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Snowfall in April is not unusual in the Alps but the quantity of snow has taken many residents by surprise

World

Spring snow storm wreaks deadly havoc in the Alps

More than a metre (3.3 feet) of snow fell in a few hours in the Alps as a rare spring storm left at least...

AFPApril 17, 2025

Sepp Blatter leaving the Bellinzona court in 2022 after he was acquitted

World

Blatter and Platini back in Swiss court in long-running legal saga

Sepp Blatter, the former head of FIFA, and Michel Platini, the ex-president of UEFA, will be back in a Swiss court on Monday for...

AFPMarch 2, 2025

Nestle has faced a spate of food and water scandals

Business

Nestle share slump adds pressure on new boss

Nestle’s slumping share price is rattling shareholders and pension funds that have invested in the food giant, piling pressure on its new boss ahead...

AFPFebruary 10, 2025

Flooding near Sierre, Switzerland on Sunday

World

Seven dead after storms lash France, Switzerland and Italy

Ferocious storms and torrential rains that lashed France, Switzerland and Italy this weekend have left at least seven people dead, local authorities said on...

AFPJune 30, 2024

PetroSaudi executive Tarek Obaid arriving at the court in Bellinzona, Switzerland, on Tuesday

World

Trial over $1.8 bn fraud at Malaysia’s 1MDB opens in Switzerland

Two men accused of embezzling $1.8 billion from the Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB went on trial in Switzerland on Tuesday, the latest hearings...

AFPApril 2, 2024

The little gianduiotto chocolate of Turin ended up at the centre of a big dispute between artisan and industrial chocolatiers

Business

Swiss-Italian chocolate war set to end with sweet truce

Swiss giant Lindt said Thursday a deal may soon be reached with group of Italian artisan chocolatiers that will allow for the creation of...

AFPFebruary 22, 2024

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame (third from right) at the World Economic Forum. He said African start-ups lack funding at a global level

Business

In Davos, African nations want to tell a different story

From South Africa to Rwanda to Nigeria, African countries put on a show of force at the World Economic Forum this week, seeking to...

AFPJanuary 19, 2024

Barry Callebaut aims to target demographic growth in the Asia Pacific region and increase sales in gluten-free and vegan products

Business

Barry Callebaut wants to tap into vegan power, Asia growth

Barry Callebaut, the world’s largest industrial cocoa and chocolate manufacturer struggles, said Wednesday it aims to double its business in Asia as well as...

AFPNovember 1, 2023