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Blue ticks get more characters
Verified Twitter users – who bought a so-called blue tick – can from today publish posts of up to 4000 characters, reports Engadget.
Free users are allowed to reply and quote the long tweets. However, they must continue to be content with publishing posts of up to a paltry 280 characters.
A blue tick, which makes it clear that a user is not spam or satire, currently costs $8 a month. Corresponding to approximately 84 Swedish kronor.
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Facilitates covid measures
Singapore relaxes the country’s covid measures.
Among other things, the country will allow people who are not vaccinated to enter the country without a negative covid test starting next Thursday, reports CNBC.
The government is also expected to ease the requirement for mouth protection in public transport.
– Our population has developed a high level of hybrid immunity. The risk of infections leading to serious illness or death is very low, Lawrence Wong, Singapore’s deputy prime minister, said on Thursday.
Over 15,000 dead in the earthquake
The death toll continues to rise after the devastating earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria overnight on Monday.
On the night of Friday, authorities announced that more than 15,000 people had been found dead after the earthquake. The death toll is also expected to continue to rise.
According to authorities and hospital sources, 12,391 people have died in Turkey and 2,992 deaths have been confirmed in Syria, bringing the total to 15,383. (TT)
Biden still unsure about the 2024 election
Current US President Joe Biden says he has not yet definitively decided whether he will run for re-election.
The 80-year-old president says in an interview with the American television company PBS News Hour that he probably intends to run but that the decision has not yet been made.
– I have not made a decision. That’s my ambition, I think, but I haven’t decided definitively, says Joe Biden to PBS. (TT)
Person found dead – man arrested
During the afternoon, the police were alerted to a dead person in a residence in Umeå.
Police have not been able to rule out foul play, and a man has been arrested.
“Interrogations must be held with the arrested man. After that, prosecutors must decide whether he should be arrested or not,” the police write on their website.
“Died” on the plane – received care after landing
A man was pronounced dead on a charter flight from Lanzarote earlier this week.
But after the landing at Landvetter, medical personnel discovered, according to information to GP, that the man had a pulse. He was then taken to hospital.
CPR was started during the flight. But according to the travel company Tui, “the man’s life did not seem to be able to be saved”.
The man was then secured with seat belts and blankets – and the flight continued another hour to Gothenburg.
– In this case, it is established that the man is lifeless and then they continue to the final destination, which was relatively close, according to existing procedures, says Adam Györki, head of communications at Tui, to GP.
He cannot comment on the information that the man must have had a pulse.
– We can only state that with our assessment, and with the equipment we have on the flights, he appeared lifeless.
Neither the Sahlgrenska hospital nor the police have been able to provide any information about how the man fared.
Disney lays off 7,000
Disney makes big announcements and lays off 7,000 people, writes TT.
CEO Bob Iger made the announcement on Wednesday evening, in connection with the company’s release of its quarterly report.
– This was not an easy decision to make. I have enormous respect and appreciation for the talent and commitment of our employees around the world.
The number of subscribers to the streaming service Disney+ has fallen by one percent to 161.8 million – a loss that was, however, somewhat smaller than expected.
The stock rose around three percent in after-market trading.
Two injured in fire
A fire broke out in an apartment on Gullviksborg in Malmö late on Wednesday evening.
According to the police, there is a fully developed fire on the fifth floor of the building.
– There has been a fire in an apartment on the fifth floor. The apartment burned heavily, the flames spread out onto the balcony, says Mattias Sköld, interior commander at the rescue service, to South Sweden.
According to the newspaper, smoke divers went in and extinguished the fire.
Two people who were in the apartment got out on their own. Both are said to be injured and one of them has been taken to hospital by ambulance.
Problems on Instagram – in several countries
Right now there is a technical glitch on Instagram in several countries.
Many users report problems via the site Down detector.
According to Netblocks, it is the stories function that is affected.
Turkey restricts social media
President Erdogan does not intend to allow the spread of “disinformation”. Photo: Khalil Hamra/AP
Turkey has restricted access to Twitter – three days after the earthquake disaster.
It writes Reuters and refers to the organization Netblocks which monitors internet access in the world.
Even Tiktok should have been restricted, a cyber law expert told the news agency.
The move has caused great anger, as rescue teams, among others, use Twitter to communicate. Many also use the platform to try to get information about loved ones they cannot reach.
No official statement has been made regarding the move.
But President Erdogan said in an interview yesterday that he was not going to allow the spread of “disinformation” and and urged people not to listen to “provocateurs”
Patient test drove a scooter – died
An elderly man in Malmö died when he test drove a scooter he was supposed to receive as a mobility aid, writes news agency Sirén.
“Something happens outdoors that causes the patient to drive down a flight of stairs, overturn and get the scooter over him,” writes Region Skåne in its notification to the Medical Products Agency.
The man later died in hospital.
It is not yet clear whether the death is directly linked to the accident, according to Region Skåne.
The incident is under investigation.
Knife robbery against grocery store
A man armed with a knife has robbed a grocery store in Sexdrega in Svenljunga municipality.
The robber was masked and threatened to take 4,000 kroner from the cash register.
He then appears to have disappeared from the scene on foot.
None of the staff were physically injured, but were nevertheless shocked.
The police are searching for the robber, including with dogs.
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ABF and the Social Democrats in Botkyrka.
Everyone understands that you don’t want to write about it because you are biased… The worst journalists or the worst management.. choose for yourself.. the few reports that you produced and published only make everything even clearer that no social democrats do anything wrong, and if that happens, you don’t dare write about it.
Lousy!
Peter
Here you can follow our reporting on the political drama in Botkyrka.
I think we report quite a lot about it. Disagree with your criticism Peter….
What does Princess Madeleine do during the day?
GCH
This is how the Swedish royal house writes on its website about her official duties:
“When given the opportunity, Princess Madeleine attends major celebrations within the Royal The House in Sweden and at other programs according to HM the King’s decision. From the United States, the Princess continues her involvement in the World Childhood Foundation’s activities and is honorary vice-chairman from December 2021.”
Here can you read more about Princess Madeleine!
Is there an article about young people’s “sniffing” about dry shampoo?
Marja
Hi Marja!
Can’t find an article that we have written about young people’s “sniffing” of dry shampoo! But Svt Norrbotten has written an article where they talked to the library director in Luleå about the problem! Here can you read it!
Hello. Wonder if the 35-year-old man who went missing in Sundsvall has been found??
Cenita Virgin
He seems to have settled down again ?
What does Putin’s mistress have to do with the war. So ridiculous. Explain to an idiot like me!
Ivan
She is one of the people Britain has imposed sanctions on – to put further pressure on Putin to end the war.
You can read more about it in this article.
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