Switzerland

Widower speaks out over suicide

A husband arrested on suspicion of helping his bedridden wife kill herself shortly before their 40th wedding anniversary has defended his decision, amid growing calls for a change in the law on assisted suicide.

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Recruitment policies come under spotlight

Calmy-Rey added fuel to the debate over employment in Switzerland (tsr) As the economic crisis pushes up unemployment figures, a Swiss minister has raised eyebrows with a call for firms to favour Swiss residents over...

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No more jail food: Gourmet caterers down the road as Polanski prepares for Alpine house arrest

FRANK JORDANS Associated Press Writer (AP) — After two months in a Swiss jail, Roman Polanski prepared Thursday for the splendid captivity of his $1.6 million chalet in one of world's most luxurious winter resorts. The Justice...

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German police query two in match-fixing scandal

FRANKFURT (AP) -- German police have questioned two players from the Fortuna Duesseldorf soccer club Thursday in connection with the widening match-fixing scandal in Europe. Patrick Neumann, the captain of SC Verl, another...

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Drug-resistant H1N1 no major change in virus

Tamiflu resistance in some H1N1 patients with badly weakened immune systems does not seem to reflect a major change in the virus' susceptibility to the frontline drug, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.

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Del Potro tops Federer, Murray eliminated in ATP Finals

Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina celebrates a point during his victory Thursday against Roger Federer of Switzerland at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London. LONDON (AP) — Juan Martin del Potro...

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World › Polanski prepares for luxury Alpine house arrest

Friday 27th November, 04:49 AM JST GSTAAD, Switzerland — After two months in a Swiss jail, Roman Polanski prepared Thursday for the splendid captivity of his $1.6 million chalet in one of world’s most luxurious winter resorts....

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Tamiflu still fights H1N1 despite resistant cases: WHO

The isolated cases of Tamiflu-resistance in swine flu patients in Britain and the United States likely aren't a sign that the virus is becoming resistant to the antiviral drug, a WHO spokesperson said Thursday.

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No major change in Tamiflu-resistant H1N1: WHO

Tamiflu resistance in some H1N1 patients with badly weakened immune systems does not seem to reflect a major change in the virus' susceptibility to the frontline drug, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. Nine people...

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Ismailov’s Sons Named in Swiss Luxury-Car Crash

MOSCOW — The sons of multimillionaire Telman Ismailov were two of the drivers said to have been involved in a luxury-car race in Switzerland that ended in a crash leaving an elderly German badly injured, media reported Tuesday.

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