Saturday 4th July, 2009
Federer reaches record 20th grand slam final
Swiss InfoThe second-seeded Swiss will play either Andy Roddick from the United States or Britain's Andy Murray, who were set to play immediately afterwards. Seeming to get stronger with every match, Federer...
Talks aim to stub out illicit tobacco trade
Swiss InfoThe growing illegal trade in cigarettes costs governments billions of dollars, causes huge health problems and finances militant groups, say activists.
New, highly contagious strains of potato virus Y in Switzerland
Seed QuestProplanta [in German, trans. & summ. Mod.DHA, edited] New highly contagious strains of potato virus Y The potato virus is transmitted by several species of aphids and causes...
German police seek missing victims of Swiss schoolboy rampage
Earth TimesMunich- German police were hunting Friday for three people allegedly beaten up by a group of drunk and rampaging Swiss schoolboys on a visit to Munich. Two other victims have been in medical...
Le Deck, Chexbres, Switzerland
The IndependentThe PLATE High above Lake Geneva sits the Baron Tavernier Hotel, recently refurbished with a bright, contemporary decor and lots of dark-cane armchairs and cushions several feet deep. There used to...
Deep thrills under the Swiss surface
Swiss InfoCanton Valais is home to the world's largest natural underground lake. Located near Sion, Lac Souterrain de St-Léonard has a surface area of about 6,000 square metres.Rather than exploring the cave...
Holidaymakers queue for sun in dark times
Swiss InfoSwitzerland has not escaped the global economic crisis, last month reporting a year-on-year drop in GDP of 2.4 per cent, the sharpest contraction since 1976.In addition economists predict that some...
Swiss CPI, Eurozone Retail Sales Data Due
Quote.comFriday, Swiss consumer prices are expected to fall again in June after declining in May, while Eurozone retail sales are forecast to drop in May following an unexpected increase in...
Swiss firefighters save elderly woman from her burning television by changing the channel
Sun-SentinelVote — It must rank among the easiest fires ever to put out. Zurich authorities say police and firefighters were called to the house of an elderly woman early Thursday after...
Swiss banks turn backs on US clients
Swiss InfoBanking giant UBS earlier this week blocked access to investment accounts held by American clients as it winds down offshore services with the US. But other banks are also shunning the lucrative...
Is Switzerland too sexy for the Chinese
Swiss InfoChinese internet users can continue to ogle the Aletsch glacier and Simmental cows, after Beijing shelved plans for compulsory computer filtering software.
Swiss franc sinks after intervention threat
Market WatchThe euro spiked to a new daily high versus the Swiss franc Thursday morning after news reports said Swiss National Bank directorate member Thomas Jordan repeated that the...
Zurich Financial takes over AIG auto insurance
BreitbartSwiss insurer Zurich Financial Services said that it had completed the acquisition of the auto insurance businesses of troubled US giant AIG. Zurich's US subsidiary Farmers Group paid about 1.9...
Transparency law unknown and underused
Swiss InfoA Swiss law governing the freedom of information is relatively unknown among the public and should be promoted to become effective, the authors of a study say.
AIG Closes $1.9 Billion Sale Of US Auto-Insurance Operations To Zurich
Morning Star... have more that 2.4 million customers and insure more than 4 million vehicles in the U.S. Farmers already counted 10.5 million U.S. households as customers. AIG shares closed...
New abduction law reinforces children's rights
Swiss InfoChildren abducted by a parent who then disappears abroad will be much better protected under a new law in force from say children's rights advocates.
Russia, Georgia to reconvene Geneva talks in September
BreitbartRussia and Georgia on Wednesday held a "constructive" round of security talks in Geneva and agreed to meet again on international mediators said after the meeting. "The participants...
Swiss to vote on banning new minarets on November 29
One NewsSwitzerland will hold a referendum on banning the construction of new minarets on in response to a petition for a popular vote on the issue, the government said.
Germany seeks to ease parts of Basel II rules-draft
Business TimesGermany wants to relax global rules on capital charges to ease writedown pressures on banks holding toxic assets, an EU document showed on Wednesday.
