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The music service Spotify has been down for large parts of the night. The company writes on Twitter that “something is not right” and that the problem is being investigated.
There is no forecast for when Spotify is expected to work again.
Latest news
Germany removes the requirement for mouth protection
Germany removed the requirement for face masks on long-distance trains and buses on February 2.
This is announced by the German health authorities, TT reports.
Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach refers to the fact that the corona situation has eased in the country.
However, he encourages people to wear face masks anyway and says the virus should not be downplayed.
Swedish man found dead in Athens
A 47-year-old Swedish man was found dead in a ventilation shaft in an apartment building in Athens on Sunday.
It reports Athens News Agency.
According to the police, the man fell from the sixth floor of the apartment building, located in the Exarchia area. He had been reported missing by his family in Sweden.
The police are investigating the incident, but do not suspect any crime.
Wall Street ended the week up
Wall Street turned a sluggish start into a rally today.
The Dow Jones rose 0.3 percent and the Nasdaq composite index closed at plus 0.7 percent.
The S&P 500 index rose by 0.4 percent.
Today’s gains mean that the S&P 500 index has risen 2.7 percent during the week as a whole, TT reports.
Among Friday’s winners were Amazon and Nvidia, which rose 3.0 and 2.4 percent respectively.
Tesla sharply cut the prices of cars in the US and Europe on Friday, but the price cut was not rewarded by the stock market and the stock retreated 0.9 percent.
In Stockholm, things did not go as well as in New York. The OMX30 index closed at minus 0.36 percent.
The USA’s F16 deal with Turkey may benefit Sweden
The US is preparing a sale of the F16 fighter jet to Turkey.
The Wall Street Journal reports.
A possible deal could facilitate Sweden’s and Finland’s applications for NATO membership.
This is reported by TT.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the Biden administration plans to seek congressional approval for a deal with the Turks worth $20 billion, which includes, among other things, 40 F16 planes.
The deal is described, among other things, as a “carrot” and an “encouragement” to Turkey to approve the two countries’ NATO application, sources told the Wall Street Journal.
The US Congress has never before blocked an arms deal requested by the White House. But now several members of Congress have opposed arms sales to Turkey on human rights grounds.
Suspected murder in Eskilstuna
The police are currently at an address in the North area of Eskilstuna after a dead man was found there.
– I can confirm that we are there in a residence and working, says Monica Bergström, press spokesperson for the police in the eastern region.
Otherwise, the police are tight-lipped about the case and do not want to comment much more.
– A technical investigation must be carried out on site. We have also knocked on doors in the area, says Monica Bergström.
The police were called to the home around 6 p.m. The find site is cordoned off.
No one has been arrested.
“No further information about the case can be provided at this time,” the police write on their website.
Moped rider to hospital after crash in Malmö
A car and a moped collided this evening on Slottsgatan, at the height of Agnesgatan, in Malmö.
Police and paramedics were sent to the scene.
The moped driver, a man in his 40s, was taken to hospital by ambulance.
The police currently have no information about the damage.
The employment agency is down
The employment agency’s website is currently down. It is currently unclear what the problem is with the site and when the error can be fixed.
By 9 p.m. the site was working again.
Detergent stops – similar to milk
Grume detergent introduced the new packaging last year. Photo: Press photo
The Chemicals Inspectorate stops Grumme’s detergent, writes GP. The reason is that the packaging is similar to milk and juice packaging.
– We received an image that the product had ended up in a person’s refrigerator, says Charlotte Rahm, inspector at the Chemicals Inspectorate to the newspaper.
It also states that the detergent is vegan, which may lead consumers to believe that it is safe to drink.
The Grumme brand is part of Orkla Sweden. The company does not agree with the assessment made by the Chemicals Inspectorate.
“During the year that the products have been on the market, we have sold several million packages and not received any cases where someone has accidentally consumed detergent,” writes Sara Paulsson, communications manager at Orkla in an email to GP.
The new packaging type was introduced last year, for environmental reasons. According to the company, it has reduced plastic consumption by 35 tons per year.
Explosion in gas line
The flames must be 50 meters high. Photo: Gintautas Geguzinskas
At 4:00 p.m. on Friday afternoon, a high-pressure gas pipeline exploded near the Lithuanian village of Valakėliė, Reuters reports.
A heavy fire is now raging in the area, according to witnesses so big that it can be seen 17 kilometers away. According to Lithuanian police, the flames are as high as 50 meters, reports LRT.
The village’s mayor, Gintautas Geguzinskas, has shared dramatic pictures of the fire Facebook.
The entire village must have been evacuated.
According to initial information, no one should be injured, TT reports.
Many canceled trains – repairmen sick
Illness and staff shortage mean that SJ is unable to repair several X2000 trains that have suffered damage, reports P4 Gothenburg.
It is, among other things, ice formation that led to the injuries.
During the next two weeks, several train departures between Gothenburg and Stockholm have been cancelled.
– This week there have been four canceled departures per day, about eight a day, says SJ’s press communicator Martina Nord to the radio channel.
Next week it is believed to be two canceled departures per day. SJ hopes that the problems will be solved in two weeks.
Until then, passengers are rebooked to other departures.
Trump companies receive millions in fines
Two companies within the Trump Organization are fined for tax crimes, TT reports.
In total, the two companies Trump Corporation and Trump Payroll Corp must pay 1.6 million dollars (just under 17 million kroner)
According to the AP, the fine is the maximum the judge could legally issue.
The sentence, which fell back in December, is considered a success for the New York prosecutors who spent three years investigating ex-president Donald Trump and his dealings.
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LKAB has not specified exactly which ones they found.
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