I am just back from Geneva’s recently-concluded Watches and Wonders 2023, which made a full comeback after the lockdown-induced break — and it is evident that the luxe watch industry is exploring new avenues of artistic expression. The numbers surpassed expectations, registering 43,000 visitors compared to 22,000 last year and 23,000 in 2019 (before COVID-19). […]
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It is a fine autumn morning in October, and most people in Zurich are enjoying a rare sunny day. The top floor of Haus Hiltl, the world’s oldest vegetarian restaurant, is buzzing with a fun collaboration. Indian chefs Vicky Ratnani and Thomas Zacharias are bustling around the spacious kitchen, cooking unusual dishes: makhanabhel, mushroom and […]
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The headquarters of Swiss bank Credit Suisse. | Photo Credit: AP Credit Suisse’s shares have soared 30% after it announced it will move to shore up its finances by borrowing up to nearly $54 billion from the Swiss Central Bank. It’s a massive swing on March 16 after its shares plunged 30% on the SIX […]
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Swiss bank Credit Suisse said on March 16 it will move to shore up its finances, borrowing up to $54 billion from the central bank after its shares plunged, dragging down other major European lenders in the wake of bank failures in the United States. Credit Suisse said it would exercise an option to borrow […]
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U.S. undersecretary of state for arms control Bonnie Jenkins attends the Conference on Disarmament at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland February 27, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters A top U.S. arms control official on Monday sharply criticised Russia for suspending its participation in the last remaining nuclear weapons treaty, but said Washington will try […]
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A view of people on a road after an earthquake in Antakya in Hatay province, Turkey, February 20, 2023. | Photo Credit: REUTERS New 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey’s Hatay province A 6.4-magnitude earthquake was recorded on February 20, 2023, in Turkey’s southern province of Hatay, the hardest hit by a February 6 tremor which […]
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Open Invitation | Photo Credit: Manush John Nature has a way of making a man feel like a speck of dust. Wide open skies, majestic mountains, swathes of desert sands, towering waves and flashes of lightning. The rock expanse stretching between Ramnagar and Hampi could also leave one with that infinitesimal feeling of next-to-nothingness. Delving […]
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Acclaimed Swiss light artist, Gerry Hofstetter’s first ever light art show in India is at the Embassy of Switzerland in Delhi this evening and another one for school children on October 29 Acclaimed Swiss light artist, Gerry Hofstetter’s first ever light art show in India is at the Embassy of Switzerland in Delhi this evening […]
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William Carvalho and Joao Cancelo were also on the scoresheet as the hosts wasted numerous opportunities to inflict more humiliation on Switzerland who are now winless since they qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar William Carvalho and Joao Cancelo were also on the scoresheet as the hosts wasted numerous opportunities to inflict […]
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Qatar Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani insisted that it had carried out reforms at “lightning speed” since being awarded the World Cup in 2010 Qatar Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani insisted that it had carried out reforms at “lightning speed” since being awarded the World Cup in 2010 Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani […]
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