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Swiss seek to facilitate restitution of dictator loot
ReutersZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland proposed on Wednesday a new law to make it easier to freeze assets stolen and salted away by foreign leaders and return them to their countries of origin. The draft law would allow Switzerland to freeze the assets of so-...Tags: Bashar Assad, Zurich (Swiss Confederation), Theft, Egypt, Arab Spring
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Swiss billionaires buy Merck Serono HQ for biotech campus
ReutersZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss billionaire Ernesto Bertarelli has bought back the Geneva headquarters of his former biotech firm Serono, hoping to establish a biotech research campus. After selling the family business to German drugmaker Merck KGaA for $13.3...Tags: Zurich (Swiss Confederation), Merck & Company Incorporated, Swiss Confederation, Ernesto Bertarelli , Johnson & Johnson Inc.
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Swiss propose corporate tax reforms after EU pressure
Reuters* Cantons each to decide which measures most suitable * To replace "ring fencing" with new special regimes * Lowering of corporate tax rate for all companies possible * Further measures to boost tax competitiveness By Caroline Copley BERNE, May 16...Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Swiss Confederation, Glencore International AG, eBay Inc., European Union
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Trudy Rubin: Russia gives John Kerry very little on Syria
Those who oppose greater U.S. involvement in Syria were no doubt relieved at the announcement that Moscow and Washington want to convene an international conference to end the country's civil war. They shouldn't be. Secretary of State John Kerry's...Tags: Bashar Assad, Francois Hollande, Weaponry, Moscow (Russia), John Kerry
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Swiss open criminal investigation linked to Spain graft scandal
ReutersGENEVA (Reuters) - Swiss authorities have opened a money laundering investigation into a former treasurer of Spain's ruling party suspected of depositing millions of euros from bribes in Swiss bank accounts, the Geneva prosecutor handling the case said on...Tags: Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Liechtenstein, Swiss Confederation, Justice System
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REUTERS SUMMIT-WHO budget cuts worry bird flu watchers
Reuters(For other news from Reuters Health Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/Health13) * CDC head concerned at WHO ability to respond effectively * Swiss-based U.N. agency hit by Swiss franc strength * WHO official says work being done but...Tags: Flu, China, Swiss Confederation, Bird Flu, Finance
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Did God create the God particle?
Contributing WriterThe smokehad barely settled from the conclave of cardinals’ announcement that Jorge Cardinal Bergoglio had been elected as Pope Francis, when the scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Geneva, Switzerland, made their own...Tags: Francis I, Swiss Confederation, Easter, Science and Technology, Large Hadron Collider Experiments
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Ai Weiwei at work on a heavy-metal rock album and movie project
Ai Weiwei isn't able to leave Beijing because of his ongoing legal battles with the Chinese government, but the world comes to him. The artist is keeping busy with projects that include a planned heavy-metal album and a new movie. Ai's debut album...
Tags: Artists, Human Rights, China, Chen Guangcheng, Movies
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2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible: First Photos
KickingTiresUpdate: We've added three more photos to the gallery below. The redesigned Chevy Corvette was one of the big stars of the Detroit Auto Show in January. Now the automaker is staking its claim to wooing folks in Switzerland and......Tags: General Motors Corp., Swiss Confederation, Automotive Equipment, Chevrolet, North American International Auto Show
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Bentley reveals all-new Flying Spur sedan ahead of Geneva debut
Though the Geneva Motor Show is still weeks away, Bentley got a head start on the world debuts expected in Switzerland by unveiling its all-new Flying Spur sedan Tuesday. Whereas the previous Flying Spur was based largely on the Continental GT coupe,...
Tags: SUVs and Crossovers, Ferrari, Luxury Vehicles, George Lucas, Passenger Cars
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Bentley teases all-new Flying Spur ahead of Geneva debut
We knew it was coming. Now we know when. Bentley will use the Feb. 20 Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland to unveil its all-new Flying Spur sedan, the company announced Monday. Until then, we have a short teaser video to whet our appetite. Based largely on...
Tags: Lexus, Ferrari, Luxury Vehicles, Passenger Cars, Bentley
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Big deal, little fanfare over global pact on mercury controls
It’s a highly toxic element that travels the world in mysterious ways, respects neither manmade nor natural boundaries and rapidly accumulates in people and the food they eat. Mercury’s risks for human and environmental health have slowly...
Tags: Lakes and Ponds, Ecosystems, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues, Health and Safety at Work
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