Coleman appeals doping banLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP): The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said yesterday that men's 100m world champion Christian Coleman has formally appealed against his two-year ban for missing multiple doping tests. The court also received an appeal.......
Business rights or human rights? Swiss vote shines spotlight on companiesA billboard of a runny-nosed, dour-faced girl framed by Glencore’s sprawling zinc mine in Peru greets commuters at Zurich’s main train station with an ominous slogan: “Water contaminated. Child poisoned. Commodities firm liable.” As the only large mining firm based in Switzer....
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Blues yodeler Erika StuckyErika Stucky is Switzerland's first blues yodeler, and she's very popular there. The American-Swiss artist created the genre in which she yodels, plays the accordion and sings jazz.....
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PM, ministers to interact with global business leaders at WEF's strategy dialogue on PakistanPrime Minister Imran Khan and several ministers will interact with global business leaders and heads of multinational companies at a Country Strategy Dialogue (CSD) on Pakistan to be held by the World Economic Forum on Wednesday.
CSD is the WEF's signature platform for countries with rising econo....
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Widower Calls Out 'The Crown' for Depicting Her Husband's Tragic Death in Season 4Sarah Horsley, the widow of Major Hugh Lindsay, is calling out Netflix‘s The Crown for the portrayal of her husband’s death in season four of the show. In 1988, Major Lindsay was killed by an avalanche while skiing with Prince Charles in Klosters, Switzerland. In episode nine of the show....
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Dubai ruler allowed to 'export' 150 falconsKARACHI: The federal government has issued a special permit to Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai, to "export" 150 falcons of rare species from Pakistan to the UAE, sources told Dawn on Monday.
According to the sources, the permi....
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[Graphic News] Paris, Zurich and HK world's most expensive cities Paris and Switzerland’s Zurich tied Hong Kong as the world’s most expensive cities this year as the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the prices of everyday items, according to a report from the Economist Intelligence Unit. Singapore fell to....
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Switzerland preps to buy F-35Switzerland, perhaps known as among the calmest or least turbulent nations in recent geopolitical history, may acquire as many as 40 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft, thus joining the fast-growing coalition of nations committed to sustain an allied community of 5th-gen aircraft.....
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The world's most beautiful railway: the Bernina ExpressAn undeniably romantic form of travel is by train and Switzerland’s Bernina Express is a case in point. The narrow gauge train with sightseeing cars offers a spectacular passage through the Alps, linking northern and southern Europe, while traversing glaciers and UNESCO World Heritage sites ....
Swiss alps open for business despite Covid-19Blue skies over the Matterhorn drew skiers and snowboarders to Zermatt on Saturday, as well as police to break up crowds, as Switzerland's modest coronavirus restrictions allowed near-normal operations while other Alpine resorts keep their lifts shut. France, Italy, Austria and Germany have all orde....
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PM reviews COVID-19 vaccine delivery programme, priority groups being identifiedNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a meeting to review Indias COVID-19 vaccination strategy in which issues like prioritisation of population groups, including health and other frontline workers, and tech platform for rolling out the vaccine were discussed. Modi tweeted that the....
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Concacaf cancels Women's Under-17 tournamentZURICH, Switzerland (CMC): Regional football governing body, Concacaf, said it has decided that the regional qualifiers for its Women's Under-17 competitions have been cancelled. This follows the decision of FIFA, the sport's world governing body,.......
AGC International Sells Major Territories on 'Universe's Most Wanted'AGC International has sold most major territories on "Universe's Most Wanted," a sci-fi fantasy about a small town's fight to save the world, starring Dave Bautista and directed by Brad Peyton. Deals have been closed with Entertainment Film Distribution in the U.K. and Ireland; Constantin Film in Ge....
Former Olympic champion swimmer Schoeman faces longer banLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Former Olympic champion Roland Schoeman appeared by video link Monday at a Court of Arbitration for Sport hearing that could ban him beyond next year's Tokyo Games.
The World Anti-Doping Agency challenged a ruling by swimming governing body FINA to ban the 40-year-o....
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Email obtained by AP: 65 WHO staff have virus, 1 clusterGENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization has recorded 65 cases of the coronavirus among staff based at its headquarters, including at least one cluster of infections, an internal email obtained by The Associated Press shows, despite the agency's public assertions that there has been no transmis....
An international sports event with a difference took place this weekend. The participants, people with disabilities, competed against each other in robotic suits. Our Jang Tae-hy....
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Women Vicitims of Violence: Portuguese Campaign to Support Mari Ferrer Mobilizes EuropeRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The campaign began in the first week of this month with the involvement of people from several Portuguese cities and other European countries such as Spain, the Netherlands, Poland and Switzerland. They sent photos naming their cities and featuring the hashtag #justicapormar....
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Australian swimmer Shayna Jack banned 2 years in doping caseLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Australian swimmer Shayna Jack was found guilty of accidental doping on Monday and was given a two-year ban that expires days before the start of the Tokyo Olympics.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport said its judges decided "Jack did not intentionally ingest ligand....
Variety's Chile Documentary Digital Spotlight: New Tech, New Narratives and New PlatformsVariety published this week a digital Chile Documentary Spotlight, looking at one of Latin America's fastest-evolving content production scenes, galvanized by changing narratives, historic socio-political upheaval and unprecedented opportunities in distribution presented by global platforms. Chilea....
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Multi-Prized Spanish First Feature 'Once Again' Scores Sales Deal with KAF Europa (EXCLUSIVE)Winner of Andalusia Cinema Awards for best new director and new actress (Silvia Acosta), Guillermo Rojas' debut feature "Once Again" ("Una vez más") has been acquired for international by Javier's Krause KAF Europa, a Switzerland-based sales company. The news comes just before "Once Again" bows in ....
