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Falling ice boulders kill two, hurt nine in Switzerland
Falling ice boulders killed two climbers and hurt nine more on a peak in southwestern Switzerland on Friday, prompting a major rescue operation, ... World News -
Back to snow: World Economic Forum annual meet will revert to January for 2023
The World Economic Forum will revert to January for its 2023 annual meeting in the Swiss ski resort of Davos after moving to the spring for the first ... Economy -
Pfizer to sell all its patented drugs at non-profit price in 45 low-income countries
Pfizer Inc will make all of its patented medicines including COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid and big-selling breast cancer drug Ibrance available at a not ... Healthy Living -
Fire next to Geneva airport disrupts flights
Flights to and from Geneva Airport were disrupted on Friday after a major fire broke out just beyond the perimeter fence, a spokesman for ... World News -
Swiss to sign contract to buy 36 F-35 fighters before referendum on deal
The Swiss government will sign a contract by the end of March to buy 36 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighter jets, it said on Wednesday, ... World News -
Switzerland has frozen a total of $6.3 billion in Russian assets to date
Switzerland has frozen $6.3 billion in Russian assets to date, the government said as it responds to criticism that it should be doing more to block ... World News -
Lebanese central banker Riad Salameh says ready to answer Swiss questions in probe
Lebanese central bank chief Riad Salameh is ready to meet Swiss prosecutors in person to answer questions about their money-laundering investigation, ... Economy -
German ‘mastermind’ of huge billion euro tax fraud scam goes on trial
German lawyer Hanno Berger, the alleged mastermind of a tax scandal dubbed “cum-ex” that cost the government billions of euros (dollars), went on ... World News -
Firmenich, top Swiss perfume and taste company, sets up hub at Dubai Science Park
Firmenich, the world’s largest privately owned perfume and taste company, inaugurated its new regional hub on Wednesday at Dubai Science Park, ... Economy -
Switzerland steps up sanctions against Belarus over support for Russian invasion
Switzerland has tightened its economic sanctions against Belarus, the government said on Wednesday, citing the eastern European country’s support for ... World News -
Swiss court rejects bid to cloak accounts in Carlos Ghosn probe
A Swiss court has rejected an Arab businessman’s appeal seeking to block Japanese prosecutors from getting bank account details for their ... World News -
Swiss government adopts new EU sanctions on Russia
The Swiss government on Friday widened sanctions against Russia in step with further measures imposed by the European Union, tightening exports and ... World News -
Neutral Swiss join EU sanctions against Russia in break with past
Switzerland will adopt all the sanctions that the European Union has imposed on Russian people and companies and freeze their assets to punish the ... World News -
‘Very probable’ that Switzerland will freeze Russian assets: President
Swiss President Ignazio Cassis said on Sunday that it was “very probable” that neutral Switzerland would follow the European Union (EU) on Monday in ... World News -
Switzerland liaises with others on Russia sanctions, may not act immediately
Switzerland is liaising with other countries on potential sanctions against Russia and may not act immediately, the government said on Tuesday as ... World News -
Swiss woman jailed in Belarus after protest arrest in 2020 freed
A Swiss woman jailed in Belarus in 2020 for resisting police during her arrest at a rally following the disputed re-election of President Alexander ... World News -
Europe heads back to normal as Germany joins end of COVID-19 restrictions
Europe looks to be leaving the pandemic behind with Germany poised to join other countries in unwinding restrictions that have disrupted life in the ... Coronavirus -
Swiss extradite Kremlin-linked Russian businessman to US on insider trading charges
Kremlin-linked Russian businessman Vladislav Klyushin was extradited from Switzerland to the United States on Saturday, the Swiss justice ministry ... World News -
UAE ranks first in the Arab world,11th globally in latest Global Knowledge Index
In the fifth edition of the Global Knowledge Index leaders for 2021 unveiled on Monday, the UAE was ranked 11th globally and first in the Arab ... Gulf -
Swiss again deploy 2,500 military personnel to help cope with COVID-19
Switzerland will deploy up to 2,500 military personnel to help regional authorities cope with the coronavirus pandemic, the government said on Tuesday ... Coronavirus -
Swiss voters firmly back COVID pass law
Swiss voters have firmly backed the law behind the country’s COVID pass, according to projections following Sunday’s referendum after an unusually ... Coronavirus -
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal meets Swiss counterpart in Riyadh
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan has received his Swiss Vice President Federal Councillor and Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis ... Gulf -
Swiss voters set to back govt’s COVID-19 response plan: Poll
Swiss voters look set to support the government’s pandemic response plan in a binding referendum this month, a poll for broadcaster SRG showed on ... Coronavirus -
FIFA officials Sepp Blatter, Platini indicted for fraud in Switzerland
Former FIFA officials Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were charged with fraud and other offenses by Swiss prosecutors on Tuesday after investigating a ... Life -
World Cycling body helps evacuate 165 refugees from Afghanistan
Cycling’s world governing body UCI said it helped in the evacuation of 165 refugees from Afghanistan which included female cyclists, journalists, and ... World News -
Chinese activist Ai Weiwei says Credit Suisse closing his foundation’s account
Chinese dissident and artist Ai Weiwei has said Credit Suisse told him it was closing his foundation’s bank account in Switzerland earlier this year ... Art and culture -
Injured Swiss cows get helicopter ride from Alpine pastures
Cows injured during their summer sojourn in the high Swiss Alpine meadows got a jump on their healthier herdmates on Friday when they got helicopter ... Variety -
FIFA negotiating evacuation of soccer players, others from Afghanistan
Soccer’s world governing body FIFA said it is negotiating the “extremely challenging” evacuation of soccer players and other athletes from ... World News -
Switzerland rejects call to ban fossil fuels from 2050
Switzerland is in a good position to achieve its target of achieving net zero in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, the government said on Wednesday, ... Healthy Living -
Flooding across parts of western, central Europe after heavy rainfall
Storms caused heavy flooding across parts of western and central Europe overnight, with one man missing after being swept away by a raging stream in ... World News