What Led to Europe's Vaccine Disaster?In late December 2020, it was announced that Switzerland would start its COVID-19 vaccination campaign. Eligible persons were asked to make an appointment. Those of a particular age with certain health risks — such as diabetes, high blood pressure and allergies — were encouraged to register. Giv....
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US Capitol rioter who tried to flee to Switzerland is jailed pre-trialA geophysicist who allegedly beat police officers who were trying to help injured rioters during the US Capitol siege will be jailed before trial, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, citing the man's ham-handed attempt to flee to Switzerland as proof that he poses a literal flight risk.....
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Belgium, Switzerland and Denmark announce easing of COVID restrictionsBelgium's prime minister has announced the country will reopen restaurants and bars for outdoor service next month, and lift a night-time curfew, while Switzerland and Denmark also announced plans to ease restrictions.....
Samsung TV Plus will come to more European countries this monthBelgium, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden
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Kareena Kapoor khan treats fans with a throwback pic | Vicky Kaushal-starrer Manekshaw biopic titledActress Kareena Kapoor Khan on Saturday took to Instagram to share a throwback picture from her Switzerland vacation. On the occasion of Sam Manekshaw's birth anniversary, actor Vicky Kaushal announced the title of his biopic. Actor Shahid Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor were snapped at the Mumbai airpor....
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World University Games in China postponed until 2022LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP): The World University Games that were due to open in China in just over four months have been postponed until next year, the governing body the FISU said on Friday. The Switzerland-based FISU said COVID-19 and travel.......
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Samsung TV Plus is now available in IndiaMore expansions are planned for 2021
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Samsung is responsible for some of the most popular Android phones in the world, but the company has plenty of other ventures up its corporate sleeves as well. Sa....
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Amazon shoppers are obsessed with this nonstick frying pan – today it's only $14If you're a regular shopper on Amazon, your pre-purchase research routine undoubtedly includes reading at least a few product reviews before you decide which product to buy. And of course, anyone who regularly reads reviews on Amazon knows that Amazon shoppers are generally a pretty finicky bunch. W....
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Federer signs up with Switzerland TourismAfter years of positively representing Switzerland through his sporting excellence and friendly, down-to-earth manner, Roger Federer has now become an official brand ambassador for the destination.....
WHO urges countries to donate 10 mn vaccine doses 'immediately'Geneva, Switzerland, March 26 – The WHO called Friday for the donation of 10 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to ensure that every country could start immunising within the first 100 days of 2021. The World Health Organization’s director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that a rush....
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'Playing like Messi': Some Liverpool fans drool over 'quality' 29-year-old's latest display'Playing like Messi': Some Liverpool fans drool over 'quality' 29-year-old's latest display - originally posted on Sportslens.com
Switzerland began their World Cup qualifying campaign with a win, with Liverpool winger Xherdan Shaqiri impressing against Bulgaria. Shaqiri set....
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Zarina Diyas fails to reach Miami Open 3rd roundNUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Kazakhstani tennis player Zarina Diyas, ranked 89th by the WTA, lost to the world's No.12 tennis player Belinda Bencic of Switzerland 6:2, 6:1 at Miami Open, Kazinform reports.....
Boom in innovation for overcoming disabilities: UNGeneva, Switzerland, March 23 –Innovations aimed at helping people overcome mobility, sight and other disabilities have exploded in recent years, and are becoming ever more integrated in regular consumer goods, the United Nations said Tuesday. More than one billion people worldwide currently ....
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Switzerland unveils new China strategy, 'baseless' claims rejectedRelations between China and Switzerland entered a new era after the federal council of the European country announced what it called "a new strategy for China", developed with input from all levels of government, covering all types of interactions over the coming years.....
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Locarno Fest's First Look Strand Will Focus on Swiss Films in PostThe upcoming Locarno Film Festival's First Look initiative dedicated to showcasing pix-in-post will focus on films from Switzerland, in a spirit of industry restart emanating from the home territory for the prominent Swiss event dedicated to global indie cinema. The competitive industry showcase, wh....
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Vhlova survives slalom stumble to claim first overall World Cup titleLENZERHAIDE, Switzerland: Slovakian skier Petra Vlhova won her first World Cup overall title on Saturday even though she could only finish sixth in the final slalom at Lenzerheide behind Austria’s world champion Katherina Liensberger.Vlhova, who won the small globe in the slalom last season,......
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Winter sports around DavosVideo blogger Steve Hänisch is traveling in one of the largest winter sports regions in Switzerland – on skis, skates and an airboard.....
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Chelsea's dream Champions League draw, PL teams await their fateChelsea's dream Champions League draw, PL teams await their fate - originally posted on Sportslens.com
The draw for the Champions League quarter-finals takes place in Switzerland on Friday. Three Premier League clubs are eagerly awaiting their fate after safely progressing to the last eight. M....
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UK advertising goes global as exports jumped 7% in 2019Britain's pre-pandemic advertising industry was in fine fettle, with exports jumping 7% over 2019 to hit £11bn as part of a broader rebalancing from EU to international trade, according to the Advertising Association.
The trade body's latest annual UK Advertising Exports Report credits the US as B....
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Daughters of the Evolution used AR to change the face of American history textbooksGoodby Silverstein & Partners created a revolutionary augmented reality app for it clients, Daughters of the Evolution. Called 'Lessons in Herstory', it achieved outstanding results and changed the face of history textbooks in America. Read more about this entry, which won the Grand Prix at US a....
