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Oct 2, 20242 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 1, 20243 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...
Aug 29, 20241 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, 20242 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...
May 10, 20244 min read
Analysis-Ukraine peace summit pushes neutral Swiss toward Western embrace
ZURICH - An upcoming Ukraine peace summit, ostensibly the most ambitious bid in years by neutral Switzerland to mediate a major...
Apr 18, 20242 min read
Police arrest six, seek three others in Canada's largest gold heist
BRAMPTON, Ontario - Canadian and U.S. authorities said on Wednesday six people have been arrested and three more are being sought in...
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