"There is still great uncertainty about whether Iran will participate in this summer's World Cup after the dramatic developments in the country. One thing that is certain is that after this attack we cannot be expected to be looking forward to the World Cup," Mehdi Taj, chairman of the Iranian Football Federation, said, according to the AP.
FootballIn yesterday's downhill race, she came close to a podium finish when the World Cup restarted after the Olympics. In the Super-G competition in Soldeu, Andorra, no one could stop the Sundsvall-born 22-year-old.
SportsThere was widespread hysteria and ticketing chaos when tickets for Zara Larsson's tour in Australia went on sale. Now the Swedish star will be able to play in larger arenas.
EntertainmentThe snow and the sky were the same color in Livigno. Then Jesper Tjäder had problems in the slopestyle final. "When you're in the air and spinning, you don't know how far you are from the ground," he said after finishing fifth.
SportsAustralian right-wing extremist Brenton Tarrant, who was convicted of killing 51 people at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 2019, is appealing his sentence.
WorldGöran Hjelm, head of the Fiscal Policy Council, has been appointed a new member of the Swedish Central Bank's Executive Board. The announcement comes as a surprise to economists, as he is not particularly well-known. "It was not what I had expected," said SEB's chief economist Jens Magnusson.
BusinessThe fifth empty seat on the Swedish Central Bank's Executive Board is about to be filled. A decision could come as early as tomorrow or next Friday.
BusinessThe policy rate may need to be lowered at the next monetary policy meeting on March 18, according to Deputy Governor Per Jansson. "It cannot be ruled out that I will vote that way," Jansson said, according to the minutes of the January meeting.
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