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No reason to stop using AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine: WHOGeneva, Switzerland, March 12 – The World Health Organization said Friday there was no reason to stop using AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine after several European countries suspended the roll-out over blood clot fears. The WHO said its vaccines advisory committee was currently looking at....
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IOC denounces Belarus Olympic election of Lukashenko's sonLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The IOC has refused to recognize the election of Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko's son as the troubled country's top Olympic official.
Viktor Lukashenko was voted in last month to take over from his father as president of the Belarusian Olympic committee desp....
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Switzerland's energy transitionCan Switzerland, as planned, cut its CO2 emissions to zero by 2050? Researchers have investigated what measures would be necessary to achieve this reduction and how much it might cost per person.....
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African soccer leader's ban cut, but ruled out of electionLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The president of the African soccer confederation had his FIFA ban cut to two years on appeal Monday but he will still be unable to seek re-election this week.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport partially upheld the appeal by Ahmad Ahmad of Madagascar against a five....
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Switzerland votes to ban face coverings in narrow public referendumSwitzerland's referendum on the wearing of face coverings in public has passed with the narrowest of margins.Final results from Sunday's referendum have shown the controversial measure to have passed, 51.2% to 48.8% for a ban on.......
UN still waiting for proof Dubai's Sheikha Latifa aliveGeneva, Switzerland, March 5 – The UN said Friday it was yet to see evidence from the United Arab Emirates that Dubai’s Sheikha Latifa was still alive, a fortnight after seeking proof. The United Nations Human Rights Office had asked for evidence about the daughter of Dubai ruler Sheikh....
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Apple's new tool makes it easy to transfer your iCloud Photos to Google PhotosApple just launched a new online tool that will make it easier than ever to transfer all of the photos and videos in your iCloud Photo Library to Google Photos. The transfer process can take up to seven days depending on the size of your library, but nothing will be deleted. Rather, Apple will make ....
Berlin Generation Prizes Announced: 'The Fam' Wins 14plus Grand Prix"The Fam" ("La Mif"), Swiss filmmaker Fred Baillif's bruising, raw portrait of the residents and staff of a Geneva, Switzerland, teen girl care home, has won the Berlinale’s Generation 14plus Grand Prix "Like a rushing, energetic, pulsing heartbeat, this film pushes its characters and viewer....
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How to transfer your Apple iCloud Photos to GoogleTransferring your iCloud photo library to Google is easier than you think it would be.
Apple has launched a handy service that allows users to transfer a copy of photos and videos linked to their Apple ID to another platform like Google Photos.
As Apple's support page explains, you need to make a ....
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Ethiopian, Eritrean troops behind possible 'war crimes' in Tigray: UNGeneva, Switzerland, March 4 – The UN rights chief said Thursday that her office had corroborated grave violations that could amount to “war crimes and crimes against humanity” in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, including by Eritrean troops. Michelle Bachelet stressed in a stateme....
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Touching Swiss Animation Is a Powerful Reminder That Each Senior Has a Story to TellRosemarie, a 90-year-old nursing home resident living in Switzerland, is the unlikely star of a touching new ad released in the country as part of a healthcare recruitment drive. The elderly woman, who was born in Germany, is the subject of a new animated film created by Roof studio that tells the s....
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Swiss to vote on banning face veils in referendum criticised as Islamophobic"Stop Extremism!" urges a red billboard in a quiet village outside Zurich above an image of a scowling woman wearing a black headscarf and face veil.
The billboard is part of a campaign by the far-right Swiss People's Party (SVP) to ban face coverings in public and which will be voted on in a bin....
Surging Nigeria violence sends thousands fleeing to Niger: UNGeneva, Switzerland, March 1 – The United Nations warned Tuesday that bloodshed in northwestern Nigeria was fuelling an exodus into neighbouring Niger, where violence was also rising. The UN Refugee Agency said fear of armed groups and communal clashes in Nigeria had sent nearly 7,700 Nigeria....
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'No locus standi': India at Human Rights Council rejects OIC, Pakistan's statements on JKGeneva (Switzerland):Indiaon Tuesday rejected the Organisation of Islamic Cooperations (OIC) statements on the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, as it has no locus standi to comment on matters related to the region, while regretting that the OIC continues to allow itself to be exploited by Pakis....
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UN launching donor conference amid fears of famine in YemenCAIRO (AP) — The United Nations was launching an appeal Monday for countries to fund its response to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, where more than six years of war has created the world's worst humanitarian disaster.
At the pledging virtual conference, co-hosed by Sweden and Switzerland, U.....
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Hopes for WTO momentum as new boss takes chargeGeneva, Switzerland, March 1 – Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala takes over the World Trade Organization on Monday amid hopes that she will spur the beleaguered body into addressing its towering challenges, including the pandemic-fuelled global economic crisis. “The WTO is too important to allow it t....
UN warns of mass famine in Yemen ahead of donor conferenceCAIRO (AP) — A U.N. humanitarian agency on Sunday warned that more than 16 million people in Yemen would go hungry this year, with already some half a million people in the war-torn country living in famine-like conditions.
The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, or OCHA, ....
Whisky from the Swiss AlpsWhisky doesn’t hail exclusively from Scotland or Ireland – it’s also distilled on the European mainland, in Switzerland. At 3,303 meters, the world’s highest whisky distillery has opened on Piz Corvatsch near St. Moritz.....
Best & Worst Opponents for Arsenal, Tottenham and co in Europa League drawBest & Worst Opponents for Arsenal, Tottenham and co in Europa League draw - originally posted on Sportslens.com
Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United and Rangers booked their spots in the round of 16 of the Europa League last night and they will get to know their next opponents this af....
