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VAL D'ISERE, France (AP) -- Results Friday from the super-G leg of a men's World Cup super combined: 1. Sandro Viletta, Switzerland, 1 minute, 17.09 seconds. 2. Carlo Janka, Switzerland, 1:17.30. 3. Marcel Hirscher, Austria, 1:17.48. 4. Benjamin Raich, Austria, 1:17.77. 5. Aksel Lund Svindal, Norway, 1:18.00. 6. Romed Baumann, Austria, 1:18.15. 7. Werner Heel, Italy, 1:18.17. 8. Patrick ...
Swiss skier Sandro Viletta took the early lead in a men's World Cup super combined by finishing first in the super giant slalom leg Friday. The 23-year-old Viletta sped down the technically demanding Face de Bellevarde course in 1 minute, 17.09 seconds, ahead of overall World Cup leader Carlo Janka of Switzerland, who was 0.21 seconds behind.
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 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.
Switzerland has ended a pioneering geothermal project, authorities said Thursday, three years after the deep drilling into the ground caused a series of earthquakes, scaring residents of the northwestern city of Basel.
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 ...
Former overall snowboarding World Cup champion Doresia Krings will return to the circuit in an attempt to qualify for the Vancouver Olympics. The 32-year-old Austrian retired last season but said Thursday she is preparing to take part in World Cup races in Bad Gastein, Austria, on Jan. 10 and in Veysonnaz, Switzerland, five days later.
Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- UBS AG , Switzerland’s largest bank, will award bonuses to veteran financial advisers in the lender’s Americas wealth-management unit as it tries to retain brokers, according to a financial recruiter.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Filmmaker Roman Polanski, under house arrest in Switzerland, has asked a California appeals court to dismiss his 1977 child sex case.
The glaciers in Switzerland have been melting for years. Researchers now want to know more precisely how much ice is being lost -- and they are using the aid of light.
The chalet is seen of film director Roman Polanski in chalet in Gstaad, Switzerland, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009. Roman Polanski's life took a dramatic turn for the better Friday as he traded a Swiss jail for house arrest surrounded by family in his luxury Alpine chalet. It's not clear how long this splendid captivity will last _ the threat of extradition to the United States and a possible prison term ...
LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- Olympic leaders made two roster changes yesterday for the 2012 London Games: Track cycling's signature endurance race is out and tennis mixed doubles is in.
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