The dollar billionaires 22,000 billion richer in 2024

The dollar billionaires 22000 billion richer in 2024

Three of the hostages released

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  • The dollar billionaires 22,000 billion richer in 2024

    The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, is working together with President-elect Donald Trump. Archive image. Photo: Brandon Bell

    The dollar billionaires 22,000 billion richer in 2024

    The super rich are getting richer, and at a faster rate. The wealth of the world’s dollar billionaires grew three times faster last year than the year before, according to Oxfam’s new report.

    The wealth increased in 2024 by 2,000 billion dollars or 22,000 billion kroner. Sweden’s 40 dollar billionaires together own around SEK 1,733 billion, according to Oxfam.

    At the same time, 44 percent of the world’s population lives below the poverty line. There are as many people living on less than the World Bank’s poverty line of $6.85 a day today as in 1990.

    “We present this report as a stark wake-up call – ordinary people around the world are being crushed by the enormous wealth of a few,” said Amitabh Behar, Oxfam International’s chief executive, in a statement.

  • Several detained after attempted murder in Vetlanda

    Several detained after attempted murder in Vetlanda

    Several people have been detained after a serious violent crime in central Vetlanda. Police were called to an address in the city just before seven o’clock on Sunday evening and found a seriously injured 25-year-old man.

    – They have started a preliminary investigation into attempted murder, says Jonas Schånberg, officer on duty at the police.

    Around midnight, the police were then able to detain several suspects.

    – In any case, we have more than one person who is deprived of their liberty, says Jonas Schånberg.

  • UN: More than 630 trucks to Gaza

    Trucks carrying emergency aid are brought into war-torn Gaza from Egypt via the Kerem Shalom border crossing on Sunday. Photo: Jehad Alshrafi/AP/TT

    UN: More than 630 trucks to Gaza

    More than 630 trucks of humanitarian aid entered the besieged Gaza Strip on the first day of the ceasefire, according to the UN’s disaster relief agency, Ocha. At least 300 of them have made it to northern Gaza.

    “We have no time to lose,” says Ocha CEO Tom Fletcher in a statement.

    “After 15 months of continuous war, the humanitarian needs are shocking,” he continues.

  • Acquitted of drink-driving charge – claimed ‘after-drinking’

    Acquitted of drink-driving charge – claimed ‘after-drinking’

    A man in Växjö claimed that, when the police approached his stationary car, he “raised” as much amphetamine as possible. Now the man is acquitted of a charge of drunken driving, Smålandsposten writes.

    The man, who is in his 50s, was stopped last November on E4 outside Värnamo. The police suspected that he was driving under the influence of drugs and in the car there were amphetamines, cannabis and drugs classified as narcotics.

    The man denied that he had driven under the influence and said that he panicked when the police stopped him and that he then ingested the narcotics.

    The district court considers that the police investigation was unable to disprove the man’s story that he took the amphetamine when the car was stationary. However, he is convicted of drug offenses and sentenced to probation.

  • 90 Palestinian prisoners released

    90 Palestinian prisoners released

    90 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli prison have now been released.

    This is stated by Israel’s prison authority according to Sky News.

    These are the first prisoners to be released under the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hanas.

    Among them are 61 women, 20 men and nine children.

    According to Al Jazeera, buses were recently seen leaving the Israeli Ofer prison in the West Bank.

  • Families await Palestinian prisoners

    But around midnight, Swedish time, they still hadn’t been released.

    According to the BBC, a small group of family and friends are still waiting outside Ofer prison in the West Bank.

    At the same time, Haaretz reports that a large group of Palestinians has gathered in the town of Betiunia, to which some of the released prisoners will be taken.

    Due to the delay, some people have set fire to car tires. The Israeli military has responded with tear gas.

  • The Minister: Somalis are met with contributions instead of demands

    The Minister: Somalis are met with contributions instead of demands

    Half of all Swedish Somalis do not have a job and many of those who work cannot support themselves on their low wages, Stiftelsen Järvavecka’s survey shows.

    That the group has ended up in exclusion is due to a failed integration policy, says Integration and Labor Market Minister Mats Persson (L).

    – People have been met by the message: What grant can you apply for or get, rather than what you can contribute and here you have to support yourself. It has been very devastating, he tells the newspaper.

  • Tourists dead after music festival in Phuket

    Tourists dead after music festival in Phuket

    Two tourists, a Canadian and an American, have died after they attended the music festival “Electric Daisy Carnival” in Phuket, Thailand, writes Bangkok Post.

