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Analysis: Criminal probe trail going cold at MF Global (Reuters)

Articles: 3, Last update: Feb 10, 2012 12:16:00 AM, Start: Feb 10, 2012 12:02:00 AM

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Colombia restablece relaciones con Ecuador y Venezuela

Source country diariohorizonte Friday, February 10, 2012 3:58:00 AM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Switzerland] Suiza[1];

Other categories: UN Bodies; Security Council;

El restablecimiento de las relaciones con Ecuador y Venezuela, y la elección de Colombia como miembro no permanente del Consejo de Seguridad de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU), para el período 2011-2012, son dos de los principales avances que registra el país en materia de relaciones exteriores en estos 18 meses de Gobierno....

11 فبراير.. يوم رحيل مبارك يتحول لإضراب لإسقاط العسكر -

Source country elaph Friday, February 10, 2012 3:50:00 AM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Switzerland] وسويسرا[1];

Entities: Ayman Nour[2]; شارل ديجول[1]; Mohammed Mahmood[1]; Hosni Mubarak[3];

Other categories: Conflict;

يحيي المصريون في 11 فبراير الذكرى الأولى لرحيل الرئيس السابق حسني مبارك، وسط دعوات للاضراب العام، وإجبار المجلس العسكري على تسليم السلطة لرئيس مدني. وتبنت الأحزاب الليبرالية واليسارية الدعوة في حين رفضتها القوى الاسلامية واعتبرتها محرضة على تعطيل البلاد....

February 11.. On the departure of Mubarak turns strike to topple the military.

Yahya Egyptians on February 11 the first anniversary of the departure of former President Hosni Mubarak, amid calls for the general strike, forcing the military junta to hand over power to the President of a civilian. claimed responsibility for the liberal parties and leftist advocacy while rejected by the Islamic forces, considering it as inciting to disrupt the country.

Articles published more than 20 minutes ago

La police suisse a enregistré 1210 personnes dans le système d'information HOOGAN

Source country french-news Friday, February 10, 2012 3:48:00 AM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Switzerland] Suisse[1];

GENEVE, 9 février (Xinhua) -- Le Domaine Hooliganisme de l'Office fédéral de la police suisse (FEDPOL) a annoncé jeudi que depuis la mi-juillet 2011, 139 nouvelles personnes ont été saisies dans le système d'information HOOGAN et que 119 personnes ont été effacées réglementairement....

Putin Support Tepid but Broad in Industrial Russia

Source country IHT Friday, February 10, 2012 3:40:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Switzerland] Switzerland[1];

A working-class city in Russia embodies support for Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin, though it seems to be based mostly on an absence of options....

Articles published more than 30 minutes ago

Brasil Travel Cancels Initial Share Sale as Dozens of Others Wait to Offer

Source country bloomberg Friday, February 10, 2012 3:37:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Switzerland] Suisse[1];

canceled an initial public offering, citing “unfavorable” market conditions, as the operator of the country’s stock exchange says dozens of other companies are waiting for sentiment to improve to go public. Brasil Travel had previously postponed the sale by a day after saying that potential.......

Spain start Davis Cup defence with B team

Source country nation Friday, February 10, 2012 3:36:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Switzerland] Basel[1]; Switzerland[1];

Entities: Juan Carlos[1]; Fernando Verdasco[1]; Andy Roddick[1]; Nicolas Almagro[1]; Jo-Wilfried Tsonga[1]; Robin Söderling[1]; Marc Lopez[1]; Juan Carlos Ferrero[1]; Novak Djokovic[1]; Kei Nishikori[1]; David Ferrer[1]; Albert Costa[1]; Alex Corretja[1]; Tomas Berdych[1]; Roger Federer[1]; Rafael Nadal[1]; Carlos Ferrero[1]; Marcel Granollers[1]; Feliciano Lopez[1];

LONDON - There will be an unfamiliar look about Spain when they begin the defence of the Davis Cup against Kazakhstan on Friday with a new captain and without several regulars, most notably Rafa Nadal. Former world number two Alex Corretja, who took over from Albert Costa shortly after Spain beat.......

