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Kevin James to star in `Swiss Family Robinson` adaptation `Stranded`
Kevin James has joined the cast of upcoming family adventure film 'Stranded', which is reportedly inspired by 'The Swiss Family Robinson'. According to the sources, the Sony Pictures' project will ...
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Djokovic Federer sail into third round of French Open
World No.2 Novak Djokovic and Swiss veteran Roger Federer have sailed into the third round of the French Open on Wednesday with straight set second-round wins. The Serb, who needs to win the French ...
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More OSCE monitors detained in Ukraine
Four Organization for Security and Cooperation of Europe (OSCE) monitors have been captured by insurgents in eastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian foreign ministry said Wednesday. "They are detained by ...
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Friends bid farewell to HR Giger
Several hundred people have attended a memorial service for the Swiss surrealist painter HR Giger who died two weeks ago. The creator of nightmarish biomechanics was praised as an inspiration - ...
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Swiss in line with army support
Despite a decision by Swiss voters to refuse the purchase of Swedish Gripen fighter jets on May 18, support for the army in Switzerland is at a high according to the latest security report by ...
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Could FIFA have picked worse World Cup hosts
While protests in Brazil overshadow the on-pitch spectacle to come, football's Zurich-based ruling body FIFA has been facing harsh criticism for its choice of host countries for the 2018 and ...
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Swiss KOF Leading Indicator Falls For Third Consecutive Month
Switzerland's leading indicator fell for the third consecutive month in May, preliminary data from the Zurich-based KOF Swiss Economic Institute revealed Friday.The KOF leading indicator, ...
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Swiss pensioners arrested for stealing church collection boxes for pleasure of forbidden
An elderly Swiss couple looking for kicks have been arrested for stealing from church collection boxes and taking off with hundreds of Swiss ...
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Jamaica strengthens defence for Swiss test
Jamaica's defensive problems which resulted in the team conceding two early goals against Serbia on Monday, could be eased for their international friendly against Switzerland in Lucerne on ...
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Brazilians bring carnival atmosphere to Zurich
With thrilling matches, goals galore, exciting duels and an incredible atmosphere in the stands, the 76th edition of the Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup was another resounding success. More than 15,000 ...
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Parent leader questions Lake Zurich District 95 heat plan
A parent who led a push for air conditioning at five schools at Lake Zurich Unit District 95 contends there are flaws in new excessive heat procedures for students and teachers in classrooms without ...
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CRHs Swiss businesses face $130 mln in fines from competition watchdog
DUBLIN, May 30 (Reuters) - Swiss subsidiaries of CRH face fines of up to 119 million Swiss francs ($133 million) over alleged infringements of competition law, the Irish building materials ...
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Swiss banks risk bigger than expected fines in U.S. tax case
ZURICH/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Swiss banks under investigation for allegedly aiding U.S. tax evasion face the prospect of bigger fines than they bargained for that could dent their capital and force ...
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Swiss Austrian groups leading offers for Hediard source
PARIS (Reuters) - Swiss fund Ledunfly and Austria's Do & Co Restaurants & Catering AG are best placed among groups working on offers to buy Hediard, the French chain of luxury food shops that ...
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LCP moves further into Swiss market
Pensions and investment consultants Lane Clark & Peacock has expanded its Swiss operations with the launch of LCP Asalis. The new investment consulting practice will provide bespoke, ...
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Swiss economy still suffering
The prospects for the Swiss economy have changed marginally in the latest Financial Market Test Switzerland, conducted by Credit Suisse in cooperation with the Centre for European Economic ...
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Recession looms for Swiss economy
The Swiss economy is set to slide into recession in 2009, predict experts at Credit Suisse. Switzerland’s real economy finally felt the full force of the financial crisis in late 2008. ...
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Switzerland still struggling in current climate
Economic prospects for Switzerland have slightly improved in November, according to the Financial Market Test Switzerland conducted by Credit Suisse and the Centre for European Economic Research ...
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Swiss economy will neither boom nor bust
The Swiss economy is expected to neither boom nor go bust in 2009, according to economists at Credit Suisse. Thus far, the Swiss economy has proven to be robust, and although the current ...
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Zurich Ireland outperforms market despite slump in new Life Insurance business
The Irish branch of Zurich (Eagle Star Life) has revealed that for the six months ending June 2008 it has outperformed the market, with Pensions Annual Premium new business of €47.4 ...
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Aberdeen opens in Zurich
Aberdeen Asset Managers (Aberdeen) has opened new offices in Zurich, allowing enhanced levels of business in Switzerland, where the group has already been present for ten years. Aberdeen ...
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Swiss rate decision sparks divide
The Swiss government has announced plans to raise the minimum rate pension funds must credit to paid-in savings to 2.75% from 1 January, in response to the strong average returns that pension ...
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Aging Swiss Face Pension Funding Dilemma on Immigration Vote
May 30 (Bloomberg) -- Simon Biddle has been a precious metals broker in Switzerland for 17 years. For him, growing old in the Alpine nation was never in the cards. "I've enjoyed living in ...
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East meets East as Art Basel Hong Kong connects artists from the Middle East with new collectors and curators
Art Basel Hong Kong had not even opened to the public by the time that Anastasia Klose’s T-shirts branded with the slogan “Art | Blasé” sold out. She says the idea is ...
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US fake art scandal reaches Switzerland
A Swiss museum curator is currently facing a lawsuit for having declared a fake Rothko painting to be real. According to the charges, his expertise helped sell the forgery. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) In ...