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Finland detects spread of new Covid variant EG.5
The World Health Organization has classified the EG.5 strain as a “variant of interest” but adds there is no reason to assume it poses any more of a health risk than other variants of the virus.
Justice Minister: Finland won't separately classify online targeting as punishable offence
Finland already punishes threats and harassment, making the introduction of new penalties for harassment campaigns unnecessary, according to Leena Meri (Finns).
Efter koranbränningarna – Regeringen intensifierar den inre gränskontrollen
Regeringen kommer att intensifiera den inre gränskontrollen. Det meddelade statsminister Ulf Syftet är att personer med mycket svag koppling till Sverige inte ska kunna komma till Sverige.
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HS: Kokoomus is the most popular party in Finland
Helsingin Sanomat reported on Monday that the other changes in the survey were quite minor. The SDP’s popularity rose by 0.2 points to 19.4 percent, the Left Alliance’s by 0.1 points to 8.1 percent, the Greens by 0.3 points to 8.0 percent, and the Swedish People’s Party by 0.1 points to 4.5 percent. . The…
The leaders of the Nordic countries will join Biden at the summit in Helsinki
Their discussions are expected to focus on intensifying cooperation in security, environmental and technology issues.
The details that could bring Trump down
Former US President Donald Trump is accused of crimes in connection with the handling of classified material at his residence Mar-a-Lago in Florida. There are a total of 37 charges and if Trump is found guilty, there is a risk that he will be sentenced to a very long prison sentence. On Tuesday, Trump appeared…
Improvements to reporting the origin and traceability of meat in Helsinki restaurants
63 restaurants participated in the study, from which a total of 120 samples were collected. Salmonella was not found in the 44 Finnish meat samples examined. However, one foreign meat sample was found to be positive for salmonella. The positive sample was raw frozen chicken from Poland. No EHEC bacteria were detected. For meat traceability,…
The Finnish police announced a new traffic sign
The higher resolution of traffic cameras led the police to create a new type of surveillance classification.
HS: Migri reprimands two senior advisers over the Mongolian nurse case
Migri later launched an internal investigation into the case, where significant errors were found in the resolution of the application and the classification of arguments, Ilkka HaahtelaCEO of Migr, said For Helsingin Sanomat on Thursday. – The mistakes in the overall evaluation were so significant that two written remarks were finally issued. This was a…
The spring awakening of reproduction in Finland: Understanding and valuing these sensitively classified species
The loser leaves the area and the winner starts courting females. Adder sightings are kept secret because snakes are classified as a sensitive species. This means that their sightings are not published, but it is still important for mapping the distribution of the species. The patron is from summer 2023. Member of the Finnish Nature…
Industrial lobby presses for safe alternative shipping routes
The Finnish Confederation of Business and Industry EK has called on the next Finnish government to intensify Nordic cooperation in order to avoid disruptions on key trade routes.
Accusation of falsifying the mileage of 134 cars in the Procar case
The indictment in the Procar car rental case was registered at the Reykjavík District Court. Haraldur Sveinn Gunnarsson, the rental manager, is the only defendant. During the investigation, he pleaded guilty but did not appear in court. Six people are seeking compensation in the case, including a police officer from the Westfjords region. Compensation claimed…
Accusation of falsifying the mileage of 134 cars in the Procar case
The indictment in the Procar car rental case was registered at the Reykjavík District Court. Haraldur Sveinn Gunnarsson, the rental manager, is the only defendant. During the investigation, he pleaded guilty but did not appear in court. Six people are seeking compensation in the case, including a police officer from the Westfjords region. Compensation claimed…
Arrested with fake IDs and several million in cash
Two men were detained for a week on suspicion of involvement in identity card fraud and other offences. One of the men had over 40,000 in his backpack. euros and lots of ID cards with different names. Police are investigating possible money laundering, falsification of documents, violations of immigration law and the Alien Employment Rights…
Long-term sickness absence due to sleep disorders quadruples and affects middle-aged women the most
