| Basel win 12th football title
Swiss Info
The match was billed as a &Finalissima&, with the entire season going down to the last match – had the Young Boys won, they would now be Swiss champions for the first time since 1986. As it is...
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| Charity chief sees aid as obvious gesture
Swiss Info
Development aid exists because we live in a world in which a small island of rich countries is surrounded by a sea of poverty. This kind of difference is intolerable in the long term. For me...
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| Wawrinka, Djokovic to play for Rome tennis title
Switzerland News.Net
Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka and Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic will play Rome Masters final after emerging as survivors during a week on clay plagued by pullouts.
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| Swiss ponder the
The Register
A Swiss government ethics committee has issued guidelines on the thorny issue of the &dignity of plants& in relation to biotech research after the country's 2004 Gene Technology Law declared that...
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| Switzerland records first over-60 mothers
Swiss Info
Switzerland is no exception to the late motherhood trend but the 2007 birth statistics have thrown up a new record – two first-time mothers aged over 60.
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| Rubber bullets used as fans celebrate Basel
Earth Times
Basel, Switzerland - Police used rubber bullets Saturday night as fans took to the streets of Basel following the home team's victory at St Jakob Park. FC Basel snatched Switzerland's top football...
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| Habib Bank AG Zurich achieves 24/7 data availability with Sybase Mirror Activator
AME Info
Mr. Haja Alavudeen, Executive Vice President & Head of IT, Habib Bank Zurich with Mr. Baha AlSamawi, Sales Manager- UAE & Oman, Sybase Products Middle East.
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| Austria and Switzerland, the unlikely co-hosts
Soccer Way
This year´s European football championship will be hosted by two countries - Austria and Switzerland - better known for their mountains and their prowess on skis rather than with the round ball.
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| Lebanon teeters on the brink once again
Swiss Info
Switzerland's embassy in Beirut has advised the estimated 800 Swiss living in Lebanon to stay at home and avoid making any unnecessary trips. The dream of democracy in Lebanon had been dealt &a...
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| Unseeded Swiss Wawrinka into Rome final
SBS
Unseeded Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka moved into the final of the Rome Masters on Saturday when top American Andy Roddick retired injured in the fourth game of their semi-final.Sixth seed Roddick was 3-0...
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| Ban on animal meal to be overturned
Swiss Info
Meat and bone meal has been completely banned as animal feed since 2001, but with the end of the mad-cow crisis, it looks set to make a partial comeback.
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| FIVB opens new headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland
People's Daily
The International Volleyball Federation on Friday opened its new headquarters in the Swiss city of Lausanne, ending its renting of offices since its foundation in 1947. &The FIVB is proud...
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| ABR-Affinity BioReagents Inks New Distribution Agreements in Switzerland and Hungary
RedOrbit
Posted on: Friday, 9 12:00 - ABR-Affinity BioReagents, a leading global antibody manufacturer, announced today the finalization of new...
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| Swiss Face French-Fry Shortage
Newser
... newser) – Switzerland faces a potato shortage just weeks before hundreds of thousands of famished European soccer fans descend on the country expecting to snack on French fries. The nation...
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| Computer security under increased threat
Swiss Info
The Reporting and Analysis Centre for Information Assurance said on Friday that firewalls and anti-virus software alone are not sufficient to protect computers from attacks or sensitive company...
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| Swiss bank UBS cuts 5,500 posts
Congoo
Ubs has suffered more than any other bank from the US sub-prime disasterSwiss bank UBS, which has suffered the biggest losses of any bank due to the US sub-prime mortgage crisis and credit turmoil...
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| UPDATE 1-Swiss Life mulls bid for Friends Prov unit-sources
Congoo
Adds details throughout) Insurer Swiss Life (SLHN.VX: Quote,&nbspProfile , Research) is considering a bid for Lombard, the high-end insurance unit of Britain's Friends...
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| Swiss seek the good oil in Azerbaijan
Swiss Info
It comes shortly after cabinet colleague Micheline Calmy-Rey stirred up a hornet's nest by witnessing a gas deal with Iran. Couchepin's visit promises to be less controversial: talks with the...
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| Cheeky female design team are on the ball
Swiss Info
Euro 2008 is not just about balls, boys and big business. A small female graphic design team from Lausanne have found an original way of joining the game.
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| Swiss in human rights hot seat
Swiss Info
Switzerland has been defending its human rights record before the Geneva-based United Nations Human Rights Council as part of the Universal Periodic Review.
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| Swiss NGO defends biopiracy claim
Swiss Info
The community wants the patents to be withdrawn. It's also calling for compensation and for the species to be protected locally.&Our community wants to stop companies from claiming that they have...
