The United States is committed to free and fair trade while bracing itself for possible retaliation from China over new tariffs, top U.S. Cabinet members said Wednesday, ahead of a much-ballyhooed visit by President Donald Trump to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Read moreIn Davos this week, participants can experience “a day in the life of a refugee.” Or hear about ways to uphold the Paris climate accord and promote free trade. Or rub elbows with any number of leaders of African countries.
Read moreThe White House said Monday that Cabinet members are delaying their departure for this year’s World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, amid the federal government shutdown.
Read moreA team of researchers has developed a new algorithm that can help governments and resettlement agencies place refugees in cities or towns that are well-suited for them based on the refugees’ characteristics and data on thousands of others who came to the host nation before them.
Read moreA train packed with tourists left from a snowbound resort town near Switzerland’s famed Matterhorn peak Wednesday, marking the resumption of railway service that had been halted for two days because of avalanche risks and had stranded around 13,000 visitors.
Read moreSwiss authorities near the famed Matterhorn peak have closed ski slopes, hiking trails, cable cars, roads and train service into the nearby town of Zermatt amid a heightened risk of avalanches, stranding some 13,000 tourists in the town.
Read moreSeveral people have been injured after a train derailed in Switzerland amid gusty winds.
Read moreThe Swiss division of J.P. Morgan “seriously breached” anti-money laundering rules relating to the Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB, Switzerland’s financial market regulator said Thursday.
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A Swiss art museum on Wednesday showcased a new exhibit of artwork deemed “degenerate art” by the Nazis, drawn from a collection of some 1,500 works found hidden in the homes of German collector Cornelius Gurlitt five years ago.
Read moreA British national entangled in the FIFA corruption scheme received a 15-month prison sentence from a New York federal judge, but nearly a year will be credited to time served in a Swiss prison.
Read moreFederal prosecutors in Switzerland on Thursday announced indictments of the leader of a prominent Swiss Islamic group and two other top members over alleged al-Qaida propaganda videos posted on YouTube. Contacted by phone in Bangladesh, one of the suspects rejected the case as “politically motivated.”
Read moreAbout 25 separate investigations of suspected corruption linked to FIFA and World Cup bidding are being led by federal prosecutors in Switzerland, the country’s office for the attorney general said Friday.
Read moreSwiss authorities have arrested five people, frozen several bank accounts and seized real estate in a sweep against alleged illegal drug trafficking and money laundering in the millions of dollars.
Read moreSwitzerland’s executive branch on Wednesday ordered a one-year cap on the number of workers from Bulgaria and Romania who can access Swiss jobs, after an influx from the two European Union member states in recent months.
Read moreAn man who exposed the largest tax fraud in history claims in court that UBS smeared him after he came out with a book about blowing the whistle on Swiss banking schemes
Read moreThe Ninth Circuit signaled on Monday that it will not allow a Bahamian trust belonging to former Indonesian Vice President Adam Malik to sue Swiss banking giant UBS AG in California solely because the bank operates two branches there.
Read moreIt’s been impossible to escape the shadow of Donald Trump at this year’s gathering of the business elites at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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British Prime Minister Theresa May sought to convince business leaders Thursday that the country remains committed to free trade and globalization despite last year’s vote to leave the European Union.
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