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Earthquake alert in Halland
An earthquake must have occurred between Kungsbacka and Varberg during Monday afternoon, reports P4 Halland.
According to the Swedish National Seismic Network, the earthquake must have had a magnitude of 2.1.
The text is updated.
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Shooting drama in bank – several dead
Several people have been killed and injured after a shooting at a bank in Louisville, Kentucky, AP reports.
According to the local police, it is an ongoing situation with an “active attacker”.
“Please stay away from the area,” the police wrote on Twitter.
Governor Andy Beshear writes on Twitter that he is on his way to the scene.
“Please pray for the affected families and for the city of Louisville”.
Most frozen pizza is eaten here in the country
Popular in Västerbotten. Photo: Photographers Holmberg
New figures from Coop show that the residents of Skellefteå eat the most frozen pizza in the whole country, report The north.
Stora Coop at Sörböle in Skellefteå breaks the record – something they believe is due to the establishment of the Northvolt battery factory.
– There are many new residents who are connected to the battery factory, we see that in the influx of customers here in the store, says supermarket manager Susanne Rindelöv, to the newspaper.
– Since they often live with fairly simple kitchens so far, ready-made and frozen food takes up a lot of space in the shopping basket, she continues.
Coop’s figures show that the store sells a frozen pizza every five minutes.
In second and third place are Umeå and Kiruna, where a frozen pizza is sold every six minutes, all year round.
Ukraine wants to start an “international coalition”
Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshtyuk says the Ukrainian government will form an international coalition to bring back children forcibly transferred to Russia, reports Sky News.
According to Vereshtyuk, the coalition’s goal should be to “punish those who are guilty of crimes against Ukrainian children”.
The coalition has already received support from the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the Prime Minister of Poland, Mateusz Moraweicki, according to Veresjtjuk, the newspaper reports.
According to the Deputy Prime Minister, about 4,396 Ukrainian orphans remain in Russia against their will.
Long queues on E4 after collision south of Stockholm
Five cars have collided on the E4 outside Salem, south of Stockholm. Two out of three northbound lanes are closed, resulting in long queues down towards Södertälje.
– It’s a bit of a tough queuing situation at the moment. It is difficult to say how long it will last, we are waiting for rescuers, says Anders Sissler, officer on duty at the Rescue Service.
Two people are injured and are being examined by an ambulance, but the injuries are not expected to be life-threatening.
Biden plans to run for re-election
Current US President Joe Biden plans to run for president in 2024.
At the same time, he says he is not ready to make the announcement yet.
Joe Biden’s plans emerged in connection with the White House’s Easter celebration in an interview with Today.
– I plan to run, but I’m not ready to announce it yet, says Biden.
Six dead after avalanche in the Alps
Armancette is located around 30 kilometers southwest of Chamonix in the French Alps. Photo: Contamines Montjoie/AP
Six skiers, including two guides, died when a violent avalanche swept through Armancette in the French Alps on Sunday.
Nine people were rescued from the snow masses, one of whom is being treated in hospital.
According to a spokesperson for the French police, the skiers were in an off-piste area when the avalanche started.
– The guides were very experienced, according to Jean-Luc Mattel BBC.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin have expressed their sympathy after the tragedy.
Man found dead in Södertälje
On Monday morning, a person was found injured in an apartment in central Södertälje municipality.
The person, a man in his 50s, had to be taken to hospital by ambulance helicopter.
In connection with the intervention in the apartment, the police received information that a car accident had occurred in a garage in the municipality.
The driver, a man in his 40s, was found dead at the scene. The man’s next of kin have been notified.
The police suspect a connection between the events.
Read more here.
Scientists: Animals should be allowed in shelters
At this time, it is not allowed to bring pets into shelters in the event of a crisis.
The animals are also not allowed to come along in any situation if the master or mistress is evacuated.
It is now being criticized by Arita Holmberg, docent in political science at the Defense University in Stockholm.
– There is a risk that our pets are completely without protection in the event of a crisis or war, she says SVT News.
Pets are covered by the Animal Welfare Act, but at the moment it is not certain that it will be followed in a crisis situation – unlike other countries that have stronger protection for animals in such events.
– There is a development of total defense and then one should review how pets are to be protected even during crisis and war. In many other countries, they have stronger protection in the event of, for example, floods and forest fires. Sweden is lagging behind, says Arita Holmberg.
Road closed after accident
Two cars have collided on county road 111 in the municipality of Helsingborg.
At the moment, it is unclear if anyone has been injured.
The road is closed in both directions and there is so far no forecast for when it is expected to reopen.
Hundreds aboard sinking ships
Around 400 people are on board a sinking ship in the Mediterranean, AP reports.
The people are suspected of being migrants who tried to escape to Europe.
“The boat seems to be leaking and taking in water, it has run out of fuel and drinking water on board. There are many pregnant women and 10 babies on board,” states the German volunteer organization Sea Watch.
The ship is said to have left Tobruk in Libya earlier this weekend.
Dalai Lama in windy weather – asked boy to suck on his tongue
Buddhist spiritual leader Dalai Lama, 87, now apologizes after asking boy to ‘suck his tongue’, reports Reuters.
The incident must have been caught on film.
“His Holiness wishes to apologize to the boy and the boy’s family, as well as his many friends around the world, for the hurt his words may have caused,” a statement on the leader’s Twitter said.
Furthermore, they write that the Dalai Lama “often gets teased with people he meets in an innocent and playful way”.
“He regrets the incident,” it says further.
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