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.

World news related to Switzerland – overview

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• December 18th 2009 – November 27th 2009
• November 26th 2009 – October 20th 2009
• October 20th 2009 – September 28th 2009
• September 27th 2009 – June 28th 2009
• June 26th 2009 – April 9th 2009
• March 17th 2009 – February 13th 2009
• February 12th 2009 – December 12th 2008
• December 5th 2008 – September 2nd 2008
• August 12th 2008 – June 1st 2008
• May 26th 2008 – January 22nd 2008
• January 21st 2008 – October 19th 2007
• October 6th 2007 – May 24th 2007
• May 15th 2007 – January 26th 2007
• December 21st 2006 – June 13th 2006
• June 8th 2006 – December 18th 2005
• November 27th 2005 – November 16th 2005

Switzerland: news

UBS in revamp as losses rack up

Tuesday, August 12th 2008, 7:30

Swiss bank UBS says it will reorganise itself into three units, after announcing another set of sub-prime losses.
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Libya 'halts Swiss oil shipments'

Thursday, July 24th 2008, 13:28
related countries: Libya

Libya's state shipping company says it has halted oil shipments to Switzerland in protest over the arrest of Muammar Gaddafi's son.
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Swiss anger at Libyan 'reprisals'

Wednesday, July 23rd 2008, 19:44
related countries: Libya

Switzerland protests to Libya over what it calls retaliatory measures for the arrest of Muammar Gaddafi's youngest son.
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West Ham sign Lazio star Behrami

Wednesday, July 23rd 2008, 13:25

West Ham sign Lazio's Switzerland international Valon Behrami in a £5m deal.
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Cern lab goes 'colder than space'

Friday, July 18th 2008, 19:07
related countries: France

A giant physics lab on the Swiss-French border is being cooled to a temperature lower than that of outer space.
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Gaddafi son arrested for assault

Thursday, July 17th 2008, 21:42
related countries: Libya

A son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is released on bail in Switzerland after being charged with assaulting two servants.
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'Dirty money' sent back to Mexico

Wednesday, June 18th 2008, 22:39
related countries: Mexico

Swiss authorities are to return $74m from frozen accounts of a former Mexican president's brother to Mexico.
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Swiss TV in German anthem mistake

Wednesday, June 18th 2008, 14:55
related countries: Germany

Swiss TV subtitles the wrong version of the German national anthem during a live broadcast of a Euro 2008 football match.
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Atom expert rejects weapon 'lies'

Tuesday, June 17th 2008, 16:26
related countries: Pakistan

Disgraced Pakistani scientist AQ Khan denies giving blueprints for advanced nuclear warheads to Swiss smugglers.
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Switzerland 1-2 Turkey

Wednesday, June 11th 2008, 20:41
related places: Basel

Turkey put co-hosts Switzerland out of Euro 2008 after they come from behind to win in Basel.
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Portugal 2-0 Turkey

Saturday, June 7th 2008, 20:45
related countries: Czech Republic, Turkey

Portugal's Euro 2008 campaign opens in impressive fashion with victory over Turkey in Geneva.
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Switzerland 0-1 Czech Republic

Saturday, June 7th 2008, 18:09
related countries: Czech Republic

Substitute Vaclav Sverkos gives the Czech Republic a winning start to Euro 2008 with a second-half strike to break Switzerland's resistance.
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Euro 2008 prepares for kick-off

Saturday, June 7th 2008, 8:58
related countries: Austria

Co-hosts Switzerland and Austria gear up for the start of the European Championship.
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Swiss reject new citizenship rule

Sunday, June 1st 2008, 14:19

Voters in Switzerland reject a move to make it even harder for foreigners to obtain citizenship.
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December 18th 2009 – November 27th 2009November 26th 2009 – October 20th 2009October 20th 2009 – September 28th 2009September 27th 2009 – June 28th 2009June 26th 2009 – April 9th 2009March 17th 2009 – February 13th 2009February 12th 2009 – December 12th 2008December 5th 2008 – September 2nd 2008August 12th 2008 – June 1st 2008May 26th 2008 – January 22nd 2008January 21st 2008 – October 19th 2007October 6th 2007 – May 24th 2007May 15th 2007 – January 26th 2007December 21st 2006 – June 13th 2006June 8th 2006 – December 18th 2005November 27th 2005 – November 16th 2005