Switzerland
Switzerland seeks to defend its interests and values more strongly against the Chinese Communist Party
Traditionally neutral Switzerland said it would seek to defend its interests and values more strongly in the face of political restrictions and increasing human rights violations by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis said the CCP's economic ...
Switzerland suspends 5G mobile network service due to growing health concerns
As the 5G phone network expands around the world, the service is beginning to raise serious questions about the implications for people's health. Switzerland is among the countries in Europe where a latent fear of radiation from antennas in the ...
Iran frees Chinese-American scholar for US-held scientist
Iran and the U.S. conducted a prisoner exchange Saturday that saw a detained Princeton scholar released for an Iranian scientist held by America, marking a rare diplomatic breakthrough between Tehran and Washington after months of tensions. In a trade conducted in ...
Update: US would talk with Iran ‘with no preconditions’
The Latest on U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (all times local): 1:20 p.m. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the Trump administration is willing to talk with Iran "with no preconditions," but he said the United States will continue its ...
Pompeo, Swiss FM in talks likely dominated by Iran tensions
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is holding talks with his Swiss counterpart that are expected to focus on Iran. Amid rising tensions between Washington and Tehran that have sparked fears of conflict, Pompeo was meeting Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis ...
Pompeo visits Swiss event as Trump’s policies raise concerns
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is joining Trump adviser Jared Kushner at a closed-doors meeting of the Bilderberg Group in the Swiss lakeside resort of Montreux. Saturday's annual gathering has long been shrouded in mystery because of its secretive nature ...
Caster Semenya appeals against testosterone ruling
Caster Semenya has appealed against the Court of Arbitration for Sport's decision to uphold testosterone regulations for some female athletes in track and field.The two-time Olympic 800-meter champion's lawyers say she has lodged an appeal with the Swiss Federal Tribunal, ...
US, Russia Finland in same group at 2020 hockey worlds
The United States, Russia and defending champion Finland will join host Switzerland in an eight-team group based in Zurich at the 2020 hockey world championships.The International Ice Hockey Federation announced the groups Tuesday, two days after Finland beat Canada in ...
Rio champion Nurudinov DQ’d from London Olympics for doping
A weightlifting gold medalist at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics has been disqualified from the 2012 London Games for doping.The Court of Arbitration for Sport's new anti-doping tribunal stripped Ruslan Nurudinov of fourth place in London in the 105-kilogram ...
Canada escapes; US, Sweden fall in world hockey
Damon Severson and Mark Stone helped Canada escape to the world hockey championship semifinals while the United States and defending champion Sweden dropped out.Canada beat Switzerland 3-2 in overtime Thursday night. Severson tied it with 0.4 seconds left on a ...
IOC wants to remove boxing body AIBA from Tokyo Olympics
Dealing a blow to Olympic boxing officials after months of investigations, the IOC has set up a vote next month on removing the sport's governing body AIBA from organizing bouts at the 2020 Tokyo Games.The International Olympic Committee said its ...
Germany hands Israel thousands of Kafka confidant’s papers
German authorities on Tuesday handed over to Israel some 5,000 documents kept by a confidant of Franz Kafka, a trove whose plight could have been plucked from one of the author's surreal stories.The papers returned include a postcard from Kafka ...
Germany beats Finland, Czech Republic tops Swiss at worlds
Leon Draisaitl scored tiebreaking and go-ahead goals late in the third period, lifting Germany to a 4-2 win over Finland at the world hockey championship.Both Group A teams will advance to the quarterfinals and their seeding will be determined after ...
Update: Swiss voters back tighter gun laws
The Latest on Switzerland's referendum on tightening Swiss gun laws (all times local):8 p.m.Swiss voters have approved a measure to tighten the Alpine nation's gun laws, bringing the country in line with many of its European partners despite the objections ...
Swiss voters approve tighter gun laws, lining up with the EU
Swiss voters on Sunday approved a measure to tighten the Alpine nation's gun laws, bringing the country in line with many of its European partners despite the objections of local gun owners, Swiss media reported, citing official results.Switzerland's public broadcaster ...
Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final kicks off in Tel Aviv
Israel hosted the Grand Final of the 64th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, with Madonna set to showcase Europe's annual music extravaganza. Some 200 million people around the world were expected to be watching as 26 countries competed to be crowned ...
Swiss thrash Italy, Denmark beat France at ice hockey worlds
Kevin Fiala scored a hat trick and added an assist as Switzerland thrashed Italy 9-0 in their first game at the world hockey championship on Saturday.It was Switzerland's biggest victory over Italy at the worlds.Last year's finalist, Switzerland, didn't waste ...
Swiss attorney general investigated over handling FIFA case
Switzerland's attorney general is the subject of a disciplinary case related to his handling of a four-year investigation of FIFA that involves 25 criminal proceedings for financial wrongdoing.The federal office overseeing the work of chief prosecutor Michael Lauber said Friday ...
Semenya loses appeal against IAAF testosterone rules
Caster Semenya has lost her appeal against rules designed to decrease naturally high testosterone levels in some female runners.The Court of Arbitration for Sport's panel of three judges gave a complex verdict and "dismissed both requests for arbitration" from Semenya ...
Semenya to find out Wednesday if she has won her appeal
Caster Semenya will find out Wednesday if she has won her appeal against IAAF rules to curb female runners' high natural levels of testosterone.The Court of Arbitration for Sport says it will announce the ruling at noon (1000 GMT) in ...
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