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Zurich Global Ventures Appoints New Finance Chief
finews.com
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August 25, 2025
Zurich Global Ventures has elected a new CFO. She brings decades of financial and audit experience from Partners Group, Deloitte, and PwC. Zurich Global Ventures (ZGV), a subsidiary of the Zurich Insurance Group, has appointed Emel Can as its new...
Neeraj vs Peters vs Weber: Javelin giants clash in Zurich
Rediff
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IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra eyes Diamond League glory. Photograph: Ibraheem Al Omari/Reuters Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will face stiff competition from formidable challengers like Anderson Peters and Julian Weber when he attempts to...
Yamaha’s CrossWave: Swiss Army Knife of Jet Skis, But Fancier
Tactical Life Gun Magazine
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August 25, 2025
Brace yourselves… Because Yamaha just reinvented the jet ski. Or rather, gave it a Ph.D. in versatility. Meet the CrossWave, the personal watercraft that scoffs at “just riding” and instead invites you to fish, lounge, anchor, or just look cool...
Kenyan Sprinter Omanyala Out Of Zurich Diamond League
Channels TV
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August 25, 2025
Ferdinand Omanyala, who holds the African 100m record, is injured and has pulled out of this week’s Diamond League final in Zurich, the last event before the Tokyo world championships. The 29-year-old is one of 17 Kenyans to have qualified for...
Russia Declares Swiss Organization Undesirable on Its Territory
Yemen News Agency SABA
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Moscow - Saba: The Prosecutor General’s Office in Russia has declared the activities of the Swiss non-governmental organization International Baccalaureate as undesirable on Russian territory. The Russian news agency TASS reported on Monday that...
Lufthansa Group restructuring to impact SWISS operations
Swissinfo
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August 25, 2025
Lufthansa faces reorganisation of the Group - Swiss emphasises its own strength Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial...
Zurich Airport and SWISS report a successful summer holiday season
Breaking Travel News
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August 25, 2025
Summer 2025 proved another time of peak passenger travel for SWISS and for Zurich Airport Ltd., the operator of the airline’s prime Zurich hub. More than 3.2 million air travelers passed through Zurich in July, some 4.8% more than had done so the...
Oberoi Group Scholarships 2025: Apply now for a chance to study hospitality at EHL, Switzerland
Hindustan Times
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August 25, 2025
The Oberoi Group has announced the second edition of The Oberoi Group Scholarship Program, following the success of its inaugural year. The initiative, which celebrates the vision of Rai Bahadur Mohan Singh Oberoi and Prithvi Raj Singh Oberoi,...
How important is volunteer work to Swiss democracy?
Swissinfo
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August 25, 2025
Inconceivable without volunteers: the 2025 Swiss Federal Gymnastics Festival attracted 300,000 people and 65,000 gymnasts to Lausanne. Keystone / Jean-Christophe Bott Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your...
Swiss Heroine Riola Xhemaili AimingTo Knock Man United Out Of Europe
Forbes
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TOPSHOT - Switzerland's midfielder #07 Riola Xhemaili celebrates at the end of the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 Group A football match between Finland and Switzerland at the Stade de Geneve in Geneva, on July 10, 2025. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)...
Volunteering in Switzerland rebounded after pandemic
Swissinfo
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August 25, 2025
Since the end of the pandemic, the Swiss are starting to volunteer again Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial...
What do deathcore, nu metal and Switzerland have in common? One of the most exciting young bands in metal
Louder
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August 25, 2025
Inside a sweltering room in Leeds, 1,000 people are hyperventilating en masse. As Paleface Swiss vocalist Marc ‘Zelli’ Zellweger leans over the barrier, rapping, screaming and gasping his way through an almost comically brutal Nail To The Tooth,...
As Little As 55 Minutes: These Are SWISS's 6 European Airbus A350 Routes
Simple Flying
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August 25, 2025
SWISS's first of ten Airbus A350-900s is due to be delivered in October. For crew training and familiarization, the variant will be flown on six European routes from the airline's Zurich hub: Düsseldorf, Geneva, Hannover, Malaga, Palma de...
Zurich police will rescue drowned phone - for a fee
World Radio Switzerland
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August 25, 2025
Monday, 25 August 2025 06:30 wasserpolizei zürich (c) Kapo ZH If you lose your mobile phone in Lake Zurich – the police will retrieve it for you, for a fee. This happened on Saturday: a teenage girl dropped her phone into the depths – she called...
HSBC Swiss Private Bank cuts ties with middle eastern clients amid scrutiny
Yahoo Finance
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HSBC Holdings’ Swiss private banking arm is in the process of discontinuing its services to a segment of its high-net-worth clientele from the Middle East, reported Bloomberg. The affected clients, including over 1,000 individuals from Saudi...
Chinese firm Baidu to launch European robotaxi business in Zurich
Swissinfo
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August 25, 2025
Baidu wants to establish robotaxis in Switzerland's peripheral regions Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial...
Universa Investments: «Black Swan» Hedge Fund Eyes Swiss Expansion
finews.com
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August 25, 2025
Universa Investments, the 20 billion dollar hedge fund tied to Mark Spitznagel and Nassim Nicholas Taleb, plans to expand into Switzerland. COO Brandon Yarckin explains why Swiss investors are a natural fit — and why the firm believes the mantra...
Nervous Swiss ready Trump sweetened offer for tariff pain relief
Yahoo Finance
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By Dave Graham ZURICH (Reuters) -Switzerland soon hopes to finalise a new business offer for Washington to ease its tariff burden, which will likely include more defence spending and greater access for U.S. energy interests, two people familiar...
Travelling to Switzerland with kids? The Grandhotel Giessbach saves you money by sitting on top of TWO key tourist attractions
The Mirror
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August 25, 2025
When you travel with children, it can sometimes be a struggle to galvanise them to sightsee. I know I can't be the only one passing out bribes to get them out of the door to explore at times... Enter the Grandhotel Giessbach, in Brienz,...
SWISS is Introducing New Cabins and an Ultra-Exclusive First “Grand Suite”
Inside Flyer - Colorado
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August 24, 2025
SWISS is rolling out the largest cabin overhaul in its history with the launch of SWISS Senses. Starting in 2025, the airline’s new Airbus A350s will showcase redesigned cabins across all classes – from refreshed Economy to a brand-new First Class...