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November 6, 2024 4:20 PM
A contentious Swiss prohibition on facial coverings in public spaces widely known as the "burqa ban" will take effect on Jan. 1, the government said on Wednesday. Narrowly passed in a 2021 referendum in neutral Switzerland, and condemned by Muslim a...
September 13, 2024 10:22 PM
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar raised significant concerns about women's safety and crimes against women while addressing the Indian diaspora in Geneva on Friday. During his speech, he highlighted the recent tragic incident at Kolkata's RG K...
June 15, 2024 4:10 PM
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris announced more than $1.5 billion in aid in part for Ukraine's energy sector and its humanitarian situation as a result of Russia's 27-month invasion of Ukraine. The announcement was made as Harris attended a Ukraine...
June 7, 2024 3:59 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed gratitude to the leaders of Indonesia and Switzerland for congratulating him on his party's resounding victory in India's general elections. PM Modi responded to Amherd in a post on X saying, "Preside...
May 16, 2024 10:44 AM
A summit that Switzerland hopes will pave the way for a peace process in Ukraine has drawn delegations from more than 50 countries, Swiss President Viola Amherd said on Wednesday. The neutral Swiss government was seeking a broad-based turnout from d...
May 12, 2024 3:55 PM
Switzerland on Saturday won the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Swedish host city Malmo, beating runner-up Croatia, after having been among bookmakers' top-three to win the competition. Billed as a feel-good celebration of European diversity, this...
May 10, 2024 4:34 PM
An upcoming Ukraine peace summit, ostensibly the most ambitious bid in years by neutral Switzerland to mediate a major conflict, is instead showing how Swiss economic and security interests increasingly align with Western Europe over Russia. This is...
January 15, 2024 2:00 PM
The 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) has commenced in Davos, Switzerland, convening leaders from around the world. Themed "Rebuilding Trust," the meeting will run from January 15 to January 19. Over the next five days, discussio...
October 4, 2023 12:18 PM
To join efforts to help stop deforestation and preserve the world's largest tropical rainforest, Switzerland and the United States have donated $8.4 million to Brazil's Amazon Fund. The Brazilian National Development Bank (BNDES) that manages the fun...
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