Tag: Switzerland
Swiss vote to allow heroin prescriptions
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Swiss voters have opted to further liberalise drug laws so hardcore users can be prescribed heroin.[MORE]
Swiss vote for heroin prescriptions
Swiss voters have strongly backed a proposal for heroin to be prescribed to registered addicts.[MORE]
Everybody must get stoned? Swiss vote on relaxing cannabis laws
Swiss voters head to the polls on Sunday (local time) for a series of referenda including a controversial proposal to decriminalise cannabis, local media reports.[MORE]
WHO study outlines benefits of universal HIV testing
A study by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has found that universal testing for the HIV virus and immediate treatment could cut the number of people developing AIDS by up to 95 per cent.[MORE]
Top jewels go unsold at Sotheby's sale
Nearly 150 jewels, including a huge blue diamond, failed to sell at Sotheby's in Geneva on Wednesday night (local time).[MORE]
Federer too strong for Blake
Roger Federer scraped past James Blake in a one-set exhibition game overnight, showing no signs of the back strain or stomach bug that hampered him at last week's season-ending Masters Cup.[MORE]
Atom-smasher restart delayed further: CERN
Europe's giant atom-smasher, which broke down only days after being switched on with great fanfare, is not expected to restart before the middle of next year, the operators have said.[MORE]
Federer hoping for new start next year
Roger Federer says he was glad to bring down the curtain on a difficult season and hopes to bounce back for a tilt at the grand slam record next year.[MORE]
Rafa and I still the best: Federer
Roger Federer says he and Rafael Nadal are still the main men in world tennis, even though the Swiss lost to Andy Murray for the third time this year at the Masters Cup.[MORE]
Seven sports battle for Olympic inclusion
Seven sports bidding for two places on the Olympic Games program have made their pitch to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) hoping to make the cut next year.[MORE]
Murray sends Federer packing in Shanghai
Andy Murray has sent defending champion Roger Federer crashing out of the Masters Cup.[MORE]
Murray safely into semis, Federer needs a 'miracle'
Andy Murray moved into the Masters Cup semi-finals overnight but defending champion Roger Federer said he needed a "miracle" to reach the last four after being hit by a crippling stomach bug.[MORE]
Federer hates being called 'number two'
Roger Federer admits he hates being described as the world number two and says he is desperate to win back the top ranking from Rafael Nadal.[MORE]
Sounds like a Strad? Must be the mushrooms
A Swiss researcher says he's hit on an unlikely way of recreating the unique sound of a Stradivarius violin - by treating the wood of a replica instrument with mushrooms.[MORE]
Deep sea explorer Piccard dies, aged 86
Swiss marine explorer and inventor Jacques Piccard has died at his home on the edge of Lake Geneva at the age of 86. [MORE]
Environmental photo award traces China desert
The inaugural award for environmental photography, the Prix Pictet, has gone to a Canadian for his work documenting China's expanding desert. [MORE]
Team NZ halts legal action against Alinghi
The Team New Zealand syndicate says it is withdrawing legal action against Swiss champion Alinghi to ensure it will take part in the Pacific Series in Auckland in February.[MORE]
Federer completes hometown hat-trick in Basel
Roger Federer won his hometown tournament for a record third straight year overnight by beating Argentine second seed David Nalbandian 6-3, 6-4 in the Swiss Indoors final.[MORE]
Federer disappointed by year-end ranking
Roger Federer is "disappointed but not surprised" at losing the year-end world number one spot to rival Rafael Nadal, he said.[MORE]
Federer to face Nalbandian in hometown final
Roger Federer will take on David Nalbandian in the Swiss Indoors final after the Basel-born, world number two's bid for a third straight hometown title continued with an easy semi-final win.[MORE]
Williams in frame for Doha after Zurich win
Venus Williams has defeated unseeded Italian Flavia Pennetta 7-6, 6-2 in the Zurich Open final to all but guarantee the American a place at the season-ending WTA Championships in Doha.[MORE]
Venus to face Pennetta in Zurich final
Venus Williams is just one match away from reclaiming the title she last won in 1999 after beating second seeded Serb Ana Ivanovic 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the final of the Zurich Open. [MORE]
Nadal and Federer crash out in Madrid
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer both crashed out of the Madrid Masters semi finals overnight.[MORE]
Venus and Ivanovic into Zurich semi-finals
Venus Williams survived an inconsistent performance to defeat Italian Francesca Schiavone 6-3, 6-3 and reach the semi-finals of the Zurich Open overnight. [MORE]
Weary Jankovic falls to Pennetta in Zurich
Top seed and world number one Jelena Jankovic has had her 12-match winning streak ended, falling 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 to Italy's Flavia Pennetta in the second round of the Zurich Open.[MORE]
