Sources: ABC News
The center-right Macron-appointed Barnier government expresses a willingness to work with the far-right National Rally's proposals to strengthen French immigration and crime laws following the murder of a 19-year-old woman in Paris last week. The suspect, who was arrested in Geneva, Switzerland, is a Moroccan convicted rapist who was released from prison this month and was meant to be deported. 2024-09-25
Citizens in Switzerland cast their final vote on whether to legalize same-sex marriage in the country. Although civil unions have been legal since 2007, recent polls showed a solid backing for the proposition. 2021-09-26
Swiss professional motorcycle racer Jason Dupasquier dies following a collision with Ayumu Sasaki at a qualifying race for the 2021 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix in Scarperia e San Piero, Tuscany, Italy. 2021-05-30
The Swiss government announces that indoor restaurants will be reopened and people will no longer be required to work from home beginning May 31 as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to decline. 2021-05-26
Switzerland reports its first two case of new variant of SARS-CoV-2 from South Africa after two people tested positive for COVID-19 despite having no clear traveling history to South Africa. 2020-12-28
The city of Geneva, Switzerland, sets its minimum wage to CHF23 (US$25) per hour per the results of a September referendum, becoming the highest in the world. 2020-11-1
The annual meeting of the secretive Bilderberg Group takes place at the Fairmont Le Montreux Palace in Montreux, Switzerland. The Conference will last for four days. 2019-05-30
Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir says the country's recent tensions with Iran will not interfere with Syrian peace talks scheduled to begin in Geneva, Switzerland, later this month. 2016-01-5
Swiss National Bank reports a first half loss of 50 billion CHF as a result of the franc to euro peg removal earlier this year. 2015-07-31
Switzerland's UBS reports that it has lost US$2 billion on unauthorised deals by Kweku Adoboli, one of its London-based traders. 2011-09-15