Researchers investigating the matter urge people to take this trend seriously, as lack of sleep is a clear health risk and can also negatively affect a person’s cognitive performance, making it both a public health and economic problem. Temporary sleep disorders are not considered a disease, but long-term problems can be diagnosed as sleep disorders.…
Four proposals participated in the Espoo house architecture competition
The zoning competition for the Espoo building to be placed in Espoonkeskus is currently underway in cooperation with the Finnish Association of Architects (SAFA). Four working groups were chosen to continue in the competition, whose works are Encounters, Kontrapunkti, Lehteri and Virta. The competition entries are made available for residents to see and comment on…
Finland’s economy shrinks in two consecutive quarters: Expert analysis
According to the latest data from Statistics Finland, the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) shrank by 0.6% in the last quarter of 2022 compared to the previous quarter, which is significantly worse than previous estimates. Just two weeks ago, Statistics Finland predicted that GDP would shrink by 0.2 percent. Despite this, GDP for the whole…
US dollar companies among financial data
NEW YORK, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) — The U.S. dollar strengthened in late trade on Tuesday as market participants sifted through fresh economic data. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, rose 0.31 percent to 104.1723. In late New York trading, the euro was down to US$1.0649 from US$1.0698 in the previous…
We know that about the ex-servicemen arrested by Säpo
On a Monday in February, an attack is made in a villa idyll. Personnel from Säpo and Must have collaborated in an investigation into an odd crime. – There were efforts that were carried out in the Stockholm area, where two people were picked up for questioning and a number of house searches were carried…
Askja geothermal activity study
“If it continues like this, it will end in an eruption. Not now, rather in a few months or years. There will probably be more earthquakes and activity before the eruption, says Ármann Höskuldsson, a volcanologist at the Institute of Earth Sciences at the University of Iceland. A team of geologists went on a mission…
The US shoots first and asks questions later
In the space of a few days, US warplanes have shot down three objects over the US and Canada. The shootings take place in the wake of the suspected Chinese spy balloon that was shot down earlier in February. The balloon mess has triggered a diplomatic crisis between the United States and China, and now…
Helsinki Ink Tattoo Convention presents various artists and styles 31.3.-2.4.2023
The popularity of tattoos has grown year by year, and visitors to Helsinki Ink will have a wide selection of different current styles. The industry has also developed in all respects, with better quality tools and colors available and a focus on customer safety. “The stylistic trends are emphasizing hybrids or emphasizing contrasts. Other styles…
The sale of the TF-SIF aircraft is likely to be stopped
Justice Minister Jón Gunnarsson admitted that the decision to sell the TF-SIF aircraft would likely be reversed. The Minister said that the budget lacks funds to keep the Coast Guard rescue aircraft operational, but the withdrawal of this decision is a good step and the use of the aircraft will continue. At the same time,…
The Minister of Justice plans to sell the TF-SIF rescue plane
The Justice Minister’s plans to sell the Coast Guard’s rescue plane have caused quite a stir and surprised the chairman of the budget committee, who believes it is imperative that the committee meet as soon as possible to discuss the matter. During the morning parliamentary session, many deputies expressed outrage at the decision of the…
New: Saddam Hussein, the Iraq War and the pursuit of weapons of mass destruction
The UN wants to see evidence to field an international force. In the US, pressure is mounting on President George W Bush to go to war regardless of what the UN says. It will be a dramatic time with major changes in the Middle East, which will affect the entire world. Cast: Hans Blix, head…
DNA accelerates the circular economy of smartphones by opening the Vaihtakapula online store
DNA’s Vaihtohyvitys exchange service is also constantly being developed, listening to customers’ wishes. With the now opened Vaihtakapula online store, DNA will also start selling used phones. The address of the new online store is vahtokapula.fi. Electronic waste is the world’s largest growing waste stream. In addition, cell phones contain a lot of valuable precious…
The tangle of documents is beginning to resemble a farce
