Guilty: Credit Suisse hit with money laundering conviction | Banks News
The verdict is the first ever criminal conviction of a major Swiss lender in the country’s history. Cocaine. Stashes of
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Glencore UK subsidiary pleads guilty to bribery in Africa | Courts News
Anglo-Swiss commodities giant admits to paying more than $28m in bribes to firms in five African countries between 2011-16. A
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WTO passes ‘unprecedented’ trade package after fraught talks | International Trade
The World Trade Organization on Friday agreed on an “unprecedented” package of trade deals touching on health, reform and food
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Ewolo: Searching for family in Africa | Conflict
From: Witness A search for family leads Ewolo from Switzerland to Congo where a chance encounter leads to an unimaginable
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Swiss trial opens for ex-FIFA boss Blatter, ex-UEFA chief Platini | Football News
Former chiefs of world and European football are being tried for a suspected fraudulent payment made in 2011 and face
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Switzerland searches for Indonesian governor’s son in Aare river | News
Emmeril Kahn Mumtadz went missing after running into trouble during a swim in the river, according to authorities. Swiss police
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WHO member states slam Russian attacks on Ukraine health sites | Health News
The WHO resolution states the war has seriously impeded access to healthcare in Ukraine, and has regional implications. Member states
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Pfizer to offer low-cost drugs to 45 lower-income nations | Coronavirus pandemic News
US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has said it would sell its patented drugs on a not-for-profit basis to the world’s poorest
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Zelenskyy urges ‘maximum’ sanctions on Russia in Davos address | Russia-Ukraine war News
Ukrainian president has called for an oil embargo, blocking all of Moscow’s banks and cutting off trade completely. Ukrainian President
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Russian diplomat Boris Bondarev resigns, blasts war in Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News
A veteran Russian diplomat to the United Nations office in Geneva has handed in his resignation and sent a statement
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