The war in Ukraine also worries the Nordic countries: Sweden and Finland are publishing, as of today Monday, November 18, new advice for surviving in the early stages of a conflict. From today, 5 million brochures are being distributed to mailboxes in Sweden, to explain to the population how to prepare, how to cope in the event of war or other unexpected crises: extreme weather phenomena, terrorist threat or even cyber attack, lists the Swedish daily Today's Industry. These are concrete tips which are available in this booklet produced by the Swedish civil protection agency, a bit like a shopping list, easy to follow, as long as you have space at home, tempers the BBC. The Swedish government advises storing liters of water at home, enough to last at least three days or even a week, having “canned vegetables, cereals, pasta, powdered milk”noted the Swedish newspaper Skaraborgs Läns Tiningbut also cash in small denominations, in case the banks no longer work, a radio powered by batteries or solar energy and warm clothes, in the event of a power and heating outage. This is the kind of advice that we can find, from today, in these booklets with the yellow cover shown in the BBC et Today's Industrywith in the center, a military woman, weapon in hand, other soldiers are in the background with a warship, also, a fighter plane which rushes into the clouds, and then, to the left from the libretto, a family that holds on.
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The war in Ukraine taught us that the civilian population was also a target: The last time Sweden distributed such a brochure was during the Cold War and again in 2018, but this year's edition notes the municipal newspaper of the Swedish municipality of Vara and the BBCis twice as long as the previous one, with the emphasis placed on the armed threat and on the civilian population, which is a target in modern warfare, underlines the Swedish daily Today's News. At a time when Ukraine was the target of massive and deadly attacks this weekend, particularly against its energy infrastructure, causing “electricity restrictions”reminds the independent Russian media Mediazonathe United States then gave the green light to the use of its long-range missiles against Russia, adds the BBC and the Kyiv Independent. It is important for the Swedish Minister of Civil Protection to concretely prepare the population for the worst, including in this country which became a NATO member this year: “In Sweden, we have never been afraid to talk about crises and wars. It's not alarming, it's a strength. We inform so that everyone remains calm if the worst happens”explain the Swedish Minister of Civil Protection Carl-Oskar Bohlin in a speech notably taken up by the daily Aftonbladet. “We are giving clear recommendations and if you take seriously what is written in this brochure, you will be prepared and in solidarity with your country.”
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Finland and Norway are also preparing their populations for war: Finland, neighboring Sweden, has decided not to print a booklet because it “would cost millions”note it BBCbut she publishes online, from today Monday November 18, his own unique advice on “incident and crisis preparedness”reports Finnish daily newspaper Helsingin Sanomat. The idea is, as in Sweden, to be autonomous if the welfare state cannot help everyone in the event of war or crisis, adds the finnish newspaper Ilta-Sanomat. The Norwegians also recently received a similar brochuresay Norwegian newspapers Aftenposten et The utterancewith attention also paid to hygiene products, such as toilet paper or periodic protection.
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Zambia: 85-year-old woman becomes fashion icon
What is a grandmother in a red ruffled skirt and green American football jersey – as green as her oversized sunglasses – doing in a field in Zambia, a landlocked country in southern Africa? Margret Chola pays tribute to the flag of her country, on the occasion of 60 years of its independence, indicate the Zambian Digest and the Telegraph. This woman is around 85 years old, she does not know her date of birth but she knows that she is now known throughout the world, adds the BBC. This “Legendary Glamma” – glamorous grandmother – is adored by 225,000 subscribers on Instagram, for her fashion photographs that are as beautiful as they are playful. And this is thanks to her designer granddaughter: Diana Kaumba lives in New York and she had the idea of lending her clothes to her grandmother during a stay in Zambia.
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A bridge between two cultures, between two generations: it is also “a way to keep memories after my death”hopes this Zambian grandmother interviewed BBC. Impossible, indeed, to forget the sublime Margret Chola in a black dress, gold ring and cuff bracelet, oversized straw hat, “an 'ibende' in her hand, – a long wooden stick that she has used for years to pound millet, cassava or corn”describes the BBC. Margret Chola has fun posing in a blonde wig, also in a sage-green leather jacket and pants, lying on a sofa, also in leather, but orange. “All of these outfits fall under the maximalist-chic aesthetic, which celebrates the joy of excess”specifies BBCafter a difficult life, which Margret's granddaughter discovered during her photo shoots. Margret had to leave school at age 12-13, forced to be married to a man in his thirties. She had 3 children then she fell into alcoholism but she ended up escaping her marriage and her demons, says the BBC. This trauma still haunts her, but “his unexpected world fame gives him a new lease of life”. And to confide “If you can't change the past, you can change your future.”also reports the Telegraph. A particularly refreshing message, at 85 years old.
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