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Monster wave kills woman on cruise
One woman died and four were injured when a monster wave hit a cruise ship last week, reports say CNN.
The passengers on the ship Viking Polaris were on a cruise to Antarctica when it blew up into a severe storm off Argentina.
The storm caused a so-called monster wave that broke several of the ship’s windows. The broken glass hit an American woman who died. Four people have received injuries that are not life-threatening.
“It is with great sadness that we confirm that a woman has died as a result of the incident,” writes Viking Cruises.
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Man stabbed in stairwell
A man has been stabbed in a stairwell in Bandhagen in southern Stockholm.
The man was taken by ambulance to hospital and is said to have been able to speak, according to the police.
There is no information on whether anyone has been arrested. A preliminary investigation into serious assault has been launched.
Former intelligence chief arrested – suspected of cover-up murder
The former head of South Korea’s security service, Suh Hoon, has been arrested on suspicion of helping to cover up the murder of a high-ranking official in the South Korean fishing industry.
The murder must have taken place on the border with North Korea, writes TT.
He is accused of destroying intelligence reports about the officer’s murder.
President remains in office despite ‘serious violations’
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa does not intend to resign even though he may face impeachment.
The background is a theft of money hidden in a sofa in a house belonging to the president. The money must have been a payment for buffaloes that he sold, writes TT.
A parliamentary committee investigating the case has concluded that Ramaphosa was guilty of “serious violations” of the constitution and the country’s corruption laws.
The ruling ANC party, to which Ramaphosa belongs, has held a crisis meeting about the allegations.
– President Ramaphosa is not resigning because of a flawed report, announced spokesperson Vincent Magwenya, according to TT.
Man stabbed on tram
A man has been stabbed on a tram in Biskopsgården in Gothenburg, reports Gothenburg Post.
The suspects fled the scene while the victim was taken to hospital, according to the newspaper.
The man who was stabbed is known to the police from before, but it is not known if the incident has connections to the gang environment.
– It’s probably not completely clear yet, says duty officer Johan Ljung to GP.
The man is said to have been seriously injured, but not life-threatening, according to the police.
Putin to travel to Donbass
Vladimir Putin. Photo: AP TT NEWS AGENCY
Russian President Vladimir Putin is going to visit Donbass in Ukraine.
– It will certainly happen eventually because it is part of the Russian Federation, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, according to the Russian state news agency TASS.
Donbass is one of the regions that Putin himself has annexed and declared Russian.
Fire in older abandoned house: “Will burn down”
During Friday afternoon, a fire started in an older two-story house in Torslanda on Hisingen in Gothenburg. When the emergency services arrived, the house was engulfed in flames.
At 7:30 p.m., the emergency services announce that the fire is under control.
– It’s an abandoned house so they will let it burn down. But we will be on site throughout the night for post-extinguishing and monitoring, says Betina Svensson, alarm and line operator at the rescue service.
Adjacent road 155 has been closed during the rescue work due to rain of sparks.
It is unclear if anyone was injured in connection with the fire.
Fire rages in Mönsterås
A fire has raged in a caravan and a garage building in Mönsterås, Småland. The fire started in the caravan.
– It’s completely overheated. The caravan and the garage are beyond rescue, announced Tobias Josefsson, officer on duty at the rescue service.
– Forces on site prioritize saving adjacent properties in the form of a larger industrial premises and a larger warehouse, says Tobias Josefsson.
At a quarter past six, the firefighters had the fire under control.
– We are in the process of extinguishing the last one, but leaving a unit for observation, says Tim Lundqvist, emergency operator at the rescue service.
No one is said to have been injured in the fire.
The fire is the third in the area in four days, write The barometer.
Three arrested after attempted murder in Sundsvall
Three more people have been arrested after a suspected attempted murder in Sundsvall during Friday evening.
Two of them are arrested for attempted murder, the third for aiding and abetting murder.
The four people who had previously been arrested have now been released and the suspicions have been dismissed.
Leaving the government negotiations
The Conservative People’s Party leaves the Danish government negotiations with the Social Democrats, party chairman Sören Pape Poulsen announced on Facebook. He writes that they made a sincere attempt to approach each other, but that the negotiations have now run aground.
“I do not mean that it is compatible with the promises we made in the election campaign and what I have said about a future government. Politics is largely about credibility,” he writes on Facebook.
Iran’s main shawl law is under investigation
Iran is reviewing the controversial law that forces women in the country to wear headscarves, reports AFP.
The announcement comes after months of protests since 22-year-old Mahsa Zhina Aminis was arrested for not wearing a headscarf and then died in custody.
Many women in the country have burned their shawls in protest against the law, which has been in place since 1983.
– Both the parliament and the judiciary are working on the question of whether the law needs any changes, says Minister of Justice Mohammad Jafar Montazeri to the Iranian news agency Isna.
Kremlin does not accept price cap on oil – considers response
Yesterday, the EU agreed on a price figure for Russian oil, according to The Wall Street Journal.
On Saturday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia will not accept a price ceiling, writes Reuters.
The Kremlin is now considering how to respond to the European decision.
Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s ambassador to international organizations in Vienna, says it will stop supplying oil to countries that impose price caps.
“From this year on, Europe will live without Russian oil,” he writes on social media.
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Hi, is Turkey in the EU and if so how can they go against the rest of the EU when it comes to imports and price caps on Russian oil
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