Boy in Switzerland Dies After Homemade Igloo Collapses
A 7-year-old boy has died in eastern Switzerland after a homemade igloo collapsed on him and his father, police said Wednesday.
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Swiss Restitute $266 Million to Taiwan Seized in Graft Case
Switzerland said Thursday it would restitute to Taiwan nearly a third of the $900 million it confiscated over corruption allegations linked to the controversial French frigates sale to Taipei three decades ago.
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Israeli Diamond Tycoon Convicted in Swiss Corruption Trial
A Geneva court on Friday convicted Israeli diamond and minerals magnate Beny Steinmetz on charges of corruption of foreign agents and forging documents, in a trial over a bid to reap lavish iron ore resources in Guinea.
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Rights Court Condemns Switzerland for Fining Beggar
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday faulted Switzerland for imposing a heavy fine on a Romanian woman for begging and then detaining her when she couldn’t pay.
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Swiss Supreme Court Details Anti-China Bias of Sun Judge
The Swiss supreme court explained Friday why it has ordered a retrial for Olympic swimming champion Sun Yang in a doping case, citing anti-China bias related to killing dogs for food by one of the judges in the case.
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Israeli Tycoon in Swiss Court Over Alleged Bribes in Guinea
Israeli diamond and minerals magnate Beny Steinmetz went on trial in Switzerland on Monday on charges of corruption and forging documents in an alleged bid to win lavish iron ore mining concessions in Guinea by paying millions to a former wife of late President Lansana Conte.
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Court Allows Swiss Bank to Deny Russian Oligarch Account: Report
A Swiss court has ruled the country’s postal bank can refuse an account to Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg, who lives in Switzerland and faces U.S. sanctions, Swiss media reported Thursday.
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Swiss Return Remaining $150 Mn Seized Over Stanford Scam to US
Swiss authorities said Monday that they were returning to the United States the remaining $150 million linked to a vast financial swindle by Texas financier Allan Stanford, to help compensate his victims.
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Credit Suisse Indicted Over Alleged Ties to Bulgarian Mafia
The Swiss attorney general’s office said Thursday it has filed an indictment against bank Credit Suisse for allegedly failing to do enough to stop money laundering linked to drug trafficking by a Bulgarian criminal organization that also involved a wrestler who once hauled millions in notes by car to Switzerland.
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Swiss to Evacuate Village Threatened by Vast WWII Ammo Dump
Swiss authorities say a 3,500-ton stockpile of munitions sitting in an underground depot in the Bernese Alps since World War II must be cleared for safety reasons, advancing toward a giant project that could cost billions and require the evacuation of local residents from their homes for a decade — though likely not before 2030.
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Historic Liberia War Crimes Trial Opens in Switzerland
A former warlord went on trial in Switzerland on Thursday, becoming the first Liberian to face prosecution for war crimes over alleged atrocities during his country’s bloody conflict a generation ago.
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Report Claims CIA Controlled Second Swiss Encryption Firm
Swiss politicians have voiced outrage and demanded an investigation after revelations that a second Swiss encryption company was allegedly used by the CIA and its German counterpart to spy on governments worldwide.
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Rights Court Faults Switzerland Over Gay Man’s Gambia Deportation
The European Court of Human Rights said Tuesday that Switzerland had failed to sufficiently assess the risks for a gay man who was ordered to return to The Gambia after his requests for asylum and residency were rejected.
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Swiss Cheesed Off Over Covid Threat to Fondue Conviviality
As Switzerland contends with one of the worst coronavirus surges in Europe, the Swiss are gripped by one melting-hot question: is it still safe to share a fondue?
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Record-Low Snow Accumulation on Biggest Alpine Glacier: Study
Swiss glaciers have continued to shrink at an alarming rate this year, while snow accumulation on the largest glacier in the Alps reached a record low, a study showed Friday.
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Swiss-EU Relations Back on Ballot Over Freedom of Movement
The Swiss will vote this weekend on a renewed proposal to limit the number of European Union nationals allowed to live and work in their country, a measure championed by a populist party that wants preferential access for Swiss citizens to jobs, social protection and benefits.
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Quarantine Ordered for 2,500 Students at Elite Swiss School
Swiss health authorities have ordered a quarantine for a staggering 2,500 students at a prestigious hospitality management school in the city of Lausanne after “significant outbreaks” of the coronavirus that are a suspected byproduct of off-campus partying.
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Traces of Stone-Age Crystal Hunt Under Threat From Melting Glacier
Archaeologists were dispatched this week to urgently explore a high-altitude site in the Swiss Alps where traces of a 10,000-year-old hunt for crystals risk washing away with a melting glacier.
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Swiss Cheesemaker Probed Over 10 Listeria Deaths
A Swiss cheesemaker is being investigated over suspicion his listeria-infested dairy products killed 10 people and sickened two dozen others over two years, authorities said Thursday.
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Snowing Cocoa? Chocolate Factory Glitch Dusts Swiss Town
Residents of a Swiss town got a bit of a shock when it started snowing particles of a fine cocoa powder after the ventilation system at a chocolate factory malfunctioned.
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