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| Dollar gains against the Swiss franc in trading late Friday night
Canadian Business
2008 - 8:43 p.m. The dollar rose against the Swiss francs late Friday night in New York. The U.S. currency traded at 1.0571 Swiss francs, higher than 1.0489 Swiss francs the...
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| Situation "desperate" following Myanmar cyclone
Swiss Info
Six days after a devastating cyclone hit southern Myanmar the government is failing to cope with the after-effects, according to a Swiss journalist on the spot.
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| Zurich gold closes at US$879.70, up $13.35...
Canadian Business
The Associated Press 2008 - 12:28 a.m. Selected world gold prices Thursday in US dollars a troy ounce: Hong Kong: $870.90 off $2.30 London: Not...
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| Hollywood to bring Swiss hero William Tell to life in film
Earth Times
Lucerne - A Hollywood producer plans to make a film about Swiss hero William Tell, to be filmed in Switzerland and starring Charlie Chaplin's granddaughter, Kiera Chaplin. Fred Caruso, producer of...
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| Deutsche Bank Group, Frankfurt Reports A Shareholding In Adecco Of 20.01 %
Morning Star
... and its subsidiaries, is holding 20.01 % as purchase and 18.67% as sale positions of the share capital of the company in shares and derivatives of which 0.75% are equity (registered shares). For...
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| Eco-car revolution "possible within three years"
Swiss Info
The Swatch Group chairman has launched a project to speed up research into an ecological energy system, harnessing sunlight to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. This could be used to power car...
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| Genomics and biology join forces to fight HIV
Swiss Info
Despite this advance, he says research into HIV/Aids is currently going through a &pessimistic phase& and is refocusing its efforts.The goal of creating a vaccine to protect people against infection...
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| Switzerland, Finland advance at Worlds
Sports Network
Switzerland, Finland advance at Worlds === Quebec City, Switzerland and Finland were afternoon winners Monday in preliminary round play at the 2008 World Hockey ...
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| Swiss shut down shorthanded Swedes
CBC News
Stingy defensive play helped Switzerland earn a 4-2 win over Sweden at the world hockey championships in Quebec City on Wednesday afternoon. The Swiss clogged the neutral zone for much of the game...
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| Republic of Ireland U-17 0-1 Switzerland U-17
RTE
The Republic of Ireland lost for the second time at the UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Turkey on Wednesday. Switzerland claimed the points through a Gavin Gunning own-goal scored nine...
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| Swiss topple Sweden at Worlds
Inside Baltimore
Jonas Hiller made 28 saves to lead Switzerland to a 4-2 victory over Sweden at the 2008 World Hockey Championship.Beat Forster picked up a goal and an assist for the Swiss, who beat Sweden in ...
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| Switzerland shock Sweden, Finland hold off Slovakia
Reuters
Switzerland held on to beat Olympic champions Sweden 4-2 at the world championships on Wednesday, maintaining their perfect record and taking top spot in the group...
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| Large Hadron Collider at the European Centre for Nuclear Research in Geneva Greg Milam
Sky News
Experiment will re-create Big Bang Thousands of scientists have spent more than a decade building the Large Hadron Collider at the European Centre For Nuclear Research in Geneva.By smashing atoms...
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| "Trendy" Giacometti sculpture sale breaks record
Swiss Info
Sculptor Alberto Giacometti has retained his title as the most expensive Swiss artist after one of his pieces fetched a record price at a New York auction.
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| Cleveland Orchestra tour off to Austria, Switzerland, Italy
Examiner
Franz Welser-Most , announced the tour schedule on Tuesday. It includes 13 performances from Aug. 17 through Sept. 3.The tour includes an Aug. 16 symposium in Salzburg on music and the brain...
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| Swiss bank to cut 5,000 jobs
Breaking News.ie
Swiss bank UBS today said it was axing around 5,500 jobs as it revealed first quarter losses of 11.5 billion Swiss francs (€7bn).The group said it will cut 2,600 jobs in its investment banking arm...
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| Experts hook source of fish abnormalities
Swiss Info
Around 40 per cent of the fish show abnormalities in their reproductive organs, on a scale and in a variation that has not been seen anywhere else in the world, the authorities said on Wednesday. ...
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| Austrian conductor pulls out of Zurich
International Herald Tribune
Acclaimed conductor Franz Welser-Moest will not take the rostrum for two scheduled billings of a vampire-inspired staging of &die Fledermaus& at the Zurich Opera, the house said Wednesday. ...
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| Canadian among 9 arrested in Switzerland for illegal road race
CBC News
Police in Switzerland are questioning nine sports car drivers, including one from Canada, about illegal road racing at speeds of up to 200 km/h. The nine were arrested Tuesday after police officers...
