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SWITZERLAND NEWS
No goodbye, just a text: Woman, 58, takes secret trip to Switzerland for assisted suicide
September 04, 2025 6:38 pm
Maureen Slough told her family she was heading to Lithuania on holiday with a friend. But in reality, she flew alone to Switzerland and registered with Pegasos, an assisted dying nonprofit, to undergo assisted suicide.
Switzerland ready to host Putin for any Geneva peace talks, minister says
August 19, 2025 9:32 pm
Neutral Switzerland is a signatory to the ICC but Cassis told Swiss national broadcaster SRF that provided Putin was coming for peace purposes, the country could receive him.
Switzerland to enter global AI race with fully open-source, multilingual model
July 16, 2025 10:33 am
While countries like India are looking to enlist homegrown startups to help build foundational AI models, Switzerland appears to be taking a slightly different approach.
Swiss village of Blatten buried by glacier collapse, raising climate concerns
May 31, 2025 10:43 pm
Although the village had been evacuated in time and no major injuries were reported, one man aged 64 is missing.
Mud and rock bury Swiss village after glacier collapse, one person missing
May 29, 2025 1:54 am
Drone footage broadcast by Swiss national broadcaster SRF showed a vast plain of mud and soil completely covering part of the village of Blatten, the river running through it and the wooded sides of the surrounding valley.
Five skiers found dead in southwest Switzerland
May 25, 2025 7:33 pm
Rescue workers found the bodies near the Adlergletscher glacier, after air and ground searches in the area in southwest Switzerland near the border with northern Italy.
Sudden tax changes impact investments; foreign investors should be treated at par with domestic firms: Switzerland State Secretary for Economic Affairs
February 13, 2025 6:57 am
EFTA has committed $100-billion investment in India over 15 years
Knowledge nugget of the day: European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
February 21, 2025 3:12 pm
Switzerland's revocation of India’s Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status may impact the trade pact signed with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). What is EFTA? Why did the 2023 Supreme Court ruling in the Nestle SA case prompt this move by the Swiss government?
India's DTAA with Switzerland may require renegotiation: MEA
December 13, 2024 11:18 pm
India and the EFTA member states of Norway, Switzerland, Iceland and Liechtenstein sealed a free trade deal in March.
Nestlé judgment fallout: Switzerland suspends Most-Favoured-Nation clause in tax avoidance pact with India, could impact $100 billion investment plan
December 15, 2024 10:53 am
The Swiss move poses risk to the $100 billion investment commitment in India over a 15-year period by the four-nation European Free Trade Association signed in March this year.
SWITZERLAND PHOTOS
Get inspired from Sara and Ibrahim Ali Khan's Swiss holiday and add these must-visit spots to your bucket list
May 29, 2025 12:05 pm
These must-visit scenic spots in Switzerland are perfect for a quick getaway to beat the summer heat.
Braving snowfall, climate activists protest against World Economic Forum in Davos
January 17, 2023 5:08 pm
The agenda of the annual WEF meeting includes climate change, where business leaders from major energy firms are attending the meet
Post Cannes, Hina Khan is enjoying the mountains of Switzerland
May 29, 2019 9:13 am
Hina Khan, who is currently holidaying in Switzerland, took to her Instagram to share loads of photos and stories from the picturesque place.
A room without a view: Snapshots of Swiss Army bunkers converted to hotels
January 19, 2016 12:30 am
For upwards of almost $200 a night, guests at a Swiss hotel might expect to catch a glimpse of the towering Alps or overlook one of the country's famous lakes. But visitors to Hotel La Claustra get a room without a view. The 17-room hotel is buried in the Gotthard mountain range and, with cavernous walls and minimalist interior, offers the chance to spend a few nights in an ex-army bunker.
11 injured as train cars derail in Swiss Alps
August 14, 2014 5:33 pm
Three train cars derailed and 11 people were injured Wednesday after a landslide hit a mountain train in the Swiss Alps.
SWITZERLAND VIDEOS
FM Jaitley at World Economic Forum
January 23, 2016 3:30 pm
Switzerland, Jan 23 (ANI): Finance Minister, Arun Jaitely, on Saturday attended the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. Finance Minister Jaitley said that there are a set of structural reforms which are in progress and there are a large number of steps which the Government of India has taken over the last year-and-a-half. He further added that India's co-operative federalism has transformed to competitive federalism, and that's really a good news for India.
Britain's FM, Arun Jaitley hold bilateral talks
January 20, 2016 5:49 am
London, Jan 20 (ANI): British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne held bilateral talks with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, ahead of the World Economic Forum. Both the ministers discussed cooperation between the two countries at the residence of the British Finance Minister at Downing Street in central London. The talks focused on infrastructure and financial services. Jaitley also addressed an investors summit at the London Stock Exchange on Tuesday morning and will fly to Davos, Switzerland, in the evening.
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