Tourists going to Mallorca are now being warned that the coast guard in Palma will go on strike from Sunday.

– Neither of us will work. If there are deaths related to swimming, it’s not our fault, said lifeguard union leader Julian Delgado.

He represents about 50 lifeguards employed on beaches in the municipality of Palma.

People are still allowed on the beach and in the sea, but it will be at their own risk. The coast guard is usually on duty from 11.00am to 7.00pm daily.

The strike covered all of Palma’s beaches, including the stretch known as Ballermann, which is hugely popular with foreign tourists.

Weights were hit on the head with a glass bottle

A security guard at Jessheim in Ullensaker was hit on the head with a glass bottle outside a nightclub on Saturday night.

– We mastered both. The victim did not suffer serious injuries, but still had a cold in the head. The two involved were evicted from the city center, said operations manager Joakim Ormåsen Romeriks Blad.

Both are in their 20s and 30s respectively.

Biden hopes to meet Zelenskyj

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Hiroshima, Japan today. Tomorrow he will meet with several leaders of the G7 countries on the sidelines of the G7 summit taking place in the city this weekend.

US President Joe Biden hopes to meet Zelenskyj in person, said Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan. Zelenskyj will also meet Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and he will attend a joint peace and security session with G7 leaders and invitees from other countries.

The fruitless negotiations on a debt ceiling in the US

A new meeting between the White House and negotiators in Congress on the debt ceiling in the United States last night ended after a short time without progress. It is not yet clear when the next meeting will be held.

The Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, targets the parties to reach an agreement this weekend. The White House also remains confident that the goal will eventually be achieved. This was stated by President Joe Biden’s spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre, who was in Hiroshima where Biden attended the G7 Summit, last night.

Hovland in joint first place in the PGA Championship

Viktor Hovland finished Day 2 of the PGA Golf Championship in Rochester tied for first place with three shots under par in the second round.

Hovland, who is 30th so far in 2021 as his best finish in the PGA Championship, enters the weekend to take the lead with Scottie Scheffler, the world number two, and Canada’s Corey Conners.

Hovland is yet to win any major tournament.

“I’ve had some good top 15 positions, but haven’t really made a name for myself in the top fights,” said Hovland.

Norway’s consumption is lower this year than last year

Norwegian consumption was lower in April than in April last year. The declines came before rate hikes started to bite, figures from Nordea show.

In April, the real value of household consumption was lower than a year earlier across the Nordic region. The steepest decline through spring 2023 was in Norway. Here, the real value of consumption fell from 5 percent above to 6-7 percent below last year’s value.

Cars at sea in Tromsø – humanity is saved on land

A car went off the road in Tromsø last night and ended up in a lake. The driver was rescued from the car and landed successfully. Operations manager Robin Lindberg in the Troms police district notified NTB.

He stated that emergency services were notified of the incident, which took place at Langnes airport in Tromsøya, at 3.55am.

Minutes later, police confirmed that the man was alone in the car. Police stated that they suspected drunk driving.

New earthquake in the Pacific Ocean

For the second day in a row, a powerful earthquake struck New Caledonia in the Pacific Ocean. Last night’s earthquake was measured at a magnitude of 7.1. No tsunami warning was issued, but a warning was given that small waves could occur in nearby areas.

Last night the same area was hit by an earthquake that measured at 7.7. A tsunami warning was then issued, which was later revoked.