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  • President of Germany: Dark Christmas

    German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier delivered his annual Christmas speech. Photo: Annegret Hilse/Fotopool via AP/TT

    President of Germany: Dark Christmas

    German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier says that a “dark shadow” has fallen over Christmas after the attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg last Friday evening. In his traditional Christmas speech, he speaks of the “pain, fear and confusion” over what happened and calls for unity in the country.

    – Hate and violence must not have the last word. Let’s not let ourselves be driven apart. Let’s stand together.

    Four women and a nine-year-old boy were killed and over 200 were injured.

  • Bill Clinton hospitalized

    Bill Clinton at the end of October. Photo: Don Campbell/AP

    Bill Clinton hospitalized

    Former President Bill Clinton, 78, is being treated in hospital in Washington DC.

    According to a spokesperson, he was admitted on Monday for tests and observation after developing a fever.

    “He is in good spirits and appreciates the excellent care he is receiving,” writes his deputy chief of staff Angel Ureña at X.

    In 2021, Clinton was hospitalized for six days after a severe infection.

  • Christmas cheer on Wall Street

    Christmas cheer on Wall Street

    Stock markets in New York turned higher today, day before day.

    The broad S&P 500 index closed at plus 0.73 percent. The Nasdaq rose 0.98 percent. Above all, it was the tech giants Tesla, Meta and Nvidia who pushed on.

    The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2 percent.

    According to CNBC, a quiet Christmas week is expected on Wall Street. The stock exchange in New York closes early tomorrow on Christmas Eve, at 19:00 Swedish time.

    On Christmas Day it is closed.

  • Volcanic eruption in Hawaii

    Kilauea eruption. Photo: USGS via AP

    Volcanic eruption in Hawaii

    The Kilauea volcano in Hawaii – called “the most active volcano on earth” – has erupted again.

    Increased activity was detected during the night in a closed part of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and half an hour later lava began to erupt from the volcano, AP writes.

    Kilauea has already had two eruptions this year. One in June and one in September.

  • Israel: “We were behind the death of the Hamas leader”

    Israel: “We were behind the death of the Hamas leader”

    Israel now admits for the first time that it was behind the liquidation of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, 62.

    Haniyeh was killed in July this year in a building for war veterans.

    Israel was accused of being behind the attack.

    They have not commented on the incident until now when they admit that they were behind the attack.

  • Three government parties now want to scrap the F rating

    Three government parties now want to scrap the F rating

    SVT reports on Monday evening that even M and Kd now support the proposal to scrap the F grade in school, meaning that no student should be able to fail.

    – We see that today’s grading system is not fair, says Josefin Malmqvist, the Moderates’ education policy spokesperson to SVT.

    The Liberals have been behind the proposal for a long time. According to SVT, Sd wants to wait until the investigation into the grading system is presented in February.

  • Problems with the Bingolotto app

    Problems with the Bingolotto app

    Viewers are raising the alarm about problems with the Bingolotto app, just as TV4’s primetime night gets underway.

    Folkspel’s and Bingolotto’s websites also have technical problems.

    – Unfortunately, we have some problems with the technology, which means that it does not work to access Bingolotto.se or Folkspel.se, but it will hopefully be resolved during the evening. We’re keeping our fingers crossed for that, says host Daniel Norberg during the broadcast.

    It is not the first time that the Bingolotto app has fallen foul of the popular program.

  • Accident on E4

    Accident on E4

    A passenger car is involved in a single vehicle accident on the E4 just north of Hudiksvall.

    There is limited access in both directions, according to the Swedish Transport Administration.

    The forecast is set for 20.00, but may change.

  • The new government of France is presented

    French Prime Minister François Bayrou when he took office on December 13. Photo: Christophe Ena

    The new government of France is presented

    The new government under Prime Minister François Bayrou has been presented. It is France’s fourth government in a year.

    Many names in the new government, on the other hand, are well known in French politics.

    Former interior minister Gérald Darmanin will become justice minister, while defense minister Sébastien Lecornu will remain in his post, as will foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot, according to the France24 news site.

    The previous government fell in early December after a vote of no confidence.

  • Risk of unserviceable water in Tranemo municipality

    Risk of unserviceable water in Tranemo municipality

    Residents in Tranemo, Limmared, Ambjörnarp and Månstad are not advised to use tap water right now, writes P4 Sjuhärad.

    During the Monday afternoon, a burglary and vandalism was discovered at the raw water source.

    The municipality currently recommends that you only use the water to flush the toilet.

  • SMHI warns before Christmas: Sudden ice slippage

    SMHI warns before Christmas: Sudden ice slippage

    SMHI issues a yellow warning in Västra Götaland County about sudden ice slippage.

    The warning applies between 19:00 today and 06:00 tomorrow.

    The area covers northwestern Västra Götaland County and up to southwestern Värmland County.

    SMHI urges the public to drive carefully, adjust the speed according to the road conditions, and to expect more time for their journey.

    There is also a risk that there will be delays or canceled departures in public transport.

  • Traffic disruptions on the E16

    Traffic disruptions on the E16

    A car drove into the middle barrier on the E16 at the height of Liljan in the direction of Falun.

    There are no reports of injuries.

    There was a complete standstill in both directions during the rescue work, but now traffic is flowing as usual again.

    On the other hand, there are several traffic disturbances on the route because trucks are stuck or standing still for a long time.

  • Criminal investigation against V-profile is closed

    Criminal investigation against V-profile is closed

    The former chairman of the Left Party in Angered, Kristofer Lundberg, was suspected of having abused the debater Joakim Lamotte.

    But now the preliminary investigation has been closed.

    Kristofer Lundberg is not surprised that everything has now been shut down

    – I have never been worried, I have not laid my hand on Lamotte, even less been near his equipment, I have defended myself against Lamotte’s attack and handed him over to the police, he says to Aftonbladet.

    Kristofer Lundberg filed a counter-report against Lamotte after they got into a fight.

    It was shut down three months ago.

  • Over 100 kilos of drugs seized – three detained

    The customs authority does not want to go into detail about which substances or exactly what amount of narcotics were seized in Umeå. Archive image. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT

    Over 100 kilos of drugs seized – three detained

    Over 100 kilos of narcotics were found in Umeå – a record seizure for the city. Now three men, two men and one woman have been arrested on suspicion of serious drug offences, reports Västerbottens-Kuriren.

    It was at the end of last week that the Customs found over 100 kilos of narcotics in Umeå. Never before has such a large seizure been made in the municipality.

    Customs does not say where the drugs were discovered or where the three people were arrested. According to VK, the seizure took place in the port of Umeå.

    One of the men and the woman are German citizens.

  • Jeremy Clarkson has lost millions in the pub

    Jeremy Clarkson has lost millions in the pub

    Two months ago, the English presenter Jeremy Clarkson, 64, bought a pub for several million kroner.

    The pub, called “The Farmers Dog”, has since turned out to be a serious loss-making business, according to British media.

    Metro UK reports that Clarkson, known from the TV series Top Gear, is said to have burned a million pounds, about 13.8 million kroner, in the pub since he bought it.

    In addition to the millions of losses, other things must also cause concern for the presenter.

    Just last Sunday, 104 glasses disappeared from the pub.

    Customers allegedly stole glasses to keep as souvenirs.

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