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An increasing number of voters have a positive attitude towards NATO, according to a new party sympathy survey produced by Statistics Sweden.

In total, 67.8 percent of voters state that they are fairly or very favorably disposed towards NATO. This is an increase of 5.3 percentage points compared to the measurement in May.

A taxi driver contacted the police on Tuesday evening after driving a customer who could not pay for his journey, which went from Norrköping to Tensta outside Stockholm.

The customer, a man in his 60s, acted drunk and when the police arrived at the scene, a small quantity of narcotics was also discovered.

The man also turned out to be wanted by the Correctional Service due to mismanaged parole.

He was taken into custody by the police.

At least 25 people have reportedly been arrested in Germany in a nationwide dawn raid against the far-right Reichsbürger network.

According to several German media, the reason is that the group is suspected of having planned a coup d’état. It reports Norwegian Tv2referring to the German Der Spiegel.

Up to 3,000 police officers are said to have participated in the raid early Wednesday morning, where they searched over 130 houses and apartments throughout Germany.

Read more here: https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/l3K707/minst-25-personner-gripna-ska-ha-planerat-statskupp

Norwegian police stand on the Swedish side of the Svinesund Bridge and warn of snow chaos as a result of the snowfall that hit parts of western Sweden on Wednesday morning, reports Gothenburg Post.

The weather has had a major impact on traffic during Wednesday morning, with several traffic accidents.

An earlier collision, which occurred on the E45 between a passenger car and a car with a trailer, has created queues towards Gothenburg.

On national highway 40, a lorry driver has hit a motorist from behind.

– We have had quite a few accidents, about six. But it is difficult to say whether all of them are weather-related, says Thomas Fuxborg, press spokesperson at the police.

Commuters from Sweden are affected as it is also snowing in Norway.

Sweden’s A-funds are still working on getting the systems for their payments up and running, reports Sveriges Radio.

This after the suspected IT attacks that occurred last week.

Previously, it was hoped that everyone would receive their payments on Friday – but for those who were unable to submit their reports, an extra payment will be made on Tuesday.

The Chinese health authority is now easing the country’s strict corona restrictions, reports Reuters.

One of the differences will be that you change what is seen as a “high risk area”. With the new rules, for example, an apartment can be seen as a high-risk area instead of an entire block being closed off when someone gets sick.

According to Reuters, this is a sign that China’s leadership is slowly changing its approach to the disease and is preparing to return to a more normal everyday life.

The issue of quarantine rules has been re-debated in the country and caused widespread protests in recent weeks.

The company behind the gadget chain Clas Ohlson has decided to introduce a savings package, according to a press release that TT has seen. The workforce in the offices is to be reduced by 85 full-time positions.

In total, the company will save SEK 110 million.

At the same time, Clas Ohlson reports increased sales by 6 percent during the last quarter, writes TT. Total turnover was SEK 2.3 billion and operating profit SEK 112 million.

Migration Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (M) will implement a paradigm shift for Swedish immigration policy.

To Today’s news says the minister that she will do everything necessary for Sweden to have a drastically reduced immigration.

– I am well aware that we are perceived as very harsh, but I would say that this policy is necessary if you really want to be humane towards those who have come here but have not really entered society, she tells the newspaper.

Two points raised in the Tidövtalet are the abolition of permanent residence permits for those seeking asylum. The second is about the government coalition wanting to be able to deport foreigners due to a lack of citizenship.

Primary school students’ swimming skills have deteriorated, a new report from the Swedish National Agency for Education shows, reports Swedens radio.

The goal is for primary school students to complete 200 meters of swimming – of which 50 meters are backstroke.

In 2014, around five percent did not meet the targets, since then the figure has increased by two percentage points. Around seven percent of the sixth graders do not meet the targets today.

At least one policeman has been killed and seven people injured in a bomb attack against a police station in the city of Bandung in Indonesia on Wednesday, writes TT.

According to the police, a perpetrator allegedly tried to enter the police station on a motorcycle and detonated a bomb.

The perpetrator himself died in the incident and the police are now investigating whether he has connections to any extremist group.

The average Swede spends an average of SEK 6,060 on Christmas celebrations, according to a recurring survey that Nordea, with the help of Kantar Sifo, does before every Christmas, reports TT.

For the second year in a row, the sum is falling and considering inflation, the decline is greater this year, if you look at what you get for the money.

Last year the Swede spent 6,500 kroner on Christmas and the year before 6,800 kroner.

According to the survey, what the Christmas celebrators focus on is the Christmas presents. The cost of food, decorations and other celebrations is about the same as last year, writes TT.