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power outages and downed trees across southern Sweden on Friday night
Wind speeds are expected to ease throughout Saturday
but an orange weather warning still applied in the morning
READ ALSO: What you need to know about Storm Babet in southern Sweden
The stormy conditions also affected travel
buses and flights cancelled when Babet moved in
the winds increased in strength and lasted throughout the night
on Saturday morning the Swedish Meteorological (SMHI) stated that the storm had peaked and was now weakening in strength
a large tree fell on a car with a family inside
a man was rescued from a car on a flooded road
Thousands of households also lost power as a result of the storm
around 2,000 households in Skåne were still affected and in Kalmar area around 400 people were left without electricity
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One person was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of incitement after a group claiming to be from the neo-Nazi Nordic Resistance Movement heckled a demonstration against anti-Jewish hatred and violence, newspaper Expressen reported
Police dispersed five other people from the anti-Semitism protest at the Raoul Wallenberg square in central Stockholm
where Prime Minister Stefan Löfven was among the speakers
the police declined to comment on Expressen's claim that the group belonged to the Nordic Resistance Movement.
shouted different words in order to disturb the demonstration
We arrested one person for the crime of hate speech and moved away five others."
- Police press spokesperson Anna Westberg.Prime minister Stefan Löfven
Culture and Democracy Minister Alice Bah Kuhnke
and Liberal Party leader Jan Björklund all gave speeches at the demonstration on Wednesday evening
which was staged following the recent attack on a synagogue in Gothenburg and pro-Palestine demonstrations in Malmö and Stockholm
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This week sees the 80th anniversary of a huge milestone in modern Swedish history, the Ådalen riots, which changed the path of Swedish politics, and eventually led to the laws which regulate the relationship between unions and employers. They in their turn laid the foundation for the welfare state here.
Back in the 1930's Sweden was not the same as it is now. Economic depressions, instable governments as well as no social welfare programmes or workers rights meant that conditions were tough. Wage cuts, as well as scab workers that broke strikes and were protected by the military as local police didn't have the resources to guard them.
In protest against all of this, up to 4000 workers from several trades unions joined forces and formed a march in the central region of Dalarna, their target being the headquarters of the local strike breakers. The military protecting the strike breakers claimed that they heard shooting from within the ranks of the protesters and opened fire themselves, killing five and injuring the same number.
Reports about what actually happened that day vary according to who you believe, with different newspapers with different political affiliations telling different stories, but according to Roger Johansson from the University of Malmö, it was quite clear from the start how the events developed that day.
One myth from the right hand side of the political spectrum is that the workers attacked the military, he says, and that the military had to defend themselves. Another rumour was that the dead and injured had been hit by ricochets, but if you read the autopsies you can see that the majority were hit by direct shots.
The aftermath following the Ådalen riots changed Swedish history. Support for the left wing Social Democrats grew, employers became forced to negotiate, especially after the Social Democrats General Election victory in 1932. Eventually it lead to what would be known as the Swedish model, with unions and employers carrying out all discussions about employment regulations, and the government taking a back seat.
Another major change was that the military was banned from being used against civilians in peace time, a rule that also applies today, and was one of the reasons why the army wasn't called in during the riots in conjunction with the EU summit in Gothenburg a decade ago.
cats can quickly create their own zip code they populate so fast
But until they are all spayed and neutered
rescuers keep on trying to save as many lives as pawsible
a pop star took in a tabby mama cat who was also ready to pop in quite a different way
When Manda Malina isn’t performing as a Swedish pop sensation
That means all sorts of critters: a duckling
brought a veritable community of cats with her inside her furry spotted belly
“We got asked to take in a pregnant stray cat that a man found at his factory, and we had no idea this would happen!” shared Manda Malina.
Images via Facebook/Manda Malina Heuzé
with a belly looking ready to pop at any moment
but we were happy to give her a safe space to give birth in,” she continued
her new foster family knew she’d have a large litter
But little did they know that this cat’s progeny was about to take over the place
they gave Honey “gentle tummy massages to ease her discomfort.” It must have helped because she soon gave birth to 12 kittens
Imagine giving birth to 12 kids!” she wrote
See more in the TikTok below:
Videos via TikTok/Manda Malina
how could the friendly mama nourish them all
Even if she were in tip-top health before the pregnancy
That’s why the pop star stepped in to give her help
syringe and bottle-feeding the kittens and returning them to the crowded Honey Milk Bar
we make sure [the kittens] get milk via a syringe
Some of them are latching; some of them aren’t
But she definitely needs our help because we don’t think she has enough milk
but it’s ok because they really need our help,” Malina said
Video via TikTok/Manda Malina
They all became the cutest tiny replicas of their tabby mama
one of the kittens got a visit from the “eyeball fairy.”
“10 days old! 🥹🩵” shared Malina on Instagram.
Video via Instagram/Manda Malina
It wouldn’t be long before all the kittens would be ready to pop off to a new life
and that’s the best fate any cat could hope for
You can see more on Manda Malina’s TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook.
Video via TikTok/mandaamalina