the center and the one next to it. Queues are starting to build up at the site, but we think we should be able to get the cars off the road in 15-20 minutes, says Ludwig Taylor at the rescue service.

HIV crisis threatens Argentina after cuts

The budget for free HIV/AIDS treatment in Argentina will be halved next year. This is on top of the 67 percent reduction already implemented this year, reports The Nation.

Now HIV patients and doctors in the country fear that President Javier Milei’s cutbacks will lead to an increase in HIV infections and that patients will be deprived of vital treatment.

According to the country’s health authority, 140,000 people live with HIV in Argentina. About half of these are dependent on publicly funded treatment in the healthcare system.

President Milei calls his ongoing austerity campaign the “chainsaw”, and is his way of reversing the deep budget deficit in the country.

Police discovered assault on the surveillance camera

The police operator witnessed on a surveillance camera how two men got into a fight in Sundsvall on Saturday morning.

A patrol is sent to the scene and one of the men is taken in for questioning. The man, who is aged 25, is now under arrest on suspicion of attempted aggravated assault.