Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during his G7 Italy visit. (Photo: X@narendramodi) 4 min read Last Updated : Jun 16 2024 | 10:16 PM IST India on Sunday was among the countries that did not sign a joint communique at a Switzerland-hosted summit for peace in Ukraine even as New...
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India refrains from associating itself with any communique emerging from Swiss summit on peace in Ukraine
New Delhi: India on Sunday refrained from associating itself with any communique emerging from a Ukraine summit for peace hosted by Switzerland and asserted that it will remain engaged with all stakeholders to facilitate a peaceful resolution to the Ukraine conflict. Pavan Kapoor, Secretary(West) in the Ministry of External Affairs, represented India at the Summit...
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I traveled on a double-decker train between France and Switzerland at 199mph. See inside the TGV Lyria, which costs as little as $50.
The TGV Lyria is a joint venture between the state-owned rail operators of France and Switzerland. I traveled on one as I returned home to London after a conference in Geneva. If you book in advance, it can be as cheap as $50 — about the same price as a budget airline flight and usually faster....
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Peace talks ‘tomorrow’ if Russia leaves Ukraine – Zelensky
3 days ago By Robert Greenall, BBC News EPA Mr Zelensky and other world leaders made closing remarks after the summit Kyiv will hold peace talks with Russia tomorrow if Moscow pulls out of all Ukrainian territory, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. But speaking at the close of a summit for peace in Switzerland, he said Russian...
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Monet among paintings removed from Swiss museum over Nazi looting fears
8 hours ago By Kathryn Armstrong, BBC News Claude Monet Jardin de Monet à Giverny by Claude Monet is among the paintings to have been removed from display in the Emil Bührle Collection One of Switzerland’s leading art museums says it will remove five paintings from one of its exhibitions while it investigates whether they were looted...
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Zelenskyy arrives in Switzerland for Peace Summit
About 100 countries and international organizations will participate in the Peace Summit, stated the President Tetiana Lanchukovska News editor at LIGA.net June 14, 19:30 Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Switzerland (Photo: Office of the President) On the evening of June 14, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Switzerland to participate in the Global Peace Summit, which will take...
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AI startup Perplexity wants to upend search business. News outlet Forbes says it’s ripping them off
The artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI has raised tens of millions of dollars from the likes of Jeff Bezos and other prominent tech investors for its mission to rival Google in the business of searching for information. But its AI-driven search chatbot is already facing challenges as some news media companies object to its business...
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AI startup Perplexity wants to upend search business. News outlet Forbes says it’s ripping them off
The artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI has raised tens of millions of dollars from the likes of Jeff Bezos and other prominent tech investors for its mission to rival Google in the business of searching for information. But its AI-driven search chatbot is already facing challenges as some news media companies object to its business...
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Switzerland: Update for Switzerland-based businesses on the practical implications of Swiss and EU regulations on supply chain due diligence
In brief On 1 January 2022, Switzerland introduced due diligence and reporting requirements to address risks in the supply chains of Switzerland-based businesses related to child labor and so-called conflict minerals. On 24 May 2024, the European Council adopted the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D), which imposes EU-level due diligence requirements in the...
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Geneva to host Switzerland’s first Sail Grand Prix in 2025 – Marine Business News
SailGP – the world’s most exciting racing on water – has announced the first-ever Rolex Switzerland Sail Grand Prix to take place on the iconic waters of Lake Geneva on 20-21 September, 2025. The announcement marks the third confirmed event on the global racing championship’s hotly-anticipated Season 5 calendar. The event will also be the...
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Switzerland’s parliament defies ECHR and female climate activists
Swiss women who won a historic ruling on climate change at the European Court of Human Rights say they feel shocked and betrayed by their parliament’s decision not to comply with it. The women, known as “climate seniors”, previously took their case to the court in Strasbourg, France, arguing the Swiss government’s inadequate response to...
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Switzerland, in Partnership With the African Development Bank Group, Aims to Expand Opportunities for the Swiss Private Sector in Africa
The Swiss private sector would like to play a more substantial role in the African Development Bank’s operations in Africa. This desire was expressed during meeting between Bank senior management and the Swiss economic mission, spearheaded by Ivo Germann, Director of Foreign Economic Affairs at the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). The Swiss delegation...