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Swiss liaise on Russian sanctions, may not act immediately

Switzerland is liaising with other countries on potential sanctions against Russia and may not act immediately, the government said on Tuesday as Moscow faced the prospect of a harsh Western response to its intervention in Ukraine.

Reuters

First Thing: UN condemns Russia as Putin orders troops over border

US ambassador to UN says Putin’s claims about ‘peacekeeping’ operation are ‘nonsense’. Plus: how AI is tackling the biodiversity crisis

The Guardian - UK

How Swiss banking secrecy enabled an unequal global financial system

Centuries-old code of silence helped Switzerland become a magnet for tax-dodging wealthy clients

The Guardian - UK

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Two arrested over death of assisted dying campaigner

Sharon Johnston travelled to Switzerland with the intention of asking doctors to help end her life

Wales Online

Russia-Ukraine updates: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces raft of sanctions against Russia — as it happened

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces a host of sanctions against Russia in a strongly worded address of UK parliament in which he announces an invasion of Ukraine must fail.

ABC News

The Guardian view on Credit Suisse: in search of a moral compass

Editorial: Another massive data leak has revealed a lack of due diligence by one of the world’s largest private banks

The Guardian - UK

Credit Suisse has allowed the morally bankrupt to steal from the poor for too long

How many exposés will it take for Switzerland and other countries to change their laws on banking secrecy, says Joseph Stiglitz, a Nobel laureate in economics

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Switzerland at risk of EU blacklist after Credit Suisse leak

Apparent due diligence failures by Swiss bank prompts centre-right calls for EU to review relationship with Switzerland

The Guardian - UK

Crooks, kleptocrats and crises: a timeline of Credit Suisse scandals

A string of controversies have beset Switzerland’s second-largest lender, including Japanese ‘shredding party’ and US sub-prime fraud

The Guardian - UK

Northern Ireland women's boss Kenny Shiels hails Ballyclare backing in Marbella

Supporters' devotion helps inspire team to impressive 2-2 draw with Switzerland in Spain

Belfast Live

Leak gives details on over 30,000 Credit Suisse bank clients

A German newspaper and other media say a leak of data from Credit Suisse, Switzerland’s second-biggest bank, reveals details of the accounts of more than 30,000 clients — some of them unsavory — and points to possible failures of due diligence in checks on many customers

The Independent UK

Revealed: Credit Suisse leak unmasks criminals, fraudsters and corrupt politicians

Massive leak reveals Swiss bank’s accounts have been used by an array of high-risk clients over several decades

The Guardian - UK

What is the Suisse secrets leak and why are we publishing it?

Banking secrecy is an issue of global public interest that can have a profound impact on the world’s poorest

The Guardian - UK

Credit Suisse responds to Suisse secrets disclosures

Statement from Switzerland’s second-largest lender on revelations about its business practices

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Japan makes curling final with more than gold in mind

BEIJING -- Japan pulled off a stunning victory over Switzerland in women's curling on Friday to advance for the first time to an Olympic final, where it will get a chance to address some unfinished business beyond going for a gold medal.

The Guardian - AU

Winter Olympics 2022 day 15: Sweden pip GB to curling gold after extra end – as it happened

Rolling report: There are plenty more medals to be won as the Games in Beijing reach their penultimate day. Join Martin Belam for updates

The Conversation

What's the IOC – and why doesn't it do more about human rights issues related to the Olympics?

The International Olympic Committee, a nongovernmental organization based in Switzerland that’s independent of any one nation, was founded in 1894. It’s a group of officials who supervise and support the Olympics and set Olympic policies about everything from whether break dancing can be added as an official sport to what’s…

The Guardian - UK

‘Finger cutter’ drug lord arrested in Switzerland

Flor Bressers, on Belgian and Europol most-wanted lists, has been on the run since 2020

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The Guardian - UK

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics daily briefing: Gu and Norway set records

Eileen Gu wins her third medal of the Games, Norway set a new benchmark and Thomas Bach hits out at Valieva’s coaches

The Guardian - AU

Winter Olympics day 14: GB women into curling final – as it happened

Eve Muirhead and co set up a curling final against Japan after Eileen Gu won another gold medal for China, and ROC beat Sweden in the men’s hockey

Reuters

Swiss president tests positive for COVID-19 as country opens

Swiss President Ignazio Cassis has tested positive for COVID-19, the government said on Thursday, the day Switzerland removed almost all restrictions on public life after 23 months of curbs.

The Guardian - UK

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics daily briefing: Gisin gold, Smith’s F-bomb

Switzerland’s Michelle Gisin retains her combined skiing title as compatriot Fanny Smith is denied by video review in ski cross

The Independent UK

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Thursday, Feb. 17

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan curlers lose to Switzerland but make semis

The women leading Japan's curling team put up a solid effort against world No. 2 Switzerland, but to no avail in an 8-4 loss Thursday at the Beijing Olympics.

The Guardian - UK

Germany and Portugal to cut restrictions – as it happened

Germany and Portugal preparing to axe most curbs as cases stabilise; Israel’s PM says ‘green pass’ system to be suspended as cases decline

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