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Swiss Cheesemaker Probed Over 10 Listeria Deaths

August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

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.

International

Snowing Cocoa? Chocolate Factory Glitch Dusts Swiss Town

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS

food, manufacturing, Switzerland

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.

Environment International Science

Swiss Households Could Be Energy Self-Sufficient by 2050 With Solar Push

March 4, 2020March 10, 2020 MADELINE REYES

automotive, electricity, housing, renewable energy, Solar power, Switzerland

By 2050, many homes and apartments in Switzerland may be able to generate enough solar energy to meet their own consumption needs – including the charging of electric vehicles, according to a study released Wednesday.

Criminal Entertainment International Media Sports

Swiss Prosecutors Charge Al-Khelaifi in FIFA Bribery Case

February 20, 2020February 20, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS

bribery, FIFA, France, licensing, soccer, Switzerland, television

Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser al-Khelaifi was charged Thursday by Swiss federal prosecutors in connection with a wider bribery investigation linked to FIFA and World Cup television rights.

International

Swiss Neutrality Tarnished by Spy Scandal, Critics Warn

February 12, 2020February 12, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

CIA, espionage, Germany, Spying, Switzerland

Outraged commentators warned Wednesday that revelations the CIA and Germany’s intelligence service had for decades used a Swiss encryption company for spying had seriously damaged Switzerland’s cherished reputation for neutrality.

Economy International

Davos: Globalist Retreat in the Rise of Nationalism

January 24, 2020January 27, 2020 MATTHEW RENDA

Switzerland

François hauled his heavy, expensive camera via train from Lucerne to shoot B-roll video for a large European insurance company that had an outsize presence outside of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “This thing is all bullshit,” he said.

Economy Environment Government International

Mnuchin at Davos Pushes Back on Thunberg Climate Warnings

January 23, 2020January 23, 2020 MATTHEW RENDA

Climate change, fossil fuel, Steven Mnuchin, Switzerland, teens, Trump administration

The Trump administration continued to belittle 17-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg at a summit in Switzerland, with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin becoming the latest U.S. official to do so Thursday.

Economy Government International Politics

Trump Slams Impeachment Trial, Touts Economy in Switzerland

January 22, 2020 MATTHEW RENDA

Donald Trump, impeachment, Switzerland, Trade, U.S. Economy

President Donald Trump gave a surprise press conference Wednesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he again called the impeachment trial a hoax while touting his economic record and ability to negotiate trade deals.

Economy Environment Government International

At Davos, Visions of Trump and Thunberg Clash

January 21, 2020January 22, 2020 CAIN BURDEAU

Climate change, Diplomacy, Donald Trump, speeches, Switzerland

At a gathering of world leaders to discuss solutions to save the planet from climate catastrophe, President Trump said nothing about global warming and called climate activists “prophets of doom.”

Economy Environment International Politics

Spurning Climate Change Theme, Trump Touts America First at Davos

January 21, 2020January 22, 2020 MATTHEW RENDA

Climate change, Diplomacy, Donald Trump, Switzerland

As President Donald Trump strode from the helicopter through a snow-covered field surrounded by the towering Alps, reporters were less interested in his imminent speech to global leaders at the World Economic Forum and more interested in getting his thoughts on the impeachment trial.

Financial International

Credit Suisse Confirms Second Spying Case

December 23, 2019 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

banks, Spying, Switzerland

An internal Credit Suisse probe confirmed Monday that a second executive had been spied on, following earlier revelations that the bank’s former head of wealth management was tailed by private investigators.

Environment Government International Politics

Green Parties Make Big Gains in Swiss Parliament

October 21, 2019 MOLLY QUELL

Elections, political parties, Switzerland

The Swiss went to the polls for parliamentary elections Sunday and while turnout was down, change was up as environmentalist parties made historic gains.

Environment International

Swiss Glaciers Shrink 10% in 5 Years: Study

October 15, 2019 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

Climate change, Research, Switzerland

Switzerland’s glaciers have lost a tenth of their volume in the past five years alone — a melting rate unmatched during observations stretching back more than a century, a study showed Tuesday.

Financial Government International

Switzerland, UAE Removed From European Tax Haven Lists

October 10, 2019 MOLLY QUELL

EU, Switzerland, Taxes, United Arab Emirates

The European Union’s policy-making body said Thursday that it has removed the United Arab Emirates and Switzerland, among others, from its watch lists of countries seen as tax havens.

Arts

Antiquities Investigation

September 25, 2019September 26, 2019 BRIEF

antiquities, art, Switzerland

A federal court in New York dismissed art dealers’ claims against Swiss government agencies that ordered the plaintiffs’ antiquities to remain in a Geneva warehouse pending the outcome of a criminal investigation into the origin of the items.

Environment International

Wildlife Meet Fights to Counter ‘Unprecedented’ Species Declines

August 17, 2019August 21, 2019 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

endangered, plants, poaching, Switzerland, Trade, wildlife

Amid growing alarm over accelerating extinctions, a major international conference opened in Geneva Saturday aiming to tighten rules on trade in elephant ivory and other endangered animal and plant species.

International