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Switzerland

Sepp Blatter quizzed by Swiss prosecutors

FIFA chief suspected over deals with Jack Warner and Michel Platini.

25/09/2015

Economy

Swiss watch exports fall as Apple dents demand

Swiss watch exports fell in August, amid signs that competition from Apple’s smartwatches may be denting demand. Shipments declined by 1.6 percent to

22/09/2015

Economy

Zurich tops world's most expensive cities

Zurich tops a new list of the world’s most expensive cities. According to a report by Swiss bank UBS, monthly living costs for a family of three go

18/09/2015

Switzerland

IOC will conduct own research to make sure each Olympic bid for 2024 Games is popular

16/09/2015

Switzerland

U.S. anticipates further criminal charges in soccer corruption probe

14/09/2015

Economy

Swiss franc hits eight-month low

The Swiss franc has fallen sharply against the euro, hitting its lowest level since mid-January when the Swiss National Bank (SNB) stunned global

11/09/2015

Economy

Swiss inflation hits 56-year-low

Inflation in Switzerland has slumped to its lowest level since 1959. Consumer prices posted their biggest monthly fall in 56 years in August, the

04/09/2015

Poland

Polish court to rule in Roman Polanski child sex extradition case

A court in Poland is due to rule on filmmaker Roman Polanski’s extradition to the US over a child sex crime conviction. In May, the court said it

27/08/2015

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Mountain runner sets new record for five-peak challenge

21/08/2015

Sport

Steindl breaks his own record in the Alps

Switzerland’s Andreas Steindl held his nerve to break his own Speed Mountain Running record in the Swiss Alps. The 26-year-old, who ran up five

20/08/2015

Switzerland

UN envoy calls for Libyan unity government by August

The UN’s special envoy to Libya has called on the country’s two rival governments to conclude a peace deal by the end of August. Bernardino Leon told

12/08/2015

Switzerland

Record ivory seizure at Zurich airport

Customs officials at Zurich airport in Switzerland say they have made their largest ever seizure of ivory. A 262 kilogram haul of ivory, with a

04/08/2015

Culture news

Legends on stage at Paleo festival in Nyon

Rock legends, big hitters, ‘sacred monsters’ of the music world strutted their talents at this years Paleo Festival in Nyon, Switzerland. Patti

27/07/2015

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Paleo festival in Switzerland

26/07/2015

Culture news

The Script, Kings of Leon, Sting wow crowds Paleo Festival

Irish pop rock band The Script wowed the crowd at the 40th Paleo Festival in the Swiss city of Nyon. The gig was part of the band’s ‘No Sound

24/07/2015

Culture news

Paléo Festival marks 40th edition with icons like Ray Charles, Pharrell and Robbie Williams

Switzerland’s Paléo Festival has just celebrated its 40th edition. The week-long event, held near the city of Nyon, began as a folk festival in 1976

23/07/2015

Switzerland

FIFA chief Blatter showered in fake bank-notes by prankster

Sepp Blatter’s press conference to announce FIFA reforms got off to an embarrassing start when he was showered in fake bank notes by British

20/07/2015

Culture news

Big names party hard at Montreux Jazz

After three decades in the business Lionel Richie shows no sign of slowing up as his sold-out concert at the “Montreux Jazz Festival”

16/07/2015

Switzerland

Swiss test postal drones for future deliveries

The Swiss postal service has begun testing parcel deliveries by unmanned drones. Eventually for areas which are difficult to access such as

07/07/2015

Culture news

Fancy a bop? Get down to Montreux Jazz

Sinead O’Connor hit the stage at the Montreux Jazz Festival. The prestigious event is celebrating its 49th year. O’ Conner delivered an eclectic set

07/07/2015