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Fewer Christmas presents this year for the average Swede
Fewer Christmas presents this year for the average Swede. Photo: Christine Olsson/TT
The average Swede spends an average of SEK 6,060 on Christmas celebrations, according to a recurring survey that Nordea, with the help of Kantar Sifo, does before every Christmas, reports TT.
For the second year in a row, the sum is falling and considering inflation, the decline is greater this year, if you look at what you get for the money.
Last year the Swede spent 6,500 kroner on Christmas and the year before 6,800 kroner.
According to the survey, what the Christmas celebrators focus on is the Christmas presents. The cost of food, decorations and other celebrations is about the same as last year, writes TT.
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No covid restrictions this winter
The government does not plan to introduce any covid restrictions for the winter, even though the spread of infection is increasing, reports Sweden’s Radio Ekot.
– We have assessed that it is no longer a socially dangerous disease. The pandemic is still there, but we are in a different phase, says Minister of Social Affairs Jakob Forssmed (KD).
According to Forssmed, they follow the development of the spread of infection via samples in the waste water.
Russians in the Georgia election
The Georgia runoff for the last seat in the United States Senate was an ongoing thriller Wednesday morning.
Incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock (D) was declared the winner just before 4:30 a.m. ahead of Trump loyalist Herschel Walker (R).
Read more in Aftonbladet’s article.
Three to hospital after accident
Three people were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries after a single vehicle accident in between Fegen and Broaryd on Tuesday evening.
The emergency services were alerted at 23.01 and road 153 was closed for two hours during the rescue work.
The accident occurred just east of the county border at the height of Hökabäck in Jönköping County, writes Värnamo Nyheter.
The US denies responsibility for drone attacks
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday that the US “neither encouraged nor enabled” Ukrainian attacks inside Russia.
Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin added that the United States “is not trying to prevent Ukraine from developing its own capabilities” for long-range weapons, writes CNN.
The statements come after what are said to be Ukrainian drone attacks occurred three times in two days at Russian air bases.
Vice President gets six years in prison
People supporting Fernandez demonstrate outside Congress in Buenos Aires after the verdict was announced. Photo: Gustavo Garello/AP/TT
On Tuesday, Argentina’s Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was sentenced to six years in prison for corruption, TT reports.
In addition, she is banned by the court from holding any form of public office for the rest of her life.
The vice-president is said to have accepted bribes in the billions in the procurement of publicly funded projects. She herself denies this.
Trump’s company is convicted of tax fraud
Donald Trump’s company Trump Organization is convicted of tax fraud Photo: Rebecca Blackwell/AP
The Trump Organization, a company owned by ex-president Donald Trump, has been convicted of tax fraud, TT reports.
The charges concern that the company has been involved in avoiding benefit taxation for senior executives who had access to rent-free apartments and luxury cars.
The penalty can now be a fine of up to 1.6 million dollars – a relatively small amount that does not endanger the future of such a large company as the Trump Organization.
Noisy at the museum in central Stockholm
The police have a larger operation at the square, several units and dog patrol are on site. Photo: Aftonbladet
The police were called to a museum in central Stockholm due to a fight.
About 50 people had initially prepared to enter the museum, the police write on their website.
All the people had attended a demonstration with permission.
The police have been on the scene with several units.
– It has been noisy and it is still noisy, says Ola Österling, press spokesperson for the police in the Stockholm region.
Two to hospital after house fire
Two people have been taken to hospital after a house fire in Borås, writes GP.
The alarm came in to the rescue service during Tuesday evening. The flames spread to the attic where smoke divers had to work to stop the fire.
According to the emergency services, the house will be fine.
Unpaid debts increase the risk of suicide
Unpaid debts at the Kronofogden more than double the risk of suicide, according to Swedish research, writes Dagens Nyheter.
Yerko Rojas, lecturer in social work at Södertörn University, has investigated the connection between unpaid debts and suicide.
The results of his research show that people who have not paid their debts to the Crown Enforcement Officer have a two and a half times higher risk of committing suicide compared to the majority of the population.
– Unpaid debts are thus a risk factor in themselves, independent of other factors that we usually associate with suicide, says Yerko Rojas to the newspaper.
According to the Swedish Enforcement Agency’s incident reporting, suicide threats are the most common threat that the Swedish Enforcement Agency receives.
Norwegian FHI: The swine flu is back
Norwegian FHI warns that swine flu is back in Norway this year.
– It looks like the dominant virus will be H1N1, the swine flu, which has not been here for several years, says senior physician Preben Aavitsland at FHI to VG.
H1N1 long ago caused the Spanish flu and led to the 2009 swine flu pandemic.
The virus that is circulating now is a descendant of the swine flu and has changes that better avoid previous immunity and which we are thus less protected against, writes VG.
It is uncertain how good the flu vaccine is against this year’s variant – i.e. swine flu, writes FHI in a report.
The effect is probably a little worse than before, especially the infection protection itself. But that it will work well against serious illness and death, according to FHI.
WHO has previously warned that three viruses, influenza, RS virus and covid-19, together can have a high impact on healthcare and the population in Europe this winter.
The Public Health Agency has also sounded the alarm that the virus could lead to a strained long time in Swedish healthcare.
Car flipped into the ditch
A single vehicle accident occurred outside Linghem in Linköping municipality shortly after 5 p.m.
A car has overturned and ended up in the ditch.
The driver was able to get out of the car himself but had to be taken to hospital by ambulance. It is unclear how serious the damage is.
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What happens in the Tove case?
Ewa Forstén
State a problem with Facebook as you wrote, haven’t they changed their name to Meta?
Iv’s sale
The company itself changed its name to Meta about a year ago.
But their social media platforms Facebook, Instagram and Whatspp are still named as they do!
What is happening in Näset, Lindingö? Lots of emergency vehicles… don’t even come close to the hill
Jens b
According to the police, it is a medical matter. They don’t want to say more than that.
You write that “At the Sunes Elefant restaurant in Visby, Nooshi Dadgostar eats steak and fries drenched in a brownish semi-transparent sauce”, but what did she drink with the food…? It does not appear.
Pelle brokers peace
Hey!
You cannot include everything in your text. In the documentary, it appears to be carbonated water in the glass. It could also be Sprite. But now I fall into speculation.
Pleasant evening!
What happened to Tove who was murdered? No newspaper writes more about the murder that I can find.
Pia
Hi Pia! The police and prosecutors have announced that they will wait to say more about the case while the investigation is ongoing. Both women are still in custody and on December 15, prosecutor Adam Rullman is expected to request that they be re-arrested, if nothing else happens.
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