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G8 leaders back calls for Syria peace talks in Geneva

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:50:02 -0400

Leaders at the G8 Summit in Northern Ireland have backed calls for Syrian peace talks to be held in Geneva as soon as possible. After adopting the statement, UK Prime Minister David Cameron said the leaders had managed to overcome fundamental differences. The statement, however, does not mention what role Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could play in the future. According to the BBC, the G8 ...

Zardari gets clean man stamp following Swiss refusal to re-open $60 mln money laundering case

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:30:03 -0400

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has become a 'clean' man in a 60 million dollars money-laundering case after the Swiss Government refused to re-open the case. The Swiss Government had sent a letter to the PML-N Government informing about the development after the case was closed by a Swiss court after lapse of a specific period. In February this year, the Swiss Government told the PPP-led ...

Swiss bill to counter tax charges fails

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:12:41 -0400

The Swiss lower house of parliament has dealt a final death blow to a draft law aimed at protecting the country's banks from criminal charges in the United States for helping wealthy Americans to evade ...

Switzerland of Ohio schools making staff cuts implementing pay to play

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:16:46 -0400

Some parents with children in the Switzerland of Ohio School District will have to pay hundreds of dollars if they want their kids to play sports this fall. The fee is just one part of major changes school officials made when taxpayers voted down a levy to help fund the district. Officials said $2.5 million has been cut from the district's budget, forcing some very tough decisions. Over the ...

Swiss Parliament Scuttles U.S. Deal on Bank Secrecy

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:09:57 -0400

Switzerland's Parliament on Wednesday scuttled an information-sharing agreement with the United States that the Swiss government had hailed just weeks ago as a breakthrough in a dispute over banking secrecy, but left open the possibility for another ...

Swiss Give Final No to U.S. Tax Evasion Deal

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:56:58 -0400

A bill that would have allowed Swiss banks to settle a major tax evasion dispute with the United States was definitively defeated Wednesday when the lower house of the nation's parliament defeated it for the second time in two days. The lower house had already voted the measure down Tuesday. Parliamentary procedure meant it then went back to the upper house, which approved it for a ...

Last seeds Stanislas Wawrinka Jeremy Chardy move on in Netherlands

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:19:56 -0400

Jeremy Chardy each won Wednesday, advancing to the Topshelf Open quarterfinals. Second-seeded Wawrinka moved on with a 6-3, 7-6 (10-8) win over Italian Paolo Lorenzi. He'll next face Chardy, who bested Romanian wild card Marius Copil, 7-5, 6-4 to gain the quarterfinals at Autotron Rosmalen. Their meeting will ensure only one seeded player will make it through to the final four at the ...

Lake Zurich’s new recreation manager plans community garden

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:28:36 -0400

Lake Zurich's new recreation manager, Dave Peterson was the Lake Bluff Park District's director of facilities and recreation services for more than 17 years. | Laura Pavin~For Sun-Times ...

Swiss parliament rejects deal to expose US tax-dodgers

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:16:20 -0400

GENEVA (AFP) - Swiss lawmakers rejected Wednesday a deal proposed by Washington to expose American tax dodgers and halt a raft of US lawsuits provided that Swiss banks that helped stash the cash pay massive fines.The Alpine country's lower house, or National Council, shot down the controversial "Lex USA" accord, which would have temporarily lifted Switzerland's long-sacrosanct ...

Friends of Cancer Patients attend Union of International Cancer Control Geneva Roundtable

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:07:55 -0400

WAM GENEVA, June 19th, 2013 (WAM) -- Friends of Cancer Patients (FoCP), the UAE based charitable society, has participated in the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) Global Roundtable in Geneva, Switzerland. FoCP was invited to share its expertise on the creation of unified cancer registries across developing countries and their significance in fighting cancer. The high-level event ...

Swiss lawmakers reject deal on banking secrecy

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:39:27 -0400

GENEVA -; Switzerland's lower house of parliament has for the second time rejected a government proposal on relaxing Swiss banking secrecy laws, a move that would have helped the country's banks avoid facing U.S. criminal charges for shielding tax ...

Amanda Knox’s ex-lover Raffaele Sollecito loses right to stay in Switzerland

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:22:44 -0400

Raffaele Sollecito, who faces a retrial with Amanda Knox for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher in Italy, has had to leave Switzerland after what his father called "a moral and social lynching of someone who has been found not ...

Swiss parliament kills divisive US tax bill

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:27:35 -0400

Parliament has thrown out a draft law enabling Swiss banks to hand over confidential data to the United States cracking down on suspected tax cheats. However, it called on the cabinet to find legal means to resolve the standoff. For the second time in as many days, the House of Representatives on Wednesday rejected a government-sponsored bill which would have paved the way for the Swiss banks ...

Swiss Lawmakers Rejects Tax Draft Law

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:23:42 -0400

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UPDATE 2-Switzerland buries U.S. tax law banks seen at risk

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:19:39 -0400

Wed Jun 19, 2013 12:19pm EDT * Lower house sinks the bill by again refusing to debate * Swiss government fears U.S. indictment of banks * Banking lobby urges government to help banks reach deals * Opinion divided over threat to banks By Ruben Sprich BERNE, June 19 (Reuters) - Swiss lawmakers dealt a death blow on Wednesday to a draft law which aimed to protect the country's banks from ...

Swiss Re Publishes ‘Corporate Responsibility’ Report‘Sustainable’Insurance Goals

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:19:36 -0400

Swiss Re announced the publication of its "2012 Corporate Responsibility Report," which it said "enhances its accountability by reporting against the Principles for Sustainable Insurance for the first time." The sustainable principles were developed in cooperation with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and other partners, with Swiss Re playing "an active role ...

Swiss tourism market expected to record stable growth in international arrivals

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:07:22 -0400

The Swiss tourism market was adversely impacted by the global financial crisis, which caused a decline in tourism activity and expenditure in 2009. Although Eurozone economies weakened, Switzerland is expected to record stable growth in international arrivals over the coming years. The strengthening of the Swiss franc is one of the key reasons for the growth in outbound travel. Tourists are ...

Montreux Jazz archives gain UNESCO status

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:16:34 -0400

A vast collection of live concert footage and audio spanning the entire 46-year history of the Montreux Jazz Festival - featuring the likes of Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin and Prince - has been given UNESCO heritage status. The "Claude Nobs Legacy", named after the former founder and director of the festival who passed away in January, comprises 5,000 hours of TV and audio ...

Swiss lower house committee rejects U.S. tax deal again

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:01:54 -0400

BERNE (Reuters) - A Swiss parliamentary committee has again urged the lower house to reject a draft law aimed at protecting the country's banks from criminal charges in the United States for helping wealthy Americans to evade ...

Parliament re-instates medical practice limits

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:05:52 -0400

Parliament has green-lighted renewed limits on the number of healthcare specialists who may operate in the country. For three years starting July 1 new medical practice licenses will be restricted in some regions and costs reigned in. The only exception to the law are doctors who sought continuing education in Switzerland during a period of at least three years, a clause which was hotly debated ...