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- OFID Launches New Strategy, Sets Sights on Sustainable Growth and Maximum Development Impact
VIENNA, July 19, 2019 -- OFID's highest policy-making body, the Ministerial Council, held its 40th Annual Session in Vienna, Austria, and approved the general principles of OFID's new Strategic Framework. ...
PR Newswire. Fri, 19 Jul 2019 11:20:00 +0000. - Alibaba to run Olympic ticketing for Beijing, likely beyond
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - The IOC says top-tier sponsor Alibaba will run ticketing services for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, putting the Chinese online retail giant in line to do the same for future hosts Paris and Los Angeles. ...
Washington Times. Fri, 19 Jul 2019 07:16:19 -0400. - What's on: Five things to do in Switzerland this weekend
With festivals, music, outdoor cinema and sport, this weekend in Switzerland is a busy one.
The Local. Fri, 19 Jul 2019 10:14:04 +0200. - Climber discovers a LAKE 11,000ft up in the Alps formed from melted snow
Mountain hiker Bryan Mestre found the lake near the top of Mont Blanc in the Alps and claimed it was formed in just 10 days.
Daily Mail. Wed, 17 Jul 2019 09:36:27 GMT. - Austrian official OKs Chicago extradition for Ukrainian oligarch Dmitry Firtash
Austria's justice minister on Tuesday gave his final approval for the extradition of industrialist Dmitry Firtash to Chicago in a controversial bribery racketeering case.
Wls. ABC News. Tue, 16 Jul 2019 16:28:46 +0000. - There's a Massive Jester Floating on Austria's Lake Constance
Each year at the Bregenz Festival, a set designer creates an elaborate opera stage on the water
Smithsonian. Mon, 15 Jul 2019 14:43:14 +0000. - Dining Out In Lucerne Is Multicultural With Grand Vistas To Boot
Given Switzerland's partition into German, French and Italian cantons and its international character, just about every world cuisine can be found in Lucerne's restaurants.
By John Mariani, Contributor. Forbes. Mon, 15 Jul 2019 14:18:00 +0000. - Scottish Open 2019: Wiesberger, Van Rooyen & Slattery share halfway lead
Austria's Bernd Wiesberger cards a course-record 61 at The Renaissance Club to take a share of lead at the halfway point of the Scottish Open.
BBC News. Fri, 12 Jul 2019 19:10:03 GMT. - Contaminated oil driving out to Russia completed in advance
In April, exports of the Russian oil to Poland, Ukraine, Germany, Hungary and Slovenia were suspended due to its contamination with organic chlorides in the Druzhba pipeline
Tass. Fri, 12 Jul 2019 18:00:19 +0300. - What's The Deal With The Iran Deal Now?
A special meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna this week let the U.S. and Iran spell out their starkly different views, and came amid continuing tensions.
Peter Kenyon. NPR. Thu, 11 Jul 2019 16:34:01 -0400.
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Facts About the Alpine States
The Swiss Confederation's capital city is Berne, and its national currency is the Swiss Franc. The primary languages used in Switzerland are German, French, and Italian; in 2007, the estimated population of Switzerland was 7,555,000.
The Republic of Austria's capital city is Vienna, and its currency is the Euro. The primary language used in Austria is German, and in 2007, the estimated population of Austria was 8,200,000.
The Republic of Slovenia's capital city is Ljubljana, and its currency is the Tolar. The country's national language is Slovene, and its estimated population in 2007 was 2,009,000.
The Principality of Liechtenstein's capital city is Vaduz, and its currency is the Swiss Franc. The Alemannic German dialect is spoken in Liechtenstein, and in 2007, the nation's estimated population was 34,000.