Swiss Chemical Co Sika Invests $13 Million In New Colombian Plant
Morning StarSika produces materials used in sealing, bonding, damping, reinforcing and protecting load-bearing structures in construction. Sika inaugurated the plant in the Colombian city of Tocancipa, about 21...
Racial discrimination invades all areas of life
Swiss InfoBeing a Swiss national or permanent resident is no protection against racial discrimination and intolerance, a Federal Anti-Racism Commission report has found.
Switzerland Refuses To Extradite Rwandan Genocide Suspect
Morning Star... said Wednesday it had refused a request to extradite a Rwandan national wanted in his own country for alleged genocide and war crimes, a statement said Wednesday.
US demands UBS comply in tax evasion case
Swiss InfoThe United States is to continue its lawsuit against Switzerland's largest bank, UBS, to try to force it to identify thousands of US clients with confidential UBS accounts.
Setting off fireworks in memory of the immigrants
Swiss InfoOrganised for the first time in 1993, the purpose of the Swiss Italian Festa was to promote and celebrate the history and culture of Hepburn Springs and Daylesford (80 km west of Melbourne). As the...
Swiss SVME PMI Rises For Third Month In June
Quote.comWednesday, the Credit Suisse said the SVME purchasing mangers' index or PMI for Switzerland rose for the third consecutive month in June, indicating that the pace of slowdown is...
Swiss bank violated law, Justice Department says
Deseret NewsMiami — Swiss bank UBS AG "systematically and deliberately" violated U.S. law by dispatching private bankers to recruit wealthy Americans interested in evading taxes and must be forced to...
Swiss bank ordered to release names of suspected tax cheats
New Zealand HeraldThe US Justice Department says Swiss bank UBS must reveal names of thousands of suspected American tax cheats because the bank violated US law.A court filing in Miami on Tuesday urges US District...
FDA confirms E. coli found in Nestle cookie dough
ReutersThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday confirmed that it has found E. coli O157:H7 bacteria in a sample of Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough.
Art thieves target more homes than museums
Swiss InfoMore than a year after a spectacular SFr180 million ($165 million) art theft at a Zurich museum, experts have been exchanging tips on tightening security.
Diplomat predicts Honduras coup will fail
Swiss InfoThe military coup in Honduras that ousted President Manuel Zelaya is destined to fail after widespread international condemnation, says a Swiss diplomat.
Zurich International Life partners with BNP Paribas in UAE and GCC
AME InfoZurich International Life (Zurich), part of the Zurich Financial Services Group, announced today their partnership with BNP Paribas, the European leader in global banking, to offer regular investment...
Papers see Madoff sentence as just the beginning
Swiss InfoThe day after a judge gave the biggest swindler Wall Street has ever suffered 150 years in jail, Swiss media turned to the lessons learned from the Madoff affair.
Child porn hidden in Swiss hip-hop website
The IndependentChild pornography was downloaded from a Swiss hip-hop music website to around 2,300 computers in 78 countries, Swiss police said on Monday. Jean-Christophe Sauterel, a police spokesman in the...
Swiss banks feel heat of IRS hunt
Business ReportSwiss banks are shutting the accounts of Americans as the US Internal Revenue Service steps up a hunt for tax dodgers. UBS and Credit Suisse have told Americans to move their money into special...
Switzerland to increase border controls to fight against A/H1N1 flu
SINAThe Swiss health authorities have decided to increase border controls to fight the spread of the A/H1N1 influenza virus, the official Swissinfo.ch news website reported...
New solar airplane unveiled in Switzerland
CNetAfter a six-year effort, the prototype of a new solar-powered aircraft was unveiled at a Swiss airfield on Friday by its future pilots and promoters Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg. ...
Sales & Marketing Manager For The York By Swiss-Belhotel, Sydney, Australia
Asia Pacific NewsSwiss-belhotel International has announced the appointment of Ms. Alisa Chadfield as the Sales and Marketing Manager of The York by Swiss-Belhotel, Sydney, Australia. New Zealand-born Alisa has an...