US President Joe Biden invited the FBI to search his home in their search for more classified documents – which they found. At the same time, secret documents have also been discovered at the home of Trump’s former vice president Mike Pence. With the 2024 presidential primaries a year away, we ask how these revelations…
Halla-aho blames the West for not supplying Ukraine with the weapons it needs
“Russia is bombarding Ukraine with missiles and is deliberately choosing to target civilians. Meanwhile, we are unwilling to give Ukraine weapons with the necessary range to strike Russian soil,” he wrote. What exactly do Western countries mean by escalation, he wondered: “That Russia starts bombing Ukrainian cities or infrastructure outside the actual war zone? That…
The Expert: How to do it in a nuclear attack
Ordinary basements and shelters protect against radioactive fallout To prepare for the unthinkable. With that attitude, Erik tackles this section and finds out everything he needs to know about the atomic bomb. Nuclear weapons expert Martin Goliath at the Swedish Defense Research Agency explains both how a nuclear weapon works but also what it could…
VMA in Uppsala municipality •
The police have made a report to investigate whether there have been deficiencies that constitute crimes in connection with the riots during the Easter weekend, the police write on their website. The possible shortcomings to be investigated are within the four categories personal equipment, vehicles, methods and organization / management. After the riots during Easter,…
402: Everything speaks against a referendum on NATO
The Left Party wants a referendum on NATO Nooshi Dadgostar thinks that voters are left out of the decision on NATO and therefore demands a referendum. Is it practically or politically possible? We sift and track. Ebba Busch’s statement raises debate The Christian Democrats’ party leader in the hot air or controversial statement in Ekot’s…
Citizens’ initiative on permanent residence permits for long-term asylum seekers passes to Parliament
The citizens’ initiative requiring a permanent residence permit for long-term asylum seekers is progressing into the parliamentary debate. The signatories want Finland to issue a four-year residence permit to persons whose asylum application has been rejected before 2017. The initiative exceeded the required 50,000 signatures on Friday night and will go to parliament for consideration…
Total defense – it is expected of you if there is a war in Sweden
Increased preparedness in case of danger of war = total defense is activated In a situation where the government decides that there will be increased preparedness in Sweden, your everyday life will be affected. Michael Malm, who works with total defense issues at the Swedish Armed Forces, talks about who becomes a soldier, when you…
After the riots – hear Morgan Johansson
Now the Minister of Justice and Home Affairs, Morgan Johansson, is commenting on the riots in several cities. The reactions to the right-wing extremist Rasmus Paludan receiving a demonstration permit were violent and the events developed into what the police now classify as violent riots in several cities. The protesters threw stones at the police,…
YIT sells its businesses in Russia
Markku Moilanen, YIT’s President and CEO: “Due to the crisis in Ukraine, our business in Russia faced unprecedented challenges and it was increasingly difficult to continue operations. The sale of the Russian operations will allow us to exit quickly, in a controlled and complete manner. From the perspective of both us and our customers and…
The war in Ukraine – several civilian targets must have been met
There are more and more reports of widespread devastation in Ukraine following intensified Russian attacks. At the same time, the 60-kilometer-long military column outside Kyiv has been slowed down. Hear the latest in P1 morning.
YLE: Organized crime without a threat that has kept the police vigilant since Thursday
All information about police readiness and readiness is classified, it said. Turun Sanomat said later that day that the threat was due to organized crime. However, YLE wrote yesterday that the threat is not expected to come from a “traditional organized criminal group” such as a bicycle gang, and that its source is unknown. “Only…
Denmark is high on the democracy index
Downhill course Democracy got a hit last year from a global perspective, as only 21 countries (representing 6.6 percent of the world population) had what the EIU classified as full democracies. In last year’s index, that figure was 23 countries (8.4 percent of the world population). Similarly, the proportion of the global population living in…
Right now: Strong reactions to the government’s decision to lift the restrictions
On February 9, the vast majority of restrictions and recommendations will be released in Sweden. In addition, the disease ends up being classified as generally dangerous. Hear reactions in the player above.
