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Mahesh Babu and Namrata Shirodkar shares romantic photo from Switzerland

Mahesh Babu

Mahesh Babu and his wife Namrata shares new photo that is making waves on the internet. Namrata Shirodkar posted a beautiful picture of Mahesh Babu hugging her with a sweet caption. Mahesh and Namrata, a power couple in Tollywood, are having a great time on their family trip in Europe. Mahesh Babu and his wife … Read more

Ukraine withdraw from Lysychansk city, big victory for Russia

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Ukrainian military commander General Petr Zelensky says Ukraine will continue to fight and ensure its military has “the most advanced weapons”. Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese committed additional military help, including armoured vehicles and unmanned aerial vehicles, to the country on Sunday. The Ukrainian military withdrew from the key city of Lysychansk over the weekend … Read more

Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput’s trip to Switzerland

Shahid Kapoor

The couple has been traveling with their two children, Misha and Zain. Mira recently posted a picture of herself next to train tracks with mountains in the background. The actor posted a picture of them on Instagram with the caption, “Be with those who make your heart full my loves”. Shahid Kapoor and his family … Read more

European equities extend gains at open

European equities

The benchmark FTSE 100 index in London reached 7,148.03 points on Tuesday, representing an increase of 0.4 percent. Frankfurt’s DAX rose by 0.9 percent to 13,381.65 points within the eurozone. The Paris CAC 40 rose by 1.2 percent to 5,989.52 points. European equities markets surged more in early trading, echoing gains across Asia as markets … Read more

Ignazio Cassis says Swiss expect Ukraine reconstruction conference

Ignazio Cassis

Switzerland will host a high-level conference on Ukraine reconstruction next month. The event had been planned before Russia launched its full-scale invasion. It had originally been slated to discuss reforms in Ukraine before being repurposed for war reconstruction. Switzerland will host a high-level conference on Ukraine reconstruction next month, said president Ignazio Cassis, adding that … Read more

Swiss Turkish national indicted for ‘jihadist-motivated’ murder

Swiss

A 28-year-old man has been charged in connection with a knife attack in western Switzerland. He is accused of stabbing to death a man at a kebab restaurant near a train station. Prosecutors say he also planned an arson attack in the name of the Islamic State group. Swiss Turkish dual national has been charged … Read more

Germany, Switzerland arrest suspected IS sympathisers

Germany

Four suspected members or sympathizers of the Islamic State group detained in Germany and Switzerland. The suspects are charged with “participation in or support for the outlawed organization In Germany, a man was detained in the western town of Roemerberg, federal prosecutors said. Four suspected members or sympathizers of the Islamic State group were detained … Read more

Roger Federer still has passion for game, says his agent

roger federer

Tennis great Roger Federer is looking to return to the court and his passion for the game is ‘still burning’, his agent said. The 20-time Grand Slam champion played his last game in the last year’s Wimbledon quarterfinals where he lost to Hubert Hurkacz. Federer has been spotted at numerous events including last week’s Spanish … Read more

Two mountaineers killed in Swiss Alps ice fall

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Following a rescue mission involving numerous helicopters, authorities confirmed a Frenchwoman and a Spaniard were killed and nine other mountaineers were injured in an ice fall in southwest Switzerland on Friday. Police received calls at 6:20 am (0420 GMT) reporting that mountaineers had been caught up in falling seracs — columns of glacial ice formed … Read more

Debt and hunger, UNDP chief sees ‘multiple’ world crises

world crises

From soaring debt to the Ukraine war’s effect on meals and energy costs, the arena is dealing with “a couple of crises”, the pinnacle of the United Nations Development Programme advised. In an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner discussed the demanding situations the planet is going through. … Read more

Economist warns eurozone may need new feats of improvisation

Economist

As the economic shockwaves from Russia’s attack on Ukraine continue to roll, high-profile economist Adam Tooze told AFP on Wednesday that imaginative new measures may be required to stabilize the eurozone. “There is a huge downside potential from Russia’s war in Ukraine, really dramatic, we have not seen the bottom on that yet,” Tooze said … Read more

Switzerland unveils July reconstruction conference for Ukraine

Switzerland

President Ignazio Cassis told the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday that Switzerland has invited leaders from dozens of countries and international organizations to a summit in July on rebuilding Ukraine. “The meeting will be on reforms that may still be implemented in the current scenario,” Cassis told reporters, referring to the ongoing fight … Read more

IMF warns global economic dissolution amid Ukraine war

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned against global economic dissolution, saying that erasing decades of integration will make the world poorer and more dangerous. After more than 30 nations limited trade in food, energy, and other critical commodities, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva urged that governments should decrease trade barriers … Read more

