Largest aircraft to date has landed in Antarctica
A Boeing 787 passenger plane has landed in Antarctica for the first time, reports SVT Nyheter.
Sven Lidström, operations manager at the Troll research station, says that this will mean great advantages for research in Antarctica, as advanced equipment can be brought to the continent much faster.
- Heavy deliveries have previously been sent by boat, then you had to plan the delivery a year in advance, he says.
Sven Lindström adds that it was extra fun that the aircraft could be taken to the continent with Swedish involvement.
Both he and the plane's pilot are Swedes.
Pistorius' prison sentence
Oscar Pistorius' lawyers: He could be free before Christmas
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The South African runner
Oscar Pistorius' lawyers: He could be free before Christmas
Oscar Pistorius has been imprisoned since 2016 for the murder of his then-girlfriend, but may be granted parole after a hearing later this week, writes AFP.
- The best possible outcome is that he is released from prison immediately, i.e. before Christmas, says his lawyer Conrad Dormehl.
Pistorius is sentenced to just over 13 years in prison. Last spring he was denied parole but a court has since said it was a mistake, opening a new parole hearing.
That Pistorius would be released immediately after a release decision is considered unlikely by experts AFP spoke to. South African prisoners must undergo a 30-day rehabilitation program before they are released.
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Sources: Two dead in suspected terrorist attack at Niagara Falls
Two people have died in a car explosion on a bridge on the US-Canada border near Niagara Falls, according to Fox News.
The channel's sources state that the incident is being investigated as a suspected terrorist attempt. The FBI writes on X that they are investigating the incident, but gives no further details. Kathy Hockul, governor of the state of New York, writes that the local police are working together with the FBI's terror unit.
Several border crossings in the area have been closed and government buildings have been evacuated.
Both the White House and the Canadian government say they are monitoring the situation closely. Canada's security minister says, according to Reuters, that they are taking the incident "extremely seriously".
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The shooting in Christiania
The police tear down the hashish booths - want to end the drug trade
The booths that sell hash on so-called Pusher Street in Christiania in Copenhagen are being demolished, reports Ekot. The Danish police also announce that they will be positioned on the street and make sure that they are not built up again.
- The police chief for this entire operation is convinced that this will lead to a total shutdown in the long run, says the radio's Denmark correspondent Samuel Larsson.
The Danish Ekstra Bladet writes that the measure is only the first in a larger effort to shut down the drug market on the street. It takes place after a high-profile gang shooting this summer.
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Sommerlath's suspected sex purchase
The royal couple distance themselves from Sommerlath's actions
The royal couple has commented on the tours surrounding Queen Silvia's nephew Patrick Sommerlath, who was suspected of buying sex but went abroad to avoid being served criminal charges until the statute of limitations expired.
"The king has asked me to state that he and the queen strongly distance themselves from the fact that the person chose not to be reachable at the time of service and take the situation very seriously," writes the court's head of information Margareta Thorgren to Expressen.
Furthermore, the king states that "the court's approach is always to have good cooperation with the police", she continues.
Patrick Sommerlath has denied the sex-buying accusations in an interview with Svensk Dam.
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