All news on the topic: Switzerland

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Swiss court confirms bribery conviction for billionaire Beny Steinmetz
Billionaire Beny Steinmetz’s appeal against a Swiss corruption conviction, involving bribing Guinea’s former first lady for mining rights, has been unsuccessful.
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Switzerland raises frozen Russian assets to $8.38 billion amid sanctions
Switzerland has raised the total value of frozen Russian assets by $1.81 billion over the past year, bringing the total to over $8 billion, as authorities persist in enforcing sanctions related to the war in Ukraine.
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Carl Lundström, Pirate Bay supporter, killed in plane crash in Slovenia
The supporter of a controversial file-sharing website has been killed in a plane crash in Slovenia.
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Audrey Hepburn’s Swiss villa listed for CHF 19 million
The Swiss villa owned by screen icon Audrey Hepburn has hit the market. The 18th century farmhouse in the scenic village of Tolochenaz, Switzerland, around a 30-minute drive...
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Billionaire and spiritual leader Aga Khan passes away at 88
Billionaire philanthropist and spiritual leader Aga Khan has died at the age of 88, his charity the Aga Khan Development Network has announced.
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Police board easyJet flight at Birmingham Airport, delivering urgent message to passengers
Two passengers were escorted off an easyJet flight by police after it landed in Geneva, Switzerland, who were ’behaving disruptively onboard’ the flight from Birmingham Airport.
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Switzerland seeks to ban Nazi symbols amid surge in antisemitism
Proposed ban would cover the swastika and Hitler salute but also more cryptic symbols used by the far right
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Mandato Financial Services GmbH: A Swiss facade for international fraud
Mandato Financial Services GmbH – a Swiss payment services company that specializes in non-cash payment operations, including electronic transfers and payment methods such as credit cards.
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Swiss police have made arrests in connection with a suspected death involving a "suicide capsule"
Criminal case opened after Sarco capsule – which releases nitrogen gas at the touch of a button – used in Merishausen
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Another tourist hotspot to restrict holidaymakers after European resort is ‘overrun’ with Instagrammers
Just days ago a tourist sparked fury in Italy for mimicking sexual acts against an iconic statue for a photograph
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England beats Switzerland in a penalty shootout to reach Euro 2024 semi-finals
Trent Alexander-Arnold converted the winning spot kick in a penalty shootout to send England into the semi-finals of Euro 2024 after Manuel Akanji missed for Switzerland.
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Prince William will cheer on England in their quarter-final clash with Switzerland
Prince William will today be travelling to Dusseldorf to cheer on England during their quarter-final clash against Switzerland - and he’s sent the team an excited message of support
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British billionaire Hindujas sentenced to prison in Swiss exploitation case
Prosecutors claimed four members of family underpaid staff and gave them little freedom to leave Geneva mansion
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HSBC’s Swiss private banking arm breached money-laundering rules, regulator finds
Finma watchdog says bank failed to carry out adequate checks of two high-risk business relationships
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Deals that helped tycoon Steinmetz combat bribery fallout
Beny Steinmetz’s company obtained iron ore deposits worth billions thanks to bribes paid to the wife of a West African president.
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Beny Steinmetz: Scion of diamond royalty, now at bay over bribery charges
Beny Steinmetz likes to do things his own way.
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A coal billionaire is building the world’s biggest clean energy plant and it’s five times the size of Paris
Five times the size of Paris. Visible from space. The world’s biggest energy plant. Enough electricity to power Switzerland.
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Shocking bill: US tourist hit with $143,000 cell phone charges while on vacation in Switzerland
An American tourist enjoyed a short vacation in Switzerland – only to go home to a shocking six-figure cell phone bill.
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Five family members who froze to death on ski trip named as brothers and cousin
The cross-country skiers - three brothers, their cousin and uncle - reportedly fell asleep together after getting stranded on the Tete Blanche mountain in the Swiss Alps
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Group of skiers found lifeless in Swiss Alps 'froze to death' during huge storm
The group of six skiers, who ranged in age from 21 to 58, had left Zermatt, Switzerland on Saturday morning with the goal of reaching the town of Arolla, near the Matterhorn mountain
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Five skiers found dead in Swiss Alps as cops hunt for 6th person
Police in Switzerland have ramped up their search to locate one a skier after five people from the same party were found dead in the Swiss Alps on the weekend after a brutal storm
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Child prodigy, 8, makes history after beating 37-year-old chess grandmaster
Ashwath Kaushik became the youngest player ever to beat a chess grandmaster in a classical tournament game, beating Jacek Stopa, 37, in the fourth round the Burgdorfer Stadthaus Open in Switzerland
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'Titanic of the Alps' shipwreck to be raised at last after sinking 91 years ago
A plan to recover an iconic steam ship that has been compared to one of the most famous cruise liners ever from an Alpine lake has been given the go-ahead
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Hidden village so beautiful it inspired J.R.R Tolkien for Lord of the Rings
Lauterbrunnen, located in the Jungfrau region of Switzerland, inspired J.R.R Tolkien during a hiking trip when he was just 19-years-old to such an extent that he based the Elven land of Rivendell on it
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Switzerland considers legalising cocaine for recrational use in world-first
Switzerland has one of the highest rates of cocaine use in Europe, according to tests, but now one city's parliament is proposing to legalise the drug