Switzerland reports first monkeypox case

Switzerland

Swiss health officials on Saturday reported the country’s first case of monkeypox in a resident of the canton of Berne who was exposed while abroad. According to Berne’s health authority, the patient was treated as a walk-in case and is now being isolated at home. Everyone who had contact with him had been informed, according … Read more

Swiss switch to ‘presumed consent’ on organ donations

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Switzerland agreed on Sunday to increase the availability of transplant organs by making everyone, unless they specifically refuse, a potential donor after death. The legal change, approved by 60 percent of voters in a referendum, marks a dramatic shift from the current system. Under the existing laws, transplants are only possible if the deceased person … Read more

Swiss back ‘Netflix’ law and steer clear of ‘Frontexit’

Swiss

Swiss voters backed making streaming services contribute to Swiss filmmaking on Sunday, as well as funding the expansion of Europe’s Frontex border agency, avoiding another spat with Brussels. Final results showed that 58 percent of voters supported the so-called “Lex Netflix,” while 71 percent supported Switzerland’s participation in the Frontex expansion, which would provide more … Read more

Crisis-hit Lebanon goes to polls but few expect major change

Lebanon

Lebanon held its first election on Sunday since a painful economic crisis pushed the country to the brink of collapse, a major test for new opposition groups intent on deposing the ruling elite. Few observers expected a seismic shift, with traditional sectarian parties controlling all levers of political power and an electoral system perceived to … Read more

Alstom announces ‘2.5 bn euro’ German train contract

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Alstom, a rail manufacturer, announced Monday that it had won an “almost 2.5 billion euro” deal to provide and service 130 regional trains in southern Germany for the next 30 years. The electric double-decker trains will operate on the Baden network, Württemberg’s according to the business. “This is the largest order for Alstom in Germany … Read more

Switzerland continues to protect banking secrecy laws; refuses to loosen it for the press

Switzerland continues to protect banking secrecy laws; refuses to loosen it for the press Swiss government officials have cast a ballot against slackening the nation’s financial mystery regulations, drawing analysis from the UN and mission bunches who said the regulations will keep on hurting press opportunity. An infamous regulation known as article 47 makes it … Read more

New bans force rich Russians to drop favored Investment vehicle

For wealthy Russians, the race to shield their fortunes from sanctions is reaching another level. The European Union and Switzerland are banning one of their favorite overseas investment vehicles. Starting this month, registering or providing management services to family trusts that have Russian nationals as trustors or beneficiaries will no longer be allowed. At the … Read more

Brussels bronze for Hollywood’s Hepburn

Brussels bronze

In her breakout movie “Roman Holiday”, Audrey Hepburn’s ingenue princess flirts with Gregory Peck at La Bocca Della Verita, placing the ominous Italian statue firmly on the tourist trail. Now fans of the late star will have another — more elegant — landmark to visit in her native Brussels, in a park opened in her … Read more

Boris Becker jailed by British court over bankruptcy

Boris Becker

Boris Becker, a former tennis player, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison on Friday after a British court found him guilty of crimes related to his 2017 bankruptcy. The six-time Grand Slam champion, 54, will serve half of his sentence after being found guilty of transferring large sums of money from … Read more

England to meet Switzerland before Euro 2022

Euro 2022

England’s warm-up schedule for Euro 2022 will end on June 30 with a match against Switzerland in Zurich. Sarina Wiegman’s team will face the Swiss at the Letzigrund stadium as part of a five-day training camp in Switzerland. Before the summer event, the Lionesses will also play Belgium and the Netherlands. Euro 2022 kicks off … Read more

Belinda Bencic wins WTA Charleston tournament

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Belinda Bencic of Switzerland won the WTA Charleston tournament in three sets over Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur. In a two-hour-and-35-minute match, the 25-year-old prevailed 6-1 5-7 6-4. On her Twitter handle Benic wrote: “It’s a CLAY COURT title. So happy with my week here in Charleston.” It’s a CLAY COURT title!!! 😁😁😁 So happy with my week … Read more

Switzerland adopts same sanctions as EU against Russia

Switzerland adopts same sanctions as EU against Russia

GENEVA, Feb 28, 2022 (AFP) – Traditionally neutral Switzerland will adopt all the sanctions already imposed by the EU on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, including against President Vladimir Putin, Bern said Monday. “This is a big step for Switzerland,” Swiss President Ignazio Cassis told a press conference, after the Alpine nation had for days … Read more

Family affair as Strolz wins Olympic combined gold

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Johannes Strolz of Austria overcame adversity to win Olympic alpine combined gold on Thursday, following in the footsteps of his father. Strolz, who was fourth after the first downhill, clocked the quickest slalom run to finish first in a combined time of 2min 31.43sec, matching his father Hubert’s performance at the 1988 Calgary Olympics. Aleksander … Read more