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Facts-Details of the Swiss-EU deal on trade ties
ZURICH - The European Union and Switzerland - the bloc's fourth largest export market - reached a political deal on Friday to overhaul...
Dec 21, 20243 min read


Switzerland suspends Syria asylum proceedings after Assad's fall
ZURICH - The Swiss government said it was suspending asylum procedures for Syrians until it can better assess the situation in the Middle...
Dec 10, 20241 min read


Alpine skiing-Tumler gets maiden World Cup race win at age of 35
Swiss racer Thomas Tumler got his long-awaited maiden World Cup win at the age of 35 on Sunday, taming a challenging Beaver Creek course...
Dec 9, 20242 min read


Explainer-What is at stake in the Swiss-EU trade talks
ZURICH - Switzerland and the European Union have been in talks since March to update their trading relationship after a previous effort...
Nov 26, 20243 min read


Facts: The legal status of assisted dying in different countries
LONDON - Britain is to debate whether to legalise assisted dying for the terminally ill, potentially paving the way for the law to...
Nov 20, 20243 min read


Swiss glacier melt exceeds average in 2024 after hot summer
ZURICH - Swiss glaciers melted at an above-average rate in 2024 as a blistering hot summer thawed through abundant snowfall, monitoring...
Oct 2, 20242 min read


New Swiss central bank chief takes charge in shadow of Credit Suisse trauma
ZURICH - As the Swiss National Bank's new chairman Martin Schlegel takes office this week, the jury is out on the central bank's handling...
Oct 1, 20243 min read


Swiss court convicts two executives over $1.8 billion 1MDB fraud
BELLINZONA, Switzerland - The Swiss Federal Criminal Court convicted on Wednesday two executives at an oil exploration company for...
Aug 29, 20243 min read


Switzerland to scrap ban on building nuclear power stations
ZURICH - The Swiss government said on Wednesday it plans to overturn a ban on building new power plants to strengthen local energy supply...
Aug 29, 20241 min read


Swiss banker says super-rich tax proposal is 'nuclear bomb' for Switzerland
ZURICH - A tax on the super-rich pitched by the youth wing of one of Switzerland's main political parties is "extremely dangerous" for...
Aug 29, 20242 min read


Ukraine says it hosts first follow-up to Swiss peace summit
KYIV - Ukraine said representatives of more than 40 countries and international organisations took part in a meeting on Thursday to...
Aug 23, 20241 min read


Athletics-Duplantis soars to another Diamond League win two weeks after world record
LAUSANNE - Two-times Olympic champion Armand Duplantis soared to another victory in his illustrious resume, winning the city pole vault...
Aug 22, 20241 min read
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