DLG - German Agricultural Society
Frankfurt (ots) - Europe's leading agricultural event - Agritechnica - will be bigger than ever this year. - More exhibitors + larger area = more visitors - Expansion reflects diversity and buoyancy in agriculture - Focus on key areas of innovations, soil and climate issues, bio-energy and used machinery trade Due to take place in Hanover from ...
St. Gallen (ots) - His Excellency Mr. Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations, today accepted the Max Schmidheiny Foundation Freedom Prize in person. At a formal ceremony at the University of St. Gallen attended by several hundred guests from business and politics as well as students, Prof. Dr. ...
DLG - German Agricultural Society
Frankfurt (ots) - Published scientific evidence on the impact of global climate change continues to mount and is now overwhelming. Politicians, the private sector, and the general public are increasingly looking to the agricultural sector to deliver alternative renewable energy supplies derived from both animal ...
UEFA - Union of European Football Associ
UEFA Video Service provides live Internet coverage of UEFA Champions League matches in 96 countries. Nyon (ots) - The launch of the UEFA Video Service (UVS), has given Internet users in 96 countries access to live online matches from UEFA competitions. UVS has been developed by UEFA to enable its broadcast partners to extend their rights and provide live match coverage on the Internet. Over 20 broadcasters ...
Luzern (ots) - During a media convention of the city of Luzern and the organization "Rose d'Or", the new concept for the renowned international competition for TV entertainment with its long tradition was presented. Freddy Burger, the new owner of the market rights and an entrepreneur in the entertainment and restaurant industry, and the designated festival director ...
Zurich (ots) - An international Java technology conference that goes by the name "Jazoon" will be held from June 24-28 in Zurich's Hallenstadion. The conference organizers Sun Microsystems (Schweiz) AG, Netcetera and cR Kommunikation announced the event at a press conference today. Jazoon is aimed at the professional Java community, young professionals, as well as seasoned IT experts and managers. The conference ...
- Capital increase with net proceeds of around ¤100 million for further improvement of capital structure and generating additional headroom for growth - Around 50 per cent free float after IPO - First day of trading before summer break Frankfurt (ots) - Klöckner & Co AG management will present the company during a roadshow to national and international investors, which will start on June 14. Investors can ...
Aachen (ots) - Tapentadol would be the first new molecular entity in the class of oral centrally acting analgesics to enter medical practice in over 25 years. At the American Pain Society Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, Grünenthal GmbH presented positive results on preclinical and early clinical studies of ...
Barcelona/Stuttgart (ots) - This afternoon the Spanish King Juan Carlos I started his special Maybach experience in the setting of the Laureus World Sports Award in Barcelona. The keys for the "Côte d'Azur" blue luxury Saloon were handed over by Dr Dieter Zetsche, the Chairman of the Board of Management of DaimlerChrysler AG and Head of the Mercedes Car Group, at the Catalonian Grand Prix racetrack "Circuit de ...
Università della Svizzera italiana
Saturday 13th May 2006 from 10 a.m. to 12.15 p.m. Great Hall (Aula Magna) on the University Campus in Lugano Lugano (ots) - The Università della Svizzera Italiana is 10 years old! The Dies Academicus is an important opportunity to meet up and exchange information about the development of the USI within the context of our region and in its relations with ...
ICZ - Israelitische Cultusgemeinde Zürich
Sakhir/Bahrain (ots) - Hours from the start of this year's Formula One action getting underway in Bahrain, Red Bull hosted a spectacular Arabian Nights launch for Scuderia Toro Rosso's debut in the sport and Red Bull Racing's second year in F1. The world's press and a galaxy of VIP guests were invited to attend the "1002nd Arabian Night" on a private island off the coast of Bahrain. Oil lamps lit the way down a ...
Bank Hapoalim (Switzerland) Ltd
- Indication: A complete version can be downloaded under: http://www.presseportal.ch/de/story.htx?firmaid=100007552&lang=2 - Zurich (ots) - "As is the case with financial markets in general, the Israeli stock exchange is tending to become less sensitive to events linked to geopolitical ...
Davos/Geneva (ots) - On 26 January 2006 the State of Geneva convened a CEO-level meeting on global security in new technologies at the ski resort of Davos on the occasion of the Annual Meeting 2006 of the World Economic Forum. At the event, Pierre Francois Unger, President of the State of Geneva announced that ...
