More News From Switzerland

World

Billionaires' wealth more than doubles in 10 years: UBS

ZURICH: Billionaires have seen their combined wealth shoot up 121 percent over the past decade to $14 trillion, Swiss...

6 Dec 2024 11:33 AM IST

World

"Close to 70% of those killed in Gaza were children and women," says...

Geneva [Switzerland]: The United Nations Human Rights Office on Friday published a report detailing the horrific reality...

9 Nov 2024 1:45 AM IST

Football

FIFA bans Italian player Curto for 10 games for discrimination toward...

Zurich: FIFA banned Italian soccer player Marco Curto for 10 games for making a discriminatory remark at South Korea...

8 Oct 2024 4:51 PM IST

Football

Paul Pogba's Drug Ban Cut to 18 Months From Four Years

Geneva: French international footballer Paul Pogba's four-year ban for doping has been reduced to 18 months, a...

5 Oct 2024 11:10 AM IST

Europe

Miss Switzerland finalist killed by her husband, body parts pureed...

The former model built a successful career as a catwalk coach. On February 13, this year, she was found dead in her home...

13 Sept 2024 4:43 PM IST

Technology

NASA will decide Saturday if Boeing's new capsule is safe enough to...

Cape:NASA said Thursday it will decide this weekend whether Boeing’s new capsule is safe enough to return two...

23 Aug 2024 2:58 AM IST

Sports

Neeraj Finishes Second in Lausanne Diamond League with Season's Best...

Lausanne: Paris Olympics silver medallist Neeraj Chopra finished second in the Lausanne Diamond League javelin throw...

23 Aug 2024 1:50 AM IST

News

Switzerland's Futuristic Suicide Pod: A Controversial Step Towards...

Switzerland has approved the use of a controversial "suicide pod" called the Sarco, developed by euthanasia activist...

18 July 2024 2:52 PM IST

Europe

World leaders to meet at Swiss resort on possible Ukraine peace...

Russia is notably absent

15 Jun 2024 3:19 PM IST

Business

The UN says global public debt hit a record $97 trillion in 2023....

Geneva: The United Nations said Tuesday that global public debt rose to a record $97 trillion last year, with developing...

4 Jun 2024 9:25 PM IST

Europe

Indian, Hong Kong satirists win press cartoon award

GENEVA: Indian cartoonist Rachita Taneja and Hong Kong's Zunzi were awarded the biennial Kofi Annan Courage in...

3 May 2024 8:12 PM IST

Environment

Planet on the brink, with new heat records likely in 2024: UN

GENEVA: Global temperatures "smashed" heat records last year, as heatwaves stalked oceans and glaciers suffered record...

20 March 2024 8:22 AM IST