Swiss institutions brace for Madoff fallout
Swiss InfoFinancial criminal Bernard Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison on Monday after his $65 billion (SFr70 billion) fraudulent investment scheme went bust.
Breakaway Catholic sect ordains eight new priests in Switzerland
Earth TimesGeneva - Eight priests were ordained Monday into the conservative Society of Saint Pius X in Switzerland, in a direct snub to the Vatican. The society was founded in 1970 by Catholics upset over the...
“Hurricane Preparedness – 36 Hours Out”
Earth TimesBusiness Wire) Zurich in North America is helping its customers minimize damage from winds and rain associated with hurricanes by releasing a new video, “Hurricane...
A.M. Best Upgrades Ratings of Trust Preferred Securities Issued by Zurich Holding Company of America, Inc.
Earth TimesBusiness Wire) A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the debt ratings to “a-” from “bbb” on the USD 1.5 billion subordinated trust preferred securities issued in May...
Syngenta CEO promotes stronger Swiss-US ties
Swiss InfoMack, the CEO of Syngenta, led the Basel-based agricultural concern to $3.6 billion (SFr3.9 billion) in sales for the first quarter of 2009. He was unanimously elected to the Chamber of Commerce...
Oldest "cinema" turns 200
Swiss InfoHoused in an unimposing circular structure, the first "cinema" shows the city of Thun on a sunny day in 1809. The rotunda stands concealed in Thun's Schadau park, near Lake Thun. Virtually no one is...
WTO prepares to hold its 7th ministerial conference in Geneva
MENAFNThe good news: One successful survivor of the Crash of 2008 thinks the bear-market rally has further to go. The bad news: It's still a bear market, and it will end in devastating deflation.
Swiss police uncover international child pornography ring
Japan TodayBern, Switzerland — Swiss police say they have uncovered a child pornography ring involving more than 2,000 people in 78 countries. Federal Police spokeswoman Eva Zwahlen says authorities...
Patna-based family horrified over Geneva store placing shoes on Budhha statue
New KeralaGeneva, : An Indian family has expressed its shock over a footwear store in Geneva trying to attract customers by hanging shoes on a statue of Lord Buddha.
Swiss team unveil pioneering solar plane
BreitbartRound-the-world balloooning pioneer Bertrand Piccard unveiled his solar-powered aircraft in Switzerland on Friday, ready for another trend-setting circumnavigation of the globe powered solely by the...
Libya withdraws assets from Swiss banks in continuing diplomatic crisis
People's DailyLibya has withdrawn most of its assets from Swiss bank accounts in a continuing diplomatic crisis between the two countries, the official Swissinfo.ch news website reported Sunday. The north African...
Following in the footsteps of Henry Dunant
Swiss InfoDressed in red and white and carrying flickering torches, Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers from around the world on Saturday night followed in the footsteps of those who took injured soldiers...
Murray gets down to business against Swiss Stan
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Call for Swiss bankers to maintain ethics
Financial TimesThe chairman designate of Switzerland’s powerful bankers’ association on Monday warned private bankers to maintain the highest ethical standards amid intensifying international pressure for tax...
ADCCI calls for more Swiss participation in the developmental projects
WAM... of the UAE Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ADCCI)...
"Everyone is going to Australia nowadays"
Swiss InfoFollowing in the footsteps of their compatriots from Ticino, almost two hundred young men left the valley for the "fifth continent". An exodus which contemporaries watched with anxiety. "Yesterday...
Swiss author Jens Petersen wins Bachmann Prize
New Jersey OnlineSwiss author Jens Petersen has been awarded the ?25,000 ($32,600) Bachmann Prize for his novel "Bis dass der Tod" (Until death). The jury said Sunday the 33-year-old Petersen...
Children have rights too
Swiss InfoGeiser, who specialises in labour and family law, has been giving a series of lectures on children's rights at St Gallen's annual Children's University. The Children's University is aimed at giving...
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