WRS WRS web@wrs.ch en Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:45:10 UT Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:44:22 GMT Big Medium 2.0.8 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/index.shtml (C) WRS 2009 News & Politics no Paraguay has won Group F with a lackluster 0-0 tie against New Zealand, and they’ll be joined by Slovakia, who stunned Italy with a 3-2 victory this afternoon. Catherine Allen and our team have details, plus a look at tonight’s game—and we check in on the Nati as they prepare for their third match: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:24:53 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/switzerland/team-talk-too-little-too-late-for-italy.shtml?19625 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-9625 News/Feature Stories News/Special Series/World Cup 2010 Daily Shows/The Wrap http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/special/worldcup2010/index.shtml http://www.fifa.com/live/competitions/worldcup/matchday=14/day=1/match=300061480/index.html http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249722/match=300061479/index.html With a pair of 1-0 wins, the United States and England secured slots in the final 16 of the 2010 World Cup.  USA won the group with a dramatic 91st minute goal. Next up: USA will face Ghana on Saturday night and England squares off against Germany on Sunday. Catherine Allen and our team have more: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:01:04 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/switzerland/team-talk-usa-england-are-through.shtml?19608 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-9608 News/Feature Stories News/Special Series/World Cup 2010 Daily Shows/The Wrap http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/special/worldcup2010/index.shtml http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/statistics/matches/round=249722/match=300061462/index.html http://www.fifa.com/live/competitions/worldcup/matchday=13/day=1/match=300061461/index.html Hands, elbows and lots of penalty cards were flying in Nati’s match against Chile on Monday. Switzerland’s Valon Behrami was hit with a red card just 30 minutes in, leaving the team down a man for most of the match. They held Chile scoreless until the 75-minute mark but couldn’t match that goal, missing a heartbreaking potential tie in the final minute of regulation play. Catherine Allen and our team have details on that match—plus Portugal’s 7-0 slaughter of North Korea: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:26:19 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/switzerland/team-talk-switzerland-loses-1-0-slapfest.shtml?19556 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-9556 News/Feature Stories News/Special Series/World Cup 2010 Daily Shows/The Wrap http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/statistics/matches/round=249722/match=300061493/index.html Catherine Allen and Matthew Leighton assess the teams’ performances so far in World Cup 2010, and Helen Murray in South Africa brings us the latest on the Swiss captain Alex Frei’s foot. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:51:20 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/switzerland/team-talk-a-british-embarrassment-on-the-world-cup.shtml?19438 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-9438 News/Feature Stories News/Special Series/World Cup 2010 Daily Shows/The National Daily Shows/The Wrap http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/special/worldcup2010/index.shtml Like football or not, you’re not going to be able to escape it during the next month (unless you’re in the U.S.). Matthew Leighton has a rundown to get you up to speed—and a look at the latest in tennis, the NBA and the Bol d’Or in Geneva tomorrow: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 07:29:35 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/special/worldcup2010/sports-round-up-so-theres-this-event-called-the-wo.shtml?19421 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-9421 News/Special Series/World Cup 2010 Programmes/Sports Round-Up Daily Shows/The National Swiss fans are holding their collective breath as their team arrives in South Africa with an injured captain. Matthew Leighton has the details on on Alex Frei’s ankle—and already a security concern as three journalists are held up at gunpoint: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:53:40 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/special/worldcup2010/sports-round-up-worries-already-in-south-africa.shtml?19407 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-9407 News/Special Series/World Cup 2010 Programmes/Sports Round-Up Daily Shows/The National Switzerland are preparing for their last international World Cup friendly against Italy, to be played in Geneva on Saturday. Italy may have lost their last match against Mexico, but Matthew Leighton says he’s not getting his hopes up. Fri, 04 Jun 2010 08:02:50 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/special/worldcup2010/sports-round-up-swiss-team-tire-in-world-cup-warm-.shtml?19317 