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DEALTALK-Novartis' Vasella exit opens door to Roche stake sale
Reuters* Novartis' one-third stake in Roche built up under Vasella * Vasella exit, retirement of Roche chairman could thaw relations * Roche seen as most likely buyer for the stake * Could make offer in second half of this year - analyst By Caroline...Tags: Swiss Confederation, Drugs and Medicines, Politics, Hepatitis C , Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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Swiss limit permits for workers from all EU countries
ReutersZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland will impose immigration quotas on a further 17 European Union countries from June, the Federal Office for Migration said on Wednesday, a move that could pose a headache for many multinational companies that rely on EU...Tags: Labor Legislation, Swiss Confederation, Employees, Immigration, Career and Workplace
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USC, Ringling, School of Visual Arts Top Student Academy Award Winners
ReutersMay 14 (TheWrap.com) - The University of Southern California, Ringing College of Art and Design and the School of Visual Arts each placed two films on the list of Student Academy Award winners, which were announced on Tuesday by the Academy. Other...Tags: Movies, Entertainment, Swiss Confederation, New York City, Columbia University
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Europe court finds Swiss assisted-suicide laws unclear on when people entitled to lethal dose
Associated PressGENEVA (AP) — An elderly Swiss woman who would rather end her life now than decline further in health found sympathy Tuesday from the European Court of Human Rights, which called on the Swiss to clarify their laws on so-called passive assisted...Tags: Swiss Confederation, Suicide, Crime, Law and Justice, Euthanasia, Politics
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Pietro 'Pete' Rugolo, owner of Jerry's Belvedere Tavern
Pietro "Pete" Rugolo, the popular owner of Jerry's Belvedere Tavern on York Road in Govans, died May 8 at Gilchrist Hospice Care of pancreatic cancer. The Lutherville resident was 75. Mr. Rugolo grew up in Enna, Sicily, where he stopped attending...
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100-year-old woman remembers Laurel Hill long before it was a park
Daily American Staff WriterLeona Shaffer remembers more than 90 years ago, back when her family ran a farm, raising Jersey and Guernsey cattle and growing and harvesting hay and crops with little mechanical help. Shaffer, who just turned 100, said she was a bit of a tomboy, and...Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Petroleum Industry, Lancaster County (Pennsylvania), Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks
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Swiss finance minister eyes exchange of bank client data-paper
Reuters* Calls for equivalent exchange by rival financial centres * Brunetti commission secrecy findings flagged for June ZURICH, May 11 (Reuters) - Switzerland's finance minister supports exchanging bank client data with foreign tax authorities under...Tags: Swiss Confederation, Government, Politics, National Government
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Men's Tennis: Undefeated underdog
Vanguard University men's tennis by the numbers: seven players; six countries; No. 3 national ranking; zero losses; and one goal. Coach Mattias Johansson's Lions, unbeaten and unlikely underdogs, take a 22-0 record into the NAIA championship that runs...
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31 arrested in $50-million diamond robbery at Brussels Airport
LONDON — Thirty-one people have been arrested in a three-country sweep tied to a spectacular $50-million diamond heist at a Belgian airport in February, officials said Wednesday. More than 250 officers with the Belgian federal police and the...Tags: Criminals, Swiss Confederation, France, Police Arrests, Belgium
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Authorities arrest 31 in spectacular diamond heist
LONDON -- Authorities in three countries have arrested 31 people in connection with a spectacular diamond heist in February that saw robbers disguised as police steal an estimated $50 million worth of gemstones from a parked plane on a Belgian airport...
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Swiss bank Frey eyes U.S. branch to head off tax probe - sources
Reuters* Frey's head of private banking faces U.S. tax charges * Bank's move could be template for others By Martin de Sa'Pinto ZURICH, May 6 (Reuters) - Switzerland's Bank Frey may seek to open in the United States and bring American customers onshore in...Tags: Swiss Confederation, Swiss Bank Corporation, UBS AG
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Swiss bankers drop opposition to information exchange
Reuters* Position shift comes after German tax deal failed * Swiss under pressure after Luxembourg, Austria loosen secrecy * Banking association head hopes for U.S. deal soon ZURICH, May 6 (Reuters) - The Swiss Bankers Association has dropped its outright...Tags: Swiss Confederation, Luxembourg, Germany, Politics, Banking
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