Most Germans are in favor of postponing tuition fees
62.4 per cent of Germans are in favor of deferring tuition fees and only 26.3 per cent oppose them. With regard to regular tuition fees, 45.1 per cent oppose them and 44.0 per cent support them. These preferences are supported by people’s views on justice. Only a third of respondents believe that people from poorer…
Schools are short of staff due to COVID
Currently, more than 400 employees of schools and out-of-school centers are quarantined or isolated, which intensifies the tension already felt by those working closest to children. In December, chief epidemiologist Þórólfur Guðnason recommended extending the winter break until January 10, eventually Health Minister Willum Þór Þórsson left it to the Minister for Education and Children…
The first child in the new year was born in an ambulance in Kálfsskinn
Elfa Sif Kristjánsdóttir and Ásgeir Frímannsson are the parents of the first child born in 2022. The date of delivery was set for January 14th. When childbirth began, the family was in Siglufjörður for the 70th birthday of the Elfa’s father. “Yesterday, around ten o’clock in the evening, my wife’s water broke, and a few…
SPECIAL: The Spy Brothers and Säpo
In September, a man is arrested on suspicion of gross unauthorized employment with secret information, the criminal classification will later be changed and it is reported that the man has been deep inside the Swedish security apparatus. – If such a person turns out to have worked on behalf of a foreign power, a great…
The Prime Minister’s Office does not publish lobbying correspondence related to Veikkaus
The Prime Minister’s Office does not intend to publish any correspondence related to cultural funding discussions earlier this year, says STT. In October, the government canceled spending cuts totaling EUR 77 million for sports and cultural groups funded by the state gambling monopoly Veikkaus, whose revenues have shrunk. Last spring’s PM Sanna Marin (SDP) said…
The presidential couple are telling the police about a bogus website
The presidential couple announced a fake Facebook page from which messages are sent on behalf of Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, the President of Iceland. Sif Gunnarsdóttir, Presidential Secretary, confirms this in an interview with a news agency. This is not the first time fraudsters have used the president’s name for their fraudulent purposes. Fréttastofa has a…
Christmas in Denmark: How to make… Klejner biscuits
Klejnerkiks 1 egg 60 g sugar 1 lemon 70 g melted butter 1 teaspoon cardamom 1 teaspoon baking powder 225 g wheat flour 75 g cream Palmin for frying 1. Whisk eggs and sugar together in a bowl 2. Peel the lemon, avoiding the bitter white marrow. Stir the peel into the sugar and egg…
People infected with Omicron are not allowed to leave South Africa: the embassy
The embassy also said that South Africa respects the rights of other countries to take all necessary measures to protect its citizens. “Our immediate concern is the damage these restrictions are causing to families, the tourism industry and businesses. South Africa has already begun to include countries that have imposed travel bans to reconsider,” the…
Iceland is in the highest state of emergency on the ECDC map
For the first time since the outbreak, Iceland has received a dark red color on the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) map, which shows the state of the coronavirus outbreak on the continent. Iceland is marked in dark red, but it is not alone in this situation, many countries have this color…
Refugees as weapons, the battle for the countryside and meet the artist who explores the image of Afro-Swedes …
Time 1 That was the result of the UN climate summit Between hope and confidence – which emotion dominates after Glasgow? Poland and migrants If Gaza were a tourist country Chronicle by Nina Solomin The panels Time 2 How do you manage to get away from the list of vulnerable areas? KD and the battle…
HS journalists are being accused of an intelligence case
The prosecutor of the assisting state has indicted three employees of Helsingin Sanomat for a thorough review of the intelligence department in Central Finland published in 2017. The three of them are accused of disclosing state secrets or attempting to disclose state secrets. The maximum penalty for crimes is four years in prison; however, it…
Terrible creatures make Icelanders happy
Every year more and more people in Iceland celebrate Halloween. Lots of kids are eagerly awaiting the opportunity to change and play pranks. Preparations are already underway in one of the houses on the Vestmannaeyjar islands. “It all started with a skeleton sitting at the table – it’s an idea from New Orleans” – Einar…
Mysterious abandoned Viking boat in Bessastaðir
An old and damaged Viking boat is stuck in Eskines near Gálgahraun, near Bessastaðir. Journalists from the RÚV news agency traveled to the scene to investigate the matter. It turned out to be a Viking ship built in Brazil that arrived in Iceland from Trinidad and Tobago six years ago. It was supposed to serve…
Priests concerned about the proposal to continue budget cuts
