[ad_1] It was at 11 o’clock on Wednesday morning when police were alerted about a forest in Skarpnäck, south of Stockholm. When a patrol arrived at the scene, a dead man was found. On their website, the police announced the same day that the person had not yet been identified …
Read More »“All elderly staff should be tested; many do not have any symptoms”
[ad_1] Since last spring, all staff at Stora Sköndal Foundation nursing homes have been offered to test for COVID-19 at work in a study conducted by the Karolinska Institutet. Already in May, a care staff in Sköndal tested positive for covid-19 completely without symptoms. Last week, three new cases were …
Read More »North Korea bans smoking in public places
[ad_1] 44 percent of the male population in North Korea are smokers. So does the country’s leader, Kim Jong-Un, who is often seen with a cigarette in his hand. Now, the Supreme People’s Assembly of North Korea has introduced a tobacco law that bans smoking in certain public places. The …
Read More »The Infection Control Physician: The Benefit of Testing Everyone Must Be Weighed Against Effort
[ad_1] In just one week, the proportion of infected people who tested positive for COVID-19 in Stockholm has doubled from 8 to 16 percent. The number of infected people has also risen sharply in Stockholm’s nursing homes. The number of households with one or more cases of covidity has risen …
Read More »Now it takes a boat to complain about Gothenburg
[ad_1] It is the non-profit organization Funktionsrätt Göteborg that has placed the mailbox on the canal near the town hall and Brunnsparken in Gothenburg. There is a blue mailbox with the city crest and the text: “Do you have a complaint about the city of Gothenburg?” The purpose behind the …
Read More »Trump vs Biden: here are the big winners and losers of the election
[ad_1] Winner: Mitch McConnell: No, the Senate election is not completely decided, but there are many indications that Republicans are in control and that Mitch McConnell will remain in office as Senate leader. This was a tougher election year for Republicans and they defended 23 of the 35 Senate seats …
Read More »Every fifth place in the police lineup is empty
[ad_1] 794 people have started their training as police officers during the fall, according to a start-of-classes report from the recruiting authority. This means that only 75 percent of the 1,020 available places were filled. The reason, according to the authority, is the pandemic. – We expected a higher figure, …
Read More »Two counties voted to leave Oregon
[ad_1] The photo was taken in connection with the protests in Portland. Stock Photography.Image: Marcio José Sánchez / AP / TT The unusually uniform presidential elections shed light on a divided America. While urban areas are known for voting democratically, the Republican Party has strong support outside of cities. This …
Read More »Kosovo President Hashim Thaci resigns, accused of war crimes
[ad_1] President Hashim Thaci has denied the crimes, which are said to have taken place in connection with the conflict between Kosovo and Serbia in the late 1990s. According to a special prosecutor in The Hague, he is guilty of almost 100 murders, torture and enforced disappearances. A 10-point indictment …
Read More »Local General Councils are now being introduced in Kronoberg County
[ad_1] Image: Stock Photography, Gabriel Rådström The decision to introduce local general councils was made in consultation with the Kronoberg region and the Kronoberg county administrative council on Thursday, due to the further spread of COVID-19 in the county. The neighboring regions of Jönköping, Skåne and Halland have already introduced …
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