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Assistant nurse becomes a protected professional title
As of this summer, assistant nurse will be a protected professional title, reports SVT.
It is the National Board of Health and Welfare that made the decision in the hope of increasing patient safety in healthcare.
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Woman arrested for arson
During the night, the police were alerted to an apartment fire in Eslöv.
Two people were in the home when the fire started, and both got out on their own.
The police have arrested a woman in her 20s who is suspected of aggravated arson.
Record high food prices
Photo: Björn Hellström/TT News Agency
Baby food and gruel top the list of the foods that have increased in price the most in Swedish stores according to the independent site Matpriskollen, TT reports.
– We have never seen numbers this high before, says the site’s founder Ulf Mazur to the news agency.
In February, the price of food increased by 2.5 percent compared to January.
Read more here.
Four Americans kidnapped by gunmen in Mexico
The FBI is appealing to the public for help in freeing and locating four kidnapped US citizens who are believed to be in Mexico, the US Embassy in Mexico said on its website.
The people have been missing since March 3 after they crossed the border into the city of Matamoros. The people are said to have traveled in a white minibus and were attacked by armed men. The suspected perpetrators are said to have then forced the Americans into a car and driven away from the scene.
The FBI is offering $50,000 to the person(s) who come forward with tips that help find the four Americans and the perpetrators.
SMHI issues a weather warning for wind and snowfall
SMHI started the week by issuing yellow weather warnings for several parts of the country.
On Monday, a yellow weather warning is issued for Gale in Skagerrak. Which will be expanded on Tuesday to also include the Kattegat, the southern Baltic Sea and the Öresund.
SMHI also warns that wind and snowfall will move in over the country. A yellow weather warning is therefore issued for wind in combination with snowfall for all of Götaland, parts of southernmost and eastern Svealand, Gotland and Öland on Tuesday.
Weather warnings remain in place for Wednesday.
Lynyrd Skynyrd’s guitarist dead
Gary Rossington turned 71. Photo: Knut Fjeldstad
Garry Rossington, the last living original member of the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, died on Sunday.
He lived to be 71 years old.
In October 1977, Rossington survived a plane crash that killed three of the band members.
In recent decades, he has battled addiction and heart disease, writes USA Today.
Lynyrd Skynyrd’s most played hit is “Sweet home Alabama” from 1974.
Villa in flames – road closed
A villa outside Råneå in Norrbotten started to burn heavily at 10.30pm on Sunday evening.
Due to the risk of exploding gas bottles in the building, road 693 from Melderstein to Viteå has been blocked off in both directions, states the Kurier.
The road is expected to reopen at lunchtime on Monday.
Kaja Kallas remains in Estonia
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas. Photo: Petr David Josek/TT News Agency
The election in Estonia attracted a record number of people to the polls, and the voters’ message is apparently clear: Prime Minister Kaja Kallas will remain in office.
– It seems to have gone quite well, she says on her vigil.
Read more in TT’s article.
Explosion at apartment building
A gate to an apartment building has been blown up in Helsingborg.
The alarm was received by the police at 23.50 when several callers alerted about a loud bang in the area.
– Something has detonated. There is damage to the gate and minor damage to adjacent properties, says Evelina Olsson, at the police command centre.
There are no reports of personal injuries at this time.
– We have just arrived at the scene, and will now block off and contact the residents, says Evelina Olsson.
Tractor and car in collision – ambulance on site
A car and a tractor have collided on a county road in Timmersdala in Skövde municipality.
– They have collided quite strongly, says Mattias Wejshag, the duty officer of the rescue service.
Three people are said to be involved in the accident.
– Everyone was out of the vehicles when we arrived at the scene. We have an ambulance on site.
Several cars in a collision on the E18 – complete stoppage in traffic
Several cars have collided on the E18 between Enköping and Västerås near Tillinge.
– Five units from the rescue service are on site, says Annelie Sileria, at SOS Alarm’s press service.
Two people have been taken by ambulance to hospital, according to the police.
The alarm came in at 21.37 has caused a traffic stop in both directions.
Shortly before 11 p.m., a total shutdown continues and the police, rescue services and rescue workers are still working at the scene.
The Swedish Transport Administration has issued a yellow warning with a risk of difficult road conditions in the area.
– It is very slippery at the scene, says Sebastian Jonsson, at the police command centre.
The article is updated.
Hungary’s foreign minister: “We will not send weapons to Ukraine”
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó in an interview with SVT Agenda. Photo: SVT
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó wants a peace agreement to end the war in Ukraine. He says so in SVT’s Agenda.
– The first goal is to stop killing people and that means cease-fire agreements, nothing else, says Peter Szijjártó.
– Look at the infrastructure, at the number of people leaving the country. The country is being destroyed and it is not in anyone’s interest.
When asked why the country does not send weapons to Ukraine, the foreign minister replies:
– We are neighboring countries to Ukraine and do not want more people to die. That is why we are working to stop it. We do not send weapons, we continue to argue for peace.
Hungary has also been criticized for sticking to energy agreements with Russia despite the war.
But according to Szijjártó, EU sanctions have failed to stop the war and make it less brutal.
– But has it hurt us? Yes. The solutions that we tried to find in Europe simply did not work.
But to say that Hungary and President Viktor Orbán run Putin’s errands and dance to the Kremlin’s tune is not fair, says the foreign minister, pointing out that the country has condemned the invasion.
– The territorial sovereignty of all countries must be respected, says Szijjártó.
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How much Swedish kronor has Sweden sent to Ukraine? Grateful for answers
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Hello! Since the war started in February 2022, Sweden has contributed approximately SEK 4.2 billion to humanitarian and civilian support in Ukraine.
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Hello! Olle who does the quiz is on sports leave now!
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