The director of the Association of Ministers, Ninna Sif Svavarsdóttir, reported that priests in Iceland are concerned about the proposed continuation of budget cuts in the Evangelical Lutheran Church. The situation will be discussed at the annual Church Assembly. – ADVERTISEMENT – In an interview with Mbl.is, Ninna Sif Svavarsdóttir, parish priest of Hveragerði and…
* NEW * The plane crash in the Alps
When rescue workers are sent out to search for the plane, they are met by a surreal vision. In a valley, they see the remains of an Airbus 320, which is smashed into small, small parts. The plane has collided with the massif at 700 km / h. Desperate relatives around Europe are looking for…
The week with ‘Speed Control’ ahead … but speed is no joke, police say
Is it just us, or has there been a proliferation of ‘Speed Control’ signs in areas where tourists are likely to see them – such as near airports and borders? After all, it is good for tourism: you have just entered Denmark, and you are already having fun with the family. “Dad will not last…
The nature conservation association gets frowns from a few concrete reductions
But the reduction gain for the concrete initiatives in the agreement worries Maria Reumert Gjerding, president of the Danish Society for Nature Conservation. – I am worried that not many CO2 reductions will be realized in the short term. We have just received a report from the UN Climate Panel, which says that we must…
Estonia: New film shows more details about the damage to the hull
Ekot has taken part in the authorities’ films from the dives this summer. The pictures show more details from the damage around the hole on Estonia’s hull. Watch the film here. Hear Ekot’s reporters Alexander Gagliano and Erik Ridderstolpe talk about what the new films can mean in Ekot’s live broadcast. Newly filmed on the…
Commuters advised to leave work early as strong winds approach Denmark
The Capital Region’s commuters are advised to leave work earlier than usual to avoid traveling home in strong winds that will hit the Copenhagen area between 17:00 and 21:00. It is also recommended that homeowners secure all their loose items in their gardens and on their balconies. Beware of gusts of wind It feared that…
The Danish Nature Agency is intensifying the hunt for omnivorous raccoon dogs
The GPS raccoon dogs are then released again to lure the next mate – while the mate it has just mated with is killed. The raccoon dog is an invasive species. This means that it does not naturally belong in Danish nature. It can be a serious threat to some of the most delicate and…
Police: No investigation into MP’s “social care surfers” comments
The Ostrobothnian police have closed the investigation based on the comments Juha Pylväs on insufficient legal grounds to suspect a member of the Center Party for violating the law. During a speech at the party’s summer congress in the city of Seinäjoki on August 25, Pylväs invited asylum seekers "surfers living on social welfare." The…
See: Finland sees the first snowfalls
Two centimeters of white stuff covered the village of Näkkälä in Enontekiö in northwestern Lapland on September 13 at about 10:00. However, because the storms were not recorded until 9 a.m., Yle meteorologist Seija Paasonen said Monday rain will not be officially classified as the first snow of the winter season.
The Danish embassy in Kabul becomes Taliban housing
Now the Taliban has moved in, writes the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten according to the news agency NTB. The newspaper reports from the former embassies in Kabul, where Aftenposten’s journalists have been shown around by self-proclaimed Taliban members. There are 56 of them and they now live at the embassies. According to the journalists, the Taliban…
Beware it will be windy!
The Icelandic Meteorological Bureau warns residents and travelers of the strong and gusty winds that are announced on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula and elsewhere in the Southwest. Drivers planning a trip should take extra care in the west of the country around Mount Hafnarfjall, in the north of the Snæfellsnes peninsula and on the Reykjanesbraut road.…
Is the end in sight for Distortion?
Distortion, the country’s largest street festival, has changed its name as part of an attempt to distance itself from the huge crowds that have created chaos in districts such as Nørrebro and Vesterbro over the past decade. A little over 10 years ago, the one-day meeting at the street parties in the beginning of June…
The prosecutor orders police to investigate the suspected ethnic incitement
The state prosecutor has ordered the police to launch a preliminary investigation into an online article discussing the genocide of Muslims in Finland. Police initially decided not to investigate the matter because it considered the article to fall within the scope of freedom of expression. The article dates from 2016, when it appeared in a…
Bad air quality in Hella
This morning in Hella a large amount of air pollution by particulate matter was registered. This is shown by the environmental measures of the Environmental Protection Agency. Sensitive people may experience respiratory ailments. The meters on Hella show the color orange which is classified as fairly high pollution. People with asthma or other lung or…
FN:s klimatpanel: Uppvärmningen går allt snabbare
