Legendary ski racer Lindsey Vonn will return to World Cup Ski Racing in St. Moritz, Switzerland, this weekend. After stepping away from racing in 2019 after a string of persistent injuries, Vonn underwent a partial knee replacement in April. That surgery, it seems, has left her feeling good to go. Only a month after return to racing, Vonn has qualified for the World...
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Two charged over US tech used in deadly drone attack on soldiers in Jordan
An Iranian American and a Swiss Iranian have been arrested for allegedly exporting sensitive US technology to Iran for use in attack drones. An Iranian-American citizen and a Swiss Iranian have been arrested and charged by United States authorities with allegedly exporting sensitive technology to Iran that was used in a deadly drone attack on...
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Hong Kong and Switzerland Strengthen Financial Ties in Seventh Dialogue
Timothy Morano Dec 04, 2024 13:18 The Hong Kong-Switzerland Financial Dialogue focused on enhancing collaboration in financial services, addressing global financial challenges, and exploring opportunities in sustainable finance and Fintech. The seventh Hong Kong-Switzerland Financial Dialogue took place in Hong Kong on December 4, 2024, aiming to...
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Map shows the world’s safest countries to be in if WWIII breaks out
These countries offer some of the best chances of survival An escalation in nuclear threats from Russia has raised concerns that tensions with the West could trigger a catastrophic global war. Vladimir Putin this week said he had lowered the bar for carrying out a nuclear strike. Russia’s official nuclear doctrine, which previously said the...
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Creator of ‘suicide capsule’ rejects Swiss allegation that its first user may have been strangled
Jamey Keaten | Associated Press Geneva — The right-to-die activist behind a new “suicide capsule” says he rejects “absurd” allegations that the U.S. woman who was said to be its first user may have actually been strangled. Philip Nitschke of advocacy group Exit International said Wednesday he wasn’t on hand for the woman’s death on Sept. 23...
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‘I didn’t know if they would let dad fly from Switzerland after losing his wife’
Catie described her mum Alison as an ‘incredible lady’ (Picture: Supplied) At 6am on a bleak February day in 2023, Catie and her sister watched their mum and dad leave in a taxi to the airport. They knew they would never see their mum again. She was flying to Switzerland, where she would travel to...
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Evansville-based Berry Global sold to Swiss packaging company Amcor
Amcor is buying Evansville-based Berry Global Group in an $8.4 billion, all-stock transaction. According to a report in the British website packagingnews.co.uk, “The deal will bring together two complementary businesses to create a global leader in consumer packaging solutions, with a broader flexible film and converted film offering for customers, a scaled containers and closures...
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New high-speed hyperloop test claims to change the future of travel
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video The world’s longest hyperloop test has revealed what future high-speed travel could look like – but critics doubt the viability of hyperloop technology for mass use. While the UK is lagging behind on the development of the...
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Blur drummer on how his terminally ill ex-wife was forced to travel from Britain to Dignitas in Switzerland to die alone
Blur drummer Dave Rowntree has slammed ‘psychopathic’ laws on assisted death as he opened up for the first time about how his terminally ill ex-wife flew to Switzerland and felt forced to end her life alone earlier this year. The 60-year-old expressed his frustration over current laws that mean some people with life-ending illness are...
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Inside US woman’s Sarco suicide pod death – from clothing question to her final words… as it’s claimed ‘body was found with strangulation marks’
The final moments of the first person to use the Sarco suicide pod have been revealed – amid claims she was found by police in a Swiss woodland with strangulation marks on her neck. The 64-year-old American woman died from hypoxia inside the capsule set up in Merishausen, northern Switzerland, after pushing a button that injects...
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New twist in case of first person to use suicide pod dubbed ‘Tesla of euthanasia
A ‘suicide pod’ known as ‘The Sarco’ is seen in Rotterdam, The Netherlands (Picture: AP) The first person to use a suicide pod in Switzerland was found with strangulation marks on her neck, it has been reported. A 64-year-old American woman died inside the capsule on September 23 after pushing a button with inject nitrogen...
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Zendaya in Two-Piece Workout Gear Says “When in Switzerland”
Zendaya, iconic in her roles in Dune and The Challengers, recently gave her fans a glimpse of her fitness lifestyle with a fun social media post. Showing off her toned body in workout gear while enjoying a toboggan run in Switzerland, she captioned the post, “When in Switzerland Dream @on ✨.” While Zendaya’s carefree spirit...