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Wawrinka, Djokovic to play for Rome tennis title
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.
Big News Network.com |
Latvia, Switzerland victorious at Worlds
Herberts Vasiljevs tallied the go- ahead goal late in the first period, as Latvia cruised to a 4-1 win over Norway at the 2008 World Hockey Championships.Lauris Darzins registered a goal and an assi...
Inside Baltimore |
Basel break last-day title hoodoo
Stocker strike A Young Boys win would have won the title for the Berne outfit and they could have taken the lead five minutes into the game when Marco Schneuwly shot wide from close range. However, Ba...
UEFA |
Switzerland records first over-60 mothers
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.
Swiss Info |
FC Basel win another double
By winning their final match of the season against rivals Young Boys Berne FC Basel took the Swiss League and Cup double. This was their first title in three seasons and their twelfth overall. T...
Soccer Way |
Charity chief sees aid as obvious gesture
P.N.: 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 it'...
Swiss Info |
Swiss Life and La Mondiale eye Friends Lombard unit -bid news and
Swiss Life and La Mondiale eye Friends Provident wealth unit Lombard. * Swiss Life and La Mondiale eye Friends Provident wealth unit Lombard * Robert Tchenguiz builds up 3% stake in Whitbread * EDF is...
Congoo |
Rubber bullets used as fans celebrate Basel
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 tro...
Earth Times |
Habib Bank AG Zurich achieves 24/7 data availability with Sybase Mirror Activator
Mr. Haja Alavudeen, Executive Vice President & Head of IT, Habib Bank Zurich with Mr. Baha AlSamawi, Sales Manager- UAE & Oman, Sybase Products Middle East.
AME Info |
Austria and Switzerland, the unlikely co-hosts
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.
Soccer Way |
Lebanon teeters on the brink once again
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 poiso...
Swiss Info |
Unseeded Swiss Wawrinka into Rome final
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 ...
SBS |
Ban on animal meal to be overturned
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.
Swiss Info |
FIVB opens new headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland
The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) 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 ...
People's Daily |
ABR-Affinity BioReagents Inks New Distribution Agreements in Switzerland and Hungary
Posted on: Friday, 9 May 2008, 12:00 CDT DENVER and GOLDEN, Colo., May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- ABR-Affinity BioReagents, a leading global antibody manufacturer, announced today the finalization of new dist...
RedOrbit |
Chip shortage fears fire up Swiss Govt
The Swiss Government has agreed to ease restrictions on the importation of potatoes following fears that Euro 2008 soccer fans could face a shortage of French fries next month. A spokesman for the co...
ABC Australia |
Computer security under increased threat
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 docume...
Swiss Info |
Swiss Banks Gain From UBS Pain
UBS's wealth management business has suffered heavily from the $37 billion in write-downs that the bank has . In the first three months of 2008 the bank's Swiss and international wealth management bus...
Congoo |
UPDATE 1-Swiss Life mulls bid for Friends Prov unit-sources
(Adds details throughout) LONDON, May 9 (Reuters) - Insurer Swiss Life (SLHN.VX: Quote,&nbspProfile , Research) is considering a bid for Lombard, the high-end insurance unit of Britain's Friends Provi...
Congoo |
Swiss seek the good oil in Azerbaijan
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 Azerbai...
Swiss Info |
Cheeky female design team are on the ball
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.
Swiss Info |
Swiss in human rights hot seat
Switzerland has been defending its human rights record before the Geneva-based United Nations Human Rights Council as part of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR).
Swiss Info |
Swiss NGO defends biopiracy claim
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 inve...
Swiss Info |
Dollar falls against the Swiss franc in trading late Thursday night
May 8, 2008 - 9:26 p.m. NEW YORK (AP) - The dollar slumped against the Swiss francs late Thursday night in New York. The U.S. currency traded at 1.0485 Swiss francs, lower than the 1.0523 Swiss fra...
Canadian Business |
Situation "desperate" following Myanmar cyclone
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.
