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Will study morality during Swedish military exercises
today at 01:13 Johan Edgar
For the first time, the Swedish Armed Forces will study how morale affects the ability to fight during a Swedish military exercise.
About 30 people will “shadow” units during exercise Aurora 23 in April–May.
“For example, it’s about gaining a greater understanding of what it is that makes us have the strength to persevere and keep our motivation up when the battle may not be going as we want,” says Linnea Lönnberg, project manager at Halmstad Military College, on the Swedish Armed Forces’ website. (TT)
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The morning-after pill becomes legal in Honduras
The emergency contraceptive pill, better known as the morning-after pill, is becoming legal again in Honduras after being banned for 13 years.
It reports BBC.
The ban was lifted by Honduras’ first female president, Xiomara Castro, in conjunction with International Women’s Day on March 8.
The morning-after pill was banned in the country after a 2009 coup that ousted Castro’s husband, then-president Manuel Zelaya.
Feminist groups have campaigned for a change in the law, and late last year the country approved the pill but only for raped women.
Abortion is strictly prohibited in the country. The crime can lead to up to six years in prison, which has led to up to 82,000 risky abortions taking place in the country every year.
Fire in villa – one to hospital
A villa is on fire between Kågeröd and Billesholm in Svalöv in Bjuv municipality.
The alarm came in at 10:29 p.m. and the police, emergency services and ambulance were called to the scene.
Firefighters’ smoke divers search the burning house.
An injured person has been found and has been taken to hospital by ambulance, the police write.
The extent of the damage is unclear.
Several dead in shooting in Hamburg
A large number of police and ambulances are on the scene. Photo: Jonas Walzberg/dpa/TT
A shooting has occurred in the Alsterdorf district of Hamburg, German media reports.
Six people have died and several are injured, two of them seriously, the rescue service told the German TV channel RTL.
The alarm came in around 9 p.m. A major operation is underway with the police, emergency services and emergency doctors.
The perpetrator is still at large.
The text is updated here.
Three gunshot wounds in Tel Aviv
Three people were injured in the shooting. Photo: Oded Balilty/AP
Three people have been injured in a shooting in Tel Aviv in Israel on Thursday evening, writes TT/AFP.
The Israeli police say it may be a terrorist attack.
The perpetrator has been shot dead, according to the police.
The condition of one of the injured must be critical.
The shooting took place in the center of the city, on a street with a lot of nightlife.
Man shot in Köping
The police went out this evening to an address in Köping. It should be about a suspicious shooting.
A man is said to have been shot in the leg, according to the police.
He is now taken to hospital.
The man was awake and able to speak and was taken to Västerås Hospital by ambulance.
Police are currently working at the scene interviewing witnesses and securing the crime scene.
No one has been arrested at the moment and the incident is tentatively classified as aggravated assault and a serious violation of the Weapons Act.
Explosion at gate
No one is said to have been injured in the explosion. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT
Something has detonated at a gate to an apartment building in central Malmö.
The police are on the scene and have set up a cordon,
No one appears to have been injured, the police write on their website.
The National Bomb Squad is sent to the scene.
Person hit by truck
At 19.10 the police, emergency services and ambulance were alerted to a traffic accident at the height of Bergmotet in Karlstad.
A person has been hit by a truck driver, the police write.
The person has been taken to hospital by ambulance. The extent of the damage is unclear.
At the moment, there is a complete standstill on the road in the westbound direction.
Update 21.20: The police announce that they do not suspect any crime in connection with the accident. The road is open to traffic.
The Hoistingsbron is stuck: “Full chaos”
Snow chaos in Gothenburg. Photo: Adam Ihse/TT
Snow chaos strikes again, this time against West Sweden.
On the Hisingsbron in Gothenburg, according to the police, there is “full chaos”.
At 6 p.m., a bridge failure occurred. The bridge is stuck in the raised position and neither buses nor trams can drive over it.
There is an opening of about one meter which means that the bridge guard cannot lower the bridge without the risk of someone getting hurt.
“Police have been called to the Hisingsbron where, according to information to the police, it is chaotic, as it is stuck in the open position, but people jump over it anyway,” the police write on their website.
“Police have been called to the scene to maintain public order and prevent anyone from falling from the bridge and being injured,” they write further.
Almost all bus traffic in Gothenburg is canceled and traffic is at a standstill on major roads.
Here you can read more about the snow chaos.
Dengue fever in Ibiza – tourists are warned
Summer holidays in Ibiza? Spanish authorities are warning tourists ahead of summer travel due to an increased risk of dengue fever, Sky News reports.
The background is an outbreak of the infection that causes headache, fever and vomiting.
At the moment, authorities warn of “low risk”, but between May and November the risk rises to “moderate”.
The alarm comes after six German tourists contracted dengue fever while visiting the Balearic Islands.
Dengue is caused by a virus that is spread by mosquitoes.
Geologists killed in mining accident
The mine in Súria where a tunnel collapsed this morning. Photo: Joan Mateu Parra/TT
At nine o’clock Thursday morning, a tunnel collapsed 900 meters down in a potash mine in Súria in Catalonia in northeastern Spain.
Three male geologists died in the accident. All three were Spanish.
The tunnel must have been newly built and it is still unclear what caused the collapse.
Ringhals 4 soon ready after a long stop
Ringhals reactor 4 Photo: Annika Örnborg/Ringhals
Reactor 4 at the nuclear power plant in Ringhals is up and running again on March 23, writes TT with reference to a market announcement.
– The repair of the pressure vessel is complete, says Anna Collin, press manager at Ringhals, to TT.
Reactor 4 has been idle since it broke down last August.
The stop has meant an interruption in Swedish electricity production.
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