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Creator of 'suicide capsule' rejects Swiss allegation that its first user may have been strangled

Nov. 20, 2024 11:18 AM EST

GENEVA (AP) — The right-to-die activist behind a new “suicide capsule” says he rejects “absurd” allegations that the U.S. woman who was said to be its first user may have actually been strangled. Philip Nitschke of advocacy group Exit International said Wednesday he wasn't...

Swiss esports event canceled after 3 squads pull out over host team founder's anti-abortion comment

Nov. 18, 2024 08:50 AM EST

GENEVA (AP) — An event billed as Switzerland's biggest esports competition has been canceled after the host team's founder posted an anti-abortion comment on social media, triggering outrage that led three rival squads to pull out. The “Take the Throne” event, involving a video...

Jannik Sinner is ‘playing with a clear conscience’ amid doping case, coach Darren Cahill says

Nov. 15, 2024 11:13 AM EST

TURIN, Italy (AP) — Giant billboard photos of him grace nearly every piazza and street in the city. Fans have traveled from every corner of Italy to see him. The crowd chants his name before, during and after all of his matches. For many other players, all of the attention — amid...

Sinner and Alcaraz headline the ATP Finals with Djokovic out

Nov. 07, 2024 14:00 PM EST

TURIN, Italy (AP) — Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are poised to add another entry into their rapidly developing rivalry when the ATP Finals open on Sunday without any of the Big Three for the first time in 23 years. The top-ranked Sinner and No. 3 Alcaraz evenly split the...

AP Race Call: Democrat Donald Beyer wins reelection to U.S. House in Virginia's 8th Congressional District

Nov. 05, 2024 20:44 PM EST

Democratic Rep. Don Beyer won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Virginia on Tuesday. Beyer won his sixth term after defeating Republican Jerry Torres and two independent candidates. Beyer, a former lieutenant governor and ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein, won each of his five previous...

Greek police arrest third suspect over bombing as minister warns of new generation of extremists

Nov. 04, 2024 14:34 PM EST

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek police arrested a third suspect Monday in connection with an explosion in central Athens last week that authorities have blamed on an alleged aspiring domestic extremist group. The 30-year-old woman surrendered to Greek authorities Monday at Athens...

Transocean: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Oct. 30, 2024 17:57 PM EDT

STEINHAUSEN, Switzerland (AP) — STEINHAUSEN, Switzerland (AP) — Transocean Ltd. (RIG) on Wednesday reported a loss of $494 million in its third quarter. The Steinhausen, Switzerland-based company said it had a loss of 58 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for pretax expenses,...

Garrett Motion: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Oct. 24, 2024 07:05 AM EDT

ROLLE, Switzerland (AP) — ROLLE, Switzerland (AP) — Garrett Motion Inc. (GTX) on Thursday reported profit of $52 million in its third quarter. On a per-share basis, the Rolle, Switzerland-based company said it had profit of 24 cents. The maker of vehicle...

No amends for Joost Klein: Dutch go back to Eurovision Song Contest but singer declines to rejoin

Oct. 23, 2024 16:00 PM EDT

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands will join the next Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland but the flamboyant singer and rapper Joost Klein, booted from this year's competition after a backstage altercation, has declined to represent the Dutch. Dutch broadcaster...

Norwegian ski star Kilde needs more surgery on injured shoulder and will miss 2024-25 season

Oct. 23, 2024 14:46 PM EDT

Norwegian ski star Aleksander Aamodt Kilde will miss the entire 2024-25 season because his injured left shoulder requires surgery again, nine months after he crashed badly in a downhill in Switzerland. “I now need another surgery to fully fix the shoulder. This unfortunately means...