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Problems with travel service after suspected hacker attack
Due to technical disturbances at Västtrafik, on Monday there were problems with booking, among other things, travel services and medical trips.
The problems mainly apply in Fyrbodal and the Gothenburg region.
The technical disruptions are due to an IT attack at a system supplier to several of Västtrafik’s transport companies.
– We try to solve all trips as much as possible, but appeal to everyone who does not have to travel to wait to book their trip, says Åds Björk, communications strategist at Västtrafik.
The problems are expected to persist during Tuesday.
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Pilots are shut down after sloppy coffee break
Two pilots of the Indian low-cost airline SpiceJet have been suspended after an irresponsible coffee break at an altitude of 11,000 meters, writes Times of India.
The pilots celebrated Holi by eating fried pastries and drinking coffee in the cockpit.
They then chose to place their coffee cups without lids right by the control levers – something that could have serious consequences for the safety of the plane if the drink were spilled.
A picture of the coffee break was also posted on social media. It quickly went viral and has caused an outcry, not least among people in the airline industry.
Both pilots are now suspended pending an investigation.
Woman fell from flatbed
Police and ambulance were called to a workplace in Braås in Växjö after an accident today.
A woman had fallen from the flatbed of a dump truck. The extent of the damage is unclear.
– But she was awake and talkative, says Sara Andersson, press spokesperson for the police in the southern region.
The police are currently on the scene to gather information and form an opinion as to whether it is a workplace accident.
They write that on their website.
Fully developed fire in industrial building
There is a fire at the Rönnskärsverken in Skelleftehamnn.
17 units from Skelleftehamn, Skellefteå, Bureå and Piteå are in place, according to P4 Västerbotten.
It must be the roof of one of the industrial halls that is burning with open flames, reports The north.
Police and emergency services are on site. No one should have been injured,
Rönnskärsverken is Sweden’s only smelter for the production of base metals.
Just before 5:30 p.m., the fire service announced that the fire is under control.
Politico: Trump impeachment could come as early as tonight
Indictment against Donald Trump could come as early as tonight according to Politico. Photo: Alex Brandon/AP
An indictment against former President Donald Trump could come as early as tonight, American time.
It reports news site Politico.
According to the site, several people with insight into the matter have said that the indictment will come either this evening or on Wednesday.
And therefore not on Tuesday, as Donald Trump himself previously said.
The case concerns the payment to the porn star Stormy Daniels, which could be a violation of the regulations that exist regarding the financing of election campaigns in the United States.
Amazon fires 9,000 people
Amazon will lay off 9,000 employees. Photo: Michel Spingler/AP
Amazon will lay off 9,000 employees, the e-commerce giant announced on Monday.
CEO Andy Jassy writes in an internet email that the company needs to “streamline its costs with regard to the current economically uncertain situation”, writes CNBC.
It will be an addition to the 18,000 people who were fired in January – which was then the most extensive layoffs in the company’s history, according to TT.
Globally, Amazon has roughly 1.5 million employees.
“Dear friends” meet in Moscow
XI Jinping and Vladimir Putin in Moscow Photo: Russian Pool/AP
Chinese President Xi Jinping is now in Moscow meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The two leaders greeted each other as “dear friends” when they met in the Kremlin, write Reuters.
Among other things, they will talk about China’s role as a “possible peacemaker in Ukraine”.
Xi is the first leader to meet the Russian president since the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant against him on Friday.
The state visit lasts for three days. Monday’s meeting takes place informally, including a dinner. Later in the week, more formal talks will be held. After that, a joint statement is expected.
JO directs sharp criticism at Kumla prison
The Ombudsman for Justice (JO) directs sharp criticism at Kumla prison and describes that inmates in the Fenix ward have been subjected to “almost inhumane” treatment during an ongoing renovation.
According to the reports, which came in in February, it was about an ongoing renovation that led to inmates sometimes having to share cells for up to 20 hours a day.
A couple of whistleblowers said that the conditions were like “torture”, says the JO’s statement.
JO therefore made an unannounced inspection and now the prison is receiving sharp criticism.
– I judge that the conditions in the department are very stressful. Under certain conditions, the treatment of the persons deprived of their liberty would appear to be almost inhumane, says Justice Ombudsman Katarina Påhlsson in a statement.
According to JO, the need for renovation was known for many years, but despite this, the institution has not made sufficient efforts to avoid the current situation.
Kidnapped journalist in Mali released
The French journalist Olivier Dubois was kidnapped in northern Mali in 2021 by an Islamist group linked to the terrorist group Al Quaida.
Dubois is said to have been kidnapped in connection with his interview with a jihadist leader.
Now the journalist has been released and taken to neighboring Niger, according to the news channel France24.
Boy arrested – people threatened with knives at school
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after an incident at a school in Karlskrona municipality.
The police were called to the school this morning.
– I can’t go into any details, but a situation arises that causes the boy to be arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, says police spokesperson Filip Annas.
Karlskrona municipality writes in a press release that a student threatened other people at the school with a knife.
No one was physically injured.
“When the incident occurred, the school’s staff quickly made a decision on so-called containment, which means that children, students and staff lock themselves in rooms and classrooms,” writes the municipality.
The police are now investigating the incident and are interviewing the boy, witnesses and the plaintiff.
The government calls a crisis meeting about the bank corona
Minister of Financial Markets Niklas Wykman (M) Photo: BJÖRN LINDAHL
The government convenes the Financial Stability Board to an extraordinary meeting.
The reason is the unrest in the banking world.
The meeting held tomorrow, Tuesday, will address “the risk picture and the stability situation in light of recent events on the banking markets in the US and Europe”.
Among those attending the meeting are Financial Markets Minister Niklas Wykman (M) and Riksbank Governor Erik Thedéen.
Firearm found in the water
A weapon has been found in the water in the Inner Harbor in Sundsvall, the police write on their website.
– It’s a handgun, says Björn Rönnmark, on-call preliminary investigation manager at the police Sundsvall’s newspaper.
The weapon was found in connection with work at the site.
The police’s first assessment is that the weapon had been in the water for some time.
Interrogations have been held and the police have seized the weapon. The find is being investigated as a violation of the Weapons Act.
There is no suspect.
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Will households continue to receive more electricity subsidies? For this month the electricity bill is insanely high as well. Or was it just a temporary “band-aid”
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