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Bird drops baguette into Hadron Collider
Bern :: Switzerland | about 13 hours ago
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But scientists at the £3.6-billion Large Hadron Collider (LHC) found their plans to emulate the Big Bang postponed this week when a passing bird dropped a “bit of baguette” into the machine, causing it to overheat. European particle physics laboratory...
Tags: Switzerland, France, Swiss-French, nuclear physicist, france suspected
Swiss Muslims open mosque doors
Geneva :: Switzerland | 1 day ago
Credibility Muslim organisations say they hope their open day will counter what they say are fears and prejudices...Opinion polls suggest the proposed ban will be rejected by voters...Switzerland is home to 400,000 Muslims, who have about 200 places of worship...The...
Tags: Switzerland, Muslims
Swiss suspend treaty with Libya
Bern :: Switzerland | 4 days ago
Credibility Switzerland's row with Libya took a new turn on Wednesday when the government announced that it was suspending a treaty aimed at normalising relations with Tripoli. Libya's "systematic refusal" to cooperate with Switzerland in the case of two Swiss businessmen...
Tags: Libya, Switzerland
Federer resurfaces with win over qualifier Rochus
Basel :: Switzerland | 6 days ago
Credibility World number one Roger Federer, playing his first match for six weeks, beat qualifier Olivier Rochus in straight sets on Monday to open his defense of his Swiss Indoors ATP title. Federer, who has not played since the Davis Cup world group playoff against...
Tags: Roger Federer, Olivier Rochus, Italy, davis cup, Switzerland, qualifier olivier, Stephane Bohli
Govt on black money trail, says Pranab
New Delhi :: India | 9 days ago
Credibility India has begun tracking down money stashed away in secret bank accounts in Switzerland and Belgium. The government has finalised dates to renegotiate with Switzerland and Belgium to broaden the scope of the existing treaties. The authorities have also ...
Tags: Microsoft India, Switzerland
Expert slams plans to curb assisted suicide
Zurich :: Switzerland | 10 days ago
Credibility Frank Petermann, an expert in medical law in St Gallen, tells swissinfo.ch that the planned regulations go against human rights and will fail to prevent people from travelling to Switzerland to die. Right-to-die organisations have also been quick to dismiss...
Tags: Switzerland
Swiss historian Jean-Francois Bergier dies
Geneva :: WA :: USA | 10 days ago
Credibility Swiss historian Jean-Francois Bergier, who led a highly critical probe of Switzerland's conduct during World War II, has died. He was 77. Bergier received wide renown for leading an international panel in a major study that in 2001 concluded Switzerland...
Swiss to tackle 'suicide tourism'
Zurich :: Switzerland | 11 days ago
Credibility More than 100 Britons with terminal or incurable illnesses have used the Swiss centre Dignitas to kill themselves. Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf has called for organisations like it to face stricter controls. The proposals will now be subject...
Tags: assisted suicides, suicides tourism, Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, justice minister, Dignitas, minister eveline, Switzerland
Switzerland. Motorway Toll Charge! What?
Vignette. Does it say anything to you? Well, Vignette is a name for toll stickers in many non-English speaking countries and Switzerland is one of those. All the cars and motorcycles driving on Swiss Motorways are required to have a Vignette. It costs...
Tags: Switzerland, Vignette, Motorway, Toll Charge
US wants Polanski extradited
Zurich :: Switzerland | 16 days ago
Credibility The United States has formally asked Switzerland to extradite Roman Polanski, according to a statement by the Swiss Justice Office on Friday. The Swiss authorities said they received the formal extradition request on Thursday evening. The Franco-Polish...
Tags: Roman Polanski, Mr. Polanski, Files Polanski Extradition Request, extradition requests, United States, old girl, Switzerland, U.S, director roman, Swiss
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