From 8th to 24th August 2008 a total of 42 competitions will be held in the Olympic disciplines of swimming, springboard diving, high diving, water ball and synchronised swimming in the "Water Cube" and in the Yingdong Natatorium in Beijing.

Parker Hannifin Corporation held a groundbreaking ceremony as the first step in the construction of its new European headquarters in Etoy in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland, located approximately 25 miles northeast of Geneva.