Switzerland

The Freitag Bros. Cult Bags Get First Retrospective at Design Museum Zurich (VIDEO)

VernissageTV | Posted 05.25.2012

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The story of the iconic Freitag bag made of used truck tarpaulin began in Zurich (Switzerland) in 1993, when the two brothers and keen cyclists Daniel and Markus Freitag were looking for a practical and waterproof messenger bag.

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Oldest Private Swiss Bank Denies Claims It Helped Americans Evade Billions In Taxes

Reuters | Posted 05.24.2012

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NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Wegelin & Co, the oldest Swiss private bank, is digging in its heels against a U.S. criminal charge that it conspir...

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WATCH: Astonishing Footage Shows Landslide In Swiss Alps

The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 05.18.2012

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A landslide in the Swiss Alps caused 300,000 cubic meters of rock to slide down a mountainside, reports CNN. The collapse happened in intervals over t...

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Nuclear's Once Bright and Shiny Future Blinks Out

William Bradley | Posted 05.12.2012

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Where, outside of Iran, will new nuclear power plants be contemplated? Wherever that may be, it looks to be increasingly few and far between.

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WATCH: How To Travel Like James Bond This Summer

Posted 05.04.2012

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James Bond may be her majesty's most frequent flier. Over the last six decades, the debonair agent has explored every corner of the globe, leaving beh...

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Quest For The Water Castle: Geneva And The Matterhorn Region (PHOTOS)

Richard Bangs | Posted 04.30.2012

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Water is over-tapped and under-tended in many places around the world -- but not here. How has this alpine haven resisted temptation to bleed its most precious resource?

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Report: Swiss Woman Starved Doing 'Sunlight' Fast

AP | Posted 04.25.2012

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GENEVA -- Swiss newspaper Tages-Anzeiger reports that a woman starved to death after embarking on a spiritual diet that required her to stop eating or...

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New Report Finds Great Cost Savings From Homeopathy

Dana Ullman | Posted 05.23.2012

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In this day and age of economically-challenging times for both individuals and governments, this report from the Swiss government has confirmed the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of homeopathic treatment.

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National Day Of Mourning After Horrifying Accident

AP | RAF CASERT | Posted 05.16.2012

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BRUSSELS — Belgium held a national day of mourning Friday for the 28 victims of a school bus crash in Switzerland, ringing church bells and stop...

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Sobbing Families Identify Children Killed In Crash

FRANK JORDANS | Posted 05.15.2012

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SIERRE, Switzerland (AP) — Relatives of the 28 people killed when a bus from Belgium crashed inside a Swiss tunnel endured a heartbreaking task Thur...

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Blog Chronicles Joy Before Deadly Accident

AP | RAF CASERT | Posted 05.14.2012

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HEVERLEE, Belgium -- A torch-light march. Ravioli and meatball dinners. Rides in a funicular railway. A sing-a-long and a dress-up casino evening. Th...

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Switzerland Bus Crash Claims 28 Lives, Including 22 Children

AP | JOHN HEILPRIN and DON MELVIN | Posted 05.13.2012

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SIERRE, Switzerland — A tour bus carrying schoolchildren home from a class trip slammed head-on into a tunnel wall in the Swiss Alps, killing 22...

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"Occupy Rousseau" and Challenge Inequality in America

Benjamin R. Barber | Posted 05.08.2012

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau proclaimed in his Social Contract that men, though born free, were everywhere in chains. Astonishingly, three centuries later, inequality continues to dog capitalism and taint democracy's legitimacy -- worse now even than back then.

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Why does Rousseau matter today?

The New York Public Library | Posted 05.07.2012

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This year, Swiss philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau turns 300. To celebrate, the Consulate General of Switzerland in New York and the City of Geneva ha...

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The 10 Most Popular Study Abroad Destination

Posted 02.29.2012

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If you're thinking about packing up and leaving your college campus to spend a semester studying in another country, you're not alone. The Institut...

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PHOTOS: It's Literally Leap Year!

Posted 02.29.2012

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Travelers can still wring a little wisdom out of that old chestnut, "Look before you leap." The author of that now cliche was quite right, not in the ...

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10 Things To Do In Zurich On A Backpacker's Budget

Off Track Planet | Posted 04.30.2012

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Famous for its super secret Swiss banks and having the world's best quality of life, Zurich's beautiful nature, polished culture and utopian transportation comes with a huge price tag. Don't skip off to somewhere cheaper just yet.

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My Swiss Spa Day

Kirsten Chilstrom | Posted 04.28.2012

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I immediately inspected my new face in the mirror: I was glowing.

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Hiking The Swiss Alps On A Budget

George Hobica | Posted 04.23.2012

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Despite Switzerland's reputation as a pricey destination, hut-to-hut hiking in the Alps can be a breathtaking (pun intended) bargain.

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PHOTOS: Capturing Travel Through Photography

Rick Steves | Posted 04.17.2012

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We just enjoyed our annual all-staff meeting and our art department shared some of the best of the new photos in our arsenal.

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The Swiss Government's Breakthrough Report On Homeopathic Medicine

Dana Ullman | Posted 04.16.2012

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The Swiss government's report on homeopathic medicine represents the most comprehensive evaluation of homeopathic medicine ever written by a government and was just published in book form in English.

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S'more Chocolate

Cheryl Carlesimo | Posted 04.15.2012

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Every Valentine's Day, our thoughts turn to love, and flowers, and well, chocolate.

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U.S. Calls Big Swiss Bank A 'Fugitive'

AP | By DAVID B. CARUSO | Posted 02.11.2012

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NEW YORK -- The U.S. Justice Department called Switzerland's largest private bank a fugitive from justice on Friday after it didn't send any represent...

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Exploring One Of the World's Biggest Postcard Collections

Andrew Burmon | Posted 02.08.2012

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By the standards of the late 19th century, Adolf Feller was a very well traveled man. By the late 1890's the Swiss salesman, who would later help mode...

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PHOTOS: Europe On Ice

Posted 02.07.2012

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The cold snap currently freezing Europe in its tracks -- halting commutes, breaking dams and leaving many stuck at home -- has continued its drive wes...

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