Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Switzerland’s parliament has rejected a historic climate ruling by the European Court of Human Rights, setting a worrying precedent for global climate action. A group of over 2,000 Swiss women over the age of 64...
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Global Peace Summit to commence in Switzerland with focus on ending war in Ukraine
The Global Peace Summit will take place this weekend in Switzerland as highlighted by Madonna’s social media video she posted on Wednesday. The event aims to protect children amid conflict that spans the world. The focus this year for world leaders attending: how to end the war in Ukraine. Madonna’s post acknowledged how the leaders...
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Преди мирната конференция в Швейцария! Украинската армия се намира под голям военен натиск
Представители на австрийската армия предупредиха на снощната дискусия на Австрийския институт за европейска политика и политика на сигурност (АИЕПС), че Украйна се намира в тежко военно положение, преди мирната конференция за Украйна в Швейцария този уикенд, предаде австрийската новинарска агенция АПА, цитирана от БТА. На конференцията в Швейцария ще бъдат обсъдени ключови за сигурността въпроси,...
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Swiss lawmakers reject climate ruling in favour of female climate elders
Swiss politicians have rejected a landmark climate ruling from the European court of human rights, raising fears that other polluting countries may follow suit. A panel of Strasbourg judges ruled in April that Switzerland had violated the human rights of older women through weak climate policies that leave them more vulnerable to heatwaves. Activists hailed...
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India will participate in Swiss peace summit on Ukraine at appropriate level: Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra
India on Wednesday said it will participate in the upcoming peace summit on the Ukraine conflict in Switzerland at an appropriate level. The summit will take place at Burgenstock in Lucerne on June 15 and 16. Switzerland has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend it. However, it is almost certain that Modi will not...
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India To Participate In Global Peace Summit In Switzerland, Says Foreign Secretary Kwatra
India is set to participate in the Global Peace Summit on Ukraine, which is scheduled to take place on June 15-16 in Switzerland, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said on Wednesday. The Global Peace Summit will be held on June 15-16 at Bürgenstock Hotel above Lake Lucerne in Switzerland. Kwatra said India will be participating in the...
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American teen falls over 300 feet to her death while hiking with friend’s family: officials
A 16-year-old American girl plummeted over 300 feet to her death while hiking with her friend’s family in Switzerland on Sunday morning. The teen – who has not been named publicly — was walking on the Gorges Mystérieuses trail in the Valais district with her best friend and the friend’s family when she stumbled about 328...
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Germany hosts recovery conference for Ukraine before Switzerland peace summit
Germany is hosting a conference to gather support for Ukraine’s recovery from the destruction wreaked by Russia’s war, sending a new signal of solidarity with Kyiv at the start of a week of intense diplomacy. The two-day Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin, which begins on Tuesday, comes before the Group of Seven summit of Ukraine’s...
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UBS, Credit Suisse’s Swiss units may merge by July 1, says official
2 min read Last Updated : Jun 11 2024 | 12:15 PM IST The merger of the Swiss units of UBS and Credit Suisse could be completed as early as July 1, a senior executive at UBS was quoted as saying on Tuesday. UBS, which acquired its former rival Credit Suisse last...
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Joint statement at peace summit unlikely to include withdrawal of Russian forces | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
NHK has learned that a draft joint statement that falls short of calling for the withdrawal of Russian forces will be presented at the upcoming international conference on peace in Ukraine. The peace summit will be held in Switzerland on Saturday and Sunday. It is aimed at realizing the 10-point peace plan proposed by Ukraine....
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Швейцария се подготвя за срещата на върха за Украйна, която ще се състои този уикенд
Швейцария се подготвя за срещата на върха за Украйна, която ще се състои този уикенд. Страната предприема всички мерки, за да гарантира, че събитието ще премине безпроблемно, включително мащабна операция по сигурността с до 4000 военнослужещи, предава БТА. Предвид пристигането на десетки държавни глави, Швейцария увеличи сигурността в района. Зоната около върха ще бъде укрепена...
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40 world leaders to attend Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland – www.lokmattimes.com
Geneva, June 10 (IANS/DPA) Around 40 world leaders have signed up to participate in a Ukraine peace conference to be held on a picturesque Swiss mountain next weekend. The Swiss government, which is organising the talks at a luxury resort on the Burgenstock, a mountain ridge on Lake Lucerne, said around 160 presidents and prime...