Tag: Switzerland
England must improve against Swiss says Rooney
Wayne Rooney admits England will have to improve on their lacklustre performance against Norway if they are to avoid a…
Baby dies after being left forgotten in parked car
A 16-month old baby died after being forgotten by one of its parents who left the child behind in a…
Swiss delighted by first sex drive-in
Swiss authorities are basking in the afterglow of a decision to create a “sex drive-in” in Zurich, with social services…
Swiss mayor suspended over nude selfies taken in office
The mayor of the Swiss town of Baden, who is also a member of parliament, was suspended Monday following allegations…
Pharma giant Novartis says profits soared
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis said Thursday its net profits for the first half had shot up by 13 percent and…
Di Maria fires Argentina into last eight
Four-time world footballer of the year Lionel Messi set up Angel di Maria for the only goal two minutes from…
Aguero out of last 16 clash with Swiss
Argentina striker Sergio Aguero’s miserable World Cup took another turn for the worse with him being ruled out of next…
Schumacher awake during hospital transfer
Formula One champion Michael Schumacher was conscious and had his eyes open during his top-secret transfer from a French hospital…
Switzerland comeback to beat Ecuador 2-1
Haris Seferovic scored in the last minute of injury time to grab Switzerland a dramatic 2-1 win over Ecuador in…
Swiss turn down world’s highest minimum wage
Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a proposed hourly minimum wage of $25 — which would have been the world’s highest…
544 Nigerians return home from Switzerland
The Swiss Federal Office of Migration (FOM) said 544 Nigerians previously living in Switzerland returned home in 2013 under its…
Davis Cup: Swiss team to face Kazakh in quarters
Switzerland’s Davis Cup team, boasting newly-crowned Australian Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka and former world number one Roger Federer, will face…
Tennis: Switzerland edge Serbia for Davis Cup quarters
Switzerland sealed a Davis Cup quarter-final berth when a win in Saturday’s doubles gave them an unbeatable 3-0 lead over…
Jonathan for Davos Summit
President Goodluck Jonathan will leave Abuja Tuesday for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland where he will lead efforts…
Switzerland breaks seal on banking secrecy
PARIS(AFP) – Switzerland broke the seal on its banking secrecy, until now considered virtually ironclad, by signing an international agreement…