The job eliminations are separate from a restructuring programme which could lead up to 8,000 of Novartis’s 78,000 global workforce being cut, it said Novartis is to cut up to 680 jobs in its development organisation, which helps bring its drugs to market, the Swiss pharmaceuticals company said on Tuesday. Around 440 jobs will go...
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Switzerland Announces Summit on Ukraine Peace Plan on June 15-16
Switzerland will host a high level conference on June 15-16 to consolidate global support for a peace formula advocated by Ukraine that would end the war with Russia. HT Image The aim of the gathering is to “create a common understanding” on how to achieve “a comprehensive, just and lasting peace for Ukraine in accordance...
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Switzerland to host peace conference on war in Ukraine, but Russia unlikely to attend
Switzerland said Wednesday it will host a high-level international conference in June aimed at ending Russia’s two-year war on Ukraine but acknowledged that Moscow is unlikely to join the peace process. The conference is set for June 15-16 at the lakeside Burgenstock resort near Lucerne and could draw top officials from dozens of countries. Swiss...
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Swiss government violated women’s human rights by climate change inaction, ECHR rules
The European Court of Human Rights has made a landmark ruling that governments have a duty to protect people from climate change. In a case brought by a group of elderly Swiss women, the Strasbourg judges ruled that Switzerland was not doing enough to tackle climate change. The ruling is binding and can trickle down...
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Swiss Airlines flight forced to return to airport after unruly passenger tried to enter cockpit, airline says
Unruly passengers still an issue on flights Flight incidents involving unruly passengers still higher than pre-pandemic levels 03:52 A Swiss Airlines flight traveling from New Jersey to Switzerland had to turn back and make an emergency landing because an unruly passenger attempted to enter the cockpit, the airline said. Swiss Airlines said in a news...
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Flight forced to return to Newark after unruly passenger tries to break into cockpit
An unruly passenger forced a Zurich-bound flight to return to New Jersey’s Newark Airport shortly after they roamed freely through the cabin, became abusive toward the crew, and tried to enter the cockpit, officials said. Swiss International Air Lines Flight 19 took off from Newark Liberty International Airport at 9:50 p.m. Sunday but the pilot...
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After Credit Suisse collapse Switzerland is now revamping its financial rulebook
Switzerland is accelerating efforts to reform its banking regulations a year after the collapse of Credit Suisse — and handing more power to those who will enforce them. The government is due to unveil long-awaited proposals for legislation in the coming days that are likely to touch on all of the main pillars of bank...
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Tourists stunned after getting $100 bill for two hamburgers, fries and a soda at Swiss hotel
Two Australian travelers were left “absolutely shocked” when they realized they had forked out a whopping $100 for two burgers and fries, and one soda, at their hotel in Europe. “We thought they made a mistake,” Maria Antoniou told news.com.au. Maria and her partner Anthony were staying in Grindelwald, a village in Switzerland’s Bernese Alps....
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‘Absolutely shocked’: Aussie tourists stunned by insane cost of burger
Two Australian travellers were left “absolutely shocked” when they realised they had forked out a whopping $150 for two burgers and chips, and one soft drink, at their hotel in Europe. “We thought they made a mistake,” Maria Antoniou told news.com.au. Maria and her partner Anthony were staying in Grindelwald, a village in Switzerland’s Bernese...
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American teen among 3 killed in avalanche near popular Swiss resort
An American teenager and two other people were killed in an avalanche at a Swiss ski resort Monday. The bodies of a 15-year-old boy from the US and an unidentified man and woman were pulled from the snow near the Zermatt resort after an avalanche rushed down the Riffelberg ski slopes shortly after 2 p.m.,...
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Moment avalanche sweeps down mountain killing teen & 2 adults at ski resort
THIS is the terrifying moment a monstrous avalanche swept down a Swiss mountain killing a US teen and two adults at a top Alpine ski resort. Chilling footage shows the deadly wave of ice and snow cascading down from the peaks of the Riffelberg in Switzerland, as horrified skiers watch on from afar. 6 Skiers...
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Here are the best things to do in Zurich, Europe’s most liveable city
Even if moving to Zurich is not for you, the Swiss city is still well worth a trip. ADVERTISEMENT For those with a close eye on Europe’s best cities, it will come as little surprise that Zurich has come out on top on the latest ranking of the continent’s most liveable places. Switzerland’s largest city...