News: Switzerland

We have started to collect the most important news related to Switzerland in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Switzerland: news

Syria war crimes moves gains backing

Tuesday, May 20th 2014, 0:16
related countries: Syria

Nearly 60 countries led by Switzerland express support for a proposal to refer the conflict in Syria to the International Criminal Court (ICC).
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Russian told to pay ex-wife $4.5bn

Monday, May 19th 2014, 20:57
related countries: France, Monaco, Russia

A Swiss court orders Dmitry Rybolovlev, owner of French football team AS Monaco, to hand over around half of his estimated fortune to his ex-wife.
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Swiss reject highest minimum wage

Sunday, May 18th 2014, 15:20

Swiss voters have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to introduce what would have been the highest minimum wage in the world in a referendum.
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VIDEO: Switzerland votes on minimum wage

Sunday, May 18th 2014, 1:15

The people of Switzerland will go to the polls on Sunday to vote on whether to introduce a minimum wage -$25 dollars or £15 an hour.
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Alien designer HR Giger dies at 74

Tuesday, May 13th 2014, 11:20

The Swiss artist and designer of Ridley Scott's Alien, HR Giger, dies after falling down the stairs.
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New £40m Chaplin museum planned

Thursday, May 8th 2014, 9:30

A new £40m museum at the former home in Switzerland of cinema legend Charlie Chaplin is to open in 2016.
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Swiss migration quotas: Rift with EU grows

Saturday, May 3rd 2014, 0:52

Will migration row cut Swiss off from Europe?
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Froome second in Tour de Romandie

Friday, May 2nd 2014, 17:18

Defending champion Chris Froome finishes second after a sprint finish in stage three of the Tour de Romandie in Switzerland.
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Scientists study Swiss lake tsunamis

Monday, April 28th 2014, 19:45

Giant waves triggered in Swiss lakes by underwater landslides are low-probability events, but we still need to be alive to the risks, say scientists.
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Wawrinka takes Monte Carlo title

Sunday, April 20th 2014, 15:48

Stanislas Wawrinka beats fellow Swiss Roger Federer to win the first Masters 1000 title of his career in Monte Carlo.
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Credit Suisse rebuffs forex probe

Wednesday, April 16th 2014, 7:51

Swiss bank Credit Suisse has found nothing "materially untoward" in how it trades foreign currencies, finance officer David Mathers has said.
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VIDEO: The films making science captivating

Friday, April 11th 2014, 13:20
related places: Cern

David Reid travels to the Cern institute in Switzerland to find out how film-makers are helping to make science stories more accessible to the public.
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'Liechtenstein bank chief shot dead'

Monday, April 7th 2014, 20:37
related countries: Liechtenstein

The head of a private bank in Liechtenstein has been shot dead, Swiss media say, with police hunting a man over an apparent financial feud.
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Cement firms agree mega-merger

Monday, April 7th 2014, 7:07
related countries: France
related places: Lafarge

Swiss cement firm Holcim says it will merge with French rival Lafarge in a deal that will create the world's largest cement maker.
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Swiss probe foreign exchange market

Monday, March 31st 2014, 7:08
related countries: United Kingdom, United States

British, US and Swiss banks are being investigated in Switzerland for potential collusion over the manipulation of foreign exchange rates.
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Bionic Olympics to be hosted in 2016

Thursday, March 27th 2014, 12:24

An Olympic games for "augmented humans" will kick off in Switzerland in October 2016 featuring exoskeleton races among others.
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UBS traders tried to rig key rate

Friday, March 14th 2014, 11:35
related countries: Hong Kong

Traders at Swiss bank UBS made around 100 attempts to rig Hong Kong's interbank lending market, financial regulators have said.
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Swiss probe Uzbek leader's daughter

Wednesday, March 12th 2014, 13:32
related countries: Uzbekistan

Prosecutors in Switzerland open a money laundering investigation into Gulnara Karimova, the daughter of the president of Uzbekistan.
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Should Italy's Sardinia become Swiss?

Friday, February 28th 2014, 12:17
related countries: Italy

Thousands join a Facebook group proposing the Italian island of Sardinia becomes part of Switzerland.
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Swiss bank boss 'regrets' tax ploy

Wednesday, February 26th 2014, 18:07
related countries: United States

The boss of Swiss bank Credit Suisse, Brady Dougan, tells a US Senate Committee that he "deeply regrets" that some of its bankers violated US tax laws.
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Credit Suisse 'aided' US tax evaders

Wednesday, February 26th 2014, 1:56
related countries: United States

Credit Suisse "helped its US customers conceal their Swiss accounts" and avoid American taxes, a US report alleges.
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Britain's women win curling bronze

Thursday, February 20th 2014, 11:46
related countries: United Kingdom

Britain's women win curling bronze to ensure Team GB will equal their best medal haul at a Winter Olympics.
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Swiss vote prompts EU to halt talks

Monday, February 17th 2014, 10:24

The EU freezes talks with Switzerland over its participation in EU research and education programmes amid tensions over immigration.
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Switzerland declines Croatia deal

Sunday, February 16th 2014, 2:21
related countries: Croatia

Switzerland refuses to sign a deal granting Croatians free access to the Swiss work market, after voters backed a proposal to curb immigration.
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'Surge' in Syria fighting death toll

Thursday, February 13th 2014, 4:33
related countries: Syria
related places: Geneva

Activists in Syria report a surge in fighting across the country, amid attempts to broker a peace deal in the Swiss city of Geneva.
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VIDEO: Swiss reaction to immigration vote

Monday, February 10th 2014, 18:15

Imogen Foulkes reports on the Swiss reaction to the vote to reintroduce immigration quotas and abandon free movement of people in Switzerland.
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Dismay in Europe at Swiss quota vote

Monday, February 10th 2014, 13:08
related countries: Belgium, France
related places: Brussels

A Swiss vote to bring back strict immigration quotas for Europeans draws criticism from France, Germany and Brussels.
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Swiss nervous after vote to limit EU migrants

Monday, February 10th 2014, 12:43

Can Swiss patch up new rift with EU over immigration?
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VIDEO: Swiss vote impacts on EU ties

Monday, February 10th 2014, 4:37

Swiss voters have narrowly backed a referendum proposal to bring back strict quotas for immigration from European Union countries.
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Swiss narrowly back migration curbs

Sunday, February 9th 2014, 20:04

Swiss voters narrowly back a referendum proposal to bring back strict immigration quotas, with 50.3% giving their support.
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VIDEO: Europe watches Swiss immigration vote

Saturday, February 8th 2014, 8:47

Swiss voters are going to the polls on Sunday in a nationwide referendum on immigration which is being watched closely right across Europe.
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Europe watches Swiss immigration vote

Saturday, February 8th 2014, 2:59

Swiss vote on halting freedom of movement
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Swatch sees profits rise 20% in 2013

Wednesday, February 5th 2014, 10:37

The Swiss watch maker says it grew profits and its workforce last year, and says sales in 2014 have got off to a good start.
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