Hundratals befaras döda i skalv i Afghanistan
Fler än 800 personer befaras ha omkommit och minst 2 800 personer skadats i ett skalv i Afghanistan. Det enligt talibanstyret och statskontrollerad media i landet. Flera byar ska ha totalförstörts…
Spectrum eksploderer i havet, den første satellittraketten skutt opp i Europa.
Den første orbitalraketten som ble skutt opp fra det europeiske kontinentet, styrtet i havet og eksploderte etter bare noen sekunders flytur, nær den norske rombasen Andøya i Arktis. Raketten er…
Conclave wins the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Film.
Often overlooked by outsiders, but considered a clear barometer for the upcoming Oscars by industry professionals, the Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony concluded last night. These awards are given by…
Chinese team discovers new coronavirus transmissible to humans
A Chinese team has discovered a new bat coronavirus that poses a risk of transmission from animals to humans because it uses the same human receptor as the virus that…
Biden administration announces new bans on investments in China meant to protect national security.
President Joe Biden’s administration detailed new rules Wednesday limiting US investments in advanced technology industries in China in an effort to protect national security at a moment of heightened tension with…
Iran rejects U.S. plan to displace Palestinians from Gaza
TEHRAN, FEB 6 – The Iranian Foreign Ministry rejects what it calls a ”shocking” plan devised by U.S. President Donald Trump to take control of Gaza and ”forcibly displace” Palestinians…
Displaced Palestinians begin to return to the north of Gaza
GAZA, Jan 27 – Displaced Palestinians have started returning to northern Gaza Strip this morning, following new agreements with Israel. A Hamas Interior Ministry official told AFP. ”Displaced Palestinians have…
”Operation Mälardalen” har stärkt Lapplandsjägarna i Kiruna
Lapplandsjägargruppen i Kiruna har sökt hemvärnssoldater i södra Sverige eftersom bristen på personal är stor i norr. Ett lyckat projekt menar Martin Andersson, chef för Lapplandsjägargruppen. Projektet som kallas för…
Dutch to bring in longer jail terms for drugs offences
The maximum sentences for drugs-related crimes will go up considerably if parliament votes in favour of draft legislation published by the cabinet on Monday. The maximum jail term for smuggling hard drugs…
Chaufför somnade och körde skolbuss i diket i Luleå – nu byts bussbolaget ut
För en vecka sedan var flera barn i Luleå inblandade i en dramatisk olycka när deras skolbuss kördes i diket. Enligt vittnen ska chauffören ha somnat och ansvarigt bolag sparkades.…