'Spagat' Director Christian J. Koch on Sans Papiers, Injustice and Inequality in SwitzerlandIn "Spagat," his feature film debut, Swiss director Christian Johannes Koch tells the story of a high school teacher whose double life begins to come apart while also examining the difficult life of an immigrant laborer with no papers. Set in rural Switzerland, the film follows Marina, a married mot....
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Yemen's rival sides meet in Geneva for prisoner swap talksYemen's warring sides Friday began long-awaited UN-brokered peace consultations in Switzerland on the exchange of prisoners, part of a deal aimed at ending a conflict that has killed thousands and set off the world's worst humanitarian crisis.....
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Alberto Martín Menacho on His ECAM Incubator Project 'Nights Gone By'Set in Extremadura, south-west Spain, "Nights Gone By" marks the debut feature of Switzerland-based, Madrid-born Alberto Martín Menacho, participating in this year's ECAM Incubator. One of Spain's most important film schools, Madrid's ECAM has long proven a launchpad for generations of Spanish film....
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Here's How These Bachelor Winners Found Love After the Final RoseWhether their finale was dramatic or the most dramatic ever, a solid majority of The Bachelor winners who accepted long-stemmed red blooms in the mountains of Switzerland, the beaches of Saint.......
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FIFA's Infantino explains criminal caseGENEVA, Switzerland (AP): Addressing football officials in 211 countries, FIFA President Gianni Infantino used their annual meeting yesterday to explain his own legal issues at home in Switzerland. Criminal proceedings were opened against.......
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Football: Infantino claims Fifa purged of 'toxic' corruptionSeptember 19, 2020 2:55 AMLAUSANNE (AFP) - Fifa president Gianni Infantino on Friday (Sept 18) defended his fight "against corruption" in football in spite of being under criminal investigation in Switzerland since the end of July.....
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Formation of the Alps: Detaching and uplifting, not bulldozingResearchers have used a computer model to test a new hypothesis about the formation of the Alps while simulating seismic activity in Switzerland. This will help improve current earthquake risk models.....
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"We are not yet Halfway Through Pandemic, Rather at the Start," Alerts WHORIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Another press conference was held on Tuesday at the World Health Organization's (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Live to the whole world, David Nabarro, an expert in the organization, alerted that the pandemic is far from ending. "It is far worse than any science .....
South Korean auto giant Hyundai Motor has for the first time exported a hydrogen fuel cell system not used for automobiles...but for the generation of green energy. The firm announced Wednesday that it sold four systems to two Europ....
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Tennis: Wawrinka crashes out of Rome to Italian teenagerSeptember 16, 2020 6:27 AMROME (AFP) - Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka crashed out of the Italian Open in the first round on Tuesday (Sept 15) after a humiliating defeat to 18-year-old Italian Lorenzo Musetti.....
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MVP athletes to compete in EuropeWorld long jump champion Tajay Gayle will compete in Europe for the first time this season in Bellinzona, Switzerland, today, while three of his training partners from MVP Track Club left the island yesterday to join him on the continent, as they.......
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KF to look into role of K-pop in post-COVID-19 eraThe Korea Foundation, the public diplomacy arm of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Asia Society Switzerland will co-host an online conference on K-pop on Wednesday. The event, titled “KF-Asia Society Switzerland Virtual Dialogue on K-Cult....
Fifa on trial as Valcke, Al-Khelaifi case begins in Swiss courtSeptember 13, 2020 5:12 PMLAUSANNE (AFP) - Fifa's disgraced former secretary general Jerome Valcke and Paris Saint-Germain chief Nasser Al-Khelaifi go on trial in Switzerland on Monday (Sept 14) in the latest chapter of football's seemingly endless corruption saga.....
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Unreported Europe: 5G fears and unanswered questionsIn this edition of Unreported Europe, Euronews is in Switzerland to find out why many fear the rollout of 5G - and how it is dividing the scientific community.....
The main harvest season in North Korea, which runs through April to September, has been the regime's wettest in almost 40 years, making the North's food shortages even more acute. This is according to....
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Global Bulletin: U.K. Film Bodies Respond to AMPAS' Inclusion RequirementsIn today's Global Bulletin, U.K. film bodies respond to AMPAS' new diversity requirements, ITV details its upcoming virtual TV festival, For Film's Sake announces the 13 projects selected for its inaugural Attagirl lab, Mexico’s Pixelatl and Cartoon Network Latin America announce their third a....
Cognito Films, Elemag Pictures Partner on German Coal Miner Drama (EXCLUSIVE)Switzerland's Cognito Films has re-teamed with German shingle Elemag Pictures on a human drama about a group of pit workers coming to terms with the closure of Germany's last coal mine. "Once We Were Pitmen" accompanies five miners on a bittersweet journey against the backdrop of climate change, Ger....
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Germany remain winless as Spain crush UkraineBASEL, Switzerland: Germany’s wait for their first UEFA Nations League win goes on after they were held to a draw by Switzerland in Basel on Sunday.Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan gave the visitors the perfect start at St Jakob-Park, finishing clinically from 20 yards on 14.......
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Football: Germany still winless in Nations League after Swiss drawSeptember 07, 2020 5:19 AMBASEL, SWITZERLAND (REUTERS) - Germany were still waiting for their first-ever Nations League win after they gave a tired performance and were held to a 1-1 draw by Switzerland on Sunday (Sept 6).....
