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Elon Musk acquitted of suspected fraud
Elon Musk leaves the courthouse on Friday. Photo: Jeff Chiu
A California jury has acquitted Tesla CEO Elon Musk of fraud charges after he tweeted about buying Tesla out of the New York Stock Exchange, CNBC reports.
Musk posted the post in 2018, tweeting that he was considering taking Tesla private for $420 per share, that there was investor support and capital was secured, reports CNBC.
Several investors sued Musk, accusing him of causing them financial loss as the stock soared and then crashed.
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One injured and one dead in apartment fire
One person has been injured and one has died in connection with a fire in an apartment building in Vännäs.
The injured person has been taken to hospital.
Police, emergency services and an ambulance rushed to the scene at 6 pm on Friday evening after an alarm about the development of smoke.
The police have drawn up a report regarding public negligence. There are no suspects at this time.
Relatives have been notified.
EU introduces price ceiling on Russian oil products
The Council of the European Union has agreed on a price ceiling for Russian oil products.
The price caps consist of two categories, one for petroleum products sold below the price of crude oil with a price ceiling of $45 per barrel and one for petroleum products sold above the price of crude oil, $100 per barrel, according to a press release from the Swedish government.
– The new sanctions hit hard against Russia’s ability to finance its ruthless war of aggression. By making the export of petroleum products more difficult, the Russian war fund is reduced, says Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.
Fire in apartment building in central Stockholm
Fire department and police on site. Photo: Stefan Jerrevång
Emergency services, police and ambulance have been alerted to a fire in an apartment building on Kungsholmen in Stockholm.
– We are there. Rescue services are responsible for the work. There is some kind of smoke development and fire at the address and people have got out, says Fredrik Nylén, officer on duty at the Stockholm region police.
It is not yet known if anyone was injured.
The text is updated.
Action after loud bang: “Nothing found”
The police went out to Sundbyberg on Friday evening after an alarm about an explosion.
Several police patrols and a helicopter searched the area.
– We have had a number of patrols on site, but have not found anything, says the police officer on duty, Fredrik Nylén.
2,000 arrested for prohibited child marriages
In northeastern India, around 2,000 people have been arrested in a crackdown on banned child marriages, TT and AFP report.
The operation has been ordered by the state’s Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma who also appealed to the public to help “eradicate the evil phenomenon”.
Around 220 million women have been married off as children. The number of children exposed has decreased in India in recent decades.
According to police chief GP Singh, many girls are forced to marry from the age of 12, even though it is illegal to marry if you are under 18.
Fire in apartment building
The emergency services in Helsingborg have been alerted to an apartment fire.
– We received an alarm from a person about a fire in his apartment. The person was able to get out himself and we have now extinguished the fire and are now checking that it has not spread further in the property, says Tobias Aldgård, officer on duty at the Skåne Nordväst rescue service.
According to the police, a person is being examined by an ambulance.
Italian mafia man found – worked in French pizzeria
Suspected double murderer and mafia member Edgardo Greco, 63, has been arrested in France, reports Tend.
He has been on the run for 17 years after being sentenced to life in prison for a double murder in which two men were beaten to death in a fish shop in 1991. The bodies have never been found.
Edgardo Greco escaped from custody and has been internationally wanted by Interpol. Now he has been arrested in France and has been running a pizzeria for a few years now and goes by the name “Paolo Dimitrio”, according to The Guardian.
He is also accused of attempted murder and is said to have been part of the notorious Ndrangheta mafia organization in Calabria, southern Italy.
“Dead” woman was gasping for air in a body bag
A 66-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s disease was pronounced dead at a nursing home in Iowa, USA.
But she wasn’t dead.
Relatives received the death notice and staff at the residence put the woman in a body bag. The funeral home came to the scene and picked up the woman.
But when the undertaker later opened the body bag, he discovered that the woman was alive, reports say CNN.
The woman’s chest moved and she gasped for air. The undertaker raised the alarm and the woman was taken to hospital.
At the emergency department, it turned out that the woman was breathing but could not be contacted. She was taken to hospice and died the next day with her family by her side.
The incident has been reported and according to an initial report, the nurse should have examined the woman at the residence and judged her to be dead. The accommodation is now heavily criticized and risks a fine of just over 100,000 Swedish kronor.
British Navy personnel acutely ill at sea
HMS Portland on a visit to Oslo. Photo: Tor Erik Schrøder/NTB
Several people on the British Navy frigate HMS Portland have become acutely ill after drinking contaminated water, reports The Independent.
“We can confirm that HMS Portland has returned to the naval base as a precautionary measure following a problem with one of the ship’s fresh water systems,” a spokesperson for the British navy told the newspaper.
– The health and safety of our staff always comes first and we have implemented a series of measures to take care of the ship’s crew while the issue is investigated.
It is not yet known how many people have fallen ill. The victims will be treated on board the frigate.
Strollers were set on fire
A 35-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of setting fire to prams at two different addresses in Malmö.
At around 8pm on Friday evening, the police and emergency services were alerted to a burning pram in a stairwell.
Soon after, another alarm came in about a man behaving strangely in a stairwell at another address. When the police arrived at the scene, the man was arrested and it was discovered that there had also been a fire in a pram.
He is suspected of attempted arson.
Two injured in apartment brawl – both criminal suspects
Two men have been injured in connection with an apartment dispute in central Gothenburg.
The police rushed to the apartment after residents raised the alarm about screams and loud noises.
When the patrol entered the apartment, they found two injured men, one of whom had severe head injuries.
“The apartment in general is messy and there are traces of a fight in the form of broken furniture. You also find something that may have been used to injure the man who is bleeding,” the police write on their website.
Both men are taken to hospital and have not yet been able to be questioned. The man with serious injuries is suspected of serious assault and the man with minor injuries is suspected of attempted murder.
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Do you know what Annie Lööf will do now and will she receive any severance pay?
Monica
In an interview with DN in December, Annie Lööf said that she wants to continue working with social change, perhaps in equality, diversity or green transition. But first she will take it easy for a few weeks and be with her family.
Politicians do not receive severance pay. However, the Riksdag has a special income guarantee after a member resigns or is dismissed. It lasts up to 15 years.
The Stockholm Stock Exchange went up by over 4% today, but not a word written about this by AB?
Peter Berg
Is it illegal to burn the Koran in Finland, because Erdogan now demands that it be so and because in the same breath he says he is positive to Finland’s application?
Johnny Lesser
Hey Johnny!
Freedom of expression and freedom of demonstration are constitutional rights in Finland as well. But the Finnish National Police Board tells the news agency STT that similar protests cannot be approved in Finland.
It would be considered a crime against the peace of faith to burn the Koran.
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Has Hungary accepted and let Sweden’s NATO application go through?
Sophie
Hi Sophie!
Hungary has not ratified Sweden’s NATO application. We reported briefly on this a few days ago, you can read more here.
Why no reporting on the incident in Hässleholm during last night until Wednesday morning?
Berra
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