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50 years on, the enduring myth of Stockholm Syndrome
AFP, Published on 21/08/2023
» STOCKHOLM - "Get down to the floor! The party begins!" Shouting in English, Jan-Erik Olsson walked into a Stockholm bank on August 23, 1973, high on drugs, agitated and waving a submachine gun.
Iraqis, Iranians rally as Swedish diplomats leave Baghdad in Koran row
AFP, Published on 21/07/2023
» BAGHDAD - Demonstrators marched in the Iraqi and Iranian capitals Friday to denounce Sweden's permission for protests that desecrate the Koran, as Stockholm withdrew staff from its Baghdad embassy.
Ericsson to cut 8,500 jobs worldwide
AFP, Published on 25/02/2023
» STOCKHOLM - Telecom equipment maker Ericsson said Friday it would slash 8,500 jobs worldwide, part of a cost-cutting programme as financial headwinds push operators to rein in spending.
Malaysian ex-premier facing investigation
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/12/2022
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s anti-graft agency will summon former premier Muhyiddin Yassin and two of his former cabinet ministers for questioning about alleged misappropriation of 600 billion ringgit (US$136 billion) in public funds for tackling the pandemic.
Canada PM refuses to commit to Huawei 5G decision timetable
AFP, Published on 18/11/2020
» OTTAWA - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau -- under pressure from the opposition to ban Huawei from the country's 5G networks -- refused to say Tuesday when he might make his decision, or if it would come before year's end.
US should buy control of Nokia, Ericsson to fight Huawei: attorney general
AFP, Published on 07/02/2020
» WASHINGTON - The United States and its allies should take controlling stakes in Nokia, Ericsson or both to battle Chinese telecoms giant Huawei's dominance of the 5G market, US Attorney general Bill Barr said Thursday.
Huawei promises 'Made in Europe' 5G for EU
AFP, Published on 05/02/2020
» BRUSSELS - Chinese telecom giant Huawei said on Tuesday it would set up manufacturing hubs in Europe, as it tries to fight off US pressure on EU nations to stop it from operating.
Huawei a key beneficiary of China subsidies that US wants ended
AFP, Published on 30/05/2019
» BEIJING - A replica of the Palace of Versailles, medieval turrets, and spires rise across Huawei's new campus in southern China, a monument to the telecom giant's growing fortune -- and the benefits of state aid.
Calls for Huawei boycott get mixed response in Europe
AFP, Published on 13/01/2019
» PARIS - Europe is giving US-led calls for a boycott of Huawei 5G telecoms equipment a mixed reception, with some governments untroubled by spy suspicions against the Chinese giant, but others backing a ban.
Hamilton joins Fangio with 'surreal' fifth world title
AFP, Published on 29/10/2018
» MEXICO CITY - Lewis Hamilton claimed his fifth drivers’ world championship on Sunday to draw level with Juan Manuel Fangio in the Formula One record books when he finished fourth behind a victorious Max Verstappen in the Mexican Grand Prix.