4,832 Pakistanis deported in two years, NA told

Source country nation Friday, February 10, 2012 3:36:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Switzerland] Switzerland[1];

Entities: Thar Coal[1]; Ahmad Bilour[1];

ISLAMABAD - Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs Palwasha Behram Thursday informed the National Assembly that 4,832 Pakistanis were deported from various countries during the last two years. Responding to a supplementary question during the question hour, she said these people were deported on legal grounds....

Ministry ordered to write letter to RIM

Source country nation Friday, February 10, 2012 3:36:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Switzerland] Zurich[2];

Entities: Akram Sheikh[3]; Mansoor Ijaz[2]; Husain Haqqani[1]; Salman Bashir[1]; James L Jones[1]; Michael Mullen[1]; Osama bin Laden[2];

Other categories: Terrorist Attack;

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Akram Sheikh said (about Mansoor Ijaz) : "Ijaz does not want to come to Pakistan as he has security concerns;he , however, is ready to provide evidence about the memo and record his statement outside the country either in London or in Zurich,"

ISLAMABAD - Accusing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of creating hurdles inobtaining the record of BBM, which Mansoor Ejaz and Hussein Haqqani exchanged, the judicial commission asked the authorities concerned to write a letter to the Canadian company Research In Motion (RIM), which owns the.......

PM off the hook if writes letter

Source country nation Friday, February 10, 2012 3:36:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Switzerland] Switzerland[3];

Entities: Benazir Bhutto[2]; Aitzaz Ahsan[3]; Yousaf Raza Gillani[4]; Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry[1]; Saeed Khan[1]; Hamid Mir[1]; Begum Nusrat Bhutto[1]; Asif Ali Zardari[6];

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court insisted Thursday that Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani write to the Swiss authorities to reopen graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, saying “No one is above the law.” Heading an eight-member bench hearing Gilani’s intra-court appeal against an order.......

Credit Suisse Posts First Loss in Three Years

Source country irishsun Friday, February 10, 2012 3:31:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Switzerland] Suisse[2];

Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Credit Suisse Group AG, the second- biggest Swiss bank, said it had a loss in the fourth quarter for the first time since 2008, hurt by "adverse" markets and costs to ......

Articles published more than 40 minutes ago

Nach CAS-Urteil: Jan Ullrich gibt Kontakt zu Fuentes zu

Source country netzeitung Friday, February 10, 2012 3:20:00 AM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Switzerland] Lausanne[1];

Entities: Lance Armstrong[1]; Jan Ullrich[1];

Die ganze Nation lag ihm einst zu Füßen, jetzt bestätigte der CAS: Jan Ullrich war ein Doper. Knapp 12 Stunden nachdem das Urteil gefällt war, meldete sich Ullrich zu Wort. In einer Erklärung auf seiner Homepage bestätigte der ......

Settlement doesn't end all mortgage-related problems for banks

Source country latimes Friday, February 10, 2012 3:19:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Switzerland] Suisse[1];

Entities: Preet Bharara[1]; Ally Financial[1]; Glenn Schorr[1]; James Cox[1];

Other categories: Financial Crisis; Monetary Issues EU;

Quotes in this article

James Cox said: "The mortgage foreclosure settlement in many ways is just the least of their problems,"

The agreement with 49 states gives five large banks immunity from complaints about some aspects of their home-seizure practices, but prosecutors and regulators are focusing on other parts of the mortgage crisis....

Articles published more than 50 minutes ago

Credit Suisse : bénéfice net de 1,95 milliard de francs suisse en 2011

Source country french-news Friday, February 10, 2012 3:17:00 AM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Switzerland] Suisse[2];

GENEVE, 9 février (Xinhua) -- Le Credit Suisse a dégagé un bénéfice net de 1,95 milliard de francs suisses en 2011, en recul de 62% par rapport à 2010. La deuxième banque suisse a inscrit une perte nette de 637 millions de francs suisses au quatrième trimestre 2011, contre 841 millions de bénéfice fin 2010, a annoncé jeudi le Crédit suisse....

