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Bitcoin beyond the dream limit

The cryptocurrency bitcoin reached the dream limit of $100,000 for the first time on Thursday night, reports AFP.

One bitcoin thus corresponds to 1,092,000 Swedish kronor.

The rise comes after President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated financier Paul Atkins as the new head of the US financial watchdog SEC, which was interpreted as a flirtation with the crypto industry.

Trump has promised to fire current SEC chief Gary Gensler on his first day in the White House. He is frowned upon by companies linked to cryptocurrencies as the industry has been heavily scrutinized during his time in office.

He makes super discoveries in space for his morning coffee

Every second, one of the universe’s stars explodes. And every night, hundreds of explosions are captured by the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) telescope in California.

Of those, a handful are judged to be supernovae – among the most violent events in the universe.

Since the venture began seven years ago, ZTF has discovered and classified more than 10,000 supernovae.

Swedish Jesper Sollerman, professor at Stockholm University, is responsible for thousands of them.

“Due to the time difference between the US and Europe, I wake up to a new round of observed objects every morning. For the past six years, I have invariably drunk morning coffee while sifting through supernova candidates,” says Sollerman in a press release.

Minister in South Korea resigns

South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol has accepted Defense Minister Kim Yong-Hyun’s resignation and appointed a successor. Yoon himself remains in office, despite the opposition’s demands for impeachment.

It is unclear whether the opposition can muster enough support to impeach the president. Yoon’s own People’s Party is opposed.

The resignation calls stem from Yoon’s decision to declare a state of emergency on Tuesday, a decision he was immediately forced to withdraw.

Explosion at street crossing in Malmö

An explosion has occurred near Värnhemstorget in Malmö.

The police received the alarm at 11.41 pm.

– Something has detonated and there is material damage, says the police officer on duty Mikael Lindh.

There are no reports that people have been injured.

A police operation is now underway and a large area is cordoned off.

– There are vehicles and properties next door, in the middle of a street intersection among multi-family buildings, says Mikael Lindh to TT.

Bomb technicians and forensics have been called to the scene.

Hotel guest fell asleep in the shower – water chaos ensued

At half past five on Wednesday morning, a bread delivery man discovered water in the entrance of a hotel in central Uppsala.

It turned out that a guest had fallen asleep in the shower and covered the floor drain, reports UNT.

– The water has flowed from the third floor into the entrance. There was a lot of water, says Therese Blade at the rescue service to the newspaper.

It is unclear how extensive the damage is, but only a small part of the hotel has been affected.

The hotel owner has spoken to the guest who caused the accident.

– He was distressed. Then I said this sort of thing happens. Then I told him to go make some breakfast and get on with life.

Trump wants to avoid prosecution in Georgia

Donald Trump’s lawyers want to have the charges against him in Georgia dropped.

In court on Wednesday, it was argued that the ongoing case is in conflict with the constitution now that he is once again elected president, writes the Washington Post.

The charges in Georgia have been about his suspected attempt to change the results of the 2020 election in his favor.

France’s government falls

France’s government falls after parliament votes in favor of a motion of no confidence.

This is reported by the French media.

It was the opposition that called for a vote of no confidence after Prime Minister Michel Barnier forced through the social security budget without support in parliament.

It is the first time since 1962 that a French government has fallen in a vote of no confidence.

Man kidnapped by Hamas found dead

Itai Svirsky, 38, was taken hostage by Hamas on October 7. The terrorist group kidnapped him from Kibbutz Be’eri.

Hamas said on January 15 that he had been killed in an Israeli airstrike.

Now his body has been found.

The body has been taken from Gaza to Israel where it will be buried, writes the Jerusalem Post.

Many dead in Israeli attack on refugee camp

At least 21 people have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a refugee camp in al-Mawasi in southern Gaza, according to Atif Al-Hout, head of Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis. A further 28 people are said to have been injured in the attack.

Israel’s military says the air force attacked Hamas members in the area, and that the airstrike led to the detonation of other explosive devices.

The attack on the refugee camp, where hundreds of thousands of Gazans have sought refuge during the war, followed several other Israeli attacks on targets in Gaza. In the previous attacks, eight people are said to have been killed, including four children.

Trump nominates crypto friend to key post

President-elect Donald Trump nominates financier Paul Atkins as the new head of the US Financial Supervisory Service (SEC). It’s flirting with the crypto industry.

Trump has promised to fire current SEC chief Gary Gensler on his first day in the White House. He is frowned upon by companies linked to cryptocurrencies as the industry has been heavily scrutinized during his time in office.

When Atkins previously, between 2002 and 2008, worked at the SEC, he often took a stance that favored the crypto industry, writes CNBC.

Trump is now nominating Atkins via his social media platform Truth social. In the text, Trump praises Atkins as a “proven leader of regulations characterized by common sense”.

Furthermore, writes the president-to-be, Atkins understands that “digital assets and other innovations are critical to making America greaterSee more

Car in collision with train

A car has been hit by a train outside Västerås.

– It’s a train that has run over a car, says Tommy Wållberg, management operator at the rescue service.

The emergency services say that the accident has occurred at a railway crossing.

– The people managed to get out of the car before the explosion and are unharmed.

During the operation, the traffic between Sala and Linköping on route 703 was stopped due to the accident.

– We just finished the rescue operation and have lifted the traffic stop.

Ten dead after Israeli airstrike in Gaza

Ten people are said to have been killed and over 50 injured after Israel carried out an airstrike on a residential area in Gaza City.

The attack occurred near al-Mafaq Street.

This is reported by the news channel Al-Arabiya.

Several cars in collision on the E6 – bridge closed

Several cars have collided on the Uddevalla bridge, according to the Swedish Transport Administration.

The bridge is closed in the direction of Gothenburg. An initial forecast has been set for 6 p.m., but it could be longer.

According to the rescue service, there are several accidents right now due to the slip, write Bohusläningen.

Breivik is appealing against parole

Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik has his request for parole denied.

The court considers that he must continue to be detained.

Breivik will appeal the decision, his defender told the Norwegian news agency NTB.