Switzerland’s Tanja Hueberli and Nina Brunner celebrate (CARL DE SOUZA) Switzerland’s Tanja Hueberli and Nina Brunner claimed the bronze medal in women’s beach volleyball on Friday, securing the win in straight sets. The ninth-ranked pair had a constant edge over Tokyo 2020 silver medallists Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar of Australia in a...
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SRK Jets Off to Switzerland to Receive ‘Pardo alla Carriera’ Award at Locarno Film Festival
SRK was spotted at the airport, leaving for Switzerland to receive the prestigious Pardo alla Carriera Ascona-Locarno award at the 77th Locarno Film Festival. The award ceremony, scheduled for August 10, 2024, at Piazza Grande, recognizes SRK’s exceptional contributions to global cinema over a career spanning more than three decades and over 100 films. On...
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Want to burn through a travel budget? Visit the most expensive city in the world
The index used more than 9.1 million prices provided by almost 809,000 people from 11,761 cities to calculate the average cost for restaurant meals, groceries, childcare, transport, clothes, rent and utilities. A final list of 218 cities is included on the index, with Geneva ranked the most expensive, with a score of 101.7, followed by...
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2024 Olympic golf: Switzerland’s Morgane Metraux takes lead after two rounds, thanks to Olympic record on front nine
Morgane Metraux of Team Switzerland competes during Day 13 of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Le Golf National on Aug. 8, 2024, in Paris. (Photo by Rene Nijhuis/BSR Agency/Getty Images) Medal table | Olympic schedule | How to watch | Olympic news Switzerland’s Morgane Metraux leads the women’s golf tournament through two rounds after...
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Nokia and Swisscom to deploy drone service across Switzerland
By Olivier Sorgho (Reuters) – Nokia has partnered up with Swisscom to deploy a drones network across Switzerland to improve emergency responses and infrastructure inspection, they said in a joint statement on Thursday. The Finnish telecom gear maker will supply 300 un-manned vehicles that mobile provider Swisscom will operate through a drones-as-a-service (DaaS) network across...
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Paris Olympics: Sara Hughes, Kelly Cheng eliminated by Switzerland in beach volleyball quarterfinals
The United States’ Kelly Cheng, left, and Sara Hughes hug during a quarterfinal beach volleyball match against Switzerland at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Tuesday in Paris. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) Medal table | Olympic schedule | How to watch | Olympic news The United States has a history of dominance in women’s beach volleyball,...
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Swiss Firm Launches AI-Powered Hearing Aid, World’s First Such Product
The launch should be a surprise to the market because nobody knew about this technology, says CEO. (File) Gdansk, Poland: Switzerland’s Sonova on Tuesday introduced a hearing aid that utilises real-time artificial intelligence to improve speech clarity from background noise, the first such product in the global market. Along with the hearing aid, named Sphere...
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Indira Container Terminal case: Canara Bank takes Swiss auction route
3 min read Last Updated : Aug 05 2024 | 10:38 PM IST State-owned Canara Bank, the lead bank in a consortium of lenders to Mumbai-based Indira Container Terminal, has invited counter-bids from interested entities on an all-cash structure for recovering the dues of secured creditors to the company in a kind of Swiss...
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Man’s pics in front of same glacier 15 years apart show devastating impact of climate change
Glaciers worldwide are rapidly melting due to climate change. Rising global temperatures fuel the shrinking of these colossal ice formations. A man shared two pictures that show such changes in Switzerland’s Rhone Glacier. His post sadly captures the glacier’s devastating state. The image shows a picture a man took in front of Rhone Glacier in...
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Flooding in Switzerland hits Jaguar Land Rover production
Other major car makers including Porsche and BMW have also been affected by an aluminium shortage caused by the flooding of a supplier’s factory. ADVERTISEMENT Jaguar Land Rover has become the latest luxury car maker to face problems because of flooding in Switzerland which wiped out a key aluminium supplier’s factory. Aluminium alloys are used...
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Switzerland: Ypsomed and MTD complete the sale of the pen needle and BGM business
Ypsomed and Medical Technology and Devices (MTD) have completed the sale of the pen needle and blood glucose monitoring (BGM) systems business. Switzerland-based Ypsomed develops and manufactures injection and infusion systems for self-medication and a renowned diabetes specialist. MTD is a consumer health group owning a portfolio of global brands with a leading position across...
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Hermès heir’s $13B fortune has seemingly vanished after he vowed to award huge chunk to his gardener
The multibillion-dollar fortune belonging to the reclusive Hermès heir has seemingly vanished months after he promised to donate a large chunk of his colossal inheritance to his gardener. Nicolas Puech, 81, the largest individual shareholder of the French fashion house, was told by a Swiss court on July 12 that his wealth manager, Eric Freymond, cannot be...