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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Seconded staff and operations at the Swedish embassy in Baghdad have been relocated temporarily to Stockholm for security reasons after it was stormed by protesters, the Swedish Foreign Ministry said on Friday.

Ericsson is investigating reports Baghdad has suspended employees work permits in Iraq and the potential implications for customers and staff in the country, the Swedish telecom gear firm said. ...

Electrolux, Europes biggest home appliances maker, swung to a loss in the second quarter as cash-strapped shoppers opted for cheaper products and demand from residential property builders slowed....

BAGHDAD/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Hundreds of protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in central Baghdad in the early hours of Thursday morning, scaling its walls and setting it on fire in protest against the expected burning of a Koran in Sweden.

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden-based automaker Volvo Cars reported a 54% fall in second-quarter operating earnings on Thursday.

BAGHDAD/STOCKHOLM, (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in central Baghdad early on Thursday, scaling its walls and setting it ablaze in protest against the expected burning of a Koran in Sweden. Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom said embassy staff were safe but that Iraqi authorities had failed in their responsibility to protect…

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden-based automaker Volvo Cars reported a 54% fall in second-quarter operating earnings on Thursday. Volvo Cars, majority-owne...

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Swedish defence equipment maker Saab reported on Thursday a 44% rise in second-quarter operating profit, citing a solid order intake, and raised its organic sales growth guidance for the full year.

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden-based automaker Volvo Cars reported a 54% fall in second-quarter operating earnings on Thursday as the year-ago period's profit was boosted by a one-off gain, and it forecast healthy demand for its vehicles despite pricing pressures. Volvo Cars, majority-owned by China's Geely Holding, said earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) fell to 5.0 billion Swedish crowns ($488.62 million) from a year-ago 10.8 billion. Excluding joint ventures and associates, it...

BAGHDAD/STOCKHOLM, July 20 (Reuters) - Iraq expelled the Swedish ambassador on Thursday in protest at a planned burning of the Koran in Stockholm that had prompted hundreds of protesters to storm and set alight the Swedish embassy in Baghdad. An Iraqi government statement said Baghdad had also recalled its charge d'affaires in Sweden, and Iraq's…