President of FIBA Europe died during a working visit to Geneva
Posted by: rsa76
Geneva :: Switzerland | updated 2013-06-20 02:40:37 -0700 | sports-news
There Olafur Rafnsson was in connection with the official opening of the new headquarters of the federation. Sports officials was 50 years old. Cause of his death has not yet made public. Rafnsson was president of the National Olympic Association...
SNB welcomes UBS, Credit Suisse capital steps, warns on housing market
Source: Turks and Caicos Free Press
Zurich :: Switzerland | updated 2013-06-19 22:31:53 -0700 | business-news
A worker uses a cordless screwdriver to fix the logo of Swiss bank Credit Suisse at a branch office in Zurich February 4, 2013. Arnd Wiegmann "Over the past year, the Swiss big banks have substantially increased their risk-weighted capital...
Springhill group korea reviews medical alert scam warning issued
Posted by: snoweriddle
Praden :: Switzerland | updated 2013-06-19 19:17:05 -0700 | health-news
FLORENCE | Times Daily — Officials with the Better Business Bureau of North Alabama are warning residents of a scam that has been circulating in the area offering people free medical alert systems. “We have been hearing about this scam...
New generation of elite universities rises around the globe
Source: GMA News
Lausanne :: Switzerland | updated 2013-06-20 01:01:43 -0700 | political-news
South Korea's Pohang University of Science and Technology came out on top. Switzerland's Ecole Polytechnique Federale of Lausanne ranked second, followed by another rising Asian star, the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. Britain had 18 institutions in the...
Zombocalypse now
Source: New Zealand Infotech Weekly
Zurich :: Switzerland | updated 2013-06-19 10:51:53 -0700 | entertainment-news
The defining image of World War Z, according to director Marc Forster, is not a zombie biting into someone's flesh but the wildlife montage that plays behind the opening credits, which might best be summed up in the words of...
Swiss biz lobby heads quit after pay vote debacle
Source: The Economic Times
Zurich :: Switzerland | updated 2013-06-19 07:58:29 -0700 | business-news
The two heads of the main Swiss business lobby Economiesuisse announced on Wednesday they were both stepping down after the organisation came under heavy fire over its failed campaign to oppose strict controls on executive pay. Economiesuisse said in a...
Montreux Jazz archives gain UNESCO status
Source: SwissInfo
Bern :: Switzerland | updated 2013-06-19 07:27:51 -0700 | entertainment-news
Claude Nobs (1936-2013) Music aficionado Claude Nobs Claude Nobs, the founder and director of the Montreux Jazz Festival, has died. From J to ZZ Magnum photographer Guy Le Querrec captures the essence of the giants of jazz. An exhibition of...
Myanmar's rights record clouds reforms
Source: United Press International
Geneva :: Switzerland | updated 2013-06-19 18:17:36 -0700 | political-news
Myanmar can serve as a source of inspiration in terms of political reform but its human rights record is cause for concern, a U.N. rights official said...High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Wednesday the sentiment on Myanmar was...
China's Swiss watch imports decrease in Q1
Source: Chinadaily
Zurich :: Switzerland | updated 2013-06-19 03:32:26 -0700 | business-news
China imported 77,771 watches from Switzerland in 2012, down from 87,894 units in 2011, according to the report released Tuesday. However, as the average price increased, the import value in 2012 was about 1.65 billion Swiss francs ($1.79 billion), slightly...
ILO and EU-Presidency welcome moves to ensure decent work for domestic workers
Posted by: chnarendra
Geneva :: Switzerland | updated 2013-06-18 18:22:54 -0700 | political-news
An informal meeting of Ministers of Labour and Social Affairs took place alongside the 102nd International Labour Conference in Geneva. At this meeting, jointly organized by the ILO and the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, participating...
ILO lifts remaining restrictions on Myanmar
Posted by: chnarendra
Geneva :: Switzerland | updated 2013-06-18 18:10:54 -0700 | political-news
In a historic move, delegates attending the International Labour Conference (ILC) have voted to lift all remaining ILO restrictions on Myanmar. The remaining restrictions, imposed by the Conference in 2000, included the need to discuss Myanmar’s application of the ILO...
Lobbying World
Source: The Hill
Zurich :: Switzerland | updated 2013-06-18 17:20:07 -0700 | business-news
Johnson will become the president and chief executive of the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association on Aug. 1. He currently serves as the executive vice president and chief advocacy officer at the National Beer Wholesalers Association, where he has...
Hormel, FactSet, Signet Jewelers, Orchard Supply
Source: Kansas City Star
Zurich :: Switzerland | updated 2013-06-18 16:16:28 -0700 | business-news
June 18 More News Hormel Foods Corp., down $1.46 at $39.19 The food company cut its profit expectations for the year, citing higher costs, softer sales and weak performance at its pork business. FactSet Research Systems Inc., down $4.64 at...
Bankers stripped of secrecy as data swap embraced
Source: The Economic Times
Zurich :: Switzerland | updated 2013-06-18 16:07:19 -0700 | business-news
For almost eight decades, many Swiss bankers had an easy job taking in often untaxed money from wealthy customers from around the world. Now, the country's first female finance minister is changing the way Switzerland's 300 banks are doing business....
Voices of Vision Talking Book Center offers books to print-impaired readers
Source: The Daily Herald
Geneva :: Switzerland | updated 2013-06-18 13:57:15 -0700 | sports-news
That was the message from Karen Odean, director of Voices of Vision Talking Book Center, 127 S...On June 6, Odean detailed the center's services at the Aurora Noon Lions Club's semimonthly membership meeting at Luigi's Pizza in Aurora. She said...
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