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Danske Bank is fined for money laundering
Danske Bank agrees to fine $2 billion, the US Department of Justice says Reuters.
The bank allegedly admitted to defrauding American banks between 2008 and 2016.
According to the Justice Department, the bank’s employees hid illegal transactions through shell companies that allowed Russian and other high-risk clients to gain access to American banks.
The bank’s office in Estonia has attracted customers by allowing them to transfer large sums of money with little transparency.
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72-year-old sentenced in historic tax mess
The so-called Cum-ex scandal is considered the biggest tax fraud in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Today, the protagonist, 72-year-old Hanno Berger, was sentenced to eight years in prison, writes Die Zeit.
Former tax advisor Berger has been involved in what is known as cum-ex trading.
The fraud involved investors “getting back” tax on dividends on shares, even though they did not own the shares when the tax was deducted, writes TT.
Berger, together with a former business partner, must repay SEK 293 million to the state.
In addition to today’s verdict in Bonn, Berger is a suspect in a number of other legal cases in Germany.
Top US politicians want to ban Tiktok in the US
Republican Senator Marco Rubio, his party colleague Mike Gallagher and Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi have submitted a bill to ban the social media site Tiktok in the United States, writes VG.
Gallagher and Krishnamoorthi both sit in the House of Representatives.
The background to the bill is a fear that the Chinese authorities, which own Tiktok, will collect data about the users.
All eight defendants are sentenced after the terrorist attack in Nice in 2016
The eight people charged with aiding and abetting the terrorist attack in Nice, France in 2016 have been convicted in court, reports New York Times.
The sentences vary from two to 18 years in prison.
86 people died after Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel drove his truck through a crowd in the French city.
He was shot dead by police.
Linda Staaf will remain at Noa
Linda Staaf. Photo: Anders Wiklund/TT
After the turn of the year, Noa’s (National Operative Department) head of intelligence, Linda Staaf, would move to a position in the police unit at the Ministry of Justice.
But it won’t happen, reports The Express.
According to police press officer Christer Jansson, she will remain at Noa.
– I don’t know the tasks she will get at Noa, he tells the newspaper.
Read more about Mats Löfving and Linda Staaf here.
Major fire in the NY police evidence warehouse
A massive fire has broken out in Brooklyn, New York in a warehouse where the NYPD stores evidence and paraphernalia. This is stated by the emergency services in New York on Twitter.
A huge column of smoke is visible from the scene, reports NBC New York who films from his helicopter and flames shoot out from the roof. The rescue service is trying to contain the fire, among other things, by spraying water from ships. There are five different warehouses in the property, including one where New York police officers defend impounded vehicles, according to ABC7.
The public in the immediate area is asked to avoid the smoke and close windows.
There are no reports of personal injuries.
The text is updated.
Elon Musk falls from the throne – no longer richest
Elon Musk is no longer the richest man on the planet, according to him Forbes.
Instead, Louis Vuitton’s owner Bernard Arnault sailed past. He has become rich by building a luxury conglomerate with brands such as Louis Vuitton, Tiffany and Celine.
Elon Musk has held the title of the world’s richest since 2021. The case is due to Tesla’s share having lost four percent on Monday.
– Many investors have lost confidence in Tesla because Musk is forced to focus so much of his attention on Twitter, says Matt Maley, who is chief strategist at the investment company Miller Tabak to Forbes.
Breakthrough in fusion energy
American scientists have found a solution to how to get more energy from a fusion reactor than what is put in.
The breakthrough is described as unique and was carried out at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory last week.
This was announced by US Energy Minister Jennifer Granholm during a press conference on Tuesday together with researchers.
– It is a wonderful moment. A scientific milestone, a technological marvel, says Dr Arati Prabhakar.
Read more here.
The region: Have the children home from preschool
Yesterday, Region Uppsala went out and urged parents to keep children home from preschool to reduce the spread of the RS virus.
Now Region Västra Götaland is doing the same.
– Babies are often infected by their older siblings. To reduce the risk of this, we now recommend families with infants to let siblings stay home from preschool if it is possible and practical, says infectious disease doctor Thomas Wahlberg in a press release.
Many children affected by the RS virus have breathing difficulties and need hospital care.
– RS virus can cause severe illness and everyone with small children under six months needs to be careful, this also applies to their siblings, he says.
ICA recalls kale – may contain listeria
ICA is recalling kale after it was noticed that it may contain listeria.
It is kale from the brand Ica I Love Eco Kale 150 grams that is affected.
“ICA is recalling ICA I Love Eco Kale as low levels of listeria have been found following a routine sampling at the supplier,” they write in a press release.
They therefore choose to recall the product as a precautionary measure.
Flight alert throughout Ukraine
Aircraft alarms sound all over Ukraine, Reuters reports.
This after the Ukrainian government warned of new Russian air attacks.
So far, however, no new attacks have been confirmed.
Lena Olin reads “The New Year’s Clock”
The actor Lena Olin will announce the arrival of the new year by reading Lord Alfred Tennyson’s traditional poem “The New Year’s Bell” at Skansen, writes TT.
“I have heard the ‘New Year’s Bell’ recited at twelve o’clock since I was a little girl, a fantastic tradition! To now have the honor of conveying this text myself makes me so deeply happy. And proud. The poem feels more important than ever today,” says Olin in a press release.
The SVT broadcast on New Year’s Eve is led by presenter David Sundin and among the participating artists are Mariette, Jessica Andersson and Rennie Mirro.
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How is the train traffic going now that the Swedish Transport Agency switched to its new system?
Do you dare to book a train journey in between days?
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How is it going in the Vetlanda case? The two women who are in custody for murder?
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On Thursday, the prosecutor will request whether the detention period should be extended or not. At the moment, it does not seem that a possible prosecution will be brought until the beginning of next year.
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Is it a new person in the north who has been suspected of murder, or is it the same one you wrote about yesterday?
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Hey! It’s a new suspected murder.
But why do they choose to do this always on the second weekend in December just before the Christmas and New Year holidays. Why not the second weekend in January?
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Hi Inga! How it is that it always happens on the second weekend in December, I actually don’t know. At 16.20 we will have a chat with the Swedish Transport Administration’s press manager Bengt Olsson, so then you can ask him your question!
Why don’t you write anything about protesting yesterday against high prices?
Sigvard Holmberg
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