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The Swedish Agricultural Agency’s cat register opens – e-service overloaded
today at 09.37 Johanna Sundbeck
From January 2, all cats must start being registered with the Swedish Agency for Agriculture. But on Monday morning, the authority reports disturbances in the e-service.
“The e-service is currently overloaded and it may therefore be difficult to register your cat,” writes the Swedish Agency for Agriculture on its website.
– We initially expect a high pressure on our e-service, but at the same time fully understand that not everyone will register their cats immediately. We see it as a long-term effort to get all cats into the register, says Anders Elfström, head of department at the Swedish Agricultural Agency, in a press release.
The new law on mandatory marking and registration of cats should make it easier to find stray cats.
It can also raise the status of the cat as a pet.
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Experts worried after wave of data breaches
In October, the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency announced that a serious data breach had been discovered. All the authority’s IT systems were shut down as large amounts of data had been copied to a foreign server.
Several intrusions have occurred since then, among other things Norrköping municipality and the Öland municipalities have been struck out.
The latest attacks appear in part to be different, reports say Today’s news.
Criminals have previously sent demands for ransom, but experts are concerned as it has not happened now, the newspaper writes.
– Many different attacks are being carried out now, presumably from different actor groups. It could be a coincidence that they happen to hit Swedish targets at the same time, but it is hard not to think that they could be coordinated, says Leif Nixon, IT security expert at Sectra Communications, to Dagens Nyheter.
Four people arrested in Grimsta after bombing
Four people have been arrested in connection with last night’s blast against a gate in Grimsta, the police write on their website.
It was around 3.15 that the alarm went off about a strong explosion in a gate to an apartment building.
During the night and morning, the police have a large operation in the area. Bomb technicians and forensics technicians are at the crime scene and police have also checked entrances to western Stockholm.
Read more about the event here.
South Korea and the US may conduct nuclear weapons exercises
South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol. Photo: AP
South Korea and the US discuss joint planning and exercises with US nuclear weapons.
This is reported by TT, which refers to a statement from South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol.
The reason is the increasing threats from nuclear neighbor North Korea.
The president says in an interview in the Chosun Ilbo newspaper that the US nuclear umbrella and nuclear deterrence are no longer enough to reassure South Koreans.
“The nuclear weapons belong to the United States, but the planning, information sharing and exercises and training must be done jointly between South Korea and the United States,” he says.
Robot attack on Damascus – airport closed
Israel has fired robots at the Syrian capital Damascus during Monday.
Reuters reports which refers to a statement from the Syrian army.
According to the statement, a number of robots hit the airport early in the morning and it is temporarily closed.
Two soldiers were killed after robots struck in the southern part of Damascus.
Ulf Kristersson on reduced support: Should have ice in the stomach
The voters’ support for the new government has decreased since the parliamentary election and according to a survey, almost half of the voters think that the government is doing a bad job.
Now Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is commenting on the headwind in public opinion.
– You should have some ice in your stomach, it’s been ten weeks. This is a marathon and you have to be systematic and persistent, he says in P1 Morgon.
The government has received harsh criticism for having broken several election promises. Among other things, the electricity subsidy will come in February – not in November as promised. The price of petrol and diesel has also been reduced significantly less than what was said.
But according to the prime minister, no promises have been broken.
– We do exactly everything we said we would do, says Ulf Kristersson.
Head-on collision in Luleå – complete stop in traffic
Two passenger cars collided head-on on the Bergsnäs bridge in Luleå on Monday morning, reports say SVT News Norrbotten.
Another third car ran into the vehicle in front. There is a total standstill in traffic, announces SOS alarm.
Three people were involved in the accident. One person has been taken to hospital, but there is no information on the condition of the injuries.
SMHI warns of icy conditions
SMHI warns of ice and traffic disruptions during the morning and afternoon in eastern and inner Svealand.
It is rain or freezing rain that can cause the problems.
There is a risk of delays in bus, train and air traffic and canceled departures, they write on their website.
Four dead in helicopter crash
Two helicopters have collided over a beach in the state of Queensland in Australia, reports ABC News.
According to the police, four people have died and several have been injured in the accident.
The other helicopter managed to land safely.
The accident occurred on the Gold Coast, one of the country’s most popular tourist regions.
Suspected rape at a hotel in Stockholm
A man has been arrested on suspicion of raping a woman in a hotel room in Stockholm after the woman herself alerted the police, writes TT.
The incident occurred on Sunday evening.
– A woman has taken herself to hospital and contacted us and states that she was raped in a hotel room. We have arrested a suspicious man, says Carina Andersson, officer on duty at the Stockholm Police.
It is unclear what relationship they both have to each other.
Big fire at ski resort
A large fire has broken out at Säfsen ski resort during the morning.
The alarm came to the rescue service just after four o’clock and several units are now on site to put out the fire.
– We have a total fire in a main building. About 1,000 square meters of attic are on fire, says Pär Palm, emergency manager at Ludvika’s rescue service to Expressen.
Police are on site to direct traffic.
– We are there with quite a few units to redirect the traffic. There will be a lot of traffic today and it can be difficult, says Sophia Jiglind, press spokesperson at the Bergslagen police region.
There are no reports that anyone was injured in the fire.
Explosion at gate in Grimsta
At 03.15 on the night of Monday, SOS Alarm received reports of an explosion at a post office in the Råcksta district west of Stockholm.
According to residents in the area, the police are on the scene.
Read more about it here.
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