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Ecuadors Assange talks with UK stall
Ricardo Patino said Ecuador will continue to provide political asylum to Assange, who walked into the embassy one year ago in a bid to avoid extradition to Sweden where he is wanted for questioning over rape and sexual assault allegations. A spokesman for the Swedish Prosecution Authority ...
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With help from Chinese auto plan Volvo hopes to thrive
Chairman of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Li Shufu poses for a photo at an assembly line of the new Volvo automobile manufacturing plant in Chengdu, Sichuan province. CHENGDU, CHINA -- The assembly line crept along at a glacial pace. For the next few months, the workers at the sprawling plant on the outskirts of the Sichuanese capital of Chengdu will be carefully trained before the first cars ...
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Football - Red Devils arrange Stockholm date
The Red Devils will face AIK in Stockholm on August 6 as part of preparations for David Moyes' first full season in charge. Coming just seven days after United return from their five-country tour of the Far East and Australia, and ahead of testimonials for their own defender Rio Ferdinand and Swansea's Alan Tate, plus the Community Shield meeting with Wigan on August 11, it means ...
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Rostelecom Tele2 considering mutual MVNO pact
Rostelecom and Tele2 Russia have entered into talks regarding the introduction of mutual mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) agreements in the near future. ...
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Ericsson urges 4G adoption in Jordan
Swedish vendor Ericsson has called for Jordan's cellcos to introduce 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) services to satisfy the growing demand for data consumption. The Jordan Times quotes Tarek Saadi, the head of Ericsson's Middle East operations as saying that: 'It is the right time for introducing these services in Jordan, taking into account the rise in internet traffic.' Plans ...
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United arrange Stockholm date
Free £10 bet on football The Red Devils will face AIK in Stockholm on August 6 as part of preparations for David Moyes' first full season in charge. Coming just seven days after United return from their five-country tour of the Far East and Australia, and ahead of testimonials for their own defender Rio Ferdinand and Swansea's Alan Tate, plus the Community Shield meeting with ...
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Man United to play friendly in Stockholm
MANCHESTER, England - Manchester United will travel to Sweden for a friendly game against AIK in August as part of the English champions' pre-season tour.The club said on Tuesday that the game, which will conclude United's preparations for next season, will take place on Aug. 6th at the Friends Arena in Stockholm.United will also play in Thailand, Australia, Japan and Hong Kong in July ...
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Volvo Faces Identity Crisis In U.S.
Volvo is seeking a global lead creative agency. But it needs more than a global ad campaign -- it needs to re-establish its credibility and voice in the U.S. ...
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Clinton urges 2-state solution for Israel
Shimon Peres . "You have to cobble together some kind of theory of a two-state solution, and the longer you let this go, just because of sheer demographics, the tougher it's going to get. I don't see any alternative to a Palestinian state," the former U.S. President said in a speech before the Peres Academic Center in Rehovot Monday night. Clinton said he would donate the ...
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Aid cuts will have devastating consequences
Criticism of the government's foreign aid policy is mounting as Swedish ambassadors, aid organizations and politicians slam Development Aid Minister Gunilla Carlsson's announcements that development assistance to several countries may be ...
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Stora Enso lays off 2500 workers worldwide
Stora Enso says it will lay off 2,500 workers, or some 9 per cent of its total global workforce, as part of a major cost-cutting program and streamlining of operations. The Finland-based company says the measures are aimed at achieving fixed ...
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Puppy smuggling shows no signs of abating
The Local reported earlier this year that while smuggling is not new, the breeds change according to which type of dogs have found favour among Swedes. "There weren't enough chihuahua breeders in Sweden when they became popular," senior adviser ...
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SBAB Bank SBAB Creates Strong Unit for Financing of Multi-Family Dwellings
SBAB is retaining its lending operations to property companies and is merging its business areas for corporate clients and tenant-owner ...
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Train driver slams beggar on loudspeaker
"Unfortunately, a beggar has come onto the train. Whatever you do, don't give any money and tear up the paper that this person is giving you," the driver announced on a Stockholm commuter line heading south-west ...
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Stockholm travellers a repeat problem police
Stockholm University exchange students were forced out of their accommodation over safety concerns, with police claiming the situation is nothing ...
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No review for hand-shake discrimination case
The Swedish Justice Ombudsman will not look at a case in western Sweden where a man was paid damages for not being given an internship after he refused to shake a female boss's hand for religious ...
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Swedish princess bride escapes traffic fine
The police stopped the younger princess as she drove a black Volvo down the bus line by the ...
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The ultimate love test is a bloody affair
A zombie, a cocaine-snorting rock star and a middle-aged cop walk into a bar.Which one captures love columnist Emilia Millicent's attention? In her last column for The Local, she explains how she has devised the ultimate test of romantic ...
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Transmode revolutionizes large scale optical access with new iAccess solution
June 2013 - Transmode, a global supplier of packet-optical networking solutions, today announced the availability of the company`s new iAccess solution that revolutionizes the way service providers can roll out Ethernet access networks for applications such as Business Ethernet and Mobile Backhaul services. The new iAccess solution combines a range of Transmode`s capabilities into a new ...
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Sweden return excites Spains Ainhoa
Explaining that being among the top teams in Europe is like "a prize," goalkeeper Ainhoa insisted thatSpain were going to Sweden determined to compete with the ...
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Polystar Delivers Network and Quality Assurance Solution to Rural NetCo in Tanzania
STOCKHOLM, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Polystar, a leading supplier of Service Assurance, Network Monitoring and Test Solutions for the telecom market, today announced that Rural NetCo Ltd, a Tanzanian based communications company, has successfully implemented Polystar's Network and Quality Assurance solution, that helped to considerably improve telecommunications services in rural and ...
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New ASIC Bitcoin Mining Products Producing 350GHashs from KnCMiner
http://www.kncminer.com ), a new entrant to join the bitcoin mining hardware community, are pleased to announce their range of state of the art, bitcoin mining machines. Designed in Sweden, the first 2 models, named Jupiter and Saturn, are powered by 28nm ASIC chips and will produce up to 350 GHash/s and 175 GHash/s respectively. ...
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Much thought put into new crematorium for Stockholm
A new crematorium being built on a famous UNESCO World Heritage Site had an imposing reputation to live up to, for it is being built in a woodland cemetery planted and designed by two of Sweden’s greatest architects.
Stockholm is a city renowned for developing beautiful buildings, the city is regarded as one of the most beautiful in the world with its historical architecture preserved and blended in with the modern, displaying the legacy and the current status of the city as the heart of what was once a kingdom and is now Sweden. It is no wonder then a new crematorium being built in the city will combine state-of-the-art design with seamless beauty. Read more
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