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...
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Switzerland says 90 countries and organisations will attend Ukraine peace summit
Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis (right) said Switzerland had always been open to inviting Russia to the conference. But Moscow made it clear several times that it has no interest in participating, he added. Keystone / Peter Schneider Ninety states and organisations are due to take part in the Ukraine peace conference that Switzerland will...
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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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Switzerland may triple tuition fees for foreign university students
The Swiss federal technology institutes in Lausanne and Zurich are among the best in the world. Keystone / Georgios Kefalas Foreign students at federal technology institute ETH Zurich and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) may soon have to pay at least three times as much as Swiss students in tuition fees. The House...
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NBA bans former Mizzou standout Jontay Porter for life following gambling investigation
By Eli Hoff St. Louis Post-Dispatch Former Missouri men’s basketball standout Jontay Porter has been banned for life by the National Basketball Association for violating rules regarding sports betting. The league announced the ban of Porter, 24, on Wednesday as it concluded an investigation into suspicious betting activity around his performances. The center, who was...
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Entertainment News Roundup: Roger Corman, influential B-movie king who nurtured great directors, dies at 98; Director Mohammad Rasoulof flees Iran ahead of Cannes premiere and more | Entertainment
Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs. Director Mohammad Rasoulof flees Iran ahead of Cannes premiere Mohammad Rasoulof, a celebrated Iranian director whose latest film is competing in the Cannes Film Festival, has fled Iran after being sentenced to eight years in prison and flogging. In a statement dated Sunday,...
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Switzerland leads race for Eurovision Song Contest trophy | Entertainment
Switzerland was leading in the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday after a partial vote count, ahead of France and Ireland in what remains a wide-open race as protests continued in host city Malmo over the war in Gaza. The winner of the competition is decided by votes from television audiences...
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Ukraine to hold first Peace Summit in Switzerland – President Zelensky
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that the first Peace Summit will be held from June 15 to June 16. The summit according to Zelensky will be held in Bürgenstock, Switzerland. In a statement on Thursday, the Ukrainian President said the summit, which will include several Heads of state and government from across the world,...
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Swiss gold exports hit six-year highs on demand from China and India
(Kitco News) – The global shift in the gold market continued unabated in January as trade data from Switzerland showed robust flows of the precious metal to Eastern nations. In its latest trade report, Switzerland said that 207 tonnes of gold were exported from Europe’s largest refining hub to China, India and Hong Kong....
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Switzerland violates right to protest: Amnesty International – SWI swissinfo.ch
Police monitor a protest in Geneva KEYSTONE/© KEYSTONE / SALVATORE DI NOLFI The civil rights watchdog Amnesty International has criticised Switzerland for not fully respecting the right of citizens to peacefully protest. This content was published on April 24, 2024 – 09:48 The NGO released its annual report as the world reaps the consequences of...
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UNRWA head calls on Switzerland to resume financial support
UNRWA head Lazzarini met with Swiss politicians. KEYSTONE/© KEYSTONE / SALVATORE DI NOLFI The director of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, has called on Switzerland and the European Union to resume their support for the organisation. This content was published on March 26, 2024...
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Switzerland becomes first major economy to cut interest rates in surprise move
The Swiss national flag hangs from the Federal Palace, Switzerland’s parliament building, in Bern, Switzerland, on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. The Swiss National Bank cut its inflation forecast and showed no inclination of moving off its crisis-era settings, citing the francs strength and mounting global risks. Photographer: Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty...