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Swiss govt urges voters to reject burqa ban in referendum, says it will hurt tourism
The Swiss government recommended on Tuesday that voters reject a proposal in a planned March 7 referendum to ban full facial coverings such as burqas ... World News -
Coronavirus: Russia, Switzerland join growing list of countries banning UK travel
Russia will suspend flights to and from Britain for one week starting from Tuesday due to a new strain of the coronavirus detected in Britain, ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Switzerland gives OK to Pfizer/Biontech COVID-19 vaccine
Swiss drugs regulator Swissmedic has authorised the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and partner BioNTech, the agency said on Saturday.“According to the ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Switzerland reports 4,382 new COVID-19 cases in one day
Coronavirus infections rose by 4,382 in a day, data from Swiss health authorities showed on Friday, as the cabinet met to discuss its response to the ... Coronavirus -
Swiss police identify woman assailant in knife attack as a known terrorist
Swiss police have identified a Swiss woman who knifed a victim in the neck and grabbed another by the throat in a Lugano department store on Tuesday ... World News -
Scholar Tariq Ramadan faces Swiss prosecutor over rape claim
Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan faced prosecutors in Switzerland on Tuesday over rape accusations dating back to 2008, adding to other rape claims he ... World News -
Two men arrested in Switzerland visited Vienna attacker in July: Reports
The two men arrested in the Swiss town of Winterthur near Zurich last week over possible links to an extremist shooting attack in Vienna on November 2 ... World News -
Switzerland to deploy army as coronavirus cases overwhelm health services staff
The Swiss government said on Wednesday it will deploy troops in cantons where under-pressure health services require support as coronavirus cases ... Coronavirus -
Swiss authorities say two arrested men were friends of Vienna gunman
Swiss authorities confirmed on Wednesday that two men arrested near Zurich were “obviously friends” of a gunman who killed four people in a shooting ... World News -
Two Swiss Muslim leaders convicted of spreading propaganda supporting al-Qaeda
A Swiss court handed suspended jail terms on Tuesday to two senior officials from a Swiss Islamic group for spreading propaganda supporting al-Qaeda, ... World News -
Coronavirus crisis takes bite out of domestic and export sales of Swiss chocolates
Swiss chocolate sales fell 14.3 percent in the first eight months of the year as the COVID-19 pandemic hit travel retail and the industry’s business ... Variety -
Iran summons Swiss envoy over 2020 US election interference claim
Iran summoned the Swiss envoy on Thursday to protest against what it called “baseless” US claims that Tehran has tried to interfere with the 2020 ... Middle East -
Coronavirus: Roche to roll out high-volume rapid COVID-19 test by end of year
Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Roche said Tuesday it would produce a new antigen test for COVID-19, allowing high-volume and rapid testing for the deadly ... Coronavirus -
Hackers steal Swiss university employees' salaries
As yet unidentifed hackers have managed to steal employee salary payments at several Swiss universities, officials said Sunday.“According to our ... World News -
Swiss probe leads to arrest of four suspected of ties to ISIS, al-Qaida
Authorities in Switzerland say they have arrested four people on suspicion of having ties to the ISIS group and al-QaidaThe federal prosecutor’s ... World News -
Swiss court puts Qatari Nasser al-Khelaifi on trial in football case next week
In Switzerland’s federal criminal court on Monday, Nasser al-Khelaifi will become the first Qatari to stand trial almost six years after FIFA asked ... Sports -
To help Uighur Muslims, Switzerland should negotiate China trade pact, says NGO
Switzerland should renegotiate its six-year-old free trade agreement with China to bolster human rights protections for its Uighur Muslim minority, ... World News -
China abandoning path to openness, says Swiss foreign minister
China is moving away from the path of openness and the West will respond more decisively if it continues to do so, Switzerland’s foreign minister told ... World News -
Swiss mountains light up in a national day celebration to suit COVID-19 era
A section of the Alps turned amber on Friday night in a massive pyrotechnic display as Switzerland marked its national day with an event suited to ... Coronavirus -
Swiss pharma company completes first trade deal with Iran since US sanctions
A Swiss pharmaceutical company completed its first transaction with Iran since the United States imposed sanctions on Tehran, the government in Bern ... Middle East -
Prosecutor to examine charges against FIFA‘s Infantino, Swiss Attorney General
Switzerland named a special prosecutor to review criminal complaints against FIFA chief Gianni Infantino and Attorney General Michael Lauber after the ... Sports -
NCRI protests Swiss decision to drop investigation into murder of opposition figure
Paris-based Iranian opposition group the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) protested on Monday Swiss prosecutors’ plans to close the case ... Middle East -
Coronavirus: Infant dies in Switzerland from virus, authorities say
An infant has died from COVID-19 in Switzerland, the first child to perish from coronavirus in the country, authorities said Friday.Switzerland ... Coronavirus -
Hundreds gather in protest in Swiss cities against anti-coronavirus restrictions
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Bern and other Swiss cities Saturday to protest restrictions put in place to halt the spread of the novel ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Roche gets US FDA emergency use approval for antibody test
Roche Holding AG received emergency use approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an antibody test to help determine ifpeople have ... Coronavirus -
Swiss ‘hackathon’ seeks new paths in coronavirus battle
More than 5,000 people took part over the weekend in a virtual “hackathon” in Switzerland to generate fresh ideas for how to deal with and combat ... Variety -
Swiss couple found on glacier after 75 years buried at last
The remains of a couple, found on a receding glacier in the Swiss Alps 75 years after they had disappeared, were at long last buried on Saturday near ... Variety