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Fires hit pro-Eritrea groups in Stockholm

Arson investigations have been launched into three fires that broke out near Stockholm in the early hours of Monday morning in three separate locations, all of which house organizations that sympathize with the regime in Eritrea. All the fires broke … read more »

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Eritreans arrested in Sweden for extortion

By The Local; Two men and one woman have been arrested in Stockholm on suspicion of blackmail and conspiring to commit murder in a case believed to be connected to the Eritrean regime’s systematic oppression of Eritreans living in exile. … read more »

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Portrait of Ethiopian anti-fascist martyr & Patriarch of the Orthodox church auctioned for more than $20 000

The auction was held last Saturday (February 09, 2013) at a fund-raising event held for the Ethiopian Satellite TV (ESAT) here in Stockholm in the presence of hundreds of Ethiopians and origin of Ethiopians who reside in Sweden; Ethiopia’s famous … read more »

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Eritrea: PFDJ’s pick and mix response to Forto 2013

by Selam Kidane When I was a primary school my teacher from grade one was my favourite teacher… one day during lunch hour, we all saw her being led away across our play ground wailing whilst being held by some … read more »

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Russia: The 2012 IIHF World Champions

HELSINKI – It’s just like old times: Russia is back on top of the hockey world. Unbeaten from wire to wire, Russia got a dominating performance from its NHL superstars to defeat underdog Slovakia 6-2 in Sunday’s gold medal game … read more »

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Canada 5th in 2012 IIHF World Ranking

HELSINKI – The 2012 IIHF World Ranking is known already before Sunday’s gold medal game. It determines the groups for the 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship as well as for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games. Russia enters both competitions … read more »

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2012 IIHF World Championship Semi-Finals: Can host Finland shut down Russia’s firepower?

HELSINKI – Five years ago, the Finns broke one spell against Russia in World Championship hockey. In Saturday’s first semi-final, the blue-and-white defending champions are eager to move one step closer to ending the dreaded “home ice curse”. “The home … read more »

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Russia down Norway to advance to 2012 IIHF World Championship semi-finals

It wasn’t easy for top-seeded Russia versus Norway, but Zinetula Bilyaletdinov’s team finally put away the underdogs with a 5-2 victory to advance to Saturday’s semi-finals. Alexei Yemelin got the winner early in a three-goal third period for Russia. In … read more »

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Slovakia beats Canada 4-3 to Semi-finals of 2012 IIHF World Championship

HELSINKI – Michal Handzus scored with 2:28 left in regulation to break a 3-3 tie and take Slovakia to the semi-finals. The goal came on a five-minute power play after a knee-on-knee hit by Ryan Getzlaf on Juraj Mikus, who … read more »

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2012 IIHF World Championship: Czechs beat Germany 8-1

STOCKHOLM – Petr Koukal scored twice to buoy the Czechs to an 8-1 romp over Germany to finish their round-robin schedule on Tuesday. The Czechs will face Sweden in Thursday’s late Stockholm quarter-final, while Russia battles Norway in the early … read more »

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2012 IIHF World Championship: Slovakia clinch a spot in the quarter-finals

HELSINKI – France needed a win in regulation time to clinch a spot in the quarter-finals. Slovakia just needed a point. It was a hard fought game, and in the end Slovakia got what it wanted, a 5-4 win, the … read more »

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2012 IIHF World Championship: Norway defeated rival Denmark 6-2

STOCKHOLM – Norway defeated rival Denmark 6-2 to end the Preliminary Round with another offensive explosion led by Patrick Thoresen. Norway now moves into the IIHF World Championship quarterfinal on Thursday. Five goals in the second period paced the attack … read more »

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Canada finishes first with a win over Belarus

HELSINKI – Ryan O’Reilly scored two goals and Ryan Getzlaf had a goal and assist to lead Canada to a 5-1 win over Belarus. In all, five players had two points, the others being Corey Perry (1+1), Andrew Ladd, and … read more »

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2012 IIHF World Championship: France’s dream alive

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2012 IIHF World Championship: Swedish star talks everything from Karlsson to carpentry

STOCKHOLM – Daniel Alfredsson’s come full circle. In 1995, he made a name for himself in Stockholm as he scored an OT goal versus Canada in the World Championship semi-finals. Now, this 2006 Olympic gold medalist hopes to add more … read more »