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| Anti-doping agency gets go-ahead
Swiss Info
Swiss Olympic, the umbrella organisation for Swiss sport, announced on Monday that it had given the green light for a new independent anti-doping agency to start work on It will be known as...
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| No Rating Change for Swiss Re Following Write-Downs Says S&P
Insurance Journal
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has said that its 'AA-' long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on Swiss Re &are unaffected by its disclosure, as part of its...
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| Lake Geneva on the crest of a business wave
Swiss Info
The Lake Geneva region is undergoing an unprecedented business boom, outperforming the Zurich region over the past ten years, says a Swiss research group.
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| Back-to-school idea for dairy farmers
Swiss Info
Switzerland is among the top quality dairy producers. Last year a record volume of milk was processed, despite a drop in the number of farms. Some producers would benefit from courses as they were...
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| SWISS offers summer getaways with Swisstours and Al Rostamani Holidays
AME Info
Families from the Middle East can get away from the glaring heat of the summer and take refuge in the scenic and refreshing Switzerland as Swiss International Air Lines and its tour operator partners...
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| Swiss Re first quarter profit down 53 percent
Seven News
Swiss Re, the world's largest reinsurance group, on Tuesday said first quarter net profit fell 53 percent year-on-year to 624 million Swiss francs (382.61 million euros/ 593.86 million...
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| Swiss financials lead European equities south
Congoo
Swiss financial companies cast a shadow over European bourses on Tuesday with gloomy first-quarter earnings updates from both Swiss Re and UBS (NYSE:UBS) and the wealth manager slashed jobs ....
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| More heads will roll at Swiss bank
7 Days
Swiss banking giant UBS yesterday said it could cut up to 5,500 more jobs within the next year as it struggles to recover after wracking up huge losses in the US sub-prime crisis. UBS, which is the...
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| "More effective" policy to aid fewer countries
Swiss Info
Switzerland's foreign aid arm is planning to drop five states – Ecuador, Peru, Bhutan, Pakistan and India – from the list for 2009-2012. The decision follows a government review of the country's...
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| UBS, Swiss Re Drag Euro Stocks Lower
Congoo
... weighed down by banks and insurers after UBS sought to purge itself of the impact of the credit crisis and Swiss Re announced another round of writedowns. UBS shares fell 4.5 percent and were the top...
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| Swiss send aid for "monumental catastrophe"
Swiss Info
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation has contributed SFr500,000 and the Swiss Red Cross SFr200,000. The Swiss aid, which will focus on providing care, drinking water and shelter...
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| Universal Periodic Review of Switzerland
Human Rights Watch News
Ii. Newly adopted Asylum Law At a time when asylum applications are falling worldwide, the Swiss government is seeking to raise the obstacles faced by people seeking a country of safe refuge from...
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| Swiss Re First-Quarter Profit Halves on New Writedowns
CNBC
... dropped by half, a bigger fall than expected, and the world's biggest reinsurer announced fresh credit writedowns of 819 million Swiss francs ($776.3 million). Unlike other reinsurers, Swiss Re has...
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| Troubled Swiss bank UBS seeks further job cuts - Summary
Earth Times
Zurich, Switzerland - Switzerland's biggest bank, UBS, on Tuesday confirmed further losses of 11.53 billion francs (10.96 billion dollars) and announced more job cuts, as debts from the US subprime...
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| Adecco first-quarter profit rises, beats forecasts
Earth Times
... the world's largest staffing firm, posted a 3 percent rise in first-quarter net profit on Tuesday but cautioned revenue growth in 2008 would be below the group's long-term target of 7 to 9...
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| Alstom employees questioned in Swiss inquiry
International Herald Tribune
Alstom, the French engineering group, said Tuesday that some of its employees had been questioned as witnesses in a Swiss legal investigation, but it said a report that it was being investigated for...
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| Basel on top as exciting finale looms
UEFA
Saturday showdown Should the Berne club at least match Basel's result this evening, it would set up a mouth-watering finale on Saturday when they travel north to St. Jakob-Park – reviving memories...
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| Swiss bank UBS sinks deeper into the red
Earth Times
Zurich, Switzerland - Switzerland's biggest bank UBS sank further into the red Tuesday when it reported first quarter losses for 2008 of 11.53 billion francs (10.96 billion dollars). The losses...
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| Euroshares open flat after Wall Street decline, Swiss Re falls sharply after Q1
Congoo
Europe's leading exchanges opened flat open on Tuesday, following a lacklustre performance on Wall Street and in Asia overnight. Shares in Swiss Re sharply declined after...
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| Swiss Life 1Q Premiums Drop, On Track For Full-Year
Morning Star
Swiss Life Holding AG (SLHN.VX) Tuesday reported a 3% drop in first quarter gross premiums and said it was on track to implement its new strategy and meet its targets.
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