Articles published more than 1 hour ago

'Verilen sözler tutulmadı'

Source country yenisafak Friday, February 10, 2012 3:01:00 AM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Switzerland] Basel[1];

Entities: Fatih Terim[1]; Xherdan Shaqiri[1];

Galatasaray Teknik Direktörü Fatih Terim, sönük geçen transfer döneminin sıkıntısını yaşıyor. Gerçekleşmeyen Xherdan Shaqiri transferi sonrası iyice canı sıkılan Terim'in yakın çevresine 'Yönetim, göreve gelirken şartlarımı kabul etti ancak bunların çoğu gerçekleşmedi' şeklinde......

Marc Gasol, All Star

Source country elpais Friday, February 10, 2012 2:59:00 AM CET | info [en] [other]

A sus 27 años y en su cuarta temporada en la NBA, Marc Gasol ha obtenido por fin el reconocimiento de las grandes figuras, de los mejores entre los mejores, de los que dejan huella. El 26 de febrero en Orlando disputará un partido especial, trascendente en las carreras de quienes lo juegan, el All.......

Bayern face up to life without Schweinsteiger

Source country nst Friday, February 10, 2012 2:50:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Switzerland] Basel[1];

Entities: Sidney Sam[1]; Holger Stanislawski[1]; Markus Babbel[1]; Eren Derdiyok[1]; Michal Kadlec[1]; Robin Dutt[1];

BERLIN: Bayern Munich are looking to close the two-point gap behind German league leaders Borussia Dortmund and face up to life without Bastian Schweinsteiger when they host Kaiserslautern on Saturday....

Bank of England 'needs to inject £500bn to save the UK'

Source country thesun Friday, February 10, 2012 2:48:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Switzerland] Switzerland[1];

Entities: David Cameron[1]; Ros Altmann[1]; Mervyn Allister King[1]; Mario Monti[1]; Vicky Redwood[1];

Other categories: Monetary Issues EU;

THE Bank of England was last night being tipped to spend £500BILLION to save the UK economy from disaster...

Ullrich, suspendido dos años por dopaje

Source country diariodesevilla Friday, February 10, 2012 2:47:00 AM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Switzerland] Lausana[1]; Suiza[4];

Entities: Eufemiano Fuentes[1]; Jan Ullrich[2];

El TAS declara culpable al ciclista alemán, aunque rechaza la petición de la Unión Ciclista Internacional de retirarle la licencia deportiva de por vida....

First Next-Gen US Reactor Designed to Avoid Fukushima Repeat (LiveScience.com)

Source country news-yahoo Friday, February 10, 2012 2:46:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Switzerland] Switzerland[1];

Entities: Mile Island[1]; Gregory Jaczko[1];

Other categories: Manmade Disasters;

LiveScience.com - The United States has approved construction of new nuclear reactors for the first time in three decades. The two new reactors approved today (Feb. 9) for Georgia would represent the first U.S. versions of next-generation reactor designs that have begun appearing in China....

THE BIG READ: The great improviser

Source country thetimes-za Friday, February 10, 2012 2:43:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Switzerland] Zurich[1];

Entities: Charlie Parker[2]; Dizzy Gillespie[1]; John Coltrane[1]; Park Hyatt[1]; Duke Ellington[1]; Abdullah Ibrahim[1];

Quotes in this article

Abdullah Ibrahim adds: "A legend is someone walking with a white stick and who is at the end of their life,"

After more than 60 years of making music, touring the world, and playing for kings and paupers, Abdullah Ibrahim is adamant it feels like he is just at the beginning of his career....

İsviçre’de İslam düşmanlığı artıyor

Source country stargazete Friday, February 10, 2012 2:40:00 AM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Switzerland] İsviçre[7];

Other categories: Society;

AGİT tarafından açıklanan yeni bir rapora göre İsviçre’de Müslümanlar, devlet kurumları, okul ve üniversitelerde düzenli olarak ayrımcılığa maruz kalıyor...

