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Chile beat Honduras to claim first win in 48 years
16/06/2010 - WORLD CUP

Chile beat Honduras to claim first win in 48 years

Chile ended a 48-year World Cup drought on Wednesday with a 1-0 win over Central American rivals Honduras to top Group H ahead of Spain's clash with Switzerland.
Hot favourites Spain face Swiss opening test
16/06/2010 - WORLD CUP 2010

Hot favourites Spain face Swiss opening test

Given their Euro 2008 victory and exceptionally talented squad, Spain are the bookmakers’ favourites for the World Cup. They go up against Switzerland in Durban on Wednesday in what on paper looks like a comfortable debut.
Art Basel entices cautious buyers with an eye for quality ‎
16/06/2010 - SWITZERLAND

Art Basel entices cautious buyers with an eye for quality ‎

The world's biggest contemporary art fair, showcasing over 2,500 artists from 37 countries, opened in Switzerland on Wednesday, with the financial crisis pushing buyers to invest in safe bets rather than heavily-marketed novelties.
Deal with US on tax evasion gets overall parliamentary support
15/06/2010 - SWITZERLAND

Deal with US on tax evasion gets overall parliamentary support

Switzerland's lower chamber approved Tuesday by 81 votes to 61 a deal with the United States settling US litigation against Swiss banking giant UBS over tax evasion, securing overall parliamentary endorsement for the agreement.
Freed Swiss businessman Goeldi returns home
14/06/2010 - DIPLOMACY

Freed Swiss businessman Goeldi returns home

Max Goeldi, the Swiss businessman freed earlier this week after spending four months in a Libyan jail, returned home early Monday. Meanwhile, Switzerland and Libya have signed an "action plan" to iron out longstanding diplomatic tensions.
No doubts for 'la Roja' at the World Cup
15/06/2010 - WORLD CUP 2010

No doubts for 'la Roja' at the World Cup

As the best team of group H, Spain are expected to beat Chile, Honduras and Switzerland and are contenders for the championship title.
Swiss businessman released from Libyan prison
10/06/2010 - LIBYA

Swiss businessman released from Libyan prison

Swiss national Max Goeldi (pictured, right) was released from a Libyan prison Thursday, where he was held for violating immigration laws. His arrest is seen as symptomatic of a diplomatic row that has recently strained ties between the two countries.
Parliament rejects UBS account list deal with US
08/06/2010 - SWITZERLAND

Parliament rejects UBS account list deal with US

Switzerland's parliament rejected by 104-76 votes on Tuesday a landmark 2009 out-of-court settlement that the government had reached with banking giant UBS and the United States to reveal 4,450 American bank clients' names.
Trafigura toxic waste trial begins in Amsterdam
01/06/2010 - JUSTICE

Trafigura toxic waste trial begins in Amsterdam

Swiss multinational Trafigura, which chartered a ship that dumped toxic waste believed to be responsible for killing 17 people in the Ivory Coast in 2006, goes on trial Tuesday in Amsterdam along with the boat's captain and four other defendants.
The first scandal of the government in United Kingdom
01/06/2010 - THE WEEK IN EUROPE

The first scandal of the government in United Kingdom

18 days in and the UK's fledgling coalition government suffers its first major embarrassment. In Iceland, a party originally set up as a joke wins the local elections in the capital, Reykjavik. And in Switzerland, where prison inmates are seving their sentences out in the open.
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