Swiss Info |
Zurich gold closes at US$879.70, up $13.35...
The Associated Press May 8, 2008 - 12:28 a.m. LONDON - Selected world gold prices Thursday in US dollars a troy ounce: Hong Kong: $870.90 off $2.30 London: Not Available...
Canadian Business |
Hollywood to bring Swiss hero William Tell to life in film
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 fil...
Earth Times |
Eco-car revolution "possible within three years"
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 eng...
Swiss Info |
Genomics and biology join forces to fight HIV
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 s...
Swiss Info |
Switzerland, Finland, Belarus, Norway win at Worlds
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 World...
Inside Baltimore |
Finland come out flying, Swiss shock Swedes at World Hockey clash
Belarus beat France 3-1 in the other late game. It had been 15 years since the Swiss defeated the Swedes in the Worlds. The last time was 1993 in...
Yahoo! News |
Republic of Ireland U-17 0-1 Switzerland U-17
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 minutes...
RTE |
Switzerland beats Sweden 4-2 at hockey worlds
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jacques Boissinot)Team Switzerland forward Roman Wick is stopped by Sweden goalkeeper Liv Stefan during first period action at the IIHF world hockey championships Wednesd...
Examiner |
Switzerland shock Sweden, Finland hold off Slovakia
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (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 sta...
Reuters |
Large Hadron Collider at the European Centre for Nuclear Research in Geneva Greg Milam
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 ...
Sky News |
"Trendy" Giacometti sculpture sale breaks record
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.
Swiss Info |
Cleveland Orchestra will tour Austria, Switzerland, Italy
The Cleveland Orchestra's summer tour of Europe will include festivals in Austria and Switzerland and first-time appearances in Milan and Turin, Italy. The tour includes 13 performances from August 1...
The Seattle Times |
Swiss bank posts $14b loss, slashes workforce
ZURICH - Swiss bank UBS AG, hard hit by the US sub-prime crisis, reported a net loss yesterday of 11.5 billion Swiss francs ($14 billion) and said it will slash almost 7 per cent of its workforce.The ...
New Zealand Herald |
Experts hook source of fish abnormalities
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. Nea...
Swiss Info |
Austrian conductor pulls out of Zurich
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. Welser-Moe...
International Herald Tribune |
Canadian among 9 arrested in Switzerland for illegal road race
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 f...
CBC News |
Anti-doping agency gets go-ahead
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 July 1. It will be known as A...
Swiss Info |
No Rating Change for Swiss Re Following Write-Downs Says S&P
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 first-quar...
Insurance Journal |
Lake Geneva on the crest of a business wave
The Lake Geneva region is undergoing an unprecedented business boom, outperforming the Zurich region over the past ten years, says a Swiss research group.
Swiss Info |
Back-to-school idea for dairy farmers
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 no...
Swiss Info |
SWISS offers summer getaways with Swisstours and Al Rostamani Holidays
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 ...
AME Info |
Swiss Reinsurance Q1 net profit down 53%
ZURICH -- Swiss Reinsurance Co. reported a 53 percent drop in first-quarter net profit Tuesday, blaming the turmoil in the financial markets and write-downs linked to bad loans. The world's largest re...
The China Post |
Swiss financials lead European equities south
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 . Sentimen...
Congoo |
More heads will roll at Swiss bank
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 wo...
7 Days |
"More effective" policy to aid fewer countries
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 ...
Swiss Info |
Swiss send aid for "monumental catastrophe"
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) has contributed SFr500,000 and the Swiss Red Cross SFr200,000. The Swiss aid, which will focus on providing care, drinking water and shelter, is...
Swiss Info |
Universal Periodic Review of Switzerland
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 pers...
Human Rights Watch News |
Swiss Re profit plunges more than expected
Swiss Reinsurance, the world's biggest reinsurer, said Tuesday that quarterly profit fell 53 percent from a year earlier, or more than forecast, after a decline in premiums and 819 million Swiss ...
