Hamas Gaza leader Yahya Al Sinwar. Keystone Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. The Swiss government has submitted to parliament its proposal to ban Palestinian militant group Hamas from Switzerland for five years. The ban also covers organisations affiliated with the Islamist group....
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Swiss company bankruptcies on the rise
A growing number of firms are going bust Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. This content was published on September 3, 2024 – 16:26 The number of Swiss bankruptcies continues at a higher pace than last year, while the number of new...
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Swiss economy outperforms weak European industry
The pharma sector saw growth in Switzerland Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. The Swiss economy benefited from strong expansion in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry in the second quarter of 2024. The weak economy in Europe, on the other hand, is...
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Swiss set world record for largest alphorn ensemble
Over a thousand alphorn players for world record on Klewenalp NW Keystone-SDA Over a thousand alphorn players gathered on Klewenalp in canton Nidwalden on Saturday. At the gathering, they played choral melodies and broke the world record for the largest alphorn ensemble. This content was published on September 1, 2024 – 11:34 + Get the...
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SWISS new First Class leads to balance problem
Swiss’ new First Class leads to balance problem Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. The new First Class seats of Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) are too heavy and cause balance problems in the aircraft. The airline is therefore planning to install lead...
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Swiss court convicts 2 PetroSaudi executives in fallout from Malaysian fund scandal
GENEVA — Switzerland’s federal criminal court on Wednesday convicted two top managers of a Saudi oil company on charges including fraud and money laundering in a vast scam that swiped at least $1.8 billion from a Malaysian state-owned investment fund. PetroSaudi executive Tarek Obaid, a Saudi-Swiss dual national, received a seven-year sentence and British-Swiss associate...
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Albane Valenzuela first Swiss golfer to play in Solheim or Ryder Cups
Albane Valenzuela in action at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Albane Valenzuela will be the first Swiss golfer to play in either the Solheim or Ryder Cup, the biennial tournaments...
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Swiss publisher Tamedia makes massive job cuts and closes printing plants
Tamedia makes massive job cuts and closes printing plants Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. The TX Group has announced the reduction of around 200 full-time positions in the printing plants of its subsidiary Tamedia. In addition, 90 jobs will be affected...
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Swiss corporate air travel picks up above European average
Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Swiss business people are travelling by air more often again. In the first half of the year, the number of tickets purchased by Swiss companies rose by 10%, according to a survey published on Wednesday by corporate...
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Swiss goalkeeper Yann Sommer retires from national team
Switzerland’s goalkeeper Yann Sommer saves a penalty by France’s Kylian Mbappe during the Euro 2020 soccer championship round of 16 match on June 29, 2021. Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. After a decade as...
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Thousands attend bicentennial of Swiss Shooting Sport Federation
Federal Councillor Albert Rösti and Olympic gold medal winner Chiara Leone took part in a parade through Aarau to mark the bicentennial of the Swiss Shooting Sport Federation. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Over 20,000 shooting fans celebrated the 200th anniversary...
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Thousands more UBS jobs could be cut, newspaper reports
UBS has completed the acquisition of the failed Credit Suisse bank Keystone / Michael Buholzer Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Swiss banking giant UBS could shed a further 18,000 jobs by the end of 2026 to meet its post-Credit Suisse takeover cost...