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Chinese state-run media has been caught attempting to pass off an edited video of the mountains of Switzerland as if it was actually a picturesque “glamour” film from China.

A Swiss billionaire who has been quietly backing left-wing groups donated more than $208 million to those groups between 2016 and early 2020, according to a report.

Jacques Pitteloud, Switzerland’s Ambassador to the United States, was assaulted Monday afternoon inside his Washington, DC, home by an intruder, according to court documents obtained by the New York Post.

BERLIN (AP) – Swiss voters narrowly approved on Sunday a proposal to ban face coverings, both the niqabs and burqas worn by a few Muslim women in the country and the ski masks and bandannas used by protesters.

GENEVA (AP) – At a time when seemingly everyone in Europe is wearing masks to battle COVID-19, the Swiss go to the polls Sunday to vote on a long-laid proposal to ban face-coverings, both the niqabs and burqas worn by a few Muslim women in the country and the ski masks and bandannas used by protesters.

LONDON (AP) – Regulators in the UK and four other countries have announced new rules to fast-track the development of modified COVID-19 vaccines to ensure drugmakers can move swiftly to target emerging variants of the disease.

The new director-general of the World Trade Organization has arrived at its Geneva headquarters for her first day on the job.

A 19-year-old Afghan migrant was arrested in Switzerland after allegedly spraying a woman with acid in an underground car park. 

(AFP) — The mysterious “Q” behind the QAnon conspiracy movement, which was instrumental in the storming of the US Capitol, is in fact two people, according to Swiss experts.

The Swiss Catholic bishops issued a statement Wednesday lamenting reports of record-breaking emigration out of the Catholic Church in the country.

Two people were injured and one person arrested at a suspected terror attack at a Swiss department store on Tuesday.

A Swiss health economist has said that “Corona rebels” should be denied intensive care treatment in hospitals if they catch the Wuhan virus.

The World Health Organization and the Wikimedia Foundation, which owns Wikipedia, announced a collaboration last week responding to “misinformation” on the coronavirus pandemic. As part of the collaboration, the W.H.O. has released several “fact-check” graphics on a free license so they can be used on Wikipedia and other sites owned by the Foundation. The partnership prompted criticism from some Wikipedia editors due to the W.H.O.’s mishandling of the pandemic in its early stages in China.

Countries across Europe are enforcing masks, ordering curfews, cancelling hospital appointments, and going into lockdown after the number of coronavirus infections continues to rise, with Switzerland going from one of the least-effected countries on the continent to one of the worst.

People with a migration background now make up almost 40 per cent of the adult population of Switzerland, according to official new figures.

GENEVA (AP) – A Swiss region that has billed itself as a hub for high-tech finance said Thursday that it plans to accept cryptocurrencies Bitcoin and Ether for tax payments starting next year.

A verdict is expected Friday in the trial of an Eritrean man who fatally threw a boy under a train in Germany.

Locals in the Swiss town of Neuchâtel have offered an ultimatum to local authorities, saying they must deal with the growing problem with migrant crime or the residents will take matters into their own hands. The ultimatum was spread across the

The World Economic Forum (WEF) announced Wednesday its annual summit in Switzerland has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The gathering of political, financial, and social elites was due to discuss “the ‘Great Reset’ in the post-COVID-19 era” however this lead agenda item will also be pushed to a place and time yet to be determined.

Swiss people need to take classes in order to get used to “becoming a minority” in their own country, a sociologist has said.

President Donald Trump welcomed U.S. Navy veteran Michael White home on Friday after White spent almost two years as a prisoner of the Iranian regime.

Iran released U.S. Navy veteran Michael White on Thursday, allowing him to fly home via Switzerland, which handles U.S. diplomatic operations in Iran.

European grandparents were able to embrace their grandchildren for the first time in weeks as countries across the continent begin to lift lockdown measures. 

A United Nations (U.N.) youth conference in Geneva, Switzerland, heard a string of demands  Tuesday from young people for the globalist body to save the world by declaring an immediate  “planetary emergency.” It was also told to subvert “the patriarchy” which is allegedly holding back “gender, race and social classes” from fully developing.

Chinese Foreign Minister Geng Shuang held a press conference on Monday in which he accused the United States of being the world’s worst sponsor of cybercrimes.

Swiss chocolatier Barry Callebaut recently stated that it will be rolling out 3D printed chocolate to hotels, coffee chains, and restaurants soon.

According to a new investigation by Swiss media, a cell of jihadists based in Geneva plotted to bomb cisterns full of oil near the city’s airport in a major terror attack.

Facebook is helping to re-elect President Trump in 2020 in exchange for protection, billionaire George Soros claimed Thursday in Davos, Switzerland. 

Swiss police caught two Russian men suspected of attempting to install spying equipment for the Kremlin at the World Economic Forum at Davos.

President Trump has condemned the EU’s protectionism, remarking Boris Johnson had “guts” in taking on the continental power bloc.

Millions of people being are being driven from their homes by the impact of climate change, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said on Tuesday, warning the world must get ready to accommodate them.

Donald Trump has expressed faith in Notre Dame, stating its completion would give “glory to God” and fill millions of people with wonder.

President Donald Trump has talked up the prospect of a “tremendous” trade deal with the United Kingdom during his keynote Davos Speech.

An impatient demand for the world to try harder to counter “climate change” will top the agenda at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting next month in Davos, Switzerland.

Switzerland will resume sending money to the U.N.’s embattled agency for Palestinian “refugees” after a U.N. internal probe cleared itself of any and all allegations relating to “fraud, misappropriation of funds, systemic corruption, gross nepotism, and sexual misconduct.”

Consumers of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream have a new flavor to choose from on Wednesday after the launch of a special treat with enhanced empathy called Cone Together, which is “dedicated to the refugee cause.”