International Herald Tribune |
Swiss Union Criticizes Job Cuts At UBS
"Again employees have to stand in for the mistakes of the management," the society said in a press statement. While the society acknowledged that a large part of the staff reductions will be made th...
Morning Star |
Adecco 1Q profit slips, W&T Offshore earnings soar on natural gas prices
May 6, 2008 - 12:03 a.m. (AP) - Among the earnings stories for Tuesday, May 6, from AP Financial News: ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) — Adecco SA on Tuesday reported a 3 percent rise in first qua...
Canadian Business |
Alstom employees questioned in Swiss inquiry
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 p...
International Herald Tribune |
Basel on top as exciting finale looms
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 o...
UEFA |
Swiss bank UBS reports 1Q net loss of $11 billion
Swiss bank UBS AG announced Tuesday it would cut 5,500 jobs and reported a net loss of 11.5 billion Swiss francs ($10.97 billion) for the first quarter of this year. This compares with a net profit o...
The Seattle Times |
Euroshares open flat after Wall Street decline, Swiss Re falls sharply after Q1
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - 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 ...
Congoo |
Swiss Re cuts credit default swap exposure to 14-15 bln sfr - CFO UPDATE
(updates with further comment on CDS exposure, background) ZURICH (Thomson Financial) - Swiss Re has cut its exposure to credit default swaps to between 14 and 15 billion Swiss francs, chief financial...
Congoo |
Swiss Life Premiums Drop 3%, Says Markets Tough
First-quarter premium income from continuing operations at Swiss Life dropped 3 percent to 6.6 billion Swiss francs ($6.26 billion), but the life insurer saw no reason to revise its targets. Premium i...
Congoo |
UBS slashes jobs in US subprime wake
Switzerland's largest bank, UBS, says it plans to cut 5,500 jobs by the middle of next year as it reacts to the effects of the United States subprime mortgage crisis.
Swiss Info |
UBS posts first quarter loss of 11.535 bln Swiss francs, cuts jobs
ZURICH (AFP) - Swiss banking giant UBS on Tuesday announced a net loss of 11.535 billion Swiss francs (7.075 billion euros/ 10.972 billion dollars) for the first quarter due to US subprime-related po...
Yahoo! News |
Swiss SNB Sets Minimum Bid Rate In Dollar Auction At 2%
-(Dow Jones)- Switzerland's central bank Tuesday set a minimum bid rate of 2% for the latest dollar auction. The result of the auction, a common undertaking by the U.S. Federal Reserve, the European...
Morning Star |
Swiss Consumer Prices Rise 2.3%
NEUENBURG, Switzerland (Thomson Financial) - Consumer prices in Switzerland rose 2.3 percent in April from a year earlier while rising 0.8 percent from the prior month, the Swiss Federal Statistics ...
CNBC |
Adecco says economic climate to hit
, the world's largest staffing firm, posted a forecast-beating 3 percent rise in first-quarter net profit but cautioned that economic weakness would weigh on its 2008 sales growth goal.">...
Earth Times |
Adecco first-quarter rises 8 percent, sees growth below target
ZURICH (Reuters) - Adecco, the world's largest staffing firm, posted a forecast-beating 3 percent rise in first-quarter net profit but cautioned revenue growth in 2008 would be below its long-term tar...
Earth Times |
SWISS earns another top ranking in airline-sector poll
Swiss International Air Lines has been voted joint number-one for Europe - together with Austrian Airlines und Lufthansa - in the classic scheduled airline segment in the 2008 'Airline of the Year' su...
Travel Blackboard |
Swiss giant buys NZ electronics firm
ABB, a global power and automation technology company, has today bought Napier firm Vectek Electronics.Vectek have developed technology to improve the quality of the power supply in industrial install...
New Zealand Herald |
Zurich Financial Services Signs With CSC
CSC after recently signing a six-year base period contract, at an estimated value of $399 million, with the Austin, Texas-based IT services company. Under the new contract, CSC will assume responsi...
