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Swiss seek to facilitate restitution of dictator loot
Reuters* Draft law first of its kind - Swiss Foreign Ministry * Swiss blocked $1 billion of Arab Spring loot ZURICH, May 22 (Reuters) - Switzerland proposed on Wednesday a new law to make it easier to freeze assets stolen and salted away by foreign leaders and...Tags: Geneva (Swiss Confederation), Theft, Nigeria, Bashar Assad, Libya
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Swiss billionaires buy Merck Serono HQ for biotech campus
ReutersZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss billionaire Ernesto Bertarelli has bought back the Geneva headquarters of his former biotech firm Serono, hoping to establish a biotech research campus. After selling the family business to German drugmaker Merck KGaA for $13.3...Tags: Merck & Company Incorporated, Johnson & Johnson Inc., Geneva (Swiss Confederation), Science and Technology, Science
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Swiss banks fear heavy fines in U.S. tax deal - sources
Reuters* U.S. investigators pursuing banks like Credit Suisse, Julius Baer * Second group of banks could face stiffer penalties - source * UBS already paid $780 mln fine in 2009 * Settlement could hit smaller banks hardest - source By Katharina Bart and...Tags: Punishment, Fines, Financial Markets, UBS AG, Economy, Business and Finance
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Swiss banks fear heavy fines in U.S. tax deal: sources
ReutersZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss banks fear heavy fines they expect to pay to settle a long-running dispute with U.S. authorities over helping wealthy Americans evade tax could hit smaller lenders particularly hard, sources said. Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-...Tags: Punishment, Fines, Financial Markets, UBS AG, Economy, Business and Finance
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Hedda Bolgar dies at 103; renowned psychoanalyst
Hedda Bolgar, a psychologist old enough to have attended Sigmund Freud's lectures in Vienna but youthful enough to have treated patients until just a few weeks ago, has died. She was 103. Her mind was sharp, her zest for work keen, and her social...
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Soccer-Grasshoppers win Swiss Cup, end 10-year trophy drought
ReutersBERNE, May 20 (Reuters) - Grasshoppers, Switzerland's most successful club, ended their longest-ever wait for a trophy when they beat Basel on penalties after a 1-1 draw to win the Swiss Cup final on Monday. The Zurich-based side, who have won a record...Tags: Bern (Swiss Confederation), Swiss Confederation
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Extreme global warming seen further away than previously thought
Reuters* Less extreme warming seen over 50-100 years * Oceans may be absorbing more heat than was thought * Warming still on track to breach international goal By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO, May 19 (Reuters) - Extreme global warming is less...Tags: Weather, University of Oxford, Government, Global Change, Global Warming
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Switzerland close to deal in U.S. tax dispute-finance minister
Reuters* U.S. investigators pursuing banks like CS, Baer * UBS already paid $780 mln fine in 2009 * Swiss can't resist pressure for more transparency-minister ZURICH, May 18 (Reuters) - Switzerland is on the brink of a deal to settle a long-running dispute...Tags: Punishment, Fines, UBS AG, Bern (Swiss Confederation), Swiss Confederation
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DEALTALK-Novartis' Vasella exit opens door to Roche stake sale
Reuters* Novartis' one-third stake in Roche built up under Vasella * Vasella exit, retirement of Roche chairman could thaw relations * Roche seen as most likely buyer for the stake * Could make offer in second half of this year - analyst By Caroline...Tags: Merck & Company Incorporated, Parties and Movements, Drugs and Medicines, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Voting
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USC, Ringling, School of Visual Arts Top Student Academy Award Winners
ReutersMay 14 (TheWrap.com) - The University of Southern California, Ringing College of Art and Design and the School of Visual Arts each placed two films on the list of Student Academy Award winners, which were announced on Tuesday by the Academy. Other...Tags: Academy Awards, Trey Parker, Movies, Arts and Culture, University of Michigan
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Pietro 'Pete' Rugolo, owner of Jerry's Belvedere Tavern
Pietro "Pete" Rugolo, the popular owner of Jerry's Belvedere Tavern on York Road in Govans, died May 8 at Gilchrist Hospice Care of pancreatic cancer. The Lutherville resident was 75. Mr. Rugolo grew up in Enna, Sicily, where he stopped attending...
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100-year-old woman remembers Laurel Hill long before it was a park
Daily American Staff WriterLeona Shaffer remembers more than 90 years ago, back when her family ran a farm, raising Jersey and Guernsey cattle and growing and harvesting hay and crops with little mechanical help. Shaffer, who just turned 100, said she was a bit of a tomboy, and...Tags: Farms, Travel, Petroleum Industry, Lancaster County (Pennsylvania), Natural Resource Industry
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