Switzerland
Stage set for trial of Switzerland’s former star banker
By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi ZURICH (Reuters) - A former 'banker of the year' faces charges including fraud and embezzlement in...
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King of Spain’s sister separates from husband
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish King Felipe VI's sister Princess Cristina and her husband Inaki Urdangarin, who was jailed in 2018...
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One surrendered Hong Kong hamster tests COVID positive as city lockdown grows
By James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong authorities said on Sunday one hamster surrendered to authorities by pet owners...
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Head of fund created by Anne Frank’s father criticises cold-case probe -paper
VIENNA (Reuters) - The head of a foundation set up by Anne Frank's father has criticised an investigation into her...
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‘Another crime’ say survivors of coalition strikes on Yemeni detention centre
SAADA, Yemen (Reuters) -Yemeni detainee Mohammed Ali Salem was lucky that a missile fired by warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition...
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Saudi-led coalition denies targeting detention centre in Yemen’s Saada
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen denied targeting a detention centre in Yemen's Saada province,...
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U.S. and Russia agree to keep talking after meeting on Ukraine
By Simon Lewis GENEVA (Reuters) -The top U.S. and Russian diplomats made no major breakthrough at talks on Ukraine on...
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World Economic Forum to hold 2022 annual meeting in Davos in May
ZURICH (Reuters) - The World Economic Forum will hold its 2022 annual meeting in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos...
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Blinken calls for Russia to release two U.S. citizens at Geneva talks
By Simon Lewis GENEVA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday raised the cases of Paul Whelan...
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Russian parliament to discuss recognising rebel-held east Ukraine as independent
By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's parliament will hold consultations next week on an idea to appeal to President...
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Australia PM says AUKUS pact to ensure peace, security in Indo-Pacific
(Reuters) - Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday that the new AUKUS defence alliance with Britain and the...
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Swiss cabinet extends quarantine, work-from-home rules into February
ZURICH (Reuters) -Switzerland will extend until the end of February coronavirus quarantine and mandatory work-from-home rules and tentatively plans to...
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Pandemic scars on social cohesion to last a decade, says labour leader
ZURICH (Reuters) - Rebuilding cohesion between workers, employers and state governments will last years after the coronavirus pandemic brutally exposed...
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Half of global cyber defence investment has been in Israel -PM Bennett
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Around half of global cyber defence investment in past few years has been in Israel, Prime Minister...
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U.N. chief urges business to help poor nations in ‘hour of need’
(Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed to business leaders on Monday to support developing countries "in their hour of...
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Don’t discriminate against the unvaccinated, Amnesty International tells Italy
MILAN (Reuters) - Human rights group Amnesty International urged Italy to change tough anti-COVID restrictions to avoid discrimination against unvaccinated...
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UN seeks record $4.4 billion in aid for Afghanistan’s future
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - U.N. agencies on Tuesday asked donors for $4.4 billion in humanitarian aid for Afghanistan...
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Lebanese judge imposes travel ban on central bank governor amid probe
By Timour Azhari and Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) -A Lebanese judge said on Tuesday she had imposed a travel ban...
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U.S. and Russia still far apart on Ukraine after Geneva talks
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Russia and the United States gave no sign of narrowing their differences on Ukraine and...
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Residents question Ukraine’s absence from talks about its future
By Serhiy Takhmazov and Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) - As officials from the United States and Russia began talks https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/prospects-dim-us-russia-start-tense-talks-over-ukraine-crisis-2022-01-10...
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