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The Russian accusation: Sweden is hiding something about Nord Stream
Russia questions whether Sweden has something to hide regarding the explosions of Nord Stream 1 and 2 last fall.
Reuters reports.
Russia has previously requested access to the investigation, something that was rejected from the Swedish side.
Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, says that the decision is “confusing” and that Moscow has the right to access the details of the investigation.
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Church helps with electricity bills
Varberg residents who cannot pay their electricity bills can get help from the church, reports SVT Nyheter Halland.
It is Varberg’s parish that has decided that 40 people can get help through their relief fund.
The support is important as many cannot wait for the state’s electricity subsidy to be paid out.
– Then you have to take SMS loans or other worse solutions to get by for so long, says Kerstin Arvidsson, deacon in the congregation.
Chinese students are forced to sign loyalty agreements
Research students who have been admitted to Sweden via a Chinese program are forced to sign secret agreements in which they, among other things, promise loyalty to the Communist Party, according to a review carried out by DN.
According to the review, students must promise to serve the regime’s interests and face consequences if they disobey Chinese authorities.
The Chinese program is called the Chinese Scholarship Council, which every year sends hundreds of students to universities in different countries.
In Sweden, among others, KTH, Lund University, Karolinska Institutet and Uppsala University accept the students.
The police are self-critical of the action during the school attack
The police are self-critical of how they acted in connection with a student murdering two female teachers at Malmö Latin School.
In an investigation by Noa, the police’s national operations department, it took 74 minutes for the task force to arrive, reports SVT Nyheter.
The police’s internal communication, with duplication of work and time delays as a result, is also criticized. Even technical systems that do not provide sufficient information about the location of various patrols.
Overall, however, the police believe that the incident was handled well.
Read more about the case here.
Fatal accidents increased in traffic last year
A total of 220 people died in road traffic accidents in 2022, reports SR Ekot who have read the Swedish Transport Agency’s statistics.
The number of dead increased by ten people compared to 2021.
According to Khabat Amin, this is an increase in road traffic accidents compared to the pandemic years 2020 and 2021.
The number of deaths in accidents involving tractors also increased last year.
Another 15-year-old detained after shootings in Gubbängen
Another 15-year-old is wanted in custody for attempted murder and aggravated weapons offense after the two shootings that occurred in Gubbängen in southern Stockholm on December 28.
In total, there are now two 15-year-olds who are in custody for attempted murder and serious weapons offences.
The incidents took place at addresses close to each other in the area. In one of the incidents, it was about a shooting at a door to an apartment.
More calls to Bri’s helpline during the Christmas holidays
During the Christmas holidays, the helpline Bris, Children’s rights in society, received more calls than ever during the period.
Compared to last year’s Christmas, calls increased by nearly 20 percent, according to a press release from the organization.
According to Bris, more and more conversations are about violence, abuse and violations. Conversations about serious mental illness have also increased.
Increased price of petrol and diesel
Prices will be raised at leading fuel companies on Thursday, TT reports.
The petrol price increases by 50 öre to SEK 19.60 per litre. Prior to that, the price of petrol has been stagnant since 5 January.
The diesel price is increased by 30 öre to 24.06 kroner per litre.
The price is valid at manned stations.
Försäkringskassan: Banned for more children in 2022
The number of sick days increased by 2.2 percent in 2022 compared to 2021, new statistics from the Social Insurance Agency show. In total, it is about 8.56 million working days in 2022 compared to 8.38 million in 2021.
The number of children for whom it was vacated increased from roughly 840,000 to roughly 903,000.
– We think we have seen a change in behavior throughout the country regarding vab after the pandemic. It means, for example, that it is no longer okay to send snotty children to preschool, says Niklas Löfgren, family financial spokesperson at Försäkringskassan, in a press release.
Man dead after falling from apartment building
A man has died after falling from an apartment building in Vasastan in central Stockholm.
The alarm came in to SOS Alarm at 00:18 on Thursday morning.
The police are investigating the incident as a murder as it cannot be ruled out that the man was the victim of a crime.
The police have knocked on doors in the apartment building and talked to people who were nearby before the man fell from the balcony.
Relatives have been notified.
Going to test the wastewater at Arlanda after covid infection
The public health authority is to test the wastewater at Arlanda for corona in connection with the large covid outbreak in China.
– The value of such monitoring is above all being able to follow changes in virus levels and which virus variants dominate from entry to Arlanda over time, says Karin Tegmark Wisell in a press release.
In an analysis of the Chinese covid outbreak that the authority made on behalf of the government, the authority writes that the figures regarding the spread of infection, hospitalizations, deaths and virus variants are uncertain, but still does not believe that the outbreak will affect the situation in Sweden “significantly”.
Karin Tegmark Wisell emphasizes, however, that the pandemic is ongoing and that there is a risk of new waves.
– It is therefore very important that all countries together take global responsibility for the monitoring of covid-19 so that joint measures can be introduced when necessary.
The protests in Peru spread – 48 dead
48 people have died in protests in Peru. Photo: Jose Sotomayor/AP
The protests against Peru’s President Dina Boluarte’s government have led to 48 people being killed, TT reports.
During Wednesday, new clashes were reported in the tourist city of Cusco.
According to information from the health service, 37 civilians and six police officers were injured when protesters tried to take over Cusco’s airport, where many foreign tourists arrive when they want to visit the world heritage of Machu Picchu.
Protests against Boluarte, and in support of former president Pedro Castillo who was deposed in December, are taking place mainly in the southern parts of the country where support for Castillo is large.
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