South Africa has laid a solid foundation as G20 chair, undeterred by the US’s disruptions
The group said the US president’s decision to suspend aid to South Africa was a regressive assault on the country’s sovereignty
The Nordic model holds some insight into how to close South Africa’s yawning income and wealth gap
Nancy Karigithu is one of seven contenders pitching for the top job at the International Maritime Organisation
Finland has joined Nato at a critical stage and Putin’s reaction will involve a range of measures, both military and technological
The M&G went to the World Innovation Summit for Education to find out how other countries are dealing with education problems similar to SA’s
South Africa has dropped three places in the Press Freedom Index
Banyana’s face-off against the Reggae Girlz is an opportunity to leave the Cyprus
Cup in the past
An Amnesty report says flawed legislation, harmful myths and gender stereotypes had resulted in "endemic impunity" for perpetrators
Daniel ‘The Bull’ Amokachi was one of African football’s first household names, powering Nigeria to Olympic glory in 1996
In recent years, women have made significant progress towards equality in a number of areas but the global trend now seems to have made a U-turn
The country places a high value on the power of education to achieve a stable, peaceful and prosperous society.
The country’s president is all too aware of the consequences of the meltdown in relations between Russia and the West.
Euroscepticism stalks Finland, the only country in the monetary union that has a stable rating.
Tough-dealing Finland, not Greece, could be the first member to quit the monetary union, writes Josephine Moulds.
Conservative Sauli Niinistoe is on course for victory in the second round of Finland’s presidential vote on Sunday, with polls giving him a wide lead.
Nokia said on Tuesday its competitor, Apple, has agreed to pay royalties for using Nokia technology in its devices, ending their patent disputes.
Nokia said on Tuesday it was filing a fresh complaint against Apple for patent infringement in "virtually all" of Apple’s devices.
Caster Semenya’s low-key return to competition continued with a win in the 800m at the Savo Games in Finland on Sunday.
The city is renowned for its aesthetic beauty and its gifted designers — but their work doesn’t come cheap. <em>Norman Miller</em> reports.
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/ 18 November 2009
Kimi Raikkonen will take next season off from Formula One as he could not get a deal with McLaren, Finnish media reports.
Nokia, the world’s leading cellphone maker, said on Tuesday it planned to cut another 1 700 jobs worldwide.
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/ 29 September 2008
Struggling Finnish paper maker M-real will sell its graphic papers business to Sappi for €750-million, the companies said on Monday.
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/ 28 September 2008
Finland’s president joined grievers at church in western Finland on Sunday morning for a memorial service for the victims of a school massacre.
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/ 28 September 2008
Finns have been shaken by this week’s college massacre. But is such a tragedy only to be expected where gun ownership is so high?
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/ 28 September 2008
According to the official statistics, 45 people in Finland were killed by knives in 2006 and 10 by guns.
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/ 24 September 2008
Finland said it would toughen its gun laws after Tuesday’s school massacre, as police landed in the hot seat.
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/ 24 September 2008
Finland mourned the dead of its second school shooting in less than a year, and questioned whether it was time to clamp down on private gun ownership.
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/ 23 September 2008
A student shot dead nine people at a school in western Finland on Tuesday before shooting himself, local media and authorities said.
They carry their wives, sit on ants, throw milking stools, boots and cellphones — here in the home of weird world championships.
With perfect timing and dramatic moves, an American performer with the stage name of Hot Lixx Hulahan has captured an international rock guitar award.
Competitors literally started to sweat on Friday as qualifying rounds for the Sauna World Championships opened in Finland.