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

Polanski to fight US extradition

Monday, September 28th 2009, 4:31
related countries: France, United States

Filmmaker Roman Polanski will challenge his arrest in Switzerland and a bid to deport him to the US on sex charges, his lawyer says.
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Nestle milk link to Grace Mugabe

Sunday, September 27th 2009, 15:25
related countries: Zimbabwe

Swiss multinational Nestle buys milk from a farm seized from its white owners and now owned by the wife of Zimbabwe's president.
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Football ref banned for insulting fans with obscene gesture

Monday, September 21st 2009, 22:38

A Swiss football referee is banned for three games for waving at fans at a game using his middle finger.
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Federer & Del Potro into US final

Sunday, September 13th 2009, 23:14
related countries: United States
related places: Monday

Defending champion Roger Federer will face Juan Martin del Potro in Monday's US Open final after the Swiss beats Novak Djokovic.
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Speed bump

Friday, August 28th 2009, 12:18

Swiss snail mail rushes into the internet age
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Swiss pair indicted in tax probe

Friday, August 21st 2009, 12:21
related countries: United States

A Swiss banker and lawyer are indicted by the US Justice Department on charges they helped Americans evade taxes.
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US agrees Swiss tax deal over UBS

Wednesday, August 19th 2009, 21:15
related countries: United States

The US and Switzerland sign an agreement designed to end a tax evasion dispute over Swiss banking giant UBS.
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US tax probe on 150 UBS customers

Tuesday, August 18th 2009, 17:21
related countries: United States

More than 150 US customers of the Swiss bank UBS are being "criminally investigated" for tax avoidance, court documents say.
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US and UBS agree to end tax row

Wednesday, August 12th 2009, 14:11
related countries: United States

The US government and UBS agree the details of a deal to end legal action against the Swiss bank over tax evasion.
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UBS reports yet another big loss

Tuesday, August 4th 2009, 10:43

UBS, Switzerland's biggest bank, reports a loss of 1.4bn Swiss francs and significant outflows of cash for the April to June quarter.
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Trusted tool

Thursday, July 30th 2009, 2:58

How the humble Swiss army knife became an icon
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Swiss court releases Mobutu money

Tuesday, July 14th 2009, 19:00
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo

A Swiss court rules that the assets of the former Congolese leader, Mobutu Sese Seko, be returned to his family.
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Al-Qaeda releases Swiss hostage

Sunday, July 12th 2009, 13:47
related countries: Mali

A Swiss tourist held hostage for six months by al-Qaeda militants in Mali has been freed, Swiss and Malian officials say.
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Live - Murray v Wawrinka

Monday, June 29th 2009, 17:24

Andy Murray is locked in a tense battle with Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka on Centre Court.
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Swiss bust child pornography ring

Sunday, June 28th 2009, 21:29

Police in Switzerland say they have uncovered an internet child pornography network spanning 78 countries.
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Round-the-world solar plane debut

Friday, June 26th 2009, 2:16

Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard has unveiled a prototype of the solar-powered plane he hopes to fly around the world.
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Venus sizzles in Wimbledon opener

Tuesday, June 23rd 2009, 13:27

Defending champion Venus Williams sweeps past Switzerland's Stefanie Voegele on a sun-drenched Centre Court in the first round of Wimbledon.
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Sampras leads tributes to Federer

Sunday, June 7th 2009, 18:09
related countries: France

Pete Sampras hails Roger Federer as the best player of all time after the Swiss matches his record of 14 Grand Slam titles at the French Open.
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Switzerland goes into recession

Tuesday, June 2nd 2009, 7:07

Switzerland enters recession after its economy contracted 0.8% in the first three months of 2009.
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Blue diamond fetches record price

Tuesday, May 12th 2009, 21:44
related places: Geneva

A blue diamond, smaller than a penny, sells for 10.5 million Swiss francs at auction in Geneva to an anonymous buyer.
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Vatican's all-male guard considers admitting women after 500 years

Wednesday, May 6th 2009, 8:12

The commander of the Vatican's Swiss Guard says he would consider recruiting women into the ancient force.
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Swiss bank refuses US tax request

Friday, May 1st 2009, 1:36
related countries: United States
related places: Florida

UBS, Switzerland's biggest bank, refuses to hand over to a Florida court the details of US customers suspected of tax evasion.
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Cold climate

Monday, April 27th 2009, 3:15

Swiss canton tells naked hikers to cover up
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Swiss company fires 'ill' worker over Facebook use

Saturday, April 25th 2009, 14:14

A Swiss worker has been fired for being untrustworthy after her company said it had discovered her using Facebook while off sick.
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Philippines police rescue hostage

Saturday, April 18th 2009, 8:50
related countries: Philippines

A Swiss Red Cross worker freed after three months in captivity in the Philippines expresses fears for his fellow hostage.
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Swiss bank UBS to cut 8,700 jobs

Wednesday, April 15th 2009, 16:36

Switzerland's biggest bank says it will axe 8,700 jobs after making a £1.75bn loss in the first quarter of the year.
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Swiss architect Peter Zumthor wins top honour

Monday, April 13th 2009, 2:48

Architecture's most prestigious award, the 2009 Pritzker Prize, is awarded to the Swiss architect Peter Zumthor.
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Gaddafi sues Swiss over detention

Thursday, April 9th 2009, 12:00
related countries: Libya

Libya is to sue the Swiss authorities and demand compensation over the arrest last year of Colonel Gaddafi's son, Hannibal.
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Swiss hold '$150m Nigeria bribes'

Thursday, April 9th 2009, 9:19
related countries: Nigeria, United States

Bribes given to Nigerian officials by a US company have been traced to Swiss banks, the Nigerian government says.
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Outlook for Swiss economy worsens

Tuesday, March 17th 2009, 11:10

Switzerland's economy will contract by 2.2% this year, its government says, a much deeper recession than forecast.
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Smuggler's car found crawling with trapdoor spiders

Monday, March 16th 2009, 16:45
related countries: Germany

German customs officials detain a Swiss man trying to smuggle more than 160 large trapdoor spiders into the country.
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Switzerland eases banking secrecy

Friday, March 13th 2009, 14:49
related countries: Austria, Luxembourg

Switzerland makes concessions on banking secrecy, but insists it will protect account holders from "unjustified watching".
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Swiss pardon Spain war veterans

Thursday, March 12th 2009, 22:19
related countries: Spain

Switzerland votes to pardon its citizens who fought in the Spanish Civil War, the last European country to do so.
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