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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• 'Dirty money' sent back to Mexico – Cern lab goes 'colder than space'
• Clinic assists doctor's suicide – eBay Iraq relic auction stopped
• Emiratis jailed for raping youth – Football: Fifa begins Turkey probe
• Four guilty over Swiss air crash – Iran lodges US 'spying' protest
• Japanese film wins Locarno award – More cash is injected into banks
• More UBS sub-prime writedowns – Polanski awaits house arrest move
• Polanski facing more time in jail – Six killed in Swiss tunnel crash
• Smuggler's car found crawling with trapdoo... – Swiss admit US Polanski tip-off
• Swiss anger at Libyan 'reprisals' – Swiss company fires 'ill' worker over Face...
• Swiss court grants Polanski bail – Swiss Muslims open mosque doors
• Swiss order release of seized art – Swiss to return Mobutu millions
• Swiss to tackle 'suicide tourism' – Switzerland eases banking secrecy
• Switzerland goes into recession – Trial for Swiss BMW 'blackmailer'
• Trusted tool – US and UBS agree to end tax row
• US asks for Polanski extradition – Zurich allows anti-minaret poster

Switzerland: news

More UBS sub-prime writedowns

Tuesday, April 1st 2008, 10:39

Swiss bank UBS says it has lost $37bn from the sub-prime crisis, the largest loss by any bank so far.
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Murders prompt Swiss gun review

Monday, September 18th 2006, 9:35

Swiss MPs are to debate whether to end the practice of making soldiers keep their guns and ammunition at home.
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Nestle in Azerbaijan CD blunder

Saturday, May 3rd 2008, 19:31
related countries: Azerbaijan

Swiss-based multinational Nestle apologises after its giveaway CD-ROM causes outrage in Azerbaijan.
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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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Nestle to stop Mugabe milk deal

Friday, October 2nd 2009, 9:07
related countries: Zimbabwe

Swiss firm Nestle says it will stop buying milk from a farm owned by the wife of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe.
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New $10bn write-down hits UBS

Monday, December 10th 2007, 16:28
related countries: United States

Swiss bank UBS reports a further $10bn write-down caused by bad debts in the US housing market.
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No challenge to bail for Polanski

Thursday, November 26th 2009, 14:56

Swiss authorities say they will not appeal against a ruling granting bail to film director Roman Polanski.
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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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Pair die together at Swiss clinic

Thursday, March 5th 2009, 22:31
related countries: United Kingdom

An elderly British couple with terminal cancer die together at a Swiss euthanasia clinic.
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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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Picasso art stolen from gallery

Friday, February 8th 2008, 12:02

Two valuable paintings by Pablo Picasso are stolen from an exhibition in Switzerland.
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Polanski 'finishing film in jail'

Thursday, October 15th 2009, 8:18

Film director Roman Polanski is completing his latest film from prison in Switzerland, says screenwriter Robert Harris.
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Polanski appeal for bail rejected

Tuesday, October 20th 2009, 11:09
related countries: United States

Director Roman Polanski loses an appeal to be released on bail from jail in Switzerland ahead of his possible extradition to the US.
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Polanski awaits house arrest move

Friday, November 27th 2009, 9:02

Film director Roman Polanski will not be released from prison until Monday at the earliest, the Swiss justice ministry confirms.
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'Dirty money' sent back to Mexico – Cern lab goes 'colder than space'Clinic assists doctor's suicide – eBay Iraq relic auction stoppedEmiratis jailed for raping youth – Football: Fifa begins Turkey probeFour guilty over Swiss air crash – Iran lodges US 'spying' protestJapanese film wins Locarno award – More cash is injected into banksMore UBS sub-prime writedowns – Polanski awaits house arrest movePolanski facing more time in jail – Six killed in Swiss tunnel crashSmuggler's car found crawling with trapdoo... – Swiss admit US Polanski tip-offSwiss anger at Libyan 'reprisals' – Swiss company fires 'ill' worker over Face...Swiss court grants Polanski bail – Swiss Muslims open mosque doorsSwiss order release of seized art – Swiss to return Mobutu millionsSwiss to tackle 'suicide tourism' – Switzerland eases banking secrecySwitzerland goes into recession – Trial for Swiss BMW 'blackmailer'Trusted tool – US and UBS agree to end tax rowUS asks for Polanski extradition – Zurich allows anti-minaret poster