IWC Schaffhausen Races at Full Throttle into the Year of the Ingenieur Watches
Geneva, 23 January 2013 – At the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) in Geneva, IWC Schaffhausen hosted around 800 international guests and media representatives from around the globe for the launch of its new Ingenieur watches. The latest…
Man killed in New Zealand shark attack
A shark has killed a man off a beach near the New Zealand city of Auckland. The attack took place around 13:30 (00:30 GMT) on Wednesday at Muriwai Beach, to the west of the country’s largest city. The 47-year-old man…
CRFM Ministerial Sub-Committee on Flyingfish calls stakeholders to action
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE – Fisheries ministers who met on Friday, 22 February 2013, in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, to review urgent governance and management issues challenging the seven Caribbean countries that currently harvest the Eastern Caribbean flyingfish (scientific…
Flying SUV crashes through two houses, lodges in roof
by Doug Miller / KHOU 11 News / Posted on February 24, 2013 at 6:18 PM Updated Sunday, Feb 24 at 6:20 PM HOUSTON – A wild traffic accident on a dark and dangerous road sent an SUV flying into…
EU ministers back fish dumping ban
By Roger Harrabin BBC environment analyst Mackerel The decision comes after a long campaign that won big public backing European Union fisheries ministers have agreed to phase out the controversial practice of dumping unwanted fish. After a tense all-night meeting,…
Pope Benedict XVI recalls joy and ‘choppy waters’
Pope Benedict XVI has admitted he faced “choppy waters” during his eight years at the helm of the Roman Catholic Church, but says he was guided by God and felt his presence every day. The Pope, 85, will retire on…
Italy election: Beppe Grillo snubs deal with Bersani
Italian comedian-turned-politician Beppe Grillo, whose Five-Star Movement (M5S) defied expectations to come third in last weekend’s elections, has ruled out a coalition with the centre-left. Pier Luigi Bersani’s Democratic Party (PD) won a majority in the Chamber of Deputies but…
Game-changing breast healthcare cancer technology to be showcased
Hologic to Showcase Game-Changing Breast Tomosynthesis Technology and Other Product Innovations at the European Congress of Radiology in Vienna Company to host special ECR symposium and workshops to mark significant advances in its tomosynthesis development program Hologic, Inc. (Hologic or…
Kellogg Company Launches Breakfasts for Better Days™ Hunger Relief Initiative
Company to provide one-half billion breakfasts globally by end of 2016; pledges $1 million in grants in U.S. Kellogg to provide 1/2 billion #breakfasts to help children and families worldwide Kellogg pledging $1 million to #breakfast programs to help 1…
Board Changes At LGT Bank (Switzerland)
Sally Ling in London Wealth Briefing The Swiss subsidiary of Liechtenstein-headquartered private banking group,LGT , has appointed Heinrich Henckel as its chief executive designate. Henckel will take over from Hans Roth, who has headed LGT Bank (Switzerland) since 2004, on…
