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Michael Schumacher's website to be reactivated

Wed, 12 Nov 2014 16:57:00 +0100

Michael Schumacher's official website will be reactivated on Thursday to mark the 20th anniversary of his first Formula One title, his Swiss-based manager said, as he recovers from a skiing accident that almost ended his life.

Schumacher to continue treatment at Swiss home

Tue, 09 Sep 2014 17:38:00 +0200

Formula One legend Michael Schumacher has been transferred to his home in Switzerland from hospital more than eight months after suffering severe head injuries in a skiing accident.

Schumacher record theft suspect hangs himself

Wed, 06 Aug 2014 20:30:00 +0200

(UPDATED) A man arrested this week in Zurich on suspicion of being involved in the theft and leaking of a medical file on injured ex-Formula One champion Michael Schumacher was found hanged in his cell on Wednesday, prosecutors said.

Swiss heli-firm denies role in Schumacher leak

Tue, 08 Jul 2014 23:56:10 +0200

Swiss helicopter company Rega on Tuesday denied that any of its staff had been involved in leaking a medical file on injured Formula One champion Michael Schumacher and filed a lawsuit over the theft.

Stolen Schumacher med report tracked to Zurich

Mon, 07 Jul 2014 17:30:00 +0200

UPDATE: France has tracked down the IP (internet protocol) address of the computer used by the alleged thief of Michael Schumacher's medical records, prosecutors said on Monday, locating it in a Zurich-based helicopter firm that reportedly was to have transported the Formula One champion.

French seek help over stolen Schumacher data

Tue, 01 Jul 2014 00:04:00 +0200

French police authorities are seeking the help of their Swiss and German counterparts in a bid to track down the stolen medical records of Formula One legend Michael Schumacher, who is now being treated at Lausanne’s university hospital (CHUV).

'Schumacher's medical documents up for sale'

Tue, 24 Jun 2014 01:51:00 +0200

Documents relating to Michael Schumacher have been stolen, the Formula One star's management said on Monday, with the thieves claiming them to be medical records about his coma from a devastating ski crash in December.

Schumacher 'awake' in ambulance to Lausanne

Wed, 18 Jun 2014 14:21:00 +0200

Michael Schumacher was conscious and had his eyes open when an ambulance transported the Formula One race driving legend to the Lausanne university hospital (CHUV) from Grenoble, France on Monday, a Swiss newspaper says.

Schumacher faces life as invalid: Swiss specialist

Mon, 16 Jun 2014 22:19:00 +0200

After coming out of a coma, Michael Schumacher, now receiving treatment in a Lausanne hospital, is destined to remain an invalid for the rest of his life, a Swiss medical specialist says.

Out of coma Schumacher taken to Swiss hospital

Mon, 16 Jun 2014 14:20:00 +0200

Formula One legend Michael Schumacher is nearer to returning to his Swiss home after coming out of a coma and leaving a French hospital, where he received treatment following a skiing accident in December 2013.

Schumacher’s wife pays for 'home medical suite'

Mon, 31 Mar 2014 01:25:00 +0200

Michael Schumacher’s wife is spending around 15 million francs to build a medically equipped suite at their Lake Geneva waterfront estate in the hope that she can bring the critically injured Formula One legend home, British media reported over the weekend.

Schumacher was ‘skiing slowly' before accident

Sun, 05 Jan 2014 00:05:00 +0100

Michael Schumacher was skiing at no faster than 20 kilometres an hour when he had an accident at a French Alpine resort that has left him in a coma, a witness who captured the motor racing legend on video told a German magazine.

Camera on Schumacher's ski helmet inspected

Sat, 04 Jan 2014 11:36:00 +0100

Swiss resident Michael Schumacher remains in a coma with head injuries in a French hospital following a skiing accident being probed by authorities who are examining a camera attached to the retired motor racing legend’s helmet for clues as to what happened.

Schumi mulls speedy Swiss exit over taxes

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:37:00 +0200

Michael Schumacher, the champion Formula One driver, says he is prepared to leave Switzerland if tax breaks given to foreigners in the country are abolished.

Swiss shoemaker keeps Schumacher well-heeled

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 13:18:00 +0200

Motor racing champion Michael Schumacher is earning five million francs ($5.1 million) a year from an advertising deal with Swiss fashion brands Navyboot and Jet Set, business magazine Bilanz reports.

Home is where the Swiss are: Schumacher

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:15:00 +0100

Seven-times world Formula One champion Michael Schumacher has caused a stir in Germany by insisting "Switzerland is the only home I have".