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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Gian-Luca Cavigelli of Switzerland won his first snowboard World Cup title on Sunday, capturing a big air competition on a 112-foot-high ramp built in the South Korean capital's downtown.
BERN, SWITZERLAND — Kevin Johnson promised that Vitali Klitschko wouldn't knock him out when they fought for the WBC heavyweight title Saturday night.
Gstaad, Switzerland - Inhabitants of the Swiss canton of Bern have a reputation among their countrymen for slowness. Villagers in the exclusive winter resort of Gstaad, south-west of the capital Bern in the Bernese Alps, do not mind the ribbing at al...
Switzerland to host international hot air balloon festivalLausanne, Switzerland - The town of Chateau-d'Oex in western Switzerland is to host a major hot air balloon festival on January 23 to 31, 2010. The festival will also bring together paraglider...
(RTTNews) - During early Asian deals on Tuesday, the U.S. dollar strengthened slightly against the currencies of Europe and Switzerland. At 9:20 pm ET, the dollar reached highs of 1.0333 against the franc and 1.4641 against the euro, compared to yesterday's close of 1.0315 and 1.4662, respectively.
LUGANO, SWITZERLAND--(Marketwire - 12/14/09) - In early December, CNH inaugurated new upgrades to its Harbin facility, which aim to improve local production capacity of agricultural machinery, after sales service levels, as well as training to the farmers of the future. The new site in Heilongjiang Province, called Case New Holland Machinery (Harbin) Ltd., stretches over 20,000 square metres and ...
VILNIUS, Lithuania (JTA) -- A week after the Swiss referendum banning the construction of new mosque minarets in Switzerland, I flew to Vilnius, Lithuania, for a seminar that focused on the destruction of Jewish heritage in Lithuania during the Holocaust.
Austin Krajicek, a junior left-hander from Brandon, Fla., defeated Patrick Fischer, 7-6, 6-2, in a 7-0 opening-round victory for the U.S. over Switzerland on Friday. He and American teammate Steve Johnson of defending national champion USC also beat Dorian Descloix and Elie Rousset, 6-4, 6-4, in doubles to help Team USA edge host France, 4-3, in the championship finals on Sunday.
The State Department of Education released data on the South Carolina high schools that are part of the International Baccalaureate, a Geneva, Switzerland-based diploma program that offers students intensive academic preparation.
A majority of the Swiss people voted Nov. 29 to block the construction of minarets, tall spires typically associated with Islamic mosques. The move raised questions about Switzerland's historic tolerance and prompted criticism from some in the international community.
HUENENBERG, Switzerland----Alcon announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Optonol, Ltd., a medical device company that develops, manufactures and markets novel miniature surgical implants used to lower intraocular pressure in patients with glaucoma.
ZUG, Switzerland -- Transocean Ltd. today announced that Rob Saltiel, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, is leaving the company to pursue another opportunity.
Substations and network management solution to facilitate reliable and efficient power supply Zurich, Switzerland, - ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth $115 million from Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) to provide power solutions for a planned metro network in Bangalore, India's leading technology hub. It is a turnkey project for the ...
ZUG, Switzerland----Foster Wheeler AG announced today that a subsidiary of its Global Power Group has been awarded a contract by Wuhan Kaidi Electric Power Co., Ltd. for the design and supply of two circulating fluidized-bed steam generators for Vietnam National Coal-Mineral Industries Group’s Mao Khe Thermal Power Plant Project located in northern Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam.
(RTTNews) - Monday during early deals, the US dollar fell against the currencies of Europe, Switzerland and Japan as a gain in most Asian and European stocks reduced demand for the safe-haven greenback.
ZURICH, Switzerland -- STOXX Limited, the leading provider of European equity indexes, today announced that the Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 Short Index has been licensed to ETFlab Investment GmbH to serve as underlying for an exchange-traded fund .