    They are both in their 30s and collapsed at different times on Saturday night and were later pronounced dead in hospital, Thai police said.

    The bodies will be examined further as it is not clear what was behind the deaths.

  • Bus driver robbed in Uppsala

    Bus driver robbed in Uppsala

    A bus driver has been the victim of a violent robbery outside a shopping center in Uppsala on Sunday evening, writes Uppsala New Newspaper.

    The robber got on the bus and beat the driver bloody and took his mobile phone.

    A large police operation was then launched, which ended with the arrest of a man in his 30s.

    The driver did not need to seek medical attention.

  • Criticism after stopping Unrwa support: Catastrophic

    Criticism after stopping Unrwa support: Catastrophic

    The ceasefire will make it easier to bring emergency aid into Gaza, many experts believe.

    At the same time, Israel has introduced a law that prohibits the country from cooperating with UNRWA, the UN aid organization for Palestine refugees.

    In December, Sweden ended support for UNRWA. Something the Social Democrats’ foreign policy spokesperson Morgan Johansson calls “a disastrous decision”.

    – My view is that Unrwa is indispensable. And the EU has the same line, he says SVT Agenda.

    Aid Minister Benjamin Dousa (M) defends the decision, even though he does not support Israel’s law.

    – It is clear that Unrwa has an important role. But we don’t want our money to be stuck in an account without as much as possible getting out into the field.

    He says that the government instead cooperates with organizations such as Unicef ​​and the World Food Programme, and that aid to Gaza has been doubled.

  • Man shot in Södertälje

    Photo: Blue light images

    Man shot in Södertälje

    A man has been injured in a shooting in Södertälje.

    The man was shot in the leg and has been taken to hospital by ambulance helicopter.

    The police have a lot of people on site, collecting information and hunting for suspects.

    – It’s a big draw, says a neighbor in the area.

    They are investigating the incident as attempted murder.

    Photo: Blue light images

  • Suspected attempted murder in Vetlanda

    Suspected attempted murder in Vetlanda

    The police are investigating a suspected attempted murder in Vetlanda.

    The crime must have taken place indoors.

    One person has been arrested and one person has been taken to hospital, the police confirm.

    – There should not be life-threatening injuries for the person taken to hospital, says police spokesperson Emelie Jonsson to TV4 News.

    The alarm came in just after 18.40.

  • Charcuterie can increase the risk of dementia

    Charcuterie can damage health, according to a new study. Archive image. Photo: Claudio Bresciani / TT

    Charcuterie can increase the risk of dementia

    Charcuterie and processed red meat can lead to a 13 percent higher risk of dementia, according to a new study based on over 130,000 people. Even quite small amounts affect the brain.

    The study was conducted by researchers at Harvard Medical School and published in the journal Neurology. The researchers have followed over 130,000 people over four decades, based on two large health surveys, the Nurses health study and the Health professionals follow-up study.

    – Based on that data, we see that people with a higher intake of processed red meat have a higher risk of dementia, of subjective cognitive impairment and poorer cognitive functions, says Daniel Wang at Harvard Medical School, according to Time.

    Even a moderate intake makes a difference: the risk of dementia increases by 13 percent for those who eat the equivalent of two slices of bacon and a hot dog a day, compared to those who consume less than the equivalent of half a slice of bacon a day. And the risks increase the more meat a person eats, the study shows.

    However, the results in the study did not apply to unprocessed red meat.

  • The Kuylensties are appealing the verdict

    The Kuylensties are appealing the verdict

    The financier and Fastator’s former CEO Joachim Kuylenstierna and his prosecutors have appealed the verdict in the extortion case, reports P4 Gotland.

    Of eight defendants, five people were sentenced to prison for attempted extortion in December.

    The prosecutor wants the Court of Appeal to toughen the sentence and the Kuylenstierna wants a businessman to be sentenced for involvement in the crime, according to the radio.

  • Tiktok back – “We thank Trump”

    Tiktok back – “We thank Trump”

    Tiktok is now returning to US users, less than a day after the app was banned in the US.

    “In agreement with our service providers, Tiktok is restoring the service,” they write.

    “We thank President Trump for bringing needed clarity and assurance to service providers, ensuring they will not face any penalties for providing Tiktok to over 170 million Americans and ensuring more than 7 million small businesses thrive.”

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