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Pants down to bring toilets into focus

Freddy Mercury, Charles Pictet-de-Rochemont and Ganymede—what do a rock star, a diplomat and a demigod all have in common? Yesterday their commemorative statues (in Montreux, Geneva and Zurich) all had their pants down to mark...

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UAE wins media award

From correspondents in Geneva, Switzerland, 12:00 AM IST The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has won an award for the openness of its media environment, WAM news agency reported Saturday. The prize is given by the Public Opinion...

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Tamil, Muslim parties meet in Zurich

— PHOTO: AP Relief writ large: Internally displaced Sri Lankan ethnic Tamils react as they hear the announcement of the opening of all camps for the displaced in Vavuniya on Saturday. COLOMBO: In the first of its kind,...

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Race to recreate Big Bang conditions reignited

ZURICH (Reuters) - After a year's delay, scientists at the world's biggest accelerator have restarted an experiment to recreate "Big Bang" conditions that had sparked suggestions the earth would be sucked in by millions of...

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Galleon sells entire stake in Edelweiss Capital for Rs 256 crore

MUMBAI: US-based hedge fund Galleon has sold its entire holdings in leading investment banking and broking firm Edelweiss Capital through the open market route on Friday. The fund sold its 7% stake for Rs 256 crore through two...

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Montreux unveils 2010 poster by Brazil's Britto

ZURICH (Reuters) - Brazilian Romero Britto has created the 2010 edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival's poster, adding to a long list of striking images by famous artists that have made the posters desirable objects among...

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L&T exits from BIAL by selling its 17% stake to Zurich Airport

Friday, November 20, 2009 (New Delhi) India's largest engineering firm L&T, is exiting from the Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL) by selling its 17 per cent stake to partner Zurich Airport. GVK Airport Developers, a...

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BAKU: Armenia Is Major Obstacle To Settlement Of Karabakh Conflict: Political Expert

ARMENIA IS MAJOR OBSTACLE TO SETTLEMENT OF KARABAKH CONFLICT: POLITICAL EXPERT Today Nov 19 2009 Azerbaijan Day.Az interview with Azerbaijani political expert Fikrat Sadigov. Day.Az: Recently, Mark Medish, Assistant to former...

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'Historic' meeting for Sri Lankan Tamils

Minister says the aim was to arrive at a “common ground” on issues affecting minorities Several political parties, representing miniority Tamils and Muslims in Sri Lanka, have for the first time in post-war period gathered in...

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Swiss insurers call for simpler solvency regulation

ZURICH, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Switzerland's insurers need local regulation to be harmonised with international standards and improved access to European Union markets to boost growth, executives said on Friday.

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