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Former soccer leaders Blatter and Platini arrive at court for retrial over $2M payment from FIFA

Former soccer leaders Blatter and Platini arrive at court for retrial...

Blatter and Platini are facing a second trial nearly three years after they were acquitted by three federal judges

3 March 2025 8:50 AM

UK drained $64.8 trillion from India during colonial rule: Oxfam report

UK drained $64.8 trillion from India during colonial rule: Oxfam...

Davos: The United Kingdom extracted $64.82 trillion from India in 200 years of colonialism and of this $33.8 trillion...

20 Jan 2025 11:53 AM

Billionaires wealth more than doubles in 10 years: UBS

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 6:03 AM

Close to 70% of those killed in Gaza were children and women, says UN report

"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...

8 Nov 2024 8:15 PM

FIFA bans Italian player Curto for 10 games for discrimination toward South Korean opponent

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 11:21 AM

Paul Pogbas Drug Ban Cut to 18 Months From Four Years

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 5:40 AM

Miss Switzerland finalist killed by her husband, body parts pureed with blender

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 11:13 AM

NASA will decide Saturday if Boeings new capsule is safe enough to fly 2 astronauts back from space

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...

22 Aug 2024 9:28 PM

Neeraj Finishes Second in Lausanne Diamond League with Seasons Best 89.49m

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...

22 Aug 2024 8:20 PM

Switzerlands Futuristic Suicide Pod: A Controversial Step Towards Autonomy or a Slippery Slope?

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 9:22 AM

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in Moscow (Alexey NIKOLSKY / POOL / AFP)

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

Russia is notably absent

15 Jun 2024 9:49 AM

The UN says global public debt hit a record $97 trillion in 2023. Developing countries are hard hit

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 3:55 PM