Mr Orton’s disappearance was initially revealed by his sponsor, Pryanha, the British high-performance kayak maker. He was believed to have been dragged out of his kayak after becoming “trapped in a recirculating feature and did not resurface”. It was last week reported that a team of 15 kayakers travelled to Switzerland to join the search....
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British kayaker who went missing found dead in Swiss lake
A British man who went missing while kayaking in Switzerland has been found dead, Swiss police have confirmed. Bren Orton, 29, went missing on 16 May. Authorities searched for the professional kayaker for two weeks before a body was discovered in Lake Maggiore, which straddles Switzerland and Italy. His body was discovered by a sailor...
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China likely absent from upcoming Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
China’s Foreign Ministry has indicated the country will be absent from a Ukraine peace summit to be held in Switzerland in June. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is calling on the United States and China to join the conference to realize his peace plan. Russia is urging countries not to take part. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson...
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Зеленски се оплака от опитите за „проваляне“ на срещата на върха в Швейцария
Срещата на върха за Украйна, която ще се проведе в Швейцария на 15-16 юни в Швейцария, може да бъде застрашена, каза Володимир Зеленски на конференцията за сигурност “Шангри-ла диалог” в Сингапур, цитиран от аг. Bloomberg. „За съжаление, има опити да се провали срещата на върха“, каза той и добави, че не иска да вярва, че...
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Zelenskyy calls on countries to attend Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on countries to attend the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland this month to realize his peace plan. Zelenskyy delivered a speech at the Asia Security Summit, also known as the Shangri-La Dialogue, in Singapore on Sunday. Defense ministers and other officials from Asian and Western countries attended the forum....
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China says will not not attend Ukraine peace conference in Switzerland
China will not attend the Ukraine peace conference that is set to take place in Switzerland next month, said the Chinese Foreign Ministry stating that it does not meet its expectation of including both Moscow and Kyiv. Switzerland is aiming at a broad-based turnout from several parts of the world for the summit that is...
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Ukraine conference in Switzerland: diplomacy against a historic backdrop
Many political heavyweights have met on this mountain in central Switzerland. Keystone/Urs Hubacher The Bürgenstock hotel complex overlooking Lake Lucerne, where the Ukraine peace conference will take place on June 15 and 16, has a long history of high-level political meetings. Its location guarantees security and discretion and was also a long-time favourite of film...
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China will not join Ukraine peace conference in Switzerland
BEIJING — China said Friday it would be “difficult” to attend a conference on the war in Ukraine slated to take place in Switzerland next month. “The arrangement of the meeting still falls short of China’s requirements and the expectations of the international community, making it difficult for China to attend,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao...
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China says ‘difficult’ to attend Ukraine peace conference in Switzerland – World News
BEIJING China said Friday it would be “difficult” to attend a conference on the war in Ukraine slated to take place in Switzerland next month. “The arrangement of the meeting still falls short of China’s requirements and the expectations of the international community, making it difficult for China to attend,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning...
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China declines invitation to Swiss peace conference on Ukraine next month
2 min read Last Updated : May 31 2024 | 9:59 AM IST China has confirmed it will not attend a Ukraine peace conference to be hosted by Switzerland next month, four sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. Beijing declined the invitation because the conditions for them to participate were...
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Indian family tours Switzerland for just ₹90,000? 11 days, 25 cities. Viral thread
An Indian man took to X and claimed that his family of four vacationed in 25 cities in Switzerland for 11 days for just ₹90,000. Yes, you read it right! The man’s post has since gone viral, with 3.4 million views on the microblogging platform. Indian man says the family of four vacationed in Switzerland...
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Switzerland: Universities To Triple Tuition Fees For International Students
International students studying at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) and the Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) may soon experience a significant increase in tuition fees. The House of Representatives approved a proposal to increase fees on May 29. The Senate must now approve the proposal. This measure, if it were...