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Mexican journalists abducted – seen chained
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Two of the three Mexican journalists who disappeared in Mexico at the end of December can be seen in a video published by unknown people, TT reports.
They are chained up and one of them says they are paying the price for reporting from a violent area.
The journalists work for Escenario Calentano and reported from the Guerrero area, which is almost entirely controlled by a drug cartel, according to the organization Reporters Without Borders.
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Fire in wooden house
A wooden property started burning during the night of Thursday in Ljusdal municipality.
– It is a wooden property. There is a residence and a restaurant in it, says the emergency manager Håkan Hjelm.
The fire service has extinguished the fire. Now they are working on ventilation and control of the property.
No one has been injured.
Large parts of Askersund without water
After a leak, Askersund has chosen to turn off the water in almost the entire municipality, reports TT.
There is no forecast at the moment, but it could take up to a day, the municipality writes on its website.
“The municipality has joined the crisis management team to deal with the water leak and its consequences.”
Several schools and preschools, as well as the library, will be closed on Thursday as
Elon Musk breaks world record
Elon Musk has officially broken the world record. The largest loss of wealth for an individual, reports BBC.
Guinness book of records writes on its website, it is stated that Musk lost an estimated 182 billion dollars, approximately 1.7 trillion kroner, between November 2021 and December 2022.
His net worth fell during that period from $320 billion to $138 billion.
The previous record was held by the Japanese Masayoshi Son who in 2000 lost 58.6 billion dollars.
Astronauts stuck in space – rescue rocket on the way
The Russian space agency Roscosmos will send an unmanned rescue craft to the international space station ISS, reports TT.
On board the ISS are the two Russian cosmonauts Sergei Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin, and American Frank Rubio.
The intended return vehicle began leaking coolant. Therefore, the new craft is sent, which is postponed on February 20.
The American space agency Nasa states that everyone in the crew is safe.
Successful sale of Prince Harry’s book
Prince Harry’s autobiography Spare. Photo: Kin Cheung/AP
Prince Harry’s autobiography “Spare” is the fastest-selling non-fiction book in UK history.
During the first day, 400,000 copies of the book were sold, writes Sky News.
– The only books that sold more on their first day are those with the other Harry (Potter) in the lead role, says the book publisher’s managing director Larry Finlay.
In Canada and the USA, just over a million copies were sold, writes New York Times.
Despite the book’s success, the prince’s popularity among the British has declined.
IS takes on attack in Kabul
The terrorist organization IS claims to be behind the suicide attack in Kabul on Wednesday where several people were killed, writes Reuters.
The attack occurred at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Afghan capital.
The police in Kabul have confirmed five dead.
But at the same time, a spokesperson for the Taliban regime’s Ministry of Information says that at least 20 people were killed.
A nearby hospital says more than 40 people have been injured.
Water leak in Ekerö – water tower shut down
A water leak in Ekerö municipality has caused Roslagsvatten to shut down the water tower in the municipality.
Almost the entire municipality will therefore be without water, reports P4 Stockholm.
During the night of Thursday, the leak was still not repaired and there is no forecast when it will flow as normal again.
Jeff Beck is dead
Jeff Beck on stage at the Romsdal museum in 2014. Photo: Vidar Ruud
Guitarist Jeff Beck is dead. He was 78 years old.
Here you can read more.
More classified documents found in Biden’s office
Even more classified documents have been found in Biden’s office. Photo: Susan Walsh/AP
Associates of US President Joe Biden have discovered another set of classified documents from his time as vice president under Obama, NBC News reports.
The disclosure comes just two days after the White House admitted that 10 classified documents were found in a former Biden office last fall.
Several of the documents were classified as top secret and are said to have contained information about intelligence sources.
Attorney General Merrick Garland has requested that prosecutors review the documents and how they ended up astray.
Biden is now receiving massive criticism as he previously criticized Donald Trump for similar handling of top secret documents.
The White House has yet to comment on finding number two. The documents have been found in a different location than the first set.
By law, all documents must be sent to the National Archives when a president or vice president leaves office.
Man shot outside pub – chased by police
The police are hunting a man after a shooting outside a pub on Kungsholmen in central Stockholm.
The alarm came in at 8:40 p.m.
– A man allegedly entered a pub and threatened a person with a gun-like object. Then he went out and fired a shot straight into the air, says police spokesperson Rebecca Landberg.
No one was injured.
The gunman, who is said to be middle-aged, is being hunted by police. Several police patrols are on site. Witnesses inside the restaurant are questioned.
The police are investigating the incident as a serious illegal threat and a serious weapons offence.
– Now during the work of the police, information has been added which has meant that serious extortion has also been added as a crime classification, says Landberg.
The police cordon off outside the pub and will carry out a technical investigation.
Two to hospital after triple accidents on E4
Three accidents have occurred on the E4 south of Skellefteå during the evening.
All took place between Bureå and Lövånger and it must be very slippery at the site.
Just before 20, there was an alarm that a bus had run off the road. Two people have had to be taken by ambulance to hospital according to The northbut the damage is unclear.
Just twenty minutes later, a truck drove off the road. No one was injured but the trailer is blocking the road. Traffic may be affected until 10 p.m.
In addition, a car has driven off the road at the exit for Önnesmark, reports P4 Västerbotten.
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