Desperate atmosphere at Muan airport
Only two people survived Sunday's plane crash in South Korea. At the airport in Muan, devastated relatives have gathered to identify dead bodies.
World
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2024 was marked by war, misery, and brutal death. But there were glimmers of light. The world can, among other things, rejoice over promising treatments for severe diseases, freed human rights activists, and strengthened LGBTQ rights in several places. Here are nine positive news stories from the past year, listed in no particular order.
Conflicts
Tsunami Scandals – Secret Ties and Theater
The chaos, the criticism, the commission. The Swedish government's actions during the tsunami disaster were condemned from several quarters. This is a timeline of the political events.
Swedish politics
The Meetings That Saved Malin's Life
Malin Sävstam was convinced. She would die. The grief she carried with her after losing her husband and two of her three children in the tsunami was unbearable. Thanks to the priest, love, and yoga, she finally chose life after all. Life didn't turn out as I thought it would, but it still turned out okay anyway, she says.
SwedenTop news
Scars from the tsunami remain – but so does the help
Still today, 20 years after the tsunami disaster, there are Swedish survivors who have psychological problems due to what they experienced – and saw – that Boxing Day morning in Southeast Asia in 2004. It is not too late to get help, says Filip Arnberg, associate professor of clinical psychology.
Sweden
This happened during the first days after the disaster
The waves, chaos, death. The Christmas holiday 2004 saw one of the worst natural disasters in modern times. This is a timeline of the tsunami and its consequences.
Sweden
Expert: More would have survived the tsunami today
An earthquake similar to the one that created the tsunami disaster in 2004 would likely have much milder consequences if it were to occur today. But despite the help of technology, it is impossible to predict when an equally large earthquake will occur. This is such a chaotic system, says Björn Lund, seismologist at Uppsala University.
Sweden
Not just war: Nine things to look forward to in 2024
2024 was marked by war, misery, and brutal death. But there were glimmers of light. The world can, among other things, rejoice in promising treatments for severe diseases, freed human rights activists, and strengthened LGBTQ rights in several places. Here are nine positive news stories from the past year, listed in no particular order.
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- Sports"Thrilled after the World Championship draw: "Sickly cool""
- SwedenHedgehog with Fangs – New Species Discovered
- WorldHalf a year's rain in five days – over 30 dead
- WorldReturn Journey Booked for Smuggled Lemurs
- BusinessAirline Launches Thailand Route from Arlanda
- WorldThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs warns Swedes after several deaths in Laos
- SwedenSpanish bad weather - but the Swede dreams of tapas
- SwedenGrants for young people went to leaders' trips
- WorldIsraelis warned of attacks during full moon festival
- BusinessColombia Buys Jas Gripen
- SportsHeavy rain stops LPGA tournament
- BusinessSaab signs memorandum of understanding in Thailand