home advantage? The Swiss bobsledders always shake their heads when asked. Because in the Bob that’s a thing. St. Moritz is a natural ice rink, so use is limited to the really cold months. In contrast, for example, to the ice canals in Germany, where the locals, even from junior days, have hundreds more rides … Read more
The United States won the inaugural United Cup, a mixed team event jointly organized by the ATP and the WTA. Team USA beat Italy in Sunday’s final in Sydney. The Americans forced the decision in three games, without conceding a single set. It was Taylor Fritz (ATP 9) who took the title point by beating … Read more
A winner in Sacramento on Wednesday, Atlanta fell short of chaining a second straight hit in California on Friday in the NBA. Still without Clint Capela, the Hawks lost 130-114 on the floor of the Los Angeles Lakers. Superstar LeBron James had 25 points and 10 assists in that game, the Lakers fourth straight. ‘King … Read more
Croatia adopted the euro on Sunday and joined the Schengen area of free movement. The small Balkan country of 3.9 million people joined the European Union (EU) almost a decade ago. At midnight on Saturday, Croatia said goodbye to its currency, the kuna, to become the 20th member of the eurozone. At the same time, … Read more
On Wednesday, New York state justices opened a preliminary investigation into the “extraordinary inventions” of a newly elected congressman. The Republican, who was forced to resign, admitted on Monday that he had grossly lied about his resume. George Santos won a seat from Democrats in the Nov. 8 midterm elections for the Nassau County constituency. … Read more
The death toll from the severe winter storm that hit the United States for several days reached 25 in Erie County alone, located in western New York state. It is one of the hardest hit, a local official said on Monday. Local services confirmed new deaths of people found in cars or outdoors since Sunday … Read more
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Five young Romands got together at the beginning of the year to create an association dedicated to mental health. ProSam wants to allow dialogue, disseminate information but also break the taboos that still exist on mental health. Exhibitions are planned in French-speaking Switzerland, to present their work, but also to encourage discussion on this topic. … Read more
Driven by the global cost-of-living crisis, New York is, for the first time, at the top of the ranking of the most expensive cities in the world, tied with Singapore, according to the weekly The Economist. First last year, Tel Aviv moved into third place. “Prices rose 8.1 percent on average year-on-year (in local currency) … Read more