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Voters in Geneva, Switzerland, have agreed to introduce a minimum wage in the canton that is the equivalent of US$25 an hour -- believed to be the highest in the world.

British Airways has launched its annual September Sale with deals to over 150 destinations across its global network. With travel dates in 2021 available, and the airline's flexible booking policy offering no change fees or a voucher exchange for bookings made during the September Sale with travel before the end of August 2021, customers can book with absolute confidence that they can move their flights or holiday should their plans change.* Customers must book by 30 September. On flight...

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On 12 July, Finest and Rarest Wines and Spirits auction totaled HK$42,076,250/US$5,455,374, with 99.3% sold by lot and 99.6% sold by value. The crowded saleroom attracted heated bidding from wine ethusiasts from 10 countries across 3 continents via all sale channels, with 28% of buyers from Christie's LiveTM. Michelle Chan, Head of Wine, Christie's Asia Pacific, commented, "As Christie's first live wine auction of the year, we are delighted to witness very strong market response, with t...

Four new species of single-cell organisms have been discovered in the depths of the Pacific.

After admitting that the world may have a Covid-19 vaccine within one year or even a few months earlier

Fast laser pulses produce a shock wave in air that pushes water vapor aside. That clears channels in clouds for transmitting optical data from satellites.

Christie's Geneva will be presenting a unique private collection of 101 Cartier Clocks spanning more than 80 years of clockmaking at Cartier. This collection was created over a period of 30 years, with every clock receiving their rightful place in this once in a lifetime collection. The pre-sale estimate for the entire collection is CHF 3.9 million to CHF 5.7 million, with individual estimates starting at CHF 8,000. The auction will take place on 1 July at the Four Seasons Hotel des Bergue...

By now, we have discovered hundreds of stars with multiple planets orbiting them scattered throughout the galaxy. Each one is unique, but a system orbiting the star HD 158259, 88 light-years away, is truly special.

Europe's newest space telescope starts its study and characterisation of distant planets.

Beyond immediate measures to mitigate this disaster, societies need to start reimagining the global economy to avoid future disasters.

At a time when nearly 70 drugs and experimental cocktails are being examined to treat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a global trial called 'solidarity' to find out if any drug can actually treat infections with the new coronavirus.

The World Health Organization said Friday that the Chinese epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak at last reporting no new cases gave hope to the rest..

Aeroflot has adjusted its flight schedules to destinations in Europe. From 16 March, Aeroflot will continue to operate flights from Moscow to the following destinations in Europe: Amsterdam, Athens, Belgrade, Berlin, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Dublin, Geneva, Helsinki, Larnaca, Lisbon, Ljubljana, London, Madrid, Paris, Riga, Rome, Sofia, Stockholm, Tivat and Zagreb. Aeroflot has temporarily suspended flights between Moscow and the following cities: , , , , , , • Barcelona (21 March to 3...

WASP-76b is tidally locked with its star, with temperatures on one face reaching 2,400°C or more.

HT learns that Indian intelligence agencies have picked up cross-country electronic chatter where people believed to be Pakistani operatives are berating their sources for not organizing enough crowds for anti-CAA protests on March 3-4 despite the funding at their disposal.

BMW will live stream the debut of its i4 battery-car concept on Tuesday

The Geneva car show that was set to begin next week has been canceled, organizers Palexpo said on Friday, blaming Swiss government heath measures designed to contain coronavirus.

The Geneva auto show is being cancelled after the Swiss government announced an immediate ban Friday on all "public and private" events in the country involving more than 1,000 people as a measure to halt the spread of the new coronavirus.

Switzerland on Friday banned large events expected to draw more than 1,000 people as an extraordinary measure to curb the new coronavirus epidemic, forcing cancellation of the Geneva car show next week.