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-9317 News/Special Series/World Cup 2010 Programmes/Sports Round-Up What happened to equality of the sexes? If last week’s Novartis verdict reminded us that gender discrimination is not a thing of the past, it’s certainly not confined to the workplace realises Imogen Foulkes: Thu, 27 May 2010 09:27:23 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/special/worldcup2010/dateline-ch-male-chauvinism-is-alive-and-well.shtml?19214 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-9214 News/Special Series/World Cup 2010 Programmes/Dateline CH Guides/Language In Switzerland and the USA the basketball season is coming to a climax, Matthew Leighton briefs us on the latest from the two leagues. Plus, more on the Swiss tennis players as they prepare for Roland Garros and what to look out for as Switzerland enters into the quarter final of the World Ice Hockey Championships. Thu, 20 May 2010 06:30:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/special/volcano/sport-round-up-basketball-fribourgs-plays-lugano.shtml?19139 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-9139 News/Special Series/Volcano in Iceland Due to injury, Christophe Spycher will not be on the Swiss World Cup squad. Matthew Leighton has the latest on who will and who won’t be at the World Cup. Meanwhile, Switzerland make it to the Ice Hockey World Championship quarter finals, despite their less-than-convincing performance in their last 2 games. Wed, 19 May 2010 06:05:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/special/worldcup2010/sports-round-up-more-world-cup-squad-adjustments.shtml?19122 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-9122 News/Special Series/World Cup 2010 Programmes/Sports Round-Up Daily Shows/The National As World Cup Final teams are named today, Swiss head coach Ottmar Hitzfeld is expected to talk about his 23-man squad today ahead of schedule. Matthew Leighton looks at who might be on the roster: Tue, 11 May 2010 08:31:39 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/special/worldcup2010/sports-round-up-world-cup-squads-out-today.shtml?19005 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-9005 News/Special Series/World Cup 2010 Programmes/Sports Round-Up Daily Shows/The National http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/switzerland/just-one-month-to-go-until-the-world-cup.shtml?19000 http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/special/worldcup2010/index.shtml?19010 The Dow suffered its biggest one-day point loss ever as U.S. stocks plunged 9 percent in the last two hours of trading yesterday in a fallout thought to be caused by an erroneous trade. Henk Potts has details on that—and the pound is taking a beating as the UK appears to be headed for a hung parliament: Fri, 07 May 2010 07:29:26 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/special/election2010/business-report-glitch-throws-global-markets-into-.shtml?18961 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-8961 News/Special Series/Election Night UK Programmes/World Business Report Daily Shows/The National http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/special/election2010/index.shtml?18852 In the run-up to the UK elections, confidence in the pound sterling begins to waver slightly as foreign markets keep a close eye on possible outcomes. Henk Potts discusses this and how both the U.S. and UK governments stand to earn a lot of money as they look to sell their bank shares. Plus, Caterpillar reported strong quarterly profits and car rentals pick up as Hertz buys Thrifty. Tue, 27 Apr 2010 08:02:47 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/special/election2010/business-report.shtml?18817 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-8817 News/Special Series/Election Night UK Programmes/World Business Report Daily Shows/The National Imogen Foulkes shares her long, winding tale of a weekend in St Petersburg that took an unexpected detour thanks to that Icelandic volcano: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 07:49:14 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/special/volcano/dateline-ch-to-travel-is-better-than-to-arrive.shtml?18769 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-8769 News/Special Series/Volcano in Iceland Programmes/Dateline CH It’s incredibly hard to quantify the total economic impact of the disruption in air travel due to the volcano in Iceland. Henk Potts explains and updates us on what’s happening in the parts of the world business economy that are up and running: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 06:25:53 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/special/volcano/business-report-already-63000-flights-cancelled-si.shtml?18710 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-8710 News/Special Series/Volcano in Iceland Programmes/World Business Report Daily Shows/The National http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/special/volcano/index.shtml?18707