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'Flying' electric speedboat gives clean smooth rideThe world's first electric-powered hydrofoil speedboat, which reduces energy consumption and noise – as well as sea sickness – by "flying" above the waves, has made its debut on Switzerland's lakes. The Candela Seven can hit speeds of 55 km per hour when its foils lift it out of the.......
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Switzerland opens link from northern Europe to the Med via Alps tunnelSwitzerland officially opened the Ceneri Base Tunnel on Friday, the final piece in a direct, flat rail link connecting northern Europe to the Mediterranean via routes beneath the Alps. The 15.4 kilometre (9.57 miles) tunnel marks the completion of the New Rail Link through the Alps (NRLA), a 22.8 bi....
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'General Hospital' Recap For Thursday: Peter & Maxie Celebrate And Cyrus Strikes AgainOn Thursday’s General Hospital, Robert and Olivia were on their way to Switzerland, while Peter and Maxie got a first glimpse of their baby. In addition, Alexis was mourning the loss of Neil Byrne and Cyrus Renault made more trouble for the residents of Port Charles.
Robert and Olivia were ....
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James Norton's 'Nowhere Special' Scores Pre-Sales out of VeniceAhead of its Venice world premiere, Beta Cinema has struck a number of pre-sales for James Norton starrer “Nowhere Special” from Uberto Pasolini. The film, which will bow at the fest on Sept. 10, has sold to a slate of distributors, including ARP (France); A Contracorriente Films (Spain)....
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Nations league returns at lastSeptember 03, 2020 5:00 AMBERN (Switzerland) • Europe's national teams will emerge from a 10-month hiatus as the second edition of the Nations League kicks off today, still in the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic which brought football to a standstill this year.....
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Benfica drawn away to PAOK in Champions League qualifyingNYON, Switzerland (AP) — Two-time European champion Benfica will play in Greece against PAOK in Monday's draw for the Champions League third qualifying round.
Benfica's Stadium of Light in Lisbon hosted the 2020 final last week but won't see action yet in this season's edition.Read more on News....
Platini quizzed in Swiss investigation of $2M FIFA paymentBERN, Switzerland (AP) — Soccer great Michel Platini arrived at Switzerland's federal prosecution office Monday morning to be questioned about a $2 million payment he received from FIFA in 2011.
Platini is formally a suspect because of the payment that led to his removal as president of Europea....
Berlinale Film 'My Little Sister' to Compete for International Feature Film OscarSwitzerland has selected "My Little Sister," starring Nina Hoss, Lars Eidinger and Marthe Keller, as its entry in the International Feature Film category of the 93rd Academy Awards. Film Movement is distributing the film in North America. The film, directed by Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond....
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Government adds new tourism hotspots to quarantine listPeople arriving in England from Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Jamaica from tomorrow will be expected to quarantine after the countries became the latest to be removed from the safe list.....
Holidays to Cuba given green light this week as country added to UK travel corridor listHOLIDAYS to Cuba have now been added to the UK's travel corridor list meaning that Britons could soon enjoy a holiday on the island in the Caribbean. Jamaica, the Czech Republic and Switzerland were removed from the travel corridor list after spikes in coronavirus cases.....
Ayia Napa, Protaras hoteliers bracing for bleak autumnHoteliers in Ayia Napa and Protaras, already reeling from the pandemic, anticipate even tougher days ahead after changes in the classification of countries as regards coronavirus has led countries such as Austria and Switzerland to be moved to Group B. Tourist arrivals from Group B countries must sh....
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The Latest: World Economic Forum a digital Davos in summerGENEVA — The World Economic Forum is delaying its annual gathering in Davos, Switzerland, until next summer out of health concerns amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Davos is generally held the week of Jan.Read more on NewsOK.com....
Swiss lift immunityon ex-legal chief probing FIFA corruptionGENEVA: Switzerland’s Parliament on Monday lifted immunity on the country’s former top prosecutor who had been in charge of the probe into the towering corruption scandal within FIFA, opening the door for criminal proceedings.Michael Lauber, who last month resigned from his job, is.......
Govt introduced 'incarnations' like Swapna Suresh, Prathap Mohan, Reji Pillai, alleges ThiruvanchoorThiruvananthapuram: MLA Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan said that a long list of incarnations has been formed by the time Pinarayi Vijayan-led government completed 4.5 years in power. He said this while taking part in the discussion on no-confidence motion moved against the government in the assembly on....
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US imposes visa restrictions on 14 Iranians over human rights violationsThe United States said Friday it was imposing visa restrictions on 13 Iranian individuals for their involvement in "gross violations of human rights" regarding a 1990 assassination of an Iranian opposition figure in Switzerland.....
Umar Akmal files appeal in CASLAHORE: Batsman Umar Akmal has filed an appeal in the Court of Arbitration for Sports in Lausanne, Switzerland, where the PCB a few days ago filed an appeal against the reduction of the ban on him.Akmal’s lawyer Khuwaja Umaiz told reporters on Thursday that they had filed an appeal against.......
Lawyer for FIFA boss Infantino confident of case dismissalLAUSANNE: An anti-corruption lawyer representing FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who is facing a criminal probe in Switzerland, said on Wednesday he believed the case would be dismissed.“I am completely confident there’ll be a dismissal,” lawyer Jean-Pierre Mean told.......
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Football: Fifa ethics committee drops Infantino collusion caseAugust 20, 2020 1:13 AMLAUSANNE (AFP) - Fifa's ethics committee on Wednesday (Aug 19) decided to close its case against president Gianni Infantino, who is facing a criminal probe in Switzerland over suspected collusion with the country's top prosecutor.....
