Switzerland

Switzerland

200 countries agree on draft to slow climate change

Almost 200 countries have agreed a draft document on how to best slow down climate change. The blueprint is a first step towards negotiations for a

13/02/2015

Culture news

Gauguin work becomes most expensive painting ever sold

Gauguin's 'When Will You Marry' becomes the most expensive painting ever sold. It's believed it will follow the previous record-holder, Cézanne's 'The Card Players', to Qatar.

12/02/2015

Switzerland

Missing da Vinci masterpiece found in Swiss bank vault

A long-lost portrait by Leonardo da Vinci has been seized from a Swiss bank vault by Italian police investigating tax and insurance fraud. Talks were

10/02/2015

Switzerland

British tax authorities not 'strong enough, assertive enough or tough enough' in HSBC scandal

The Swiss arm of the UK based bank HSBC is squirming with embarrassment after details emerged that it helped wealthy clients evade billions in tax

09/02/2015

Switzerland

HSBC faces heat over allegations it helped clients dodge millions in tax

HSBC helped rich clients dodge tax, according to a report released by a group of investigative journalists. Details from thousands of accounts held

09/02/2015

Switzerland

United Nations Climate Change negotiations open in Geneva

Top officials from almost 190 nations are in Geneva in an attempt to hammer out a potential deal on global warming. Delegates at the United Nations

08/02/2015

Sport

Rohan Dennis sets new hour record

Australia’s Rohan Dennis produced a stunning performance to set a new hour world record of 52.491km in Grenchen, Switzerland on Sunday. The

08/02/2015

Cinema

Indie sci-fi thriller gets to shoot inside world-famous CERN

‘Lea, An Angel in My House’ is an experimental independent film – a hybrid between a scientific thriller and a sci-fi movie. Shot on a tiny budget

05/02/2015

World

Classical star Andrea Bocelli on his influences, nerves and passion for music

A global superstar who was blind by the age of twelve. An international singer who has sold in excess of 80 million albums worldwide. A deeply

04/02/2015

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Switzerland: Experiment blast triggers artificial avalanche

04/02/2015

Switzerland

Ten dead in Swiss-Alp avalanches

Avalanches kill 10 people across three deadly days in the Swiss Alps

01/02/2015

Sport

Alpine skiing: Very Gut downhill victory

Lara Gut celebrated a home snow victory on Saturday. The Swiss Olympic Bronze medallist recovered from a slow start to master the bottom half of the

24/01/2015

Business Series

Ebola, poverty and inequality pleas at World Economic Forum in the name of good business

23/01/2015

World

Conflict 'one of the greatest drags on global growth' says World Bank President

Euronews' Isabelle Kumar takes the global economic pulse at the 2015 World Economic Forum with the President of the World Bank, Dr Jim Yong Kim.

23/01/2015

Switzerland

'Russia needs to return Crimea to Ukraine,' says Kyiv official

A high-level Ukrainian government advisor has told euronews that Russia needs to return Crimea to Ukraine. Dmytro Shymkyv, Deputy Head of Ukraine’s

23/01/2015

Switzerland

World leaders pay tribute to Saudi King Abdullah

Tributes have been paid around the world to Saudi King Abdullah who has died. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, many senior dignitaries praised

23/01/2015

Business Series

Davos ponders Russia's reversal of fortunes and wider sanctions effects

Falling oil prices and sanctions are pressuring Russia's economy. The International Monetary Fund says this is an opportunity for the country to enact reforms.

22/01/2015

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Snowmen greet participants at Davos World Economic Forum

22/01/2015

Business Series

ECB considers moves to ease Europe's economic woes

Europe begins 2015 mired in economic stagnation, unemployment and political uncertainty.

21/01/2015

Business Series

Opera star Andrea Bocelli is honoured at World Economic Forum in Davos

You might not expect to see a celebrated opera singer at The World Economic Forum in Davos. But Andrea Bocelli joined the business and political

21/01/2015

Business Series

International conflict set to dominate World Economic Forum in Davos

Geopolitical tensions are expected to dominate the World Economic Forum amid warnings of the threat of major conflict between world powers

20/01/2015

Sport

Janka back to winning ways

Carlo Janka ended a four-year-victory drought by winning a World Cup super-combined event in front of a jubilant home crowd in Wengen, Switzerland

16/01/2015

Sport

Ronaldo Jr gets starstruck in presence of hero Messi

Despite having a father that has just been named World Player of the Year for a second straight time Cristiano Ronaldo’s son couldn’t help getting a

14/01/2015

Sport

Ronaldo: ''I deserved'' the Ballon d'Or victory

Cristiano Ronaldo woke up on Tuesday morning as World Player of the year for a second consecutive year and third time in total. The Real Madrid and

13/01/2015

Sport

Sunday surprise: Stefano Gross takes a very close slalom victory

Welcome to Gravity, our weekly programme dedicated to the world of alpine skiing. We were in for a surprise on Sunday (January 11) at the Adelboden

11/01/2015

Sport

Hirscher wins giant slalom in Adelboden

Austria’s Marcel Hirscher extended his lead at the top of this season’s standings with a convincing win over Alexis Pinturault at a giant slalom in

10/01/2015