La aerolínea Tui Fly elige la isla en sus rutas a África

Source country abc Friday, February 10, 2012 2:38:00 AM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Switzerland] Suiza[1];

La aerolínea alemana Tui Fly ha elegido al aeropuerto de Gran Canaria como centro de interconexión de tránsito de pasajeros y tráfico de mercancías en sus vuelos a Marruecos y Cabo Verde, lo que convierte al aeródromo grancanario en el punto «hub» europeo de la compañía para el norte de África....

Treasuries Set for Second Weekly Loss as Greek Accord Saps Refuge Demand

Source country bloomberg Friday, February 10, 2012 2:35:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Switzerland] Suisse[1];

Entities: Eric Van[1]; Olli Rehn[1];

Other categories: Market; Olli Rehn; EU-Asia; Economic and Monetary Affairs; External Relations;

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Eric Van said: “We are seeing positive sentiment come out of Greece, which is a positive for risk assets and is contributing to the weakness in Treasuries,”

Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Treasuries (USGG3YR) headed for a second weekly loss after Greece announced a deal on austerity measures required to secure a second bailout package, sapping demand for the safety of U.S. government securities. Thirty-year yields were near a three-month high after the sale.......

Der verrückteste Schwimmer Basels

Source country baz Friday, February 10, 2012 2:34:00 AM CET [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Switzerland] Basel[2];

Seit dreizehn Jahren geht Markus Schneider im Winter in den Rhein und ist nie krank. Baz.ch hat ihn bei Minustemperaturen beim Rheinschwumm begleitet....

Euro hotels welcome growth

Source country etravelblackboard Friday, February 10, 2012 2:27:00 AM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Switzerland] Switzerland[1];

European hotels experienced growth in the hospitality sector, with a 5.6 percent growth last year compared to 2010 in operations despite the tough economic situation....

Două galerii româneşti, la târgul de artă ARCOmadrid

Source country telegrafonline Friday, February 10, 2012 2:23:00 AM CET [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Switzerland] Basel[1];

Galeriile româneşti Ivan Gallery din Bucureşti şi Plan B din Cluj-Napoca participă, între 15 şi 19 februarie, la ARCOmadrid, unul dintre cele mai importante târguri de artă din Europa, conform Institutului Cultural Român (ICR) din capitala Spaniei. Este prima participare a României la ARCOmadrid, aflat la cea de-a 31-a ediţie....

Jan Ullrich admet avoir été en contact avec le Dr Fuentes

Source country 7sur7 Friday, February 10, 2012 2:22:00 AM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Switzerland] Suisse[1];

Entities: Lance Armstrong[1]; Thomas Bach[1]; Sarah Maria[1]; Jan Ullrich[5];

"J'ai été en contact avec le docteur Fuentes. Ce fut une grosse erreur et je m'en excuse". Jan Ullrich, l'unique vainqueur allemand du Tour de France, reconnaît ses relations avec le sulfureux docteur espagnol dans une ......

瑞信錄3年來首個季度虧...

Source country takungpao Friday, February 10, 2012 2:21:00 AM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Switzerland] 瑞士[3];

Entities: Michael Bloomberg[1];

圖：瑞士信貸集團公布，第四季度錄得3年以來首個季度虧損瑞士第二大銀行，瑞士信貸集團公布，第四季度錄得3年以來首個季度虧損，主要受到市場不景，以及重整投資銀行成本所拖累。期內瑞信錄得6.37億瑞郎（6.98億美元）淨虧損，相對一年前同業為8.41億瑞郎盈利。業績表現遜市場普遍預計的4.46億瑞郎盈利。倫敦市場分析員表示，瑞信業績表現疲弱，財富管理部門盈利下滑，其他業務亦見不振。受到業績出現虧損消息影響，瑞信股價一度跌4.9%，蘇黎世早市瑞信股價報每股24.34瑞郎，在彭博歐洲銀行及金融服務指數之中，瑞信股價表現一度最差。去年11月瑞信表示減持1100億瑞郎風險加權資產，包括投資銀行固定收益部的.......

Switzerland 3 Letter keeping Loi First Information Quarter Year 虧. . .

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