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A accident on the tracks between Lund and Malmö brought all train traffic between the cities to a halt this morning. The incident occurred at around 6:30 AM and kept trains from moving until half past 11. Continued changes to the train schedule could occur throughout the rest of the day.
A massively drunk captain ran his cargo ship aground outside Kastrup near the Danish airport yesterday morning. The Maltese ship was bound for Riga, Latvia when it hit land, rising an entire meter above water upon contact. Danish authorities are in the process of devising a way to pull the ship free.
Lund University will have a new chairman by appointment of the government. Margot Wallström, who will take over on April 20th, brings political experience from the international stage. She has campaigned against sexual violence, and is engaged in the areas of communication and human rights.
There will be no homecoming for Sweden’s superstar footballer. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, a striker for Italian club AC Milan, is selling his Malmö villa for 30 million kronor. He will not return to the city of his upbringing upon retirement, as he has decided to continue living abroad after his career.
Some Lund residents believe they are paying unacceptably high rents. Residents of the Häglunds complex on Blekingevägen have seen their rent raised by 50% over the last two years, leaving them to pay significantly more than neighboring tenants. Hans Heander, a Lund local, is at the forefront of the fight against the Häglunds housing company. He is hoping that the tenant’s association will help in the matter.
