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Looks like national football team results might have an effect on the approval ratings for those in power.
Huge cheers in Paraguay – declares a national holiday. Paraguay pulled off a stunning upset and defeated Germany on penalties in the round of 16. Afterwards, a big celebration broke out in the country – and President Santiago Peña declared a national holiday. "Today a whole nation celebrates," Peña writes on X.
Earlier in the World Cup, Ecuador's president declared a national holiday after the team's victory against Germany. Now it's Paraguay's turn to celebrate. "We celebrate the victory of a team that represents our identity: the courage, faith, and strength of people who never give up," Peña writes. Watch the segment on SVT News.
Violence erupts as xenophobic 'deadline' expires. Xenophobic protests and attacks on migrants are shaking South Africa. Today, a deadline set by vigilante groups expires: All undocumented migrants must leave the country. Large protests are happening in several parts of the country. Unemployment in South Africa is over 40 percent, and corruption is widespread. The protest movement claims that migrants lead to wage dumping and fewer jobs. – Black South Africans feel that migrants are taking jobs from them, says SVT's Africa correspondent Johan Ripås. During the spring, vigilante groups have looted shops owned by foreigners and knocked on doors in areas where migrants live, demanding people show identification. Several people who are legally in South Africa have been attacked.
According to the BBC, South African police say that 25,000 migrants have left the country during the wave of protests. Another 50,000 people have been arrested, suspected of being in the country illegally. See the segment on SVT Nyheter and the segment on SVT Rapport.