Sat, 18 May 2013 02:20:03 -0400
Physicists in Switzerland may have created the smallest drops of liquid ever made in the lab. That possibility has been raised by the results of a recent experiment conducted by Vanderbilt physicist Julia Velkovska and her colleagues at the Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest and most powerful particle collider located at the European Laboratory for Nuclear and Particle Physics (CERN) in ...
Sat, 18 May 2013 19:12:02 -0400
Sweden's Niklas Persson gets instructions from head coach Pär Mårts during the 2013 Ice Hockey World Championships semifinal between Finland and Sweden at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo / Claudio Bresciani / SCANPIX) SWEDEN ...
Sat, 18 May 2013 16:26:00 -0400
Rumors Switzerland has not won a medal at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship since 1953, but with a 3-0 win over the United States in Stockholm on Saturday, that is certain to change. The win puts Switzerland in the gold-medal game against host Sweden on Sunday, meaning the Swiss can finish with no worse than silver.Team USA will play Finland for bronze Sunday after an ...
Sat, 18 May 2013 16:25:59 -0400
Rumors Switzerland has not won a medal at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship since 1953, but with a 3-0 win over the United States in Stockholm on Saturday, that is certain to change. The win puts Switzerland in the gold-medal game against host Sweden on Sunday, meaning the Swiss can finish with no worse than silver.Team USA will play Finland for bronze Sunday after an ...
Sat, 18 May 2013 16:25:58 -0400
The United States was upset 3-0 by Switzerland in the semifinals of the ice hockey world championship Saturday. The Swiss will face Sweden in Sunday's final after the Swedes defeated co-host Finland 3-0 in the earlier semifinal. Switzerland is guaranteed its first medal in 60 years. Nino Niederreiter, Julian Walker and Reto Suri scored for the Swiss, who emerged as the surprise of the ...
Sat, 18 May 2013 16:25:58 -0400
Frederick Sandberg/EPA STOCKHOLM (AP) -- The United States was upset 3-0 by Switzerland in the semifinals of the ice hockey world championship Saturday. The Swiss will face Sweden in Sunday's final after the Swedes defeated co-host Finland 3-0 in the earlier semifinal. Switzerland is guaranteed its first medal in 60 years. Nino Niederreiter, Julian Walker and Reto Suri ...
Sat, 18 May 2013 16:25:58 -0400
By Philip O'Connor STOCKHOLM, May 18 (Reuters) - Switzerland's fairytale run at the world ice hockey championships continued on Saturday when they reached the final thanks to a 3-0 victory over United States. They now face host nation Sweden who beat Finland ...
Sat, 18 May 2013 16:14:33 -0400
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Sat, 18 May 2013 12:25:10 -0400
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland is on the brink of a deal to settle a long-running dispute with U.S. authorities over Swiss banks accused of helping wealthy Americans evade billions of dollars of tax, the finance minister said on ...
Sat, 18 May 2013 08:23:43 -0400
HILO >> Biking to the top of the 13,796-foot Mauna Kea volcano might seem like a daunting undertaking for many people, but it’s just another adventure for a globetrotting Swiss couple with their four ...
Sat, 18 May 2013 07:39:03 -0400
Umbilical cord blood holds precious stem cells. At some Swiss hospitals, mothers can donate their baby's supply to research. But some labs have privatised the practice, and not everyone is sure it's worth the cost. ...
Sat, 18 May 2013 07:21:34 -0400
Switzerland has provided $ 5.35 million to support Ghana's export capacities in the fruits, cocoa, fish, wood and furniture value-chains. A statement issued by Swiss Embassy in Accra said the support forms part of United Nations Industrial Development Organisation trade capacity building programme. The beneficiary organisations include Ghana Standards Authority to increase its capacity ...
Sat, 18 May 2013 06:36:32 -0400
Under pressure from the European Union the Swiss government has outlined plans to scrap controversial tax privileges for international firms. But the reform risks undermining the complex federal fiscal system and leading to a major drop in ...
Sat, 18 May 2013 05:33:32 -0400
More and more train tickets are printed by computers; the traditional card ticket is today rarely used. The Aeschbacher company in Worb near Bern still cuts these and prints them with lead type. Once upon a time card tickets were one of most popular collector's items for children, travelling by train or bus with their parents. Today, most tickets are printed by computer or appear digitally ...
Sat, 18 May 2013 03:27:08 -0400
court in Mombasa with luring 11 Kenyan women into prostitution has moved to the High Court to challenge the Sh1 million bond slapped on him on ...
Sat, 18 May 2013 03:08:19 -0400
Switzerland is set to bow to years of pressure from the EU by overhauling the system of tax privileges that has helped entice thousands of multinational firms to the country. Under the current system, the foreign profits of companies based in Switzerland are taxed at a lower rate than domestic earnings, a practice that has helped lure many global groups, such ...
Sat, 18 May 2013 01:20:27 -0400
The World Socialist Web Site (WSWS) is holding its first public meeting in Switzerland. Peter Schwarz, secretary of the International Committee of the Fourth International and member of the International Editorial Board, will speak on 15 years of the WSWS in the Volkshaus in Zurich. We invite all our readers in Switzerland to ...
Fri, 17 May 2013 19:21:02 -0400
Developer John Breugelmans wants to construct this four-story building on roughly 2 acres owned by the village of Lake Zurich in its downtown. It would include 60 rental apartments that eventually would be converted into condominiums and retail ...
Fri, 17 May 2013 19:21:01 -0400
Beyonce may be pregnant with her second child, but she’s not letting it slow down her hectic tour schedule! The glowing R&B superstar took the stage for her Zurich, Switzerland concert on May ...
Fri, 17 May 2013 16:54:01 -0400
follows a woman of Indian origin and her hostile English husband as they go to India to claim her inheritance, and are confronted with a dangerous and crazy white hermit who claims to have equal rights to live on their ...
