Tag: Switzerland
UN faces tough task to get Cyprus peace talks restarted
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Normally, trying to get the two sides on ethnically divided Cyprus to sit down for yet another round of talks is...
Swiss indict 3 over scheme to avert fees on CO2 emissions
GENEVA — Swiss prosecutors announced a criminal indictment Monday against a former official with the federal roads office and two co-conspirators over an alleged...
Swiss authority to probe Credit Suisse over trading losses
GENEVA — Switzerland’s financial markets authority said Thursday it is looking into possible penalties against Credit Suisse after the top-drawer bank announced “significant losses”...
Cyprus president in Athens before Geneva talks
ATHENS, Greece — The president of the ethnically divided island nation of Cyprus met with Greece’s prime minister on Wednesday before informal talks to...
Federer to play the French Open, preparing for it at Geneva
PARIS — Roger Federer announced Sunday he will play at the French Open, and the Swiss star is preparing for it on home clay...
100-meter champ Coleman to miss Olympics despite reduced ban
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The fastest man in the world, American sprinter Christian Coleman, will miss the Tokyo Olympics after failing Friday in an appeal...
UEFA set to approve new Champions League format next week
GENEVA — UEFA is set to approve a new 36-team format for the Champions League at an executive committee meeting on Monday but delay...
Croatia great Boban back in soccer politics as UEFA adviser
GENEVA — Former Croatia and AC Milan great Zvonimir Boban is returning to top-level soccer politics as an adviser to UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin.
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Court orders Latvian soccer league to add club mid-season
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The Latvian soccer league was ordered to add an extra team by an interim court ruling on Thursday, one month after...
After COVID, Swiss group plots future for science, diplomacy
GENEVA — With COVID-19, space exploration and climate change high on many minds, a “do tank” in Geneva bankrolled by Switzerland's government is gearing...
