Portraits of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad dumped in a skip in the Damascus suburb of Daraya on Monday. Photo / Rami al Sayed, AFP Switzerland is home to around 99 million Swiss francs ($190 million) in frozen Syrian assets, Bern’s economy ministry told AFP, denying any of it belonged to fallen president Bashar al-Assad....
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What Are World Leaders Getting Paid?
TOPSHOT – Singapore’s new Prime Minister Lawrence Wong is sworn during a ceremony at the Istana in … [+] Singapore on May 15, 2024. Lawrence Wong was sworn in on May 15 as Singapore’s new prime minister, after Lee Hsien Loong stepped down following two decades in office. (Photo by Edgar Su / POOL /...
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Teck closes sale of B.C. coal mining operations to Swiss giant Glencore after federal approval | CBC News
Teck Resources Ltd. says it has completed the sale of its remaining 77 per cent interest in its steel-making coal business to Glencore PLC. The news comes as no surprise following the announcement last week by the federal government that it had approved the sale of the operation to the Swiss commodities giant. Vancouver-based Teck received $7.3 billion US...
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PM travels to Switzerland for peace summit as Ukraine faces setbacks on the battlefield | CBC News
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads to Switzerland today for a peace summit as Ukraine’s president works to shore up his country’s defence by securing more international support. The Ukraine Peace Summit is unfolding at a time of extreme peril for Ukrainian troops on the battlefield. Russian gains have led to intense fighting northeast of Kharkiv. Russian drone and...
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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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Senior Swiss women prevail in landmark climate case at Europe’s human rights court | CBC News
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday in favour of a group of elderly Swiss women who had argued that their government’s inadequate efforts to combat climate change put them at risk of dying during heat waves. The European court’s decision on the case, brought by more than 2,000 women, could have...