The person was in pretrial detainment for several months. (Representational) Seoul: A former UN official from Canada who now works as a North Korea specialist has been detained in Switzerland on charges of spying, likely for China, media reports said on Thursday, citing unnamed intelligence sources. The reports were part of a joint investigation by...
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Sexual Awakening, Asylum Seekers, Alpine Tourism, Sparrow in the Chimney: 7 Swiss Films at Locarno77
The Locarno Film Festival, taking place in the picturesque town in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland, always shines a light on arthouse voices, whether new or established. And it showcases Swiss films worth audiences’ attention. That will be the case again during Locarno77, taking place Aug. 7-17, soon after Switzerland also took center stage at...
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Hischier, Siegenthaler Play in World’s Highest Hockey Game | FEATURE | New Jersey Devils
Nico Hischier and Jonas Siegenthaler can now say, among their many accolades, that they have played in the highest hockey game in the world. On Aug. 5th, the two Swiss Devils took a helicopter to the top of Jungfraujoch, which is the highest accessible point in Europe at 3,454 meters high between Bern and Valais...
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Swiss Firm Launches AI-Powered Hearing Aid, World’s First Such Product
The launch should be a surprise to the market because nobody knew about this technology, says CEO. (File) Gdansk, Poland: Switzerland’s Sonova on Tuesday introduced a hearing aid that utilises real-time artificial intelligence to improve speech clarity from background noise, the first such product in the global market. Along with the hearing aid, named Sphere...
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UBP signs two exclusive agreements to acquire Societe Generale’s international private banking operations in the UK and in Switzerland
GENEVA, Aug. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Union Bancaire Privée, UBP SA (UBP) and Societe Generale announced today that they have entered into two exclusive agreements whereby UBP will acquire Societe Generale’s Swiss private banking activities (Societe Generale Private Banking Suisse) as well as their UK and Channel Islands wealth management arm (SG Kleinwort Hambros). Both...
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Chicago was just voted one of the most expensive cities in the world
Landing on some sort of city-specific ranking usually fills us with pride, but we’re unsure how to feel about this one: data company Numbeo just released its annual Cost of Living Index by City, a list that includes Chicago as one of the most expensive cities in the world. To come up with its ranking, the...
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Belgium drops out of mixed triathlon and Switzerland shuffles line-up after athletes fall ill following race in River Seine
Paris (CNN) — Belgium has withdrawn from the mixed relay triathlon race on Monday and Switzerland has had to mix up its roster after athletes from both countries fell ill following the initial triathlon races last week. Belgium announced it was dropping out of the race after one of its triathletes, Claire Michel, has fallen...
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Swiss research institute sets precision world record
Precision world record at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. The Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Villigen, northern Switzerland, has set a new world record for X-ray precision. Researchers peered inside a computer chip and obtained an...
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Swiss International Air Lines Appoints Julia Wetter-Studinka As New Head Of Regional Sales In Switzerland – Travel And Tour World
Home » AIRLINE NEWS » Swiss International Air Lines Appoints Julia Wetter-Studinka As New Head Of Regional Sales In Switzerland Friday, August 2, 2024 Reading Time: 2 minutes Swiss International Air Lines appoints Julia Wetter-Studinka as Regional Sales Head in Switzerland, driving Lufthansa Group’s sales efforts. Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has announced the appointment...
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Switzerland is spread around the world 540 times
Rollerskaters from Estonia open the parade of the 8th World Youth Music Festival Zurich 2024 in Zurich’s Bahnhofstrasse. Keystone / Gaetan Bally Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Switzerland is struggling with overtourism in some places, for example in the Verzasca Valley, where...
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World’s largest Swiss flag displayed on Säntis for August 1
More Davos restaurant tenant convicted of racial discrimination This content was published on Aug 1, 2024 The tenant of the Pischa mountain restaurant in Davos has been sentenced to a conditional fine for racial discrimination after he refused to rent sledges to Jewish guests. Read more: Davos restaurant tenant convicted of racial discrimination More Sahgal...
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Amherd to the Swiss Abroad on August 1: ‘You shape the image of Switzerland’
Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. National Day address from the President of the Swiss Confederation Viola Amherd to the Swiss diaspora around the world. This content was published on July 31, 2024 – 09:00 In an increasingly polarised world, we need people...