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...One of the most striking elements of Paleokostas’s story is how Greek citizens have taken him to their hearts — and that includes the rich industrialist whom he kidnapped and held to ransom....
...And he likes to see himself also as Robin Hood, who is going to take away from the rich and give to the poor....
...Cyber attacks have risen sharply in recent years, with the global cost to companies put at $4.5mn, according to IBM — not including the payment of the ransom itself....
...Mr Suga insisted that Japan had not paid a ransom. “Since the occurrence of this case, we have been requesting cooperation from Turkey, Qatar and other related countries,” he said....
...One of the attendees was Ransom Cook, the chairman of Wells Fargo, at the time a venerable but sleepy regional bank of little consequence....
...But now, argues Robin Harding, there are signs of stimulus fatigue in the government and the BoJ....
...It is also common to negotiate with hackers, say rivals, and Coincheck may be able to ransom its coins for a lesser sum in bitcoin or another more usable currency....
...As ICIT fittingly observe: This approach is similar to 1500s Robin Hood-esque bandits along the road or 1920s mobsters....
...The West German government also paid a sizeable ransom for me to the East Germans....
...They may have a strong personal motivation to damage the firm or hold it to ransom....
...In an earlier video on Saturday, Mr Goto said another Japanese hostage, Haruna Yukawa, had been killed after the deadline for a $200m ransom had passed....
...Isis appeared in a video last week to have killed Mr Yukawa after the ransom deadline passed....
...That could change, however, depending on what emerges about the events between early December — when Goto’s wife first received a ransom demand from the Islamist group — and January 18, when Mr Abe took...
...He avoided saying whether Japan would negotiate or pay the ransom but said: “International society must not give in to terrorists.”...
...robin.harding@ft.com ——————————————- Letter in response to this article: Build it – but don’t expect it to get any cheaper / From Mr Peter Geiger...
...We don’t want a third party coalition or smaller parties holding major parties to ransom . . . what we really don’t want is a hung parliament.”...
...Sir, Robin Harding’s thesis (“Target the planning laws not the one per cent”, July 16) that making it easier to redevelop existing “open space and familiar, low-density cities” will make housing more affordable...
...Additional reporting by Robin Harding in Washington and Richard Blackden in New York...
...30 screens across the UK and Ireland marked the opening of the festival on Wednesday with a screening of Captain Phillips, starring Tom Hanks at the helm of a high-value, 500ft US container ship held to ransom...
...“This is what they tend to look like,” he says, holding up a piece of paper that resembles an extensive ransom note. He picks up a magnifying glass on his desk to demonstrate how he reads....
...Half of north London was there on the first day of viewing, and by the end of the day someone had agreed to buy it for a king’s ransom....
...Stout Yeoman: I have come to throw in my lot with bold, brave Robin Hood. GO: (slapping thigh) That’s me! Taking from the rich and giving to the poor is key to my so-called “Robin Hood” Budget....
...There has often been a Robin Hood element to it....
...Robin Barry Hughes regained his freedom,” Mend said in statement emailed late on Sunday....
...So is the Robin Hood label right, then? No, says Freitag: “The capital markets are a selfish place, with no room for Robin Hoods or Mother Teresas.”...
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