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2012 IIHF World Championship: Russia disposes of Italy

STOCKHOLM – Clearly, Russia’s thriving under the new tournament format for 2012. The Stockholm group leaders completed a perfect round-robin by defeating Italy 4-0 on Monday. The last-place Italians are relegated for 2013. Russia will face either Norway or the … read more »

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Sweden Ministry for Foreign Affairs / New ambassador to Libya

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, February 20, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Today, the Government appointed Jan Thesslef as Stockholm-based Ambassador for Libya. Sweden does not have an embassy in Tripoli. Since May 2011, Mr Thesslef has been Ambassador for Tunisia based in … read more »

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Swedixh Minister for Trade Ewa Björling to Uganda, Tanzania and Mozambique to promote increased trade

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, January 20, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Minister for Trade Ewa Björling will visit Uganda, Tanzania and Mozambique on 23-27 January to enhance trade relations and business opportunities for Swedish companies in Eastern and Southern Africa. “Africa’s growth … read more »

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The double attack on breast cancer

Thousands more women could beat breast cancer if they were given chemotherapy at the same time as radiotherapy, British scientists claim. They have discovered patients who are given the two treatments simultaneously increase their chance of being cured by a … read more »

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange out of prison on bail – Video

Julian Assange, the editor of WikiLeaks, walked out of London’s High Court after being freed on bail Thursday, nine days after he was arrested for questioning about alleged sex crimes in Sweden. His time in solitary confinement prompted him “to … read more »

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WikiLeaks: Julian Assange rape case ‘abuse’ of legal process and will fail, court told

The “rape” charges against Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder are unfounded, based on a lack of evidence and would lead to his acquittal, a court has heard. The case against the Australian was an “abuse of process” and should be … read more »

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Assange’s Mom: Son Remains ‘True to Ideals’

In a 10-minute prison phone call to his mother, Julian Assange said that his “convictions are unfaltering” and that he remains “true to the ideals” of WikiLeaks’ work. “This circumstance shall not shake them,” Christine Assange quoted her jailed son … read more »

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WikiLeaks founder to appear in UK court

London – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will appear in a British court on Tuesday in a second attempt to win bail after he was arrested over allegations of sex crimes in Sweden. The 39-year-old Australian makes his second appearance at … read more »

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WikiLeaks splits as volunteers quit to set up rival website

Former WikiLeaks volunteers are planning to launch a rival whistle-blowing website next week amid growing indications that the US government is on the verge of filing its own charges against Julian Assange. Lawyers for the 39-year-old Australian said yesterday that … read more »

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WikiLeaks hackers threaten British Government

The 1,500-strong network of online activists has already sabotaged the websites of MasterCard, Visa and the Swedish government with millions of bogus visits. The attacks, termed “Operation Payback”, came after the credit card companies and PayPal, an online payment firm, … read more »

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WikiLeaks is illegal, says Australian Government

THE Government has elaborated on its position on WikiLeaks, saying both the initial leaking of classified documents and their subsequent distribution by the controversial website is likely to be illegal. “The unauthorised obtaining of the information may well be an … read more »

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WikiLeaks Founder: I’ll Resist Extradition

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has pledged to fight moves to extradite him to Sweden after he was refused bail at a court appearance in London. The 39-year-old has been remanded in custody after appearing before magistrates on an extradition warrant … read more »

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WikiLeaks Founder may be questioned by British police

There has been a new extradition warrant for Assange’s arrest. The arrest is for questioning re two alleged sexual assaults in Sweden. Note that it is for questioning. He is expected to appear in court tomorrow to discuss the Swedish … read more »

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WikiLeaks founder threatens to release entire cache of unfiltered files

At the centre of a tightening web of death threats, sex-crime accusations and high-level demands for a treason trial, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange threatened to unleash a “thermonuclear device” of completely unexpurgated government files if he is forced to appear … read more »

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Sweden’s Royal Family Hit With Nazi Allegations

Weeks after revelations of the King’s secret affair with a pop singer, the Sweden royal family has been thrown into fresh turmoil over the Nazi past of the queen’s father. Swedish TV4′s investigative programme Kalla fakta has broadcast the first … read more »

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