Geneva/Zurich (ots) - To conclude its "World Tour" and simultaneously celebrate its 250th birthday, Vacheron Constantin is exhibiting a spectacular anniversary collection in Bank Leu's client service hall on Zurich's Bahnhofstrasse. The exhibition is open to the public on Friday and Saturday, December 16 and 17, 2005. The Tour de l'Ile is its name, and its proud ...
Micronas Semiconductor Holding AG
Acquisition complements Micronas' portfolio of state-of-the-art HD display products Zurich (ots) - Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN, Frankfurt: MNSN, Prime Standard Segment, TecDAX) today announced the close of its purchase of all shares of fabless semiconductor company WISchip International Ltd. with operational headquarters in Santa Clara, CA. On October 26, 2005, Micronas had announced a definitive ...
Geneva/Brussels (ots) - The Microsoft event MERID (Microsoft European Research & Innovation Day) was designed to bring together politicians, companies, researchers, academics and policy makers in Brussels for a debate on the future of European research and development (R&D). Speakers included Carl Bildt, former ...
Langenthal (ots) - In a hotel by the side of Lake Thun the Maggini-Foundation, of Langenthal in Switzerland, has discovered two previously unknown Mozart pictures - a rare double miniature painted on ivory. Wolfgang is portrayed on one side, seated, and his sister Nannerl (Marianna) on the other. The two children were both painted in water-colour (Guoache) ...
Indication: Pictures and further information in pdf can be downloaded under: http://www.presseportal.ch/de/story.htx?firmaid=100003587 Star Wars - Episode III "Revenge of the Sith" Lausanne (ots) - Attention all Star Wars fans! The exclusive limited edition "Star Wars - ...
Zurich (ots) - Globalization is making itself felt not only worldwide but also at the regional level. The growing diversity of modern society is radically altering conditions on consumer markets. This issue was addressed at the first New Diversity Forum, which was held at the Zurich airport from March 13-14. The event, which was jointly sponsored by Lowe Switzerland ...
Beijing (ots) - Prestige Swiss watchmaker Omega, Official Timekeeper of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, today unveiled a giant clock in Tiananmen Square that counts the days, hours, minutes and seconds remaining to the Opening Ceremony of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad on August 8th, 2008. It is a considerable honour for Omega, and also signals the company's ...
Indication: A picture will be sent by photopress on Keystone's satellit network Further pictures: www.newsaktuell.ch/f/galerie.htx?type=ops Istanbul/Bern/Heerbrugg (ots) - Almost one and a half thousand years since its construction in the center of ancient Constantinople, the Hagia Sophia has ...
Bonn (ots) - Ministers, mayors and meteorologists - these and other experts from a range of sectors are participating in the Second International Conference on Early Warning (EWC-II), to be held 16-18 October in Bonn. Almost 400 participants are registered for the Conference, which is expected to result in ...
Madrid (ots) - New data from the VIM study presented today at the annual Congress of the European Society of Ophthalmology (SOE) demonstrate that Visudyne® therapy benefited patients with smaller base line lesions* in minimally classic "wet" AMD, a form of AMD previously considered untreatable.1 Visudyne is the ...
ST. LOUIS, MO (ots) - The World Agricultural Forum (WAF), a non-profit organization that provides the only neutral and inclusive forum for global dialogue on critical issues involving food, fuel, health and fiber, attracted nearly 300 leading authorities from around the world for its 2003 World Congress meeting in St. Louis, to discuss hot issues with other key ...
The Business Humanitarian Forum
Geneva (ots) - Under the aegis of The Business Humanitarian Forum, representatives from businesses, United Nations system agencies, and foundations gathered this afternoon for a workshop entitled "Combating the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Africa: Mother to Child Transmission Prevention". The participants discussed ...
Vienna (ots) - From 21 to 28 September, the international parachuting elite will meet in Vienna, Austria for their fourth world cup. The SKYDAY event will be attended by 30 teams from the US, Russia, Japan, Australia, Germany, Denmark, Brazil, Italy, Israel, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Finland, Austria and Switzerland, who qualified at their national championships. For the first time, the public event will ...