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Claudia Pechstein: German Speedskating Champion Banned for Doping
Claudia Pechstein, Germany's 5-time Olympic speed skating champion, will be banned for 2 years as she failed a drugs test. The result of her blood test was upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland. Claudia Pechstein will miss the 2010 Winter Olympics in...
Cern Large Hadron Collider restarts after 14 months
Scientists at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, based in Geneva, Switzerland are searching for the Higgs boson, a sub-atomic particle central to understanding physics. Higgs boson is only predicted to exist, in other words, it has never been... 
created by Maireid Sullivan | 3 days ago | updated 3 days ago
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Cern Large Hadron Collider machine restarts
" The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiment has been re-started after a hiatus of 14 months. Engineers have now made two stable proton beams circulate in opposite directions around the machine. If all...
Swiss Government Sues Google Over Street View's Privacy Violation
Switzerland is halting Google from proceding with their Street View service maps due to concerns about personal privacy and security of its people. The Swiss government demands higher privacy protection if the... 
LHC to Restart this Weekend, Again: More Freak Accident to Come?
After more than one year of delay, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) could restart as soon as this weekend. Earlier this month, a piece of baguette caused the £4.4 billion LHC to overheat. More freak accidents to... FIFA VS Iraq
It appears that the latest battle in Iraq is being fought between the Iraqi National Football [Soccer] Team and FIFA. The latest saga started when the Iraqi Olympic Committee [which is part of the Iraqi Government] took control and dissolved the Iraqi National Football... 
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Federer and Credit Suisse, marriage made in heaven
Roger Federer continues to build his sponsors adding recently Lindt and now Credit Suisse to his list. His reputation and values attract lucrative contracts even in an economic...
FIFA Bans Maradona
The world of football [soccer] received the news about the decision of FIFA to ban Maradona for his insults. Maradona insulted the press and his critics during a press conference after Argentina defeated Uruguay... 
Alarming Numbers of Species Facing Extinction
The Union for Conservation of Nature, based in Switzerland has listed an alarming number of species now facing extinction. It examined over 47 000 organisms and found that of those over 17 000 face... 
created by Barbara McPherson | 3 wks ago | updated 3 wks ago
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116 views | 58 recommendations | 4 comments
Polanski's Victim Samantha Geimer Wants Abuser Charges Dropped
Samantha Geimer, the rape victim of Polish-French film director Roman Polanski, is asking for her abuser's charges to be dropped. Geimer was in court Friday, asking for Polanski to be acquitted. Geimer suggested all the media hype is interfering with her personal and work... 
The Swiss Alps, Graubünden-Words are not enough!
Graubünden has its own unique character. It is the largest Canton in Switzerland with Chur as its capital. Austria and Liechtenstein are on its North and Italy to the south. Like all regions in Switzerland, the...
created by Patricia Turo | 39 wks ago | updated 5 wks ago
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835 views | 44 recommendations | 13 comments