Russian Pink Diamond Sets Record With $26.6M Sale At Sotheby's GenevaA flawless 14.83-carat pink Russian diamond has been sold at Sotheby's in Geneva, Switzerland for $26.6 million — a record price for a purple-pink stone.
The name of the bidder was not disclosed.
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Frequent water supply disruption, need for other sources of raw waterKUALA LUMPUR: The frequency of water supply disruptions in the Klang Valley has been like a "monthly event" to more than one million consumers in the area.The frequent river pollution is like a nightmare to the affected residents who have been seeking for more concrete action to be taken as 90 perc....
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Govt allows FIA to probe Rs16bn banking fraudsISLAMABAD: The federal government has given the go-ahead to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to probe a huge banking fraud allegedly committed by a Dubai-based Pakistani-Norwegian businessman and involving $101.2 million (over Rs16 billion).
Official sources told Dawn that a summary to thi....
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German film screenings continue tonightThe Weeks of the German Language, organised by the Embassies of Austria, Germany, Switzerland and the Goethe Institut in Cyprus, continue with two more films to be screened at Rialto Theatre this week. The first film, on tonight is Lara, a German film produced in 2019. The storyline begins with.......
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US faces human rights reckoning at UNThe United States on Monday faced criticism over its human rights record from allies and adversaries alike at the United Nations as the country submitted to its first Universal Periodic Review of the Trump administration. All 193 U.N. member states must undergo UPRs, which are held at the United Nat....
First helicopter crash involving G2CA in Malaysia, 45th incident in a decadeKUALA LUMPUR: The accident involving two Guimbal Cabri G2 (G2CA) helicopters, which saw one of them crash in Taman Melawati near here today is the first such incident in the country involving the aircraft model.A search on the aviation website at https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/type/G2CA also f....
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Baby dinosaurs were 'little adults'Paleontologists have described for the first time an almost complete skeleton of a juvenile Plateosaurus and discovered that it looked very similar to its parents even at a young age. That could have important implications for how the young animals lived and moved around. The young Plateosaurus, nic....
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Purina wants you to feed your dog bugs – here's whyPurina is making a move to test out a sustainable source of insect-based protein for some of its dog and cat food.
The company's Beyond Naturals foods will soon include a product that sources protein from fly larvae.
Scientists have long suggested that insect proteins may save us from fo....
Despite much stricter prevention measures in effect,... the number COVID-19 cases continues to spike in Europe. The death toll is also surging in many parts of the continent,... including Italy, which saw its highest single-d....
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Korea names new ambassadors to 11 nationsSouth Korea on Thursday appointed new ambassadors to 11 nations, including Germany and Switzerland, in a regular reshuffle, the foreign ministry said. Roh Tae-kang, former vice culture minister under President Moon Jae-in from 2017-2019, was appoin....
As Austria mourns the deaths of at least four people who were killed after a gunman opened fire in central Vienna on Monday night,... authorities have identified the suspect, as a 20-year-old man with links to....
Exploring the peculiarity of Swiss artAn art exhibition at the Modern Art Base casts an eye over the complexity and diversity of contemporary photographic art in Switzerland.....
The World Trade Organization's push to choose its next director-general next week could be delayed for at least another month,... due to a resurgence of COVID-19 in Switzerland. According to a report by Bloomberg on Monday,.....
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The Latest: More Swiss soccer games postponed by virus casesThe Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
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The Swiss soccer league has postponed two more games because of coronavirus outbreaks at clubs.
Only one of the 10 teams in the league has played its full schedule of six games so far in a season that star....
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Russia's sporting future at stake when CAS hearing starts todayLONDON: Russia’s sporting future is at stake in a four-day hearing which starts in Switzerland on Monday .The World Anti-Doping Agency declared the country’s anti-doping agency, RUSADA, non-compliant with its code in December last year over alleged manipulation of laboratory data. It.......
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This is not the coronavirus news we need right nowThe latest coronavirus update out of Spain shows something that scientists and researchers have been worried about regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.
The virus seems to be mutating in a way that makes it easier to contract, though it doesn't seem to have affected the virus' deadliness.
Acc....
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Johnny Depp Drama 'Minamata' Bought by MGM, Release Scheduled for FebruaryMGM has bought the Johnny Depp drama “Minamata” and has set an awards-season release of Feb. 5, 2021, through its revived American International Pictures label. MGM also acquired all rights to “Minamata” in Canada, Germany and Switzerland. The film premiered at the Berlin Fil....
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Football: PSG's Al-Khelaifi acquitted, Valcke given suspended sentence in TV rights trialOctober 30, 2020 11:24 PMBellinzona, Switzerland (AFP) - Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi was on Friday acquitted by a Swiss court of corruption over the allocation of World Cup TV rights, while former Fifa number two Jerome Valcke was handed a suspended sentence for a secondary char....
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New Zealand Vote In Favor Of End Of Life Choice Act To Euthanize Terminally Ill PatientsNew Zealand voted in favor to make euthanasia legal from 2021. According to reports from the BBC, preliminary results show 65.2% of people backed the controversial End of Life Choice Act (2019). It will allow assisted dying for patients with terminal illnesses with six months or less left to live, ....
Paracetamol poisonings upIn 2003, the painkiller paracetamol became available in Switzerland in tablets with a higher dose of the active ingredient. This correlates with an increase in cases of paracetamol poisoning in the country, as a data analysis shows.....
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Two Swiss Muslim leaders convicted of spreading al Qaeda propagandaA Swiss court handed suspended jail terms on Tuesday to two senior officials from a Swiss Islamic group for spreading propaganda supporting al Qaeda, in a retrial which followed their earlier acquittal. Nicolas Blancho, president of the Islamic Central Council of Switzerland (ICCS), and media spokes....
