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HUNDREDS of Brits ‘vanish’ from Swiss ski resort after being ordered into quarantine amid new Covid-19 strain scare

Posted on December 27, 2020December 27, 2020By Editor

Authorities in the Swiss canton of Valais have been left perplexed as hundreds of UK tourists vanished into thin air after the Swiss government ordered them into 10-day quarantine amid concerns over a new Covid-19 strain. … Read More >HUNDREDS of Brits ‘vanish’ from Swiss ski resort after being ordered into quarantine amid new Covid-19 strain scare

USA

US labels Vietnam & Switzerland ‘currency manipulators,’ puts China, India and others on watchlist

Posted on December 16, 2020December 16, 2020By Editor

The US Treasury Department has designated Vietnam and Switzerland as “currency manipulators,” while placing China, India and several other countries on its “monitoring list.” … Read More >US labels Vietnam & Switzerland ‘currency manipulators,’ puts China, India and others on watchlist

EU

Switzerland begins militarization process

Posted on July 23, 2020July 23, 2020By Editor

Historically neutral country begins to distrust the relevance of international organizations and to worry about its own security. … Read More >Switzerland begins militarization process

EU

Swiss govt bans gatherings of more than FIVE people as Covid-19 infects nearly 1,000 in 24hrs

Posted on March 20, 2020March 20, 2020By Editor

Switzerland has banned gatherings of more than five people in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus after the number of cases jumped nearly 1,000 in a day. … Read More >Swiss govt bans gatherings of more than FIVE people as Covid-19 infects nearly 1,000 in 24hrs

EU

Swiss Village Braces for Evacuation Which Could Last Over a Decade Due to Unexploded WWII Arms Dump

Posted on February 29, 2020February 29, 2020By Editor

Residents of the tiny Swiss village of Mitholz, population 170, may be forced to evacuate their picturesque mountain chalet community so that the military can clear out some 3,500 tonnes of explosives from a WWII-era underground arms dump. … Read More >Swiss Village Braces for Evacuation Which Could Last Over a Decade Due to Unexploded WWII Arms Dump

World

‘Intel coup of the century’: CIA used Swiss encryption firm to spy on dozens of nations for decades – reports

Posted on February 12, 2020February 12, 2020By Editor

The CIA and German intelligence spied on the secret communications of governments around the world for decades in a covert partnership, controlling a top encryption company and installing backdoor vulnerabilities in its products. … Read More >‘Intel coup of the century’: CIA used Swiss encryption firm to spy on dozens of nations for decades – reports

World

‘Make Trump Small Again’: Swiss protester targets Trump’s helicopter with giant banner (PHOTO)

Posted on January 22, 2020January 22, 2020By Editor

US President Donald Trump is no stranger to protest, but he may not have expected giant banners to great him as he flew over the Swiss cantons in his helicopter en route to the World Economic Forum in Davos this week. … Read More >‘Make Trump Small Again’: Swiss protester targets Trump’s helicopter with giant banner (PHOTO)

US beats Switzerland in ‘richest nation’ rating, while global wealth slumps due to trade war & Brexit

Posted on September 27, 2019October 31, 2019By Editor

The US is now the world’s richest nation, beating the Swiss, while the rest of the world is losing its wealth, falling victim to the political muddle surrounding Brexit and the US-China trade war, a new report shows. … Read More >US beats Switzerland in ‘richest nation’ rating, while global wealth slumps due to trade war & Brexit