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US stops short of branding Vietnam, Switzerland, Taiwan currency manipulators

David Lawder and Andrea Shalal, Reuters
Posted at Apr 18 10:20 AM

The US Treasury Department on Friday said Vietnam, Switzerland and Taiwan tripped its thresholds for possible currency manipulation under a 2015 US trade law, but refrained from formally branding them as manipulators. Read more »

Bela Padilla shares how LDR works for her and foreigner boyfriend

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 09 03:56 PM

Actress Bela Padilla appeared to be more open now about her non-showbiz boyfriend Norman Ben Bay from Switzerland, detailing how they manage a long distance relationship.  Read more »

Former Swiss police employee accused of selling weapons via darknet

Reuters
Posted at Apr 08 11:30 PM

ZURICH - The former chief of logistics for a regional Swiss police force appeared in court on Thursday accused of falsely buying guns and bullets on behalf of his employer and selling them via the darknet. Read more »

Ilang Pinoy abroad, dumidiskarte para maiahon mga negosyo sa gitna ng pandemya

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 31 05:47 PM

Patuloy na hinaharap ng mga negosyanteng Pilipino sa abroad ang takot at naglakas-loob ng ituloy ang nasimulang negosyo o di kaya naman ay pumasok sa bagong pagkakakitaan sa gitna ng pandemyang dulot ng COVID-19.   Read more »

Dione Monsanto gumastos lamang ng P300 para sa kaniyang wedding dress

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Updated as of Mar 18 02:43 PM

Hindi kinailangan ng dating aktres na si Dionne Monsanto ng magarbo at mahal na wedding gown para maging espesyal ang kaniyang pakikipag-isang dibdib sa asawa nitong si Ryan Stalder sa Swizterland.    Read more »

Dogs help rescue owners buried in avalanche in Switzerland

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 31 10:25 PM

Two people caught in an avalanche in Switzerland were rescued after their dogs barked for help, attracting the attention of nearby snow-shoers who were able to dig them out, air ambulance service Rega said on Sunday. Read more »

At Davos 2021, Asia to lead while the world waits for US President Biden's address

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 01:18 PM

Milken Institute’s Katoro Tamura said China and other Asian countries are set to take global leadership on the Davos Agenda 2021, but hopes the world will hear soon from newly installed US President Joe Biden. Read more »

Swiss require negative virus test for entry from high-risk areas

Reuters
Posted at Jan 27 09:44 PM

ZURICH - Switzerland will require negative coronavirus tests from people entering the country from high-risk areas as of Feb. 8, the government said on Wednesday.   Read more »

Asia seen to lead COVID talks at Davos 2021 meetings

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 26 02:18 PM

Asian speakers are seen to lead the talks to fight COVID-19 on virtual Davos meetings this week, as proven by moving in-person meetings from Davos to Singapore. Read more »

New coronavirus variant hits posh Swiss resort of St Moritz

Reuters
Posted at Jan 18 03:30 PM

ZURICH - Health authorities quarantined two hotels and closed ski schools in the posh Swiss resort of St Moritz on Monday to try to curb an outbreak of the highly infections new coronavirus variant. Read more »

Swiss authorize Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 20 09:25 AM

Switzerland on Saturday approved the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, with immunization set to start just after Christmas as the country battles rising coronavirus cases.   Read more »

Davos 2021 summit shifts to Singapore due to pandemic

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 08 08:07 AM

The World Economic Forum said Monday the coronavirus pandemic had forced it to move next year's summit from Switzerland to Singapore, where it will be held in person from May 13-16.   Read more »

Liberian rebel commander shouts out at start of trial for cannibalism, rape

Emma Farge, Reuters
Posted at Dec 03 10:29 PM

A former rebel commander accused of involvement in killing civilians, rape and eating pieces of a school teacher's heart during Liberia's civil war decried his long pre-trial detention in an outburst as proceedings began in Switzerland on Thursday. Read more »

Swiss trim trains to Italy, France and Germany as COVID cases top 200,000

Reuters
Posted at Nov 05 11:53 PM

Coronavirus infections rose by 10,128 in a day, data from Swiss health authorities showed on Thursday, as the country that took eight months to reach 100,000 COVID-19 cases needed just another two weeks to top 200,000. Read more »

Geneva locks down as COVID-19 surges

Reuters
Posted at Nov 03 12:41 AM

GENEVA - Restaurants and shop-keepers in Geneva prepared to close in line with new COVID-19 measures on Monday that go beyond more lenient Swiss rules elsewhere as its main hospital fills up and prepares to begin airlifting out patients to less burdened cantons.   Read more »

Swiss lift quarantine demands for most travelers

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 29 12:49 PM

GENEVA, Switzerland - Swiss authorities announced Wednesday new measures to rein in skyrocketing coronavirus cases in the country, and acknowledged that it no longer made sense for most travelers to the country to quarantine. Read more »

Swiss health minister says new COVID-19 measures likely to last long time

Reuters
Posted at Oct 26 10:50 PM

ZURICH - New Swiss restrictions slated to be announced on Wednesday to contain the rapid spread of COVID-19 will likely be in place "a long time", Health Minister Alain Berset said on Monday, as new infections hit 17,440 over the weekend.   Read more »

Swiss report record COVID cases as infection rates eclipse neighbors

John Miller, Reuters
Posted at Oct 23 11:00 PM

ZURICH - Switzerland set a record for new COVID-19 infections on Friday with cases passing the 100,000 mark as a second coronavirus wave engulfs the country, whose infection rates far surpass those of its neighbors. Read more »

Coronavirus, cash crunch leave United Nations limping

Agnès Pedrero, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 18 11:51 AM

GENEVA, Switzerland - Meetings postponed and marble-clad hallways echoing empty: The coronavirus pandemic and a liquidity crunch have all but silenced the usual frenzied diplomatic wrangling at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva. Read more »

Marking PH ‘Buwan ng Wika,' Swiss Embassy features Filipino-speaking writer

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 29 02:44 PM

The Embassy of Switzerland in the Philippines joined its host country in celebrating “Buwan ng Wika” by featuring a Swiss who is fluent in the language. Read more »