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Swiss voters poised to defend public media
05-03-2018 16:49
Swiss voters on Sunday look set to reject a proposal that would see public broadcasters lose taxpayer funding, following a campaign that stirred debate about the media's role in fostering national unity.
Heavy snowfall strands 13,000 tourists in Swiss Alps
10-01-2018 16:00
ZERMATT: Heavy snowfall has cut off many villages and resorts across the Alps, trapping some 13,000 tourists at Zermatt, one of Switzerland's most popular ski stations, officials said on Tuesday (Jan 9).
Federer leads Switzerland into Hopman Cup final
05-01-2018 16:00
PERTH, Australia: Roger Federer's early season confidence is soaring after he led Switzerland into the Hopman Cup final with another masterclass against top-10 rival Jack Sock at the mixed teams tournament in Perth on Thursday (Jan 4).
Vietnam’s leading luxury boutique resort wins Asia’s best at the World Luxury Hotel Awards
29-12-2017 12:02
La Veranda Resort Phu Quoc MGallery By Sofitel was recently awarded the continent category as Asia’s Luxury Romantic Beach Resort 2017 at the World Luxury Hotel Awards held at St Moritz, Switzerland.
Three people die in avalanches in Swiss Alps
26-12-2017 14:00
GENEVA: Three mountain climbers from Switzerland and France have been killed in avalanches in the Swiss Alps in the past three days, police said on Monday (Dec 25).
Furama Resort Danang named winner at 2017 World Luxury Hotel Awards
19-12-2017 16:17
Furama Resort Danang, a five-star culinary beach resort in Vietnam, has scooped up two winning trophies at the prestigious World Luxury Hotel Awards. The awards ceremony took place earlier this month in St. Moritz in Switzerland.
Brussels loses Euro 2020 matches to Wembley
08-12-2017 14:00
NYON, Switzerland: Wembley Stadium in London will host four Euro 2020 matches originally set to be staged in Brussels, UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said on Thursday (Dec 7).
Bike-sharing provider oBike suffers global data breach
08-12-2017 10:44
The data breach affected users from Germany, Singapore, Malaysia, Switzerland and Great Britain, according to a report by Bavarian news agency BR24.
Switzerland on top after narrow win over Northern Ireland
10-11-2017 08:58
BELFAST: Switzerland took a giant step towards qualifying for Russia 2018 on Thursday (Nov 9) but needed a controversial penalty to earn a 1-0 win against Northern Ireland in the first leg of their World Cup play-off.
Federer downs del Potro for eighth Basel crown
30-10-2017 09:53
BASEL, Switzerland: Home favourite Roger Federer claimed his eighth Swiss Indoors title on Sunday (Oct 29) with a 6-7 (5/7), 6-4, 6-3 final defeat of Juan Martin del Potro.
Federer survives to reach 14th Basel semi-final
28-10-2017 13:00
BASEL, Switzerland: Roger Federer survived a surprise test at the Swiss Indoors on Friday (Oct 27) before making the semi-finals at his home event for the 14th time with a hard-fought 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 win over Adrian Mannarino.
Del Potro boosts London hopes in Swiss opener
26-10-2017 15:00
BASEL, Switzerland: Fourth seed Juan Martin del Potro started his bid for a third Swiss Indoors title on Wednesday (Oct 25) by outlasting Portugal's Joao Sousa 6-1, 4-6, 6-1.
Swiss open corruption probe against PSG's Al-Khelaifi, ex-FIFA executive Valcke
13-10-2017 09:10
GENEVA: Switzerland said on Thursday (Oct 12) it has opened a criminal corruption probe targeting the head of Paris Saint-Germain football club and beIN media, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, and disgraced former FIFA executive Jerome Valcke.
Eight missing after huge landslide in Swiss Alps
25-08-2017 16:55
BONDO, Switzerland: Eight people were still missing on Thursday (Aug 24) after a massive landslide swept away a mountainside in the Swiss Alps, ripping apart buildings and forcing the evacuation of a village.
Contaminated eggs scandal spreads from Europe to Asia
12-08-2017 08:38
BRUSSELS: A scandal involving eggs contaminated with insecticide spread to 15 EU countries, Switzerland and as far away as Hong Kong on Friday (Aug 11) as the European Commission called for a special meeting on the growing crisis.
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