Publication: The Local Switzerland

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Out-of-control Jaguar kills elderly pedestrian

An elderly woman is dead after an out-of-control car knocked her down on Sunday in the centre of Lucerne, where she was walking.Drunk driver jailed for fatal wrong-way collision (01 May 13)Car hits Lucerne tunnel roof in deadly accident (04 Apr 13)Rise ... [Published The Local Switzerland - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Saint Paul (Minnesota, United States), Police, Property Damage

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 reports

Marchers protest judicial 'lapses' in woman's death

More than 250 people took part in a march in Lausanne on Monday afternoon to protest against the judicial system in the wake of the death of Marie, a 19-year-old woman killed last Wednesday after being kidnapped.Vaud police confirm abducted woman is dead ... [Published The Local Switzerland - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Claude Dubois, Kidnapping, protest, prison, Demonstration

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Thieves pinch Swiss jewels from Cannes

Jewellery worth more than $1 million made by Swiss luxury watchmaker and jeweller Chopard and due to be loaned to stars walking the red carpet at the Cannes film festival were stolen from a hotel, French police said on Friday.Thieves nabbed with gold ... [Published The Local Switzerland - May 17 2013]

Entities: Chopard & Cie SA, Jewellery, Watchmaker, Cannes Film Festival

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Li Keqiang

Chinese premier set to visit Switzerland

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang embarks this weekend on his first foreign trip since taking office, with a stop in Switzerland on the itinerary and free trade talks between the two countries close to completion.Swiss government backs away from Dalai Lama ... [Published The Local Switzerland - May 17 2013]

Entities: Switzerland, China, Li Keqiang, India, Bilateral

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Salvation Army

Sally Ann band bows out of Eurovision contest

The Salvation Army band carrying Switzerland’s hopes into the Eurovision Song Contest were vanquished on Thursday night in Malmö, Sweden.Sally Ann band triumphs as Eurovision pick (17 Dec 12)The six-member “Heilsarmee” band was greeted as a sensation ... [Published The Local Switzerland - May 17 2013]

Entities: Sally Ann, Switzerland, Salvation Army, Eurovision Song Contest, Anna Rossinelli

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Richemont plans higher dividend after profit rise

Geneva-based luxury goods giant Richemont boosted net profit for the 2012-2013 year by 30 percent as expected, with strong performances in its jewellery and watch divisions and by favourable exchange rates, the group said on Thursday.Swiss firm Richemont ... [Published The Local Switzerland - May 16 2013]

Entities: Compagnie Financière Richemont SA, Johann Rupert, Luxury Goods, Dividend

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Compagnie Financière Richemont SA

Unions hail Bangladesh garment industry deal

Swiss-based labour federations Industrial Global Union and UNI Global Union on Thursday praised top retailers for joining their drive to make Bangladesh's garment factories safer, after 1,127 people died in a factory collapse last month.Federal cabinet ... [Published The Local Switzerland - May 16 2013]

Entities: Bangladesh, Compagnie Financière Richemont SA, Wal-Mart Stores Inc

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Kenyan nominated to head UN trade body

UN chief Ban Ki-moon has nominated former Kenyan minister and member of parliament Mukhisa Kituyi to lead the UN's Geneva-based trade and development body when the current chief steps down at the end of August.Transformed Red Cross museum set to reopen ... [Published The Local Switzerland - May 16 2013]

Entities: Mukhisa Kituyi, United Nations, United Nations Conference on Trade and Developm..., World Trade Organization, Ban Ki-moon

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Over a third of Geneva workers live elsewhere

More than a third of Geneva’s active working population lives outside the canton, with the majority residing in neighbouring France and the rest largely in the canton of Vaud, according to a report issued on Thursday.The figures, dating from 2010, show ... [Published The Local Switzerland - May 16 2013]

Entities: Geneva, Workers, France, Nyon (Switzerland), Switzerland

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Cycling union's head wins Swiss backing

International Cycling Union (UCI) president Pat McQuaid can count on the support of the Swiss federation in his bid for re-election, the sport's global governing body said on Thursday.Accused Swiss doping lab to keep accreditation (12 Feb 13)Cycling ... [Published The Local Switzerland - May 16 2013]

Entities: Pat McQuaid, UCI Union Cycliste Internationale, Doping

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

EU citizens face Swiss residence quotas

Switzerland will begin restricting residence permits to citizens from 17 European Union countries, including the UK, on June 1st.Swiss clamp down on EU worker permits (24 Apr 13)Swiss boardrooms need more women: campaign (09 Oct 12)The measure, approved ... [Published The Local Switzerland - May 16 2013]

Entities: European Union, Immigration, Switzerland, Swiss People's Party

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 2 reports

Abducted woman found dead by police: reports

Police discovered the lifeless body of 19-year-old Marie in the Torny-Le-Grand region of the canton of Fribourg, less than two days after she was abducted by a 36-year-old man on Monday, according to media reports published on Wednesday.The man, a convicted ... [Published The Local Switzerland - May 15 2013]

Entities: Kidnapping, Police, Murderer

Quotes

"There are some historical issues between China and India, including the boundary question" deputy foreign minister Song told reporters

Chinese premier set to visit Switzerland [Published The Local Switzerland - May 17 2013]

"It has become clear that my nomination in Ireland has been politicised by a small group of people."

Cycling union's head wins Swiss backing [Published The Local Switzerland - May 16 2013]

"Walmart, the world's largest retailer, is out of step. By not signing up the Walmart brand sinks to a new low. Equally Gap's refusal to join is a mistake that shoppers will not forget. We will make progress without them" he said

Unions hail Bangladesh garment industry deal [Published The Local Switzerland - May 16 2013]

"After 25 years, I think I have the right to take a break" he told a conference call with reporters, adding that he planned to use his year off to visit the Antarctic and that he wanted to read about 50 book...

Richemont plans higher dividend after profit rise [Published The Local Switzerland - May 16 2013]

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Out-of-control Jaguar kills elderly pedestrian [Published The Local Switzerland - 5 hours ago]
Marchers protest judicial 'lapses' in woman's d... [Published The Local Switzerland - 15 hours ago]
Thieves pinch Swiss jewels from Cannes [Published The Local Switzerland - May 17 2013]
Chinese premier set to visit Switzerland [Published The Local Switzerland - May 17 2013]
Sally Ann band bows out of Eurovision contest [Published The Local Switzerland - May 17 2013]
Over a third of Geneva workers live elsewhere [Published The Local Switzerland - May 16 2013]
Cycling union's head wins Swiss backing [Published The Local Switzerland - May 16 2013]
Unions hail Bangladesh garment industry deal [Published The Local Switzerland - May 16 2013]
Richemont plans higher dividend after profit rise [Published The Local Switzerland - May 16 2013]
Kenyan nominated to head UN trade body [Published The Local Switzerland - May 16 2013]
EU citizens face Swiss residence quotas [Published The Local Switzerland - May 16 2013]
The furniture-free way to relocate to Switzerland [Published The Local Switzerland - May 16 2013]
Vaud police capture two of five prison escapees [Published The Local Switzerland - May 15 2013]
Pear-shaped diamond sets auction record [Published The Local Switzerland - May 15 2013]
Zurich victim in Spiez orphanage murders [Published The Local Switzerland - May 15 2013]
Abducted woman found dead by police: reports [Published The Local Switzerland - May 15 2013]
Kidnapped woman still sought after man's arrest [Published The Local Switzerland - May 14 2013]
Swiss wait for EU tax evasion initiative [Published The Local Switzerland - May 14 2013]
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