By Agence France-Presse At a Syrian market, bags are brimming with desert truffles, a seasonal delicacy that people risk their lives to collect, braving Islamic State group attacks and landmines. “It’s a treat dipped in blood,” said vendor Mohammed Salha, 31, showing off truffles he spent a week collecting near his village in the central […]
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Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson has said it will pay a $207 million (R3.8 billion) million fine for breaching a deal with US authorities by not disclosing an investigation relating to suspected bribes to the Islamic State group in Iraq. Source: News24.com | Ericsson fined nearly R4bn over undisclosed probe into suspected IS bribes in […]