TechWeb |
Switzerland advances to qualifying round at Worlds
Julien Sprunger scored a pair of goals to lift Switzerland to a 2-1 victory over Belarus in preliminary round play at the 2008 World Hockey Championship.Switzerland improved to 2-0 in Group A and cl...
Inside Baltimore |
Crossair bosses face damaging allegations
Dosé, who stands accused of having severely breached security rules and correct management procedures, also defended himself before the media."I have always worked carefully and conscientiously," he ...
Swiss Info |
Making a splash in Lucerne
When Switzerland's first mixed bathing area opened at Weggis near Lucerne in 1919, the authorities had to ban hobby photographers from taking pictures.
Swiss Info |
Hooligan problem flares up again
Organisers say they are confident the tournament, which is being co-hosted by Switzerland and Austria, will be a safe success but the media are not so sure. After Basel scored their second goal on Fr...
Swiss Info |
Zurich Expands Singapore Branch
It will provide a full scope of insurance services to corporate and commercial customers based in Singapore and across South East Asia, including energy insurance products as well as trade credit and ...
Insurance Journal |
Nestle shares undervalued, says Barron
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nestle SA shares look undervalued and could rise 20 percent over the next 12 months, weekly financial Barron's said on Sunday.'Arguably, they are the strongest food company in the...
Congoo |
Turning children into bookworms
All babies born in Switzerland will soon be receiving a free pack of books under the new Bookstart scheme, aimed at giving children a lifelong appreciation of reading.
Swiss Info |
Crossair executives go on trial over Zurich air crash
The trial is due to begin today of six senior officials of the defunct Swiss regional airline Crossair, in connection with a crash in 2001 in which 24 people died, including both pilots. Swiss federal...
Euro News |
Tourism concept helps keep village alive
The aim is to ensure the long-term survival of the alpine village and avoid unwanted development in an area where concrete has not taken over the mountains. Hotel villages are usually found along bal...
Swiss Info |
Calmy-Rey regrets Israeli "non-invitation"
Switzerland will be represented at the festivities through its ambassador in Tel Aviv, she told the SonntagsZeitung newspaper, published on Sunday. "Personally, I am disappointed that our country was...
Swiss Info |
Carroll finishes third as Swiss take title
Ireland's Adam Carroll finished third in the sprint race on the final day of the A1GP season at Brands Hatch as Switzerland clinched the title. Switzerland claimed the championship by finishing fourt...
RTE |
Swiss Business Council Dubai gathers prominent European Councils and Austrian Trade Commission at joint meeting
The Swiss Business Council Dubai has recently hosted a joint business luncheon for local and European members of the Swiss Business Council and representatives from the Austrian Trade Commission at th...
AME Info |
Young star keeps skis firmly on the piste
L.G.: I think not giving myself too many goals and not excessively planning the future are key for getting good results.I managed to get a podium place at the World Cup competition by enjoying myself ...
Swiss Info |
Nestle in Azerbaijan CD blunder
The Swiss-based multinational food company, Nestle, has apologised to Azerbaijan after a free gift attached to a breakfast cereal backfired. The CD-ROM featured information about countries around t...
BBC |
Whistle blown on forced prostitution policy
Corinna Milborn and Mary Kreutzer say that with only a month to go until Euro 2008 kicks off in Basel, the prostitution industry is getting into gear. "We can already see how things are 'warming up' ...
Swiss Info |
Fighting for freedom of speech
Rachid Khechana: Not at all, it's just that we are coming up to the legislative and presidential elections of 2009. And the party in power, which in our view heads a single-party state, is preparing f...
Swiss Info |
Sticky gecko toes inspire internal bandage
Geneva University scientist Andreas Zumbuehl, who helped invent the bio-rubber polymer used to make the "gecko tape", said the bandage could have a wide range of uses in repairing surgical wounds and ...
Swiss Info |
Violence erupts as Swiss football fans clash
Berne/Basel, Switzerland - Police used rubber bullets to restore order after football fans clashed in Berne and Basel in Switzerland following two Super League games Friday night. A number of fans and...
Earth Times |
