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World

Switzerland bans NATO member from sending arms to Ukraine

Posted on June 3, 2022June 3, 2022By Editor

Switzerland has rebuffed Denmark’s request to re-export Swiss-made armored vehicles to Kiev, citing its neutrality stance. … Read More >Switzerland bans NATO member from sending arms to Ukraine

Switzerland releases some frozen Russian assets

Posted on May 14, 2022May 14, 2022By Editor

The reported figure of $6.33 billion worth of sanctioned funds marks a decrease from the April disclosure. … Read More >Switzerland releases some frozen Russian assets

EU

Covid certificates could soon be dropped by wealthy nation

Posted on January 23, 2022January 23, 2022By Editor

Swiss health minister Alain Berset says the country is heading in the right direction, but warns the coronavirus can be ‘unpredictable’ … Read More >Covid certificates could soon be dropped by wealthy nation

EU

WATCH: Torch-lit march against Covid health passes

Posted on November 28, 2021November 28, 2021By Editor

Hundreds of people with torches and Swiss flags filed through a town in Switzerland’s Zurich region, decrying the possible introduction of Covid health passes. … Read More >WATCH: Torch-lit march against Covid health passes

EU

Thousands flood Swiss capital to decry Covid certificates (VIDEOS)

Posted on October 25, 2021October 25, 2021By Editor

Thousands of protesters held a rally in Bern, rejecting the introduction of Covid certificates aimed to curb the spread of the virus. The rally remained peaceful, unlike earlier October protests. … Read More >Thousands flood Swiss capital to decry Covid certificates (VIDEOS)

USA

‘I’ll let him know what I want him to know’: Biden shoots ‘warning’ at Putin ahead of meeting

Posted on June 11, 2021June 11, 2021By Editor

In a statement seen by some as a “warning,” Joe Biden kicked off his first foreign trip as US president by announcing that he was heading to meet President Putin later in Switzerland to “let him know what I want him to know.” … Read More >‘I’ll let him know what I want him to know’: Biden shoots ‘warning’ at Putin ahead of meeting

Health

Cutting-edge ‘Trojan horse’ tech that makes cancer tumors destroy themselves may work to treat Covid-19 too

Posted on May 21, 2021May 21, 2021By Editor

Researchers at the University of Zurich have developed a technology that could not only cause cancer tumors to kill themselves, but could also potentially eradicate Covid-19 in people’s lungs. … Read More >Cutting-edge ‘Trojan horse’ tech that makes cancer tumors destroy themselves may work to treat Covid-19 too

EU

Over 20 detained as police use rubber bullets & tear gas to quell riot in Switzerland (VIDEOS)

Posted on April 5, 2021April 5, 2021By Editor

Police used rubber bullets against rioters who hurled bottles and Molotov cocktails in the northeastern Swiss city of St. Gallen on Saturday. More than 30 people were temporarily banned from entering the city. … Read More >Over 20 detained as police use rubber bullets & tear gas to quell riot in Switzerland (VIDEOS)

EU

Switzerland May Reportedly Withdraw From Deal With AstraZaneca on COVID-19 Vaccine Supply

Posted on February 22, 2021February 22, 2021By Editor

Switzerland does not exclude that the country may withdraw from the contract reached with the UK-Swedish pharmaceutical company, AstraZeneca, to procure its vaccine against coronavirus, according to the Swiss NZZ am Sonntag newspaper, citing the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health. … Read More >Switzerland May Reportedly Withdraw From Deal With AstraZaneca on COVID-19 Vaccine Supply

EU

Switzerland delays approval of AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines due to ‘insufficient data’

Posted on February 3, 2021February 3, 2021By Editor

The Swiss drugs regulator will delay its approval of the two Covid-19 vaccines developed by AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson until it receives more data on their efficacy at preventing the virus, the agency said on Wednesday. … Read More >Switzerland delays approval of AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines due to ‘insufficient data’