Section: Independent Online (South Africa)
Ericsson misses expectations
Ericsson reports third-quarter profitability and sales that missed analysts’ estimates. ||| Stockholm – Ericsson reported third-quarter profitability and sales that missed analysts’ estimates as business in Japan, Russia and Brazil slumped and spending slowed in China on fourth-generation networks that power smartphones and...
Assad in surprise visit to Russia
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad flew to Moscow to personally thank Russia’s Vladimir Putin for his military support. ||| Moscow – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad flew to Moscow on Tuesday evening to personally thank Russia’s Vladimir Putin for his military support, in a surprise visit that underlined how Russia has become a...
Moody’s raises Russia worries
The pillar of Russian creditworthiness is looking more rickety by the day to Moody’s Investors Service. ||| Moscow – The pillar of Russian creditworthiness is looking more rickety by the day to Moody’s Investors Service.“What once has been the country’s strongest asset, which was the government’s very strong...
Vodafone leases brand to MTS in Ukraine
Vodafone will lease its brand to Mobile TeleSystems PJSC’s business in Ukraine. ||| Moscow – Vodafone Group will lease its brand to Mobile TeleSystems PJSC’s business in Ukraine, helping Russia’s largest wireless carrier eschew association with its home country amid political tensions between the two ex-Soviet...
Russia refutes MH17 crash report
Russian Ambassador to Malaysia Valery N Yermolov refuted the investigation report of the Dutch Safety Board on flight MH17. ||| Kuala Lumpur – Russian Ambassador to Malaysia Valery N Yermolov refuted here on Thursday the investigation report of the Dutch Safety Board (DSB), which alleged that the crash of flight MH17 was caused by the...
SA family find comfort in MH17 report
The family of Durban-born MH17 air crash victim, Cameron Dalziel, said they felt some comfort hearing that he died quickly. ||| Durban – The family of Durban-born MH17 air crash victim, Cameron Dalziel, 43, said on Tuesday they felt some comfort after news that those on board the shot-down plane lost consciousness within seconds of it being...
MH17: killer still elusive
The grieving families of the victims of flight MH17 can draw little comfort from the final report into the tragedy. ||| The Hague – The grieving families of the 298 passengers and crew murdered aboard flight MH17 can draw little comfort from the final report into the tragedy. The Dutch Safety Board confirmed on Tuesday what most had...
No blame assigned in MH17 report
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine by a Russian-made Buk missile, a Dutch probe has not pointed fingers at any particular party. ||| Gilze-Rijen, Netherlands – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine by a Russian-made Buk missile, the Dutch Safety Board concluded on Tuesday in its final...
Finally some answers over flight MH17
Investigators concluded that Flight MH17 was shot down by a BUK missile fired from eastern Ukraine, a report said. ||| The Hague – International investigators have concluded that Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a Russian-made BUK missile fired from rebel-held eastern Ukraine, a Dutch daily said on Tuesday. The final report...
MH17 ‘downed by Russian-made BUK’
Investigators concluded that Flight MH17 was shot down by a Russian-made BUK missile fired from eastern Ukraine, a report said. ||| The Hague – International investigators have concluded that Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a Russian-made BUK missile fired from rebel-held eastern Ukraine, a Dutch daily said on Tuesday.The...
