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Switzerland weighing evacuation of civilians, some embassy staff from Sudan

Switzerland said on Friday it was examining ways to evacuate Swiss nationals from Sudan and a portion of its embassy staff amid ongoing clashes between the army and a paramilitary force.

Reuters

Credit Suisse investors suing Swiss regulator after £4bn bond wipeout

Finma accused of acting unlawfully and undermining confidence in Switzerland as a financial centre

The Guardian - UK

Credit Suisse investors sue after facing billions in losses

A group of Credit Suisse investors have sued Swiss financial regulators after a government-engineered takeover of the struggling bank by rival UBS left them with billions in losses

The Independent UK

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Britain will rejoin EU single market as older Brexiteers die off, Ryanair boss

The Ryanair boss said the UK will have ‘no choice’ but to strike a deal with the EU similar to Switzerland or Norway

The Independent UK

Switzerland unplugged: a hike in the off-grid Bavona valley

Using paths surrounded by terraced chestnut groves, walkers can encounter a traditional corner of Europe untouched by mains electricity

The Guardian - UK

Switzerland indicts former Gambian minister for crimes against humanity

Switzerland's attorney general has filed an indictment against Gambia's former interior minister for crimes against humanity committed under former authoritarian leader Yahya Jammeh, it said in a statement on Tuesday.

Reuters

Ofsted inspections cause teachers stress and aren't backed up by strong evidence – things could be done differently

The school inspectorate in England, Ofsted, has faced criticism recently following the death of headteacher Ruth Perry. According to her family, Perry’s death was a “direct result” of the pressure resulting from the Ofsted inspection process which resulted in her school being judged as “inadequate”.

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Tour de Romandie 2023 route

Six stages across the high alpine mountains of Switzerland and parts of France

Cycling News

Hug wins 6th career Boston Marathon wheelchair title

Marcel Hug of Switzerland captured his sixth men’s wheelchair Boston Marathon title

The Independent UK

Tour de Suisse Women 2023 route

The four-day stage race in Switzerland delivers 5000 metres of elevation gain over 327 kilometres.

Cycling News

Tour de Suisse 2023 route

The eight-day stage race in Switzerland features two time trials and over 18,000 metres of climbing

Cycling News

Four Flights Carried 318 Yemenis on First Day of Prisoner Swap Deal

The Yemeni government and Houthi group completed the first phase of a prisoner swap deal on Friday. The deal was agreed upon last month in Switzerland and resulted in the release of 318 prisoners from both sides. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) facilitated the exchange, which took…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukrainian pianist seeks victory on cultural front at contest in Switzerland

Before arriving in Geneva for a renowned piano competition, Ukrainian pianist Roman Lopatynskyi rehearsed in the dark and played concerts by candlelight as air raid sirens resounded across his native Kyiv.

Reuters

Elisabeth Kopp, first woman in Swiss Cabinet, dies at 86

The Swiss federal chancellery says that Elisabeth Kopp, an advocate of equal rights and the environment who was the first woman elected to Switzerland’s seven-member executive branch, has died

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ICRC: Yemen Prisoner Exchange Begins

The release and swap of nearly 900 detainees by the two sides in Yemen's conflict began on Friday, the International Committee of the Red Cross said. The ICRC, which is managing the process, said its planes would be used to carry the released detainees between six cities in Yemen and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Yemen: First Day of Prisoner Swap to Witness Release of 320 Detainees

The Yemeni government and the Houthis will swap prisoners and detainees starting Friday as part of a deal concluded in Switzerland.

The Times of India

Sports Ministry approves CWG medallist Avinash Sable's training tour of Switzerland

NEW DELHI: Commonwealth Games Silver medallist steeplechase runner Avinash Sable’s bid to prepare for this year's World Athletics Championships finally got the nod from the Sports Ministry's Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) who approved his proposal to train in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the mega event.

Cycling Weekly

Want to break a track record? WattShop to give anyone the chance this September

British company to take over Tissot Velodrome in Grenchen, Switzerland to try and smash times for anyone - if you have £7,000

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The Independent UK

Credit Suisse rescue rebuked by half of Swiss parliament

Switzerland’s lower house of parliament has issued a searing — though symbolic — rebuke of an emergency plan spearheaded by the executive branch to prop up embattled Credit Suisse and shepherd it into a takeover by Swiss banking rival UBS

France 24

IMF forecasts inflation could remain high until 2025, affecting global growth

During its annual Spring Meeting in Washington, the International Monetary Fund has revised its forecasts upward to 7 percent for global inflation this year and 4.9 percent in 2024. Those figures, above the target rate of 2 percent, will be contributing factors in slowing down growth, including for developing economies.…

Evening Standard

Archie Harvey: London student, 18, killed in avalanche in Swiss Alps on school trip

A student killed when an avalanche hit a group in the Swiss Alps was an 18-year-old from west London.

Daily Mirror

British teen killed in avalanche on school ski trip pictured as friends pay tribute

Archie Harvey, 18, was reportedly one of seven students on a ski tour on the Gstelliwang slope near Switzerland's Meiringen resort on Tuesday, March 21

The News Lens

Fearing China, Switzerland Sacrifices Scientific Ties With Taiwan

Switzerland has so far refused to strengthen scientific cooperation with Taiwan, citing respect for the One China policy and fearing economic repercussions from Beijing.

The Independent UK

Swiss lawmakers pick apart Credit Suisse woes ahead of deal

Switzerland’s parliament is opening a special session to scrutinize the state-imposed takeover of Swiss bank Credit Suisse by rival UBS

Reuters

Credit Suisse rescue receives initial snub from Swiss parliament

Switzerland's parliament on Tuesday failed to approve the 109 billion Swiss francs ($120.5 billion) of financial guarantees used to rescue Credit Suisse last month, in a first-round vote that was largely symbolic given the state had committed the funds.

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