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November 29, 2019

Flughafen Zürich AG wins bid for new airport near New Delhi

An Indian state selected a Swiss company, Flughafen Zürich AG, on Friday to design, develop and operate a new airport near ...

November 28, 2019

AP Interview: Boxing champ Klitschko proud to be Ukrainian

As world heavyweight boxing champions for more than a decade, Wladimir Klitschko and his brother Vitali helped establish ...

November 28, 2019

Swiss decry ‘attack’ on local embassy employee in Sri Lanka

Switzerland’s foreign ministry said Thursday that unidentified men seized a local employee of the Swiss Embassy in Sri ...

November 26, 2019

Jakob Kuhn, former Switzerland soccer coach, dies aged 76

Jakob Kuhn, who coached Switzerland’s national soccer team at three straight major tournaments from 2004-08, has died. He was ...

November 25, 2019

Businessman buys Nazi items; plans to donate to Jewish group

A Lebanese-born Swiss real estate mogul said Monday that he purchased Adolf Hitler’s top hat and other Nazi memorabilia from ...

November 25, 2019

UEFA bans Feyenoord ticket sales for 1 Europa League game

UEFA has banned Feyenoord from selling tickets to its fans for a Europa League away game as punishment for crowd disorder in ...

November 25, 2019

Top art, treasure and jewel heists in Europe in recent times

A brazen burglary Monday at a German museum holding priceless treasures is another in a long history of daring European ...

November 23, 2019

Ski federation head Kasper to quit after 22 years

The president of the International Ski Federation, Gian Franco Kasper, will step down next year after 22 years in the job.

November 20, 2019

Eyeing terror threat, Swiss mull limits on sale of chemicals

Switzerland’s executive branch wants to make it harder for the public to obtain certain chemicals like fertilizer, ...

November 20, 2019

Chelsea verdict due mid-December in FIFA transfer ban case

Chelsea can expect a verdict within three weeks in its appeal to overturn a FIFA transfer ban for breaking youth transfer ...

November 20, 2019

UEFA confirms seeding pots for unusual Euro 2020 draw

UEFA has confirmed seeding pots for the 2020 European Championship, where some teams are slotted into groups ahead of the ...

November 15, 2019

Chinese swimming star defends failure to take doping test

One of China’s biggest Olympic stars fought Friday for his right to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Games during a rare public ...

November 15, 2019

Noseda, in his prime, lifting National Symphony Orchestra

After a piano rehearsal, two orchestra sessions and one concert performance together, soprano Christine Goerke gushed with ...

November 14, 2019

Olympic champ Sun Yang faces public hearing in doping case

One of China’s biggest Olympic stars will undergo a rare public hearing in a doping case on Friday with his 2020 Tokyo Games ...

November 13, 2019

Switzerland OKs linkup with EU’s emissions trading system

Switzerland has approved a change to its environmental legislation allowing companies to take part in the European Union’s ...

November 12, 2019

WADA wants lengthy ban if swim star Sun loses doping hearing

The World Anti-Doping Agency wants China's star swimmer Sun Yang banned for up to eight years for alleged doping rules ...

November 12, 2019

FIFA bans Peruvian soccer official Burga for life

A South American soccer official acquitted of racketeering in the United States has been banned for life by FIFA for taking ...

November 11, 2019

Track coach Alberto Salazar files doping case appeal at CAS

The Court of Arbitration for Sport says it has registered an appeal by track coach Alberto Salazar against his ban for doping ...

November 06, 2019

Head of UN agency for Palestinian refugees resigns

The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees resigned on Wednesday following a preliminary internal investigation ...