Sweden sends astronaut to space
The Swedish Space Agency has, by decision of the government, placed its crow under a declaration of intent to the European Space Agency ESA to send a Swedish astronaut into space.
“Now the work begins to get a new Swedish astronaut who will ensure that Sweden maintains and develops our position in international space cooperation,” says the Swedish Space Agency’s Director General Anna Rathsman, in a press release.
The goal is for the person to go into space within a year and be stationed on the International Space Station ISS.
It is not yet clear who will be named Sweden’s new astronaut. People must be approved by the Swedish Space Agency, ESA and NASA.
The person will then take over the baton as Swedish astronaut from Christer Fuglesang and Jessica Meir.
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Man severely abused by several people
On Wednesday afternoon, police were called to Hertsön in Luleå regarding an injured man.
According to the police, he must have been abused by various perpetrators. He has been taken to hospital with unknown injuries.
The assault is described as serious and there are no suspects or detainees at the moment.
Collision between car and truck – total stop
A collision between a car and a truck has taken place on the E18 at Sanda, approximately eight kilometers southeast of Årjäng in Värmland.
The alarm came in shortly after 7 p.m.
– There is a complete standstill in traffic in both directions. Our personnel have just arrived at the scene, says Mats Öhman, press spokesperson at the police in Bergslagen.
The extent of the injury is currently unclear.
Cyclist taken to hospital – collided with truck
A cyclist has been taken to hospital by ambulance helicopter after a collision with a truck in Nacka municipality outside Stockholm on Wednesday.
– The cyclist was awake and able to speak when the person was taken to hospital. Beyond that, I cannot say anything about the state of the damage, says Ola Österling at the police.
The police are investigating the incident as causing bodily harm and failure to obey the right of way.
Two men arrested in the archipelago after shots were fired
Two men have been arrested in the archipelago just north of Blidö in Norrtälje municipality on Wednesday.
“A large number of shots have been fired on an island,” the police write on their website.
– We have been able to establish that they shot at paintings. The men have been arrested and we suspect a crime, says Ola Österling at the police.
After reports of gunfire, the police launched an extensive operation with a police helicopter and the maritime police.
– The effort is about to end. Now we are doing checks where we are trying to assess how and which risks arose with the shooting, says Ola Österling.
Update 20:56:
The investigation has led to the police being able to dismiss the criminal suspicions, including weapons offences, against the men.
Total stop on the Västkustbanan
The trains on the Västkustbanan have been stopped after a several hundred meter long plastic blanket flew up and wrapped itself in the power line in Kävlinge municipality.
– We have a group that is out to remove the plastic. But the power line has 16,000 volts in it and is dangerous to life. Therefore, we have cut the power in a large area and then the trains cannot run, says Bengt Olsson at the Swedish Transport Administration.
According to a preliminary forecast, the trains will be able to run again around 21.00.
There are several train operators running on the route. Including Skånetrafiken, SJ and Öresundståg.
Some of the operators state that the route can be replaced by buses, while others are trying to reroute the trains. Affected customers are asked to follow the updates in the respective company’s app or online.
K-pop star Moonbin found dead – turned 25
K-pop star Moonbin has been found dead in her home, according to Korean media.
He turned 25 years old.
Moonbin was a member of the successful boy group Astro.
The cause of death has not yet been determined by the police.
Dozens dead after heat wave
The measured temperature of 40.5 degrees in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka on Saturday was the highest for the season since 1965.
The heat wave that has moved in across the country has also extended to India. About ten people have died there due to heatstroke, reports say Swedens radio.
Two arrested after shooting during birthday celebration
Four were killed in the mass shooting this weekend. Photo: Jeff Amy/AP
Two people, 17 and 18 years old respectively, have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in a shooting during a birthday celebration in the state of Alabama in the United States, AP reports.
After the mass shooting that took place this weekend, four people died and 15 were injured.
Read more about the attack here.
Train collides with passenger car – woman dead
A passenger train collided with a passenger car in Mora municipality at around 4.30pm on Wednesday. Several passengers are said to have been on board the train.
Ambulance, police and emergency services were sent to the scene.
Later in the evening, the police announced that a woman had died in the collision.
– A 45-year-old woman has been identified as deceased. It happened on an unguarded railway crossing, says Mats Öhman, press officer at the police in Bergslagen.
It is unclear how the collision occurred and the car has been impounded.
Prosecutors want tougher prison terms for the spy brother
The spy brothers Kia were convicted in the district court in January this year. Photo: Pontus Lundahl/TT
The appeal trial against the spy brothers Peyman and Payam Kia ends today.
The brothers have made concessions before the appeal court hearing, writes TT.
42-year-old Peyman Kia – who was sentenced in the district court to life imprisonment for aggravated espionage and unauthorized position with secret information, has admitted that he provided secret intelligence information to Russia for payment.
He is now said to be trying to do everything he can to help the investigation move forward – and says that much of the information he sold to Russia has been “100 percent false”.
Payam Kia, 35, was sentenced to nine years and ten months in prison for aggravated espionage in the district court, has admitted that he handed over envelopes at the Russian embassy and collected payment at a library in Uppsala. However, he denies that it was espionage.
Today was the last day of the trial in the Court of Appeal – and the prosecutor thinks that the sentence for the younger brother should be increased to 14 years instead.
Almost a million rats were caught last year
Another rat. Photo: Magnus Wennman
A total of 982,710 rats were caught in Sweden last year. That’s what recent figures from Anticimex’s digital rat units show.
– The increase in catches is partly due to the fact that we have placed more digital traps, but we cannot rule out that the rat problems have increased in Sweden, says Håkan Kjellberg to Norrländska Socialdemocraten.
Big problems with Spotify
Millions of Spotify users are currently experiencing major disruptions, reports the Daily Mail.
There must be a problem with both the app and the website. Several users are met with a message that they have no connection. The problems are said to have affected users in a number of countries, including the United States.
What caused the problems is still unclear.
On Twitter, Spotify announced that the situation should be “much better now”, but several users comment that they are still having problems.
Tintin’s father is sentenced to prison
On Wednesday, the Luleå district court sentences Tintin’s father to life imprisonment for the murder of the boy, reports P4 Norrbotten.
It was in January this year that Tintin, 8, was found dead in his father’s apartment in Luleå. The father had recently, after years of custody disputes over the boy, been granted visitation for a few hours every two weeks.
Read more here.
The Cultural Council in Moscow is called home
The Swedish Cultural Council in Moscow is called home when the appointment expires in August, reports Sveriges Radio’s “Kulturnytt”. The position will then be vacant indefinitely.
Culture Minister Parisa Liljestrand (M) states that it is no longer possible to promote Swedish culture in Russia, after the country’s invasion of Ukraine.
– In Moscow and in Russia right now, those opportunities do not exist. And then it is better that that money can do other things, she tells the channel.
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