Heatwave last summer killed 61,000 people in Europe, research finds
Hottest summer on record – fuelled by climate crisis – brought unusually high mortality rates, statistics show Searing heat killed more than 60,000 people in...
Category : Switzerland
Tariq Ramadan acquitted of charges of rape and sexual coercion by Swiss court
Judges clear academic and Islam scholar of all charges in case brought by Swiss woman The prominent Swiss academic and Islam scholar Tariq Ramadan has...
Three dead in tourist plane crash in Switzerland
Pilot and two passengers died at scene of accident in steep and forested area in west of country A tourist plane crashed in a wooded,...
Credit Suisse investors suing Swiss regulator after £4bn bond wipeout
Finma accused of acting unlawfully and undermining confidence in Switzerland as a financial centre A group of Credit Suisse investors who lost bonds worth more...
Furious Credit Suisse investors say bank’s board should be ‘put behind bars’
Shareholders lash out during final AGM as boss apologises for crisis that led to takeover of lender by UBS Furious Credit Suisse investors at its...
European bank shares fall as market jitters return
Deutsche Bank and UBS among those hit, while FTSE 100 dragged down Business live updates: banking sell-off intensifies A sharp sell-off of European banking shares...
Credit Suisse shares continue to fall despite efforts to calm nerves
Lifelines handed to Swiss bank and US regional bank First Republic fail to ease investor concerns Silicon Valley Bank’s parent company files for bankruptcy Credit...
More than £75bn wiped off FTSE 100 amid Credit Suisse crisis
Swiss bank’s shares fall to record low as top shareholder Saudi National Bank rules out more funding SVB collapse may be start of ‘slow rolling...
Mutiny erupts among WEF staff over role of ‘Mr Davos’
Founder and chair Klaus Schwab has run forum for 52 years but is now seen by some past and present staff as ‘a law unto...
Record warm winter in parts of Europe forces closure of ski slopes
Resorts open hiking trails and lifts for mountain bikes amid unseasonably high temperatures and lack of snow Europe’s record-breaking warm winter weather has closed ski...
