Share The Article Last Updated 11 mins ago If you’re heading to the autumnal dreamland that is Europe in the coming weeks, and you can feel your heart flutter just thinking of the season’s snuggly coziness and all the fairy-tail-ish small towns nestled amid lush foliage you could visit, we have (incredible) news for you:...
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Miss Switzerland finalist was dismembered by husband and put in blender
A former model and Miss Switzerland finalist who was allegedly murdered by her husband was found to have been strangled, dismembered and her remains put through a handheld blender, medical reports reveal. Kristina Joksimovic, 38, was found dead in her home in Binningen, near Basel, in February. Her husband and father of her two children,...
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Swiss take double Paralympic gold in wheelchair marathon as Games close
Switzerland won both Paralympic wheelchair marathons on Sunday while the Netherlands secured back-to-back women’s wheelchair basketball titles, denying the United States on the final day of competition. China finished top of the medals table in Paris, as they have for every Paralympics since Athens in 2004. They had 94 golds, followed by Britain with 49...
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LIVE: Switzerland vs Spain – Nations League football Group A4
Hello, welcome and thanks for joining our live coverage of Switzerland against Spain in Group 4 of League A of the UEFA Nations League 2024-25. In their first game of the campaign, Switzerland had two players sent off as they crashed to a two-goal defeat away at Denmark. Spain played Serbia in their first match...
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Now The Reopening of Gotthard Base Tunnel That Links Between Switzerland and Italy, Resumes After Extensive Repairs, Can Boost Travel in Europe – Travel And Tour World
Now The Reopening of Gotthard Base Tunnel That Links Between Switzerland and Italy, Resumes After Extensive Repairs, Can Boost Travel in Europe – Travel And Tour World Copyright © Travel And Tour World – All Rights Reserved We use cookies on our website of Travel And Tour World to give you the most relevant experience...
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Switzerland launches instant payments
Switzerland has launched an instant payment system to catch up with the rest of Europe and transform its cash-loving people into a digital payments society. The Swiss National Bank (SNB) announced that its new digital payments system is now available to 60 financial institutions, covering over 95% of the country’s retail transactions. It plans to integrate...
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Swiss finance minister chides US, Europe over ‘time bomb’ debt levels
ZURICH (Reuters) – Debt levels in the United States and Europe are a risk for international financial stability and for Switzerland, Swiss Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter said in a newspaper interview published on Saturday. In an interview with Swiss daily Blick, Keller-Sutter extolled Switzerland’s “disciplined” finances, which she said had enabled the country to deal...
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Why is Switzerland offering cash prizes to retrieve munitions from lakes?
The Swiss Federal Department of Defence Procurement (Armasuisse) is offering 50,000 Swiss francs ($57,800) for the three best ideas on how to retrieve some 12,000 tonnes of old munitions from the country’s lakes, including Lake Thun, Lake Brienz and Lake Lucerne. “Armasuisse wants to involve academia and industry in the considerations on how environmentally friendly...
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Switzerland Is Getting Squeezed Between China and the US
(Bloomberg) — Back in 2013, several dozen Swiss business representatives traveled to Beijing to attend the signing of a free-trade agreement between Switzerland and China, toasting the success with champagne. Implemented the following year, the FTA was hailed in a PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP report at the time as a landmark accord that “recasts the international trade...
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Why high food prices can be good news for shoppers—the Swiss farming paradox explained
Bad news for Swiss farmers is good for consumers who pay the highest food prices in Europe. A system of tariffs designed to protect Switzerland‘s agriculture industry effectively shuts out imports if a product can be produced domestically. Conversely, if bad harvests or a surge in demand mean there isn’t enough meat, fruit and vegetables,...
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Conquer Europe on a budget: Malaysian mom shares cost-saving travel hacks
KUALA LUMPUR – Traveling abroad, especially to Europe, can be an expensive affair for Malaysians due to their stronger currencies. However, backpacking makes the dream of traveling around the world more achievable as it is more budget-friendly and cost-effective. Last year, part-time baker Sharifah Sakinah Nadia Syed Shahir explored three countries in Europe,...
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Emirates Switzerland Welcomes Mohammad Lootah as New Country Manager – Travel And Tour World
Home » AIRLINE NEWS » Emirates Switzerland Welcomes Mohammad Lootah as New Country Manager Tuesday, July 16, 2024 Reading Time: 2 minutes Emirates has announced the appointment of Mohammad Lootah as its new Country Manager for Switzerland, effective July 2, 2024. In his new role, Lootah will be based at Emirates’ Zurich office, where he...