IPCC, FN:s klimatpanel, släpper en klimatrapport som visar att en pågående klimatförändringen har observerats över hela världen, den är snabb och den intensifieras. Redan inom 20 år kommer den globala medeltemperaturen att nå eller ha passerat 1,5 graders uppvärmning, står det i rapporten. “Ett fastställt faktum att det är vi människor som förändrar klimatet” säger…
DF chairman looks forward to sentence in Messerschmidt case
As chairman of the Danish People’s Party, I look forward to the matter now appearing to be resolved soon. We look forward to that, says the chairman, who will not comment on the details of the case: – I think the court should be allowed to do its job. Such is the case in a…
Rents are rising all over Finland, with the largest increases in Turku, Tampere
According to Statistics Finland, rents for subsidized dwellings rose in most of Finland in April-June compared with the corresponding period a year earlier. Rents rose an average of 0.9 percent during that period across the country. Timo Metsola, The chairman of the board of Vuokraturva ‘s rental house, attributed the growth to the increase in…
VMA in Malmö, Skåne County •
Host: Parisa Höglund Participants: Fredrik Furtenbach, policy commentator at Ekot, Per Söderpalm, analyst at Kantar / Sifo and Kristian Åström, financial commentator at Ekot. Producer: Viktor Mattsson Technician: Elvira Björnfot
Israel’s Elbit announces defense agreements with US and Swedish armies
JERUSALEM, June 17 (Xinhua) – The Israeli defense electronics company Elbit Systems announced on Thursday two deals with the Swedish and American armies, a total of 52 million US dollars. The first deal, worth $ 23 million, includes the delivery of Elbit’s E-LynX software-defined radios (SDRs) to the Swedish Armed Forces. This system was previously…
Serum institute concerned: Indian corona variant spreads
– It is a variant that we are concerned about, and which we really want to keep down for as long as we can, says acting academic director of the Statens Serum Institut Tyra Grove Krause. – This is because, according to English authorities, it is up to 50 percent more contagious and possibly more…
The court says that Renault will not provide emission data
PARIS, France: Renault, the French-based carmaker, announced on June 8 that French prosecutors had been charged with fraudulent conduct in connection with a legal investigation launched four years ago into emissions from their diesel cars, focusing on several older models and alleged manipulative methods applied during testing. Many European carmakers have been scrutinized since the…
The Helsinki region will lower the Covid alert level, pubs will remain open until 11 p.m.
The Helsinki Region Coronavirus Coordination Group has lowered the Covid situation in the capital to the average level of Finland’s three-stage Covid epidemic classification. This means that bars and restaurants can continue to serve alcoholic beverages for longer until 10pm – once the central government is stamped on the switch. Mayor of Helsinki Jan Vapaavuori…
Hørsholm encourages citizens to test after finding a variant
Citizens of Hørsholm are encouraged by the municipality to be tested after infection with a special corona variant has been found. It writes TV 2 Lorry. The municipality’s mayor, Morten Slotved (K), tells the TV station that cases of the Brazilian variant have been found. The Danish Agency for Patient Safety cannot confirm this. Here,…
Outbreaks appear to have spread on Bornholm, including the Colombian version
– The Statens Serums Institut’s study shows that it is the special variant B1621 that has also been seen in the past in Denmark, the agency writes. On Wednesday, the agency stated that about 20 people were infected with a special variant, but not which one it was. According to the agency, the outbreak is…
High school students charged with forging corona passes
It could end in a tainted criminal record for six high school students from Aarhus who have falsified negative test results from a corona test. Five of the students, aged 16-18, have admitted that they had falsified the test result in order to attend teaching in high school. A total of six have been charged…
The government will step up efforts against offensive images
The video of the assault has been illegally shared on social media and has thus added further damage to the assault. According to Minister of Justice Nick Hækkerup (S), before the schools’ summer holidays, the government will present a proposal to create “increased security” on social media. The Minister of Justice intends to look at…
Patients are affected when sleep aid is classified as a drug
Melatonin has helped many people get their sleep in order, but now that it is classified as a drug, only children from 6 years up to 17 years with a diagnosis of ADHD get it subsidized. Melatonin is one of the body’s natural hormones that stimulates the circadian rhythm and has been seen as a…
Man stabbed and robbed in Bollnäs
A 24-year-old man was stabbed in the back outdoors at Gärdet in Bollnäs last night. The perpetrator is also said to have taken the 24-year-old’s phone, and the crime is classified as aggravated robbery. It is unclear how seriously injured the 24-year-old is. No suspect has been arrested.
