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The UN health agency says ‘majority of the world remains at risk’, calls for collective action against the pandemic.
Switzerland
![A snowy road in Lofoten, Norway; Kyrre Lien and Per Christian Selmer-Anderssen drove more than 8,000km on their journey through Europe [Kyrre Lien/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/kyl_2020__3257.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Two journalists travelled from the North Cape to Sicily to document a Europe divided by the coronavirus crisis.
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Right-wing party’s bid to scrap pact allowing free movement of people from EU rejected, SRF network’s...
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The drug, given through an IV, tamps down a protein that is often found in excess in COVID-19 patients.
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The bank is struggling to repair its reputation after spying last year on a star banker who was leaving for rival UBS.
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Juan Carlos’s announcement comes after Spanish court opens investigation into his involvement in a Saudi rail contract.
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WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says effect of coronavirus will be felt for decades to come.
![Food, medicine and other humanitarian supplies are exempt from the US sanctions [File: Vahid Salemi/AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/b0c1c86341cb40449a692fc958d6adf7_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
A Swiss pharmaceutical company completes the first transaction under a new humanitarian trade channel with Iran.
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A Swiss court confirms Lauber had lied about his secret meetings with FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
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Italy’s financial crimes police says $193m in assets were seized after ‘years of intense investigative work’.
![Global Witness alleges that Swiss refiner Valcambi SA bought large amounts of gold from Dubai-based Kaloti Precious Metals Group, which in turn was at risk of having purchased Sudanese conflict gold. Valcambi and Kaloti have denied the claims [File: Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/3ea8d85c7b0a417781ba6e1454e47982_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Global Witness accuses top Swiss refiner Valcambi of buying gold that originated in Sudan, as prices soar.
![More than 80 percent of Swiss support same-sex marriage, according to a survey [Denis Balibouse/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/e3d652795c204c56985a816e8fa0a50d_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Legislators also approve draft law letting lesbian couples use sperm donations to conceive children.
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Attorney General Michael Lauber could be removed from office over alleged bungling of anti-corruption investigation.
![Swiss Attorney-General Michael Lauber will be questioned by parliamentarians on May 20 [File: Denis Balibouse/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/27819d22b9314b7f8e84927bc7e2d796_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Michael Lauber is facing allegations of misconduct in his FIFA corruption investigation.