The election in the United States|The primaries
Haley spends money and DeSantis gives voters a lift - the final sprint under way in the cold
Nikki Haley is the candidate whose campaign and supporting organizations have spent the most money on advertising ahead of Monday's caucuses in Iowa. NBC News reports.
In total, it is about advertisements for more than SEK 78 million in the last week in an attempt to at least reach second place after Donald Trump. For the ex-president, it is a sum of almost SEK 50 million.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has bought advertisements for approximately 32 million kroner. On the day of the nomination meeting, he has resorted to another trick to collect as many votes as possible. In a frozen state, with temperatures in the low 30s, his campaign is offering voters a ride to the polls.
The nomination meetings start at 02.00 Swedish time in what is then expected to be a quick process, writes the Washington Post.
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Political situation in Great Britain
Sunak waves away stinging numbers: "The choice that counts"
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gives the appearance of not being too concerned about the new opinion poll which shows that the opposition Labor party would have a strong majority in the parliament if there were an election today.
According to The Telegraph, which published the poll on Sunday, he says there is only one poll that matters.
- There have been many measurements during the year, and there will be hundreds more. The only one that counts is the one when it's an election.
According to the survey, Sunak's party Tories would go from 349 seats to 169, and Labor from 198 to 384. That would mean the biggest loss in over 100 years.
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The climate threat|Global challenges
No woman in group to lead this year's COPmeeting
Not a single woman is on the committee appointed by Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev for this year's COP29 climate summit held in the country, The Guardian reports.
It has not been well received by the campaign group She Changes Climate who say it is a regression from last year's meeting whose committee consisted of 63 percent women.
"...climate change affects the whole world, not half of it," writes the group.
The committee consists of the majority of ministers and civil servants in the male-dominated government.
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Austin's sick note
Austin is allowed to leave the hospital after cancer treatment
US Defense Minister Lloyd Austin has been allowed to leave the hospital where he was treated for prostate cancer, AP reports.
He will return to work, but at the request of the doctors, it will initially take place remotely.
Austin was admitted on New Year's Day, and has been heavily criticized because it took several days for President Joe Biden to learn of his admission.
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