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Switzerland Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Switzerland.

Results 1 - 20 of 17,198 in Switzerland

  1. No Olympics for double amputeeRead the original story

    11 min ago | News Chief

    ... 400 qualifying time of 45.55 seconds, despite running a personal best 46.25 on Wednesday at a meet in Lucerne, Switzerland. The 21-year-old Pistorius, who said his legal battles prevented him from focusing on training, had acknowledged it might be ...

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  2. Sports briefs: Packers president backs GM, coachRead the original story

    47 min ago | HeraldTribune.com

    ... 45.55 seconds, despite running a personal best 46.25 on Wednesday on his prosthetic blades at a meet in Lucerne, Switzerland. Pistorius plans to run at the Sept. 6-17 Paralympic Games in Beijing. ... British sprinter Dwain Chambers failed in his bid ...

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  3. Strasburg: no hits, 13 whiffs, no decisionRead the original story

    58 min ago | The San Diego Union-Tribune

    ... of 45.55 seconds, despite running a personal-best 46.25 Wednesday on his prosthetic blades at a meet in Lucerne, Switzerland. Athletics South Africa President Leonard Chuene said four other runners had faster times, and two others were chosen as ...

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  4. Double-amputee too slow for OlympicsRead the original story

    1 hr ago | London Free Press

    ... qualifying time of 45.55 seconds, despite running a personal best 46.25 on Wednesday at a meet in Lucerne, Switzerland. Other disabled athletes have occasionally participated in the Olympics, but Pistorius' tenacity and a bitter argument over ...

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  5. ANKARA: Turkey, Armenia Enter Serious Negotiations For ReconciliatioRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Groong Armenian News Network

    ... took place in May, and the second round in July, the TDN has learned. Both rounds were carried out in Bern, Switzerland, which is considered an impartial country that has hosted similar secretive talks on issues like Cyprus and Iran. Babacan, down ...

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  6. BAKU: Turkish And Armenian Governments Begin Secret NegotiationsRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Groong Armenian News Network

    ... newspaper said, APA reports. A meeting between the officials of both countries started on July 8 in Bern, Switzerland lasted for several days. High-ranking diplomats of the Turkey's Foreign Ministry led the delegation of Turkish government, the ...

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  7. Pistorius fails to qualifyRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Edmonton Sun

    ... 400 qualifying time of 45.55 seconds, despite running a personal best 46.25 on Wednesday at a meet in Lucerne, Switzerland. The 21-year-old Pistorius, who said his legal battles prevented him from focusing on training, had acknowledged it might be ...

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  8. What are the world's most expensive addresses?Read the original story

    3 hrs ago | CTV.ca

    ... that the world's elite addresses, like New Bond Street in London, Ginza in Tokyo, Bahnhofstrasse in Zurich, Switzerland, or Avenue des Champs-Elysees in Paris aren't showing signs of strain. This month, Abercrombie & Fitch signed a lease for 90,000 ...

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  9. the Ticker: Amputee left off Olympic relayRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Detroit Free Press

    ... though he came close, running a personal-best 46.25 on his prosthetic blades at a meet Wednesday in Lucerne, Switzerland. Athletics South Africa president Leonard Chuene said four other runners had faster times, and two others were chosen as ...

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  10. Olympics | South Africa elects to pass on Oscar PistoriusRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | The Seattle Times

    ... South Africa was 46.02 seconds, better than the personal best of 46.25 the 21-year-old Pistorius ran in Lucerne, Switzerland, on Wednesday. "That's the rules," van Zyl said. "Oscar's the kind of guy who doesn't want one set of rules for him and one ...

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  11. Double amputee's quest comes to endRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | The Boston Globe

    ... qualifying time of 45.55 seconds, despite running a personal-best 46.25 Wednesday at a meet in Lucerne, Switzerland . . . In an Olympic tuneup meet in Saint-Denis, France, Jeremy Wariner had the year's fastest time in the 400 meters, finishing in ...

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  12. Morning roundup [4 hrs ago]Read the original story

    7 hrs ago | The Oklahoman

    ... qualifying time of 45.55 seconds, despite running a personal best 46.25 on Wednesday at a meet in Lucerne, Switzerland. Pistorius had hoped to be named to South Africa's 1,500-meter relay team. All of those named to the team had times under the ...

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  13. Quick Hits / Olympic gymnast Worley breaks legRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | St. Paul Pioneer Press

    ... 45.55 seconds, despite running a personal-best 46.25 on Wednesday on his prosthetic blades at a meet in Lucerne, Switzerland. British sprinter Dwain Chambers failed in his bid to overturn a lifetime Olympic ban because of doping and will not be able ...

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  14. Predators' forward among six with contracts suspended by IIHFRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | New Haven Register

    ... signing moratorium was established after representatives from the NHL, NHLPA, and IIHF met last week in Zurich, Switzerland, but the deal has yet to be signed. KHL president Alexander Medvedev said his league would agree to backdate its agreement ...

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  15. Notebook: Injury ends gymnast's Olympic plansRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | PittsburghLIVE.com

    ... 45.55 seconds, despite running a personal-best 46.25 on Wednesday on his prosthetic blades at a meet in Lucerne, Switzerland. Other disabled athletes have occasionally participated in the Olympics -- legally blind runner Marla Runyan competed for ...

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  16. New tools for mass isotopomer data evaluation in...Read the original story

    9 hrs ago | CiteULike

    ... J\"{u}lich, 52525 J\"{u}lich, Germany; Institute of Biotechnology, ETH Z\"{u}rich, 8093 Z\"{u}rich, Switzerland; Institute of Systems Engineering, Department of Simulation, Paul-Bonatz-Str. 9-11; University of Siegen; 57068 Siegen, Germany; ...

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  17. FiatFlux--a software for metabolic flux analysis from 13C-glucose experiments.Read the original story

    9 hrs ago | CiteULike

    ... labeling mixtures, and organisms.}, address = {Institute of Biotechnology, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland. nzamboni@imsb.biol.ethz.ch}, author = {Zamboni, N. and Fischer, E. and Sauer, U. }, citeulike-article-id = {3020476}, doi = ...

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  18. Sara fails to impress in Switzerland

    10 hrs ago | Gulf Daily News

    BAHRAIN'S Sara Yusuf Yaqoob registered a slow start to her outdoor season on Wednesday after finishing dead last in the women's 1,500-metre race at the 'Luzern Spitzenleichathletik' meeting in Switzerland.

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  19. Friday's sports briefsRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | StarTribune

    ... qualifying time of 45.55 seconds, despite running a personal best 46.25 on Wednesday at a meet in Lucerne, Switzerland. Dirk Nowitzki scored 20 points as Germany beat Brazil 78-65 in Athens to gain the semifinals of the Olympic basketball qualifier. ...

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  20. Minnesota Wild dealing with controversy involving international...Read the original story

    10 hrs ago | St. Paul Pioneer Press

    ... which starts play this fall and hopes to challenge the NHL for top European players. The IIHF, based in Zurich, Switzerland, is asking that all teams involved suspend the contracts of the six players until an investigation is completed, but ... 5 comments

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