According to the Swiss government, this measure will safeguard the rights of Swiss businesses and protect them from financial damage caused by Russian court rulings ...

The Swiss government on Wednesday proposed relaxing restrictions on arms exports to try to bolster its domestic industry and ...

Kosovo, one of Europe's poorest countries beset with rocky relations with its larger neighbour Serbia, holds parliamentary ...

Openvibe’s clever app that integrates multiple open social networks, including Bluesky, Mastodon, Nostr, and Threads, just got a boost toward its future development. The company on Tuesday ...

Straddling the Franco-Swiss border is Lake Geneva, a 224-square-mile lake formed by the Rhône River. It has been a popular vacation spot for years, drawing such memorable names as Audrey Hepburn ...

This comes after residents of each town voted in favour of neutrality laws that allow only white crosswalks, and for national, provincial, or municipal flags to fly on town flagpoles. "Our hope ...

Previously, the 'neutral flag' was a white colour. However, because of a new scoreboard design, the flag has been a blue colour since 2024. "Players from Russia and Belarus are only able to ...

In October, its organisers said Russian pianists would only be allowed to enter the competition under a neutral flag and if they did not support Moscow's aggression in Ukraine. Host country Poland ...

The final tournament kicks off on 2 July, with opening group games including Switzerland-Norway, Spain-Portugal, Denmark-Sweden and France-England. The 16-team tournament will be played in four ...

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