Switzerland

HSBC and Wells Fargo are among lenders that have closed accounts with Lebanon’s central bank, sources told Reuters news.

Swiss lender has sold shares linked with troubled investment firm at a loss weeks after the collapse of another client.

Okonjo-Iweala warns that the opportunity to bounce back may be ‘squandered’ if poorer countries lack access to vaccines.

Senior official threatened to have Agnes Callamard ‘taken care of’ in meeting with UN colleagues, the Guardian reports.

As European countries brace for another wave of infections, new coronavirus restrictions are triggering unrest.

People in Poland, France and Ukraine face new restrictions with shops shut and people urged to work from home.

Fairs like Art Basel and small galleries have suffered as the business of buying and selling art has had to adapt fast.

Official results showed that 51.2 percent of voters supported proposal to ban face coverings in public places.

Only a few women are understood to wear facial coverings in Switzerland, where a vote will take place on March 7.

Guterres demands Myanmar military free prisoners and end violence, as he opens a four-week summit on human rights.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’s remarks follow WHO investigative mission, which could produce a summary report next week.

Between $5m and $7m in central bank funds meant to help the country’s people were squandered from June through December.

At virtual Davos summit, Xi Jinping says attempts to ‘threaten’ or ‘intimidate’ others will further divide the world.

More than 60 percent of voters will vote yes, or are considering doing so, in upcoming referendum, survey shows.