A group of Japanese senior high school students has returned to Japan from Switzerland after submitting about 96,000 signatures on an antinuclear petition to the UN Office at Geneva. The 22 members of the team from the Youth Communicator for a World without Nuclear Weapons held a briefing in the city of Nagasaki on Saturday,...
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Style Edit: La Prairie’s revolutionary Life Matrix Haute Rejuvenation Cream
It’s really a shift from the more traditional way of doing anti-ageing to something that is more future-oriented. Every client has a different lifestyle, skin conditions, genetic predispositions. I don’t want this old classification just addressing two parameters, oiliness and hydration. It’s really more about the holistic conditions of the skin in terms of health...
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Switzerland Is Getting Squeezed Between China and the US
(Bloomberg) — Back in 2013, several dozen Swiss business representatives traveled to Beijing to attend the signing of a free-trade agreement between Switzerland and China, toasting the success with champagne. Implemented the following year, the FTA was hailed in a PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP report at the time as a landmark accord that “recasts the international trade...
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Want to burn through a travel budget? Visit the most expensive city in the world
The index used more than 9.1 million prices provided by almost 809,000 people from 11,761 cities to calculate the average cost for restaurant meals, groceries, childcare, transport, clothes, rent and utilities. A final list of 218 cities is included on the index, with Geneva ranked the most expensive, with a score of 101.7, followed by...
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Hong Kong Tycoon Adrian Cheng to List His Venture Fund in Switzerland
(Bloomberg) — Hong Kong property tycoon Adrian Cheng is listing his venture fund C Capital on the Swiss Stock Exchange through a merger. The company will merge with Swiss-listed investment firm Youngtimers AG and the entity will be renamed C Capital AG upon approval and completion of the transaction, according to a statement Monday. After...
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Switzerland Retains Top Spot In Global Wealth Ranking As World Gets Richer
(MENAFN– Swissinfo) Last year, the global population became wealthier overall. As a result, global wealth rebounded from the decline seen in 2022. Switzerland retained its top position in the UBS Global Wealth Report. This content was published on July 10, 2024 – 15:56 2 minutes Keystone-SDA Deutsch de Weltweite Vermögen wachsen – Schweiz verteidigt Spitzenplatz...
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Lulu Sun: From New Zealand beginnings to tennis stardom
Sun competed in 14 events in 2021, winning an ITF $25,000 tournament in Portugal and reaching another final in Spain to move her ranking inside the top 300, as well as helping her university team claim the NCAA title, their first since 1995. At the 2021 NCAA Championships, Sun clinched the programme’s third team title...
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World’s top 10 most liveable cities and what makes them special – What makes these cities the most liveable in the world?
Jun 27, 2024, 11:57:12 AM IST 1/11 What makes these cities the most liveable in the world? The assessment evaluates 173 cities worldwide using 30 indicators across five categories: stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure, aiming to gauge their overall livability. This year’s report highlights a positive trend, largely due to notable advancements...
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Amid lowered inflation Switzerland cuts interest rates again, Britain holds steady – UPI.com
The Bank of England Thursday held interest rates steady at 5.25% while the Swiss National Bank cut rates by a quarter-point to 1.25%. Both nations have seen inflation drop, down to 2% in Britain and 1.4% in Switzerland. File photo by Andy Rain/EPA-EFE June 20 (UPI) — Switzerland cut its interest rates for the second...
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Ukraine peace talks front and center at Switzerland conference – UPI.com
1 of 5 | Swiss Federal President Viola Amherd (second from left left) appears next Swiss Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis (left), Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (center), Ukraine’s Head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine Andriy Yermak (second from right), and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris (right) during the the opening plenary session of the Summit...
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World leaders gather in Switzerland, Zelenskyy shows hope for peace | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
World leaders have gathered in the Swiss city of Burgenstock on Saturday to discuss a peace plan for Ukraine. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s president, says he hopes the summit will give momentum for peace. In a news conference with Swiss President Viola Amherd, Zelenskyy called for united international support to put pressure on Russia to end...
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Joint statement at peace summit unlikely to include withdrawal of Russian forces | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
NHK has learned that a draft joint statement that falls short of calling for the withdrawal of Russian forces will be presented at the upcoming international conference on peace in Ukraine. The peace summit will be held in Switzerland on Saturday and Sunday. It is aimed at realizing the 10-point peace plan proposed by Ukraine....