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Around nine million Ukrainians are still without power after Russia’s attacks, President Zelenskyy said in his nightly speech according to TT.

He said at the same time that many people have had their power restored in recent days, thanks to the hard work of the electricity companies.

He warned that Russia may attack the power grid again.

– The air defense is preparing, the state is preparing and everyone must prepare.

Two accidents occurred outside Hedemora on Boxing Day evening.

At 21.41, two cars collided head-on on road 270. Four people were involved and three of them needed to be taken to hospital. The road was completely closed at first but has been reopened.

Just over an hour later, an alarm came that a car had overturned 10 meters out into a field.

The driver has been taken to hospital by ambulance and the extent of his injuries is unclear.

– It is very slippery at the site, says an operator at SOS alarm who is responsible for the Bergslagen region.

Be careful if you are out driving early in the morning hours.

SMHI has issued a yellow warning for sudden ice slippage in northern Kalmar county, large parts of Jönköping county, southern Örebro county and Södermanland county.

The warning went out at 23:00 and is valid until 06:00.

There is also a yellow slip warning on Gotland until 07:00.

US former vice president Mike Pence is said to be running for president in the 2024 US presidential election.

It shows a document published on it US Elections Authority website.

It has previously been speculated whether Pence would run and during a press tour for a book release in November, Pence is said to have, among other things, received questions from journalists who indicated that he had considered the whole thing although something definite has not been communicated since then.

According to information in the American media, however, Pence’s spokesperson has denied the candidacy.

Many of Swedbank’s customers are currently experiencing problems.

It is unclear what caused the problems.

There is a fire in a building in Henriksdalsringen in Nacka, Stockholm.

– There is a lot of traffic here, many police, at least eight ambulances and they have carried people out on stretchers to the ambulances, says a resident who is in the same building.

Emergency services are on the scene. It is currently unclear how big the fire is.

The article is updated.

The spread of covid-19 has increased in recent weeks and in nursing homes the levels are among the highest since the beginning of the pandemic, reports SvD.

Social Affairs Minister Jakob Forssmed (KD) fears that the widespread infection situation may have consequences in the form of an increasing healthcare debt. Therefore, he now believes that it is “very important” that you stay at home if you are sick – and that you take your vaccine doses.

So far, vaccination coverage is too poor, he believes.

– Too few are fully vaccinated in Sweden! And it is vaccination that protects against serious disease when we have such a high rate of infection. It’s not restrictions that do it – it’s vaccines, says Jakob Forssmed, to SvD.

The man who is suspected of the shooting in Paris last Friday, where three people were killed, has been arrested for murder, TT reports.

The suspected perpetrator is a 69-year-old man who admitted that he has a “pathological” hatred for foreigners.

He is charged with, among other things, murder, attempted murder and illegal possession of weapons, TT writes.

SMHI has issued a warning for sudden ice slippage for several parts of the country from 23:00 tonight and up to and including 06:00 tomorrow.

The warning is issued when a front with precipitation is expected to pass during the evening and night. The temperature of the road surface then drops quickly, the water on the road freezes and creates sudden ice formation on the roads.

The warning applies to northern Kalmar county, large parts of Jönköping county, Östergötland county, southern Örebro county and Södermanland county, according to SMHI.

Also in Dalarna from Siljan and southwards, central Värmland, northern Örebro and large parts of Västmanland County there are warnings of sudden ice slippage.

The UN Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan, Ramiz Alakbarov, met today with the Taliban’s Minister of Finance, Din Mohammad Hanif, in an attempt to persuade the Taliban to reverse the decision to ban women from working for aid organizations. It reports The Guardian.

Among other things, Ramiz Alakbarov is said to have pressed the millions of Afghans who are in need of support and that removing obstacles to make the support possible is vital.

The Taliban have previously responded to international criticism of the decision, saying the Taliban will not change their minds about girls’ access to education “even if a nuclear bomb is dropped on us”. He is said to have also said that the Taliban are ready for sanctions from the outside world.

At least seven international aid organizations have suspended their mission in Afghanistan, following the Taliban’s decision.

Scientists have identified two minerals, never before found on Earth, in a meteorite.

CNN reports.

A piece of the meteorite struck in Somalia and the scientists found the minerals there.

The researchers come from the University of Alberta.