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AARAU, Switzerland, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- One shelter for battered men is already open in Switzerland and another is about to open, offering services to male victims of abuse, officials said.
6′7 WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (246.9 lbs) weighed in just 4.4 pounds heavier than Kevin 6′3 Johnson (242.5 lbs) for their heavyweight title fight on Saturday night at the PostFinance Arena in Bern, Switzerland. Interestingly, Johnson’s wingspan is two inches longer thatn Klitschko’s.
Mr. Murilo Portugal, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and Ambassador Beatrice Maser Mallor, Head of Economic Cooperation and Development of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), signed today an agreement for a contribution of US$10 million by Switzerland to the IMF’s Africa Regional Technical Assistance Centers (AFRITACs).
OBERHOFEN, Switzerland (AP) -- The International Ski Federation is calling on Alpine racers and coaches to help find reasons for the high number of serious accidents in World Cup races.
Austria, often outclassed by Alpine rivals Switzerland since the northern winter began, struck back by placing three men on the podium of a World Cup super-combined event on Friday.
National TV in parentheses Dec. 11 At Johannesburg, Isaac Hlatshwayo vs. Jan Zaveck, 12, for Hlatshwayo's IBF welterweight title. At Montreal, Jean Pascal vs. Adrian Diaconu, 12, for Pascal's WBC light heavyweight title. At Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, Calif., Oleg Maskaev vs. Nagy Aguilera, 10, heavyweights. Dec. 12 At Bern, Switzerland, Vitali Klitschko vs. Kevin Johnson, 12, for Klitschko ...
A federal judge in Florida declared a banker and lawyer from Switzerland who were indicted on fraud charges to be fugitives from justice.
GENEVA, Switzerland, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Adding Israel and Turkey to the European Organization for Nuclear Research would expand its scientific horizon, the group's director-general said.
A view of the Matterhorn from Gornergrat observatory. The Matterhorn, St. Bernards, beautiful alpine country dotted with quaint chalets, fondue, skiing, precision watches, banking and a rail system unsurpassed defines Switzerland. In visiting Switzerland, one can travel to three countries within its borders. Two thirds of the nation speaks a variety of German dialects. In the western region ...
A federal judge in Florida has declared a banker and lawyer from Switzerland who were indicted on fraud charges as fugitives from justice. U.S. District Judge Daniel T.K. Hurley signed the order against banker Hansruedi Schumacher and attorney Matthias Rickenbach on Thursday in West Palm Beach. The two are accused of helping rich Americans evade taxes by hiding assets in Swiss banks, including ...
A Los Angeles appeals court on Thursday considers whether Roman Polanski needs to appear in person to pursue his claim that his child rape case was tainted by judicial and prosecutorial misconduct and should be thrown out.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) -- Olympic leaders made two roster changes Thursday for the 2012 London Games: Track cycling's signature endurance race is out and tennis mixed doubles is in.
New control system will facilitate more efficient management of nuclear power plant Zurich, Switzerland, - ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won orders worth $73 million from Kernkraftwerk Leibstadt (KKL) to refurbish and upgrade the non safety related operational control and automation system at their 1,220 megawatt Leibstadt nuclear power plant in Switzerland. For ...
The Swiss National Bank kept its key interest rate target at 0.25 percent Thursday, saying economic conditions were not right for a move and that while recovery is under way, it remains fragile.
The Olympic torch has arrived at Parliament. Canadian figure skater Barbara Ann Scott carried the flame on Thursday through the halls of Parliament in the House of Commons. The 81-year-old Scott won the singles title at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. She is the only Canadian woman to win Olympic gold in figure skating.
(DEC 11) Vitali Klitschko (38-2, 37KO) and Kevin "Kingpin" Johnson (22-0-1, 9KO) both weighed in today in anticipation of their upcoming bout this Saturday in Bern, Switzerland, for Vitali's WBC Heavyweight Championship.
