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Sweden
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TV & film
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TV personality Linda Hammar has died at the age of 53. Her brother, Filip Hammar, announced it in a post on Instagram.
TV & film
Djurgården crush Västerås 6-0 to move into European spot in Allsvenskan
It took Djurgården 28 minutes to settle the match against Västerås. The victory was a resounding 6–0, which means that Dif is moving up into a European spot in the Allsvenskan.
Football
New African swine fever cases in Finland do not raise Sweden’s risk, SVA says
African swine fever has recently been detected for the first time in Finland. Our assessment is that the outbreak in Finland does not affect the risk of the virus coming to Sweden to any greater extent, says state epidemiologist Karl Ståhl.
Sweden
LRF warns swine fever could return to Sweden from Finland outbreak
Following the discovery of African swine fever in Finland, the Swedish Farmers' Federation, LRF, is warning that Sweden is at risk of being affected again. This shows that the infection is in our immediate area and can easily spread here, says Mikaela Johnsson, vice chair of LRF, to TT.
Sweden
African swine fever found in Finland for first time, restrictions imposed
African swine fever was found in pigs in Finland for the first time on Thursday. Restrictions were introduced in the affected areas on Friday, Yle reports.
World
Forest fire near Surahammar prompts helicopter and plane response amid high spread risk
A forest fire the size of a football field is raging northwest of Surahammar, north of Västerås. Firefighting aircraft and helicopters have been called in, the Mälardalen Rescue Service reports.
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