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Madonna face plant: Star has trouble skiing with family in Switzerland
Madonna might be the Queen of Pop, but she is still just a normal human like the rest of us. While she can rule the stage, Madonna was photographed taking a face plant while skiing in Switzerland with her 25-year-old boyfriend Brahim Zaibat. The...
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ABB ends uncertainty by promoting Spiesshofer to CEO
ReutersZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland's ABB has named one of its top managers as its new chief executive, calming investor fears of a management vacuum after the surprise resignation of CEO Joe Hogan last month and the company's chief technical officer days...Tags: Power-One Incorporated, ABB Ltd., Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Zurich (Swiss Confederation)
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Cycling-Costa retains Tour of Switzerland crown
ReutersJune 16 (Reuters) - Portugal's Rui Costa claimed the Tour of Switzerland for a second successive year after winning the final time trial stage in Flumserberg on Sunday. The Movistar rider, who trailed Swiss yellow jersey wearer Mathias Frank by 13...Tags: Tour de France, Portugal, Bauke Mollema, Rui Costa
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Swiss president would back criminal probe against NSA leaker
ReutersGENEVA, June 16 (Reuters) - Swiss President Ueli Maurer said on Sunday he doubted Edward Snowden's claims about his activities as a CIA man in Geneva and would back a criminal investigation into the secrets leaker if Swiss prosecutors called for one. Ex-...Tags: Police Investigations, National Security Agency, Central Intelligence Agency, HSBC Holdings plc, Edward Snowden
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Motorcycling-Motorcycling Grand Prix Catalunya moto2 results
ReutersJune 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Motorcycling Grand Prix Catalunya Moto2 on Sunday 1. Pol Espargaro (Spain) Pons Kalex 2. Esteve Rabat (Spain) Pons Kalex 3. Thomas Luethi (Switzerland) Suter 4. Scott Redding (Britain) Kalex 5. Takaaki...Tags: Italy, France, Kalex Corporation, Spain
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Motorcycling-Motorcycling Grand Prix moto2 standings
ReutersJune 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Standings from the Motorcycling Grand Prix Moto2 on Sunday 1. Scott Redding (Britain) Kalex 114 2. Pol Espargaro (Spain) Pons Kalex 79 3. Esteve Rabat (Spain) Pons Kalex 75 4. Mika Kallio (Finland) Kalex 65 5....Tags: Italy, Kalex Corporation, Spain
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Cycling-Road-Tour de Suisse stage 8 results
ReutersJune 15 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from Tour de Suisse (Zernez - Bad Ragaz, 180.5 km) on Saturday 1. Peter Sagan (Slovakia / Cannondale) 4:33:26" 2. Daniele Bennati (Italy / Saxo - Tinkoff) ST 3. Philippe Gilbert (Belgium / BMC Racing) 4. Michael...Tags: Peter Velits, Belgium, Peter Sagan, Slovakia, Philippe Gilbert
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Swiss panel recommends exchange of bank data with EU
ReutersBERNE (Reuters) - The European Union official in charge of tax policy tried to persuade Switzerland on Monday to agree to surrender more information about clients of its big banking industry as part of a drive to combat tax evasion. Commissioner Algirdas...Tags: Government, G8, Economy, Business and Finance, European Union, Bern (Swiss Confederation)
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Motorcycling-Motorcycling Grand Prix Catalunya moto2 qualification results
ReutersJune 15 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Motorcycling Grand Prix Catalunya Moto2 Qualification on Saturday 1. Pol Espargaro (Spain) Pons Kalex 1:46.410 2. Scott Redding (Britain) Kalex 1:47.029 3. Esteve Rabat (Spain) Pons Kalex 1:47.076 4....Tags: Kalex Corporation, Spain
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Swiss committee says parliament should ditch debate on U.S. tax deal
ReutersBERN/ZURICH, June 13 (Reuters) - A Swiss parliamentary committee said on Thursday that lower house lawmakers should decline to debate a bill which would allow banks to sidestep strict secrecy laws and pass information to U.S. authorities. Switzerland has...Tags: Government, Economy, Business and Finance, UBS AG, Prosecution, Parliament
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Swiss experts back bank client data exchange with EU: radio
ReutersZURICH (Reuters) - A panel of experts set up to advise the Swiss government on tax will recommend adopting an exchange of bank client data with the European Union, Swiss radio SRF reported on Thursday, citing a confidential report from the group. The 13-...Tags: Government, Economy, Business and Finance, European Union, Bern (Swiss Confederation), Entertainment
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Swiss upper house backs U.S. tax deal to protect banks
ReutersZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland cleared the first hurdle towards ending a long-running U.S. tax probe after one chamber of lawmakers voted to allow banks to sidestep strict secrecy laws to end the threat of criminal charges for helping wealthy Americans...Tags: Lawyers, Elections, Government, Laws, Economy, Business and Finance
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