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Swiss Flock to Watch Giant Stinking Flower Bloom

GENEVA -- Thousands of plant lovers have flocked to the northern Swiss city of Basel to see a giant, stinky flower bloom for the first time. Sebastine Bozon , AFP / Getty Images Visitors look at the "Arum Titan," the biggest flower in the world, as it blossoms at the Botanical Garden in Basel, Switzerland. The...

Could New Clean Energy Source Trigger Quakes?

LONDON (Dec. 18) -- The Obama administration has a lot riding on geothermal energy, which it sees as a future source of clean, green and virtually unlimited electricity. Over the past year alone, the U.S. Department of Energy has invested some $440 million in projects trying to turn heat trapped in bedrock deep underground...

Basel News From the Web

05/24/12 Risk waiting: banks and balance sheets Source: FT.com Regulators aim to make banks safe places for depositors' cash through capital rules that, in theory at least, steer their lending behaviour.
05/23/12 Lufthansa Technik Switzerland Restructures Source: AIN Online Lufthansa Technik Switzerland (LTSW) in Basel will undergo extensive restructuring to concentrate exclusively on line maintenance, light base maintenance and logistics services for its customers at Euro Airport.
05/23/12 Trading Book Review Positive for Basel III... Source: Fitch Ratings Fitch Ratings views the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision's fundamental review of the trading book as a potentially positive step towards global capital harmonization.
05/23/12 New (and nearly new) brands at BaselWorld Source: Europa Star Europe The explosive growth experienced by the watch industry last year means that new brands continue to spring up like mushrooms and the imposing construction work visible all around the exhibition centre in Basel this year is the clearest indication of the number of brands still waiting for a space within the hallowed halls of BaselWorld.
05/22/12 Basel player apologises to balding minister over prank Source: The Star of Malaysia Television pictures showed that Dragovic, standing behind Federal Council (cabinet) member Ueli Maurer, gently slapped the balding politician on the back of the head as he was handing out medals to other Basel players.

Background on Basel

Basel () or Basle (; ; ) is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany.

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