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Now playing Next USA Edward Snowden makes Switzerland asylum appeal Edward Snowden has made a public appeal for Switzerland to grant him asylum. The fugitive former US spy agency contractor told an audience in Geneva 06/03/2015
Now playing Next Switzerland Kerry warns of 'gaps' with Iran and rebukes Netanyahu The US Secretary of State wound up talks in Switzerland on Iran's nuclear programme, saying that 'significant gaps' remain. 04/03/2015
Now playing Next Switzerland Iran rejects Obama nuclear freeze demand as 'unacceptable' US President Barack Obama’s demand for Iran to freeze its sensitive nuclear activities for at least 10 years is “unacceptable” according to the 03/03/2015
Now playing Next Switzerland HSBC bank executives apologise for "unacceptable events" The CEO of scandal-hit bank HSBC has apologised for failings in the operation of its Swiss private branch that allegedly helped clients avoid tax 25/02/2015
Now playing Next Unreported Europe Businesses struggle to adapt to strong Swiss franc When the Swiss central bank stopped its currency peg against the euro, the price of Swiss goods and holidays spiked sharply for eurozone visitors. 20/02/2015
Now playing Next Switzerland At least five injured in Swiss train collision At least five people are injured - one seriously - in a train collision north of Zurich, Switzerland. 20/02/2015
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Now playing Next Switzerland Swiss prosecutor raids HSBC office as criminal inquiry opens The offices of HSBC in Geneva have been raided by Swiss prosecutors in a criminal inquiry into allegations of aggravated money laundering. It comes 18/02/2015
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Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next Switzerland Ten dead in Swiss-Alp avalanches Avalanches kill 10 people across three deadly days in the Swiss Alps 01/02/2015