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Interwetten Paddock's Swiss Thomas Luthi rides at the Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, near Barcelona, on June 1, 2012, during the Moto2 second training session of the Catalunya Moto GP Grand Prix.
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You are aware of that famous case when HSBC disclosed the names of 800 Indian account holders in Swiss Bank and these names have been with the Government of India for the last two years. They say that the double taxation avoidance agreement prevents them from disclosing this
I obviously love the big tournaments
It is a good omen because we [Swiss] were also the only team to beat Spain [at the 2010 World Cup] and then they went on to win the titleMore quotes »
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Warsaw fires architect of planned art museum
(AP) -- Officials have fired the Swiss architect tapped to design an ambitious museum of modern art in Poland's capital, throwing the whole project off track.Warsaw development official Pawel Baranski said Friday that the city had canceled an agreement wit Read more »
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Federer beats Tipsarevic to make Madrid Open final
Roger Federer will play for his third Madrid Open title in the final after cruising past Janko Tipsarevic 6-2, 6-3 on Saturday.The Swiss star advanced to meet Tomas Berdych , who edged Juan Martin del Potro 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6) in the other semifinal.On the wo Read more »
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Roche pulls plug on hoped-for cholesterol drug
(AP) -- Swiss drug maker Roche Holding AG has ended development of a cholesterol drug that it had hoped could achieve blockbuster status.Basel-based Roche announced Monday it is pulling the plug on dalcetrapib, which was in late-stage trials to study if it Read more »
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Dubai shipyard firm could build underwater hotels
sent Thursday it has signed on with a Swiss company to become the sole Middle East construction contractor of the futuristic hotels.Switzerland's BIG InvestConsult signed the deal on behalf of partner Deep Ocean Technology, which has developed plans for disc-shaped Read more »
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Swiss solar plane team aims for Mediterranean sun
the Mediterranean next month.Adventurer Bertrand Piccard told The Associated Press on Friday that the 2,500-kilometer trip from Switzerland to Morocco will take two days and see stopovers in Madrid and Rabat.Piccard says the jumbo jet-sized prototype single-seater Read more »
Around the web
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'Idol' Federer braced for poster boy Goffin
When Roger Federer was winning his first Wimbledon in 2003, David Goffin was a starstruck child, hanging posters of the great Swiss on the wall of his bedroom in the Belgian city of Liege. Belgium's David Goffin during his French Open men's singles third r 12:48 AM from Bangkok Post Read more »
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Switzerland: Art Basel
Can’t wait until December for your Art Basel fix? Head to the Swiss city of Basel where it all began. Running June 14-17, Art 43 Basel will present a selection of the most influential and cutting-edge galleries from across the world. By the numbers: More t 12:25 AM from Miami Herald Read more »
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And This Week a Turn for the Worse
Swiss two-year yields ended the week at negative 48 bps. Two-year yields were also negative in Denmark (-21 bps) and traded slightly negative for much of Friday's trading session in Germany. Ten-year German yields closed the week at a record low 1.17%. Ten 6/1/12 from Safehaven Read more »
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Hartley a meticulous, detailed leader for Swiss club
going on a field trip. Weâre not going to the zoo. Weâre bandits â weâre going to get three points.â A lot of coaches come to Switzerland and theyâre not able to take a hard-line stance. Theyâre influenced because (people say), âWell, thatâs not the way we 6/1/12 from Calgary Herald Read more »
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Chris Squire + Steve Hackett = ‘Squackett’
How did the collaboration come about? Squire: It started in 2006 when I was making an album called Chris Squire’s Swiss Choir, which was a Christmas album. It was a bunch of Christmas carols I liked when I was a kid and I wanted to do them, only with a pro 6/1/12 from Pollstar Venue Listings Read more »
