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Curfews are in place in two cities in northern Honduras after 22 people were shot dead in separate attacks over the weekend, including in a pool hall, Reuters reports.

On Sunday evening, a fire broke out along a power line street in Hedenlunda outside Flen, reports P4 Sörmland.

Two helicopters have taken part in the extinguishing work, which will continue for a few more hours around ten o’clock.

The rescue service states that there have been several similar fires and Svenska Kraftnät believes that the power lines they are responsible for may be the cause of the fires.

The Tax Agency notes that the sale of sexual services must be taxed like other services.

– We must follow tax laws that the Riksdag decides on. There is no room for interpretation of the law, the Swedish Tax Agency writes on its website according to Dagens Juridik.

However, the Tax Agency expresses sympathy for those who sell sexual services because they may be in a vulnerable situation.

– Anyone who has income from the sale of sexual services is obliged by law to report the income in the declaration and can pay their own tax into their tax account, adds the authority.

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According to Foreign Minister Tobias Billström (M), the government is closely following the events in Russia, TT states.

During Sunday evening, the foreign minister discusses the events with Nordic and Baltic counterparts and participates tomorrow in a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg.

– It is important to emphasize that it is an internal Russian matter, but that what happened in Russia has consequences for the outside world, says Billström to SVT’s Aktuellt, according to TT.

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis won a landslide victory in Sunday’s election. His conservative party New Democracy has by all accounts secured its own majority for the next four years, TT reports.

In a televised speech, Mitsotakis hailed what he called “a strong mandate” from voters.

– The people have given us a secure majority. Major reforms will be pushed forward quickly, says the Prime Minister.

Environmentally hazardous substances may have flowed into the Yellowstone River. Photo: Matthew Brown/AP

Several cars belonging to a freight train carrying environmentally hazardous substances fell into the Yellowstone River on Saturday after it derailed and caused a bridge collapse, reports CNN.

Several wagons were damaged in the collapse and leaked “oil products” into the river, according to Yellowstone Disaster and Emergency Management. The damaged wagons contained “molten sulfur and asphalt”.

The train is said to have also carried sodium hydrogen sulphate, but the carriages did not fall into the river.

The cause of the collapse is still unclear and people are being asked to stay away from the collapsed bridge.

No people on board the train were reported injured.

A man forced his partner to sell sex to pay off alleged debts. Now he has been convicted of pimping and sentenced to a suspended sentence and 120 hours of community service, Dagens Juridik reports according to TT.

The woman told the district court that the man got rid of his roommate and then ran out of money. Jokingly, the woman said she would sell herself. The man took the suggestion seriously and started posting ads online.

The man denied the crime and stated that he himself participated in the sex services, TT reports.

He was also convicted of weapons offences, because he possessed a tear gas pistol without a permit. The judgment was appealed to the Court of Appeal, which upheld the district court’s decision.

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With the heat, the ticks are awakened from their winter hibernation and it is difficult to predict if it will be a real tick season or not.

Herbert “Hubbe” Öqvist, 84, who lives on Långön in the Luleå archipelago, shared his experiences with them recently to Norrbottens-Kuriren.

– There is so much spoiled, they are about to eat us, he tells the newspaper.

Eight children have been infected by an antibiotic-resistant bacteria in recent years at the Academic Children’s Hospital in Uppsala.

Now 200 employees at the hospital are to be tested to stop the spread of the bacteria, reports SVT Uppsala.

– It is difficult to say how the infection happened because it could have come here with a child or a parent, for example, says the operations manager Klas Ekström to the channel.

The bacteria, which is called MRSA, is uncommon in Sweden but occurs more and more often in other parts of the world.

– In order to reduce resistance to antibiotics, we do not want it in healthcare, says Johan Ågren, medical management manager, neonatal intensive care department to the channel.

Geely is the majority owner of Volvo Cars. Photo: Virginia Mayo

Ukraine blacklists the Chinese automotive giant Geely.

It was during the midsummer weekend that the Ukrainian anti-corruption agency NAZK listed Geely – which is, among other things, the main owner of Volvo Cars.

The reason is stated to be that the company contributes to Russia’s war fund.

A large forest fire is raging at Rolstorpsjön on the border between Östra Göinge and Osby.

This is reported by the newspaper Northern Scania.

The fire is said to be as big as “five football pitches”. The rescue service has therefore called in 15 units and helicopters to water bomb to extinguish the fire.

They also work with drones to get an overview of the burning area.

– We have the geography with us, the wind is still blowing towards the lake, says Johan Wendt from the rescue service to the newspaper.

It is unclear how the fire started.

The UN has accused both Russia and Ukraine of being responsible for the killing of children, according to an internal UN report cited by Reuters.

According to the UN report, a total of 477 children were killed in Ukraine last year. 136 cases attributed to Russian forces and allies, 80 to Ukrainian troops.

Out of a total of 751 attacks on schools and hospitals, 480 were carried out by the Russian army and its allies. 212 attacks were attributed to Ukrainian forces, while the remaining cases could not be attributed.

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Three quarters of the votes in the Greek election have now been counted.

With 40.4% of the vote now, conservative leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis looks set to win a second term as prime minister and a majority in parliament, the BBC reports.

The boat accident and the three-day national mourning had little effect on the election.

A 10-year-old boy has been reported missing in Mellringe in Örebro.

The boy reportedly disappeared from his home around 5 p.m. He is said to be wearing a navy blue t-shirt and white shorts.

He is also said to be wearing a bicycle helmet, but no bicycle.

The police are keen for tips and observations from the public that may lead to the boy being found.

Update 20.14: The boy has been found and is doing well, the police say.