VMA in Borås, Västra Götaland County
More and more pre-treated covid patients in India are now suffering from an unusual fungal infection. It can lead to infections in the central nervous system, gastrointestinal tract, on the skin and in the eye and nose holes. The Indian Ministry of Health has now asked the country’s states to classify the outbreak as an…
VMA in Borås, Västra Götaland County
More and more pre-treated covid patients in India are now suffering from an unusual fungal infection. It can lead to infections in the central nervous system, gastrointestinal tract, on the skin and in the eye and nose holes. The Indian Ministry of Health has now asked the country’s states to classify the outbreak as an…
Germany introduces quarantine for British travelers
Germany classifies the United Kingdom as a high-risk area for new virus mutations and introduces quarantine for those entering from there. The background is that the UK has seen an increased spread of the Indian virus mutation in recent days. From Sunday, a two-week quarantine will be introduced for entry from the UK, regardless of…
Court: The downed plane in Iran was an act of terrorism
A Canadian court in Ontario classifies the shooting down of the Ukrainian passenger plane, in Iran in January 2020, as an act of terrorism. A ruling that opens up for claims for damages on the Iranian state from relatives of the 176 people who died in the shooting, 17 of those who died were residents…
Helsinki police admit that they carried out the Roma population
The operation, codenamed KURI 1, empowered police to arrest and detain all members of the Roma community using a low threshold of suspicion of violations, suggesting ethnic profiling. The Helsinki Police Department initially denied allegations of profiling, but said “mistakes” had been made. The police board, which launched an investigation into the claims, recently received…
Traffic fatalities are falling in Finland
According to figures released by Statistics Finland on Thursday, 50 people died in road accidents in the first three months of this year. There were 17 fewer deaths than in the corresponding period last year. In addition, 825 road traffic accidents were recorded in January-April, which was 371 less than in the corresponding months of…
The online bank’s security failure – was able to identify customers
At the online bank Avanza, anyone has been able to search for usernames that belong to the bank’s customers. In its review, Ekot has succeeded in linking several high-ranking people in the public sector to accounts in the bank. One of the country’s foremost experts on bank secrecy says that Avanza may thus have disclosed…
The Secretary of State asked the Director General to withhold information from M
Minister of Education Anna Ekström’s State Secretary asked the Swedish National Agency for Education’s director general Peter Fredriksson to withhold information from the Moderates, who wanted information about the timetable in a controversial school issue. It appears from an SMS conversation that Ekot took part in. This type of contact between the National Agency for…
More infected at the country’s factories
In the last two months, the number of reported cases of covid-19 infection has doubled in the country’s factories, figures from the Swedish Work Environment Authority show. The contagious British virus variant can be more difficult for employers to handle, according to the Swedish Work Environment Authority. “The balance between having a safe workplace and…
20-year-olds arrested on suspicion of arson have been released
The three men in their 20s, who last night were arrested on suspicion of attempted aggravated vandalism in connection with all car fires in Eskilstuna on Sunday evening, were released on Tuesday. According to prosecutor Anna Asklöf, the evidence is not enough to request that they be detained. They are still suspected, but the criminal…
Russian Duma stops “extremists” from running in elections
Today, the Russian parliament, the Duma, is voting on a bill banning people who are part of or have been in contact with extremist organizations from running in parliamentary elections. Critics say the new law is aimed at supporters of imprisoned opposition politician Alexei Navalny. A court in Moscow will in June address the issue…
The police government classifies the report on the monitoring of the Roma community
The National Board of Police has rejected media requests for copies of an internal report registered by the Helsinki Police on the movements of Finnish members of the Roma community. Yle said earlier this month that the Helsinki Police Department has for several years kept records of the movements of members of the Finnish Roma…
The situation is similar to anarchy
The death toll continues to rise after the violence in southern Israel and Gaza, at least 119 Palestinians of whom 31 children have been killed and in Israel seven people have been killed, one of whom is a 6-year-old boy. At the same time, the violence in several mixed Jewish-Arab cities in Israel is causing…
National Party candidate in racism storm over responses to Yle’s election compass
Candidates from the National Coalition Parties (NCPs) for the upcoming local elections have been hit by storms of racism for their responses to Yle’s election compass. The compass invites candidates to answer a number of questions and allows voters to see how their answers match the candidates. Petteri Kalliola, who ran an NCP ticket on…
WHO: Indian mutation detected in 44 countries
According to the World Health Organization, the Indian variant of the coronavirus has been detected in at least 44 countries around the world. Earlier this week, the WHO classified the Indian mutation as “worrying” because it appears to be more contagious than other variants. Outside India, most cases of the variant have been found in…
Israeli casualties when fighting escalates
Two Israeli women were killed when rocket attacks from Gaza continued during the day. 26 people, 9 of whom have lost their lives in Gaza. What was called unrest in Jerusalem as recently as this weekend has escalated into a war-like situation with nearly 30 dead and many hundreds injured. After the two women were…
Indian variant “worrying” according to WHO
The variant of covid-19 that was first discovered in and now spread in India in particular seems to be more contagious than other variants and has been classified as “worrying” by the World Health Organization (WHO). This was announced by the organization today. According to Maria van Kerkhove, who is leading the WHO’s crisis work…