Three men in their 50s and 60s face charges for renting out a home with drinking water containing dangerously high radon levels.
The men, who share interests in a business in a municipality in Siljansbygden, are charged with causing danger to another and violating food safety laws. According to the indictment, they knew about the high radon levels but did not inform the tenants, a woman and her children. The business had rented the residence to the family.
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A man in his 40s was seriously injured when two people fell from a balcony in central Staffanstorp on Saturday evening. Police suspect the balcony railing gave way.
Uppsala Vatten warns against drinking municipal water in Vänge after a uranium filter broke. The disruption is expected to last over a day and 1,200 people are advised to collect water from emergency tanks.
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Kenya's High Court has cleared a class action lawsuit by 299 residents against a multinational British oil company accused of toxic waste dumping in the 1980s. Petitioners link over 500 deaths to contaminated drinking water in the Chalbi Desert. The suit also names Kenyan government ministries for failing to act.
Three men in their mid-20s have been detained on suspicion of attempted murder after a violent incident in Karlskoga during the night to Sunday.
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Sean Stratton, a Rutgers University doctoral student, has tested more than 140 homes in East Trenton, New Jersey, for lead contamination over the past two years. He defended his dissertation in February and plans to graduate in May, raising concerns among residents and community groups about who will continue the comprehensive household testing. The neighborhood was added to the EPA's Superfund National Priorities List last July due to widespread soil contamination.
A sewage leak in Malmö's canal has led to bathing bans at several popular spots, though not everywhere. Bacteria levels are dropping according to samples.
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A father of two in Falun has been sentenced by Falu District Court after police found large quantities of explosives in his home. The trail led to his YouTube videos.