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ND researchers part of 'God particle' find
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND -- They have the right clues. Even the suspect is in hand. But just as with all good detective stories, a University of Notre Dame physicist says, there are bound to be twists and turns as the details eventually unfold. Kevin Lannon, an...Tags: Higgs Boson Search, Cancer, Science, Fiction, Large Hadron Collider Experiments
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Swiss seek to facilitate restitution of dictator loot
Reuters* Draft law first of its kind - Swiss Foreign Ministry * Swiss blocked $1 billion of Arab Spring loot ZURICH, May 22 (Reuters) - Switzerland proposed on Wednesday a new law to make it easier to freeze assets stolen and salted away by foreign leaders and...Tags: Libya, Bashar Assad, Theft, Swiss Confederation, Nigeria
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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: Science, Ernesto Bertarelli , Swiss Confederation, Merck & Company Incorporated, Zurich (Swiss Confederation)
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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: eBay Inc., European Union, Swiss Confederation, Bern (Swiss Confederation), Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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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: Vladimir Putin, Elections, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Russia, Barack Obama
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Swiss open criminal investigation linked to Spain graft scandal
Reuters* Spanish suspect held up to 38 mln euros in Swiss accounts * Former treasurer part of two Spanish corruption probes By Emma Farge GENEVA, May 6 (Reuters) - Swiss authorities have opened a money laundering investigation into a former treasurer of...Tags: Swiss Confederation, Banking, Career and Workplace, Politics, 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: Diseases and Illnesses, Government Debt, Bird Flu, China, Smallpox
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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: Higgs Boson Search, Large Hadron Collider Experiments, Swiss Confederation, Easter, Francis I
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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: Music, Festive Events, China, Chen Guangcheng, Beijing (China)
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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: North American International Auto Show, Auto Shows, Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment, Swiss Confederation
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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: Luxury Vehicles, Bentley, George Lucas, Passenger Cars, Ferrari
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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: Bentley, Luxury Vehicles, Passenger Cars, Ferrari, Lexus
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