The earthquake in the Philippines
40 centimeter waves in Japan after the Philippine earthquake
Tsunami waves have reached the Japanese island of Hachijojima after Saturday afternoon's strong earthquake off the Philippines, Reuters reports.
According to the Japanese weather agency, the waves are about 40 centimeters high. The authority previously warned that the waves could be up to one meter high.
Seismologist Björn Lund tells SVT Nyheter that even low tsunami waves can cause great damage, as they bring with them "tremendous" amounts of water.
- There is no chance that you will stand up against a one-metre tsunami wave, he says.
Several countries issued tsunami warnings after the earthquake east of the Philippines. The Philippine warning was later lifted.
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One dead and one injured after knife attack in Paris
One person has died and one has been injured after a knife attack in Paris, reports AFP.
The suspect has been arrested, but people are being asked to stay away from the Quai de Grenelle area.
A police source told AFP that the perpetrator attacked passers-by and shouted "Allahu akbar".
The perpetrator, who was born in France, had known mental health problems and was a follower of radical Islam, according to the police source.
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The climate threat|The climate meeting COP28
The Taliban are angry - were not invited to COP28
The Taliban are annoyed that they have not been invited to the UN climate summit COP28, AFP reports.
In a statement, the Taliban lamented that Afghanistan was not invited despite its "extensive efforts" to tackle climate change in the country. A spokesperson for the top management in the country blames the non-appearance of the invitation on "political factors".
Since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan more than two years ago, no country has recognized the new regime.
According to a statement from the UN's local mission in Afghanistan, Unama, Afghanistan is one of the countries in the world that is least prepared for climate change, while being hard hit.
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