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The Malaysian Insight
March 14, 2018
Pakatan urges Switzerland MPs to vote to repatriate 1MDB-linked money Pakatan Harapan leader Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail urges Swiss parliamentary members to vote to return seized illicit funds to Malaysia with a priority of reimbursing the money to a competent Malaysian government of the dayÃâà...
Malaysiakini
March 14, 2018
The Malaysian government has never attempted to claim CHF104 million (Swiss francs, equivalent to RM400 million) in illicit profits confiscated by Swiss bank ... In an email to Malaysiakini, Sommaruga's office clarified that the money would never go directly to the Malaysian government but instead beÃâà...
swissinfo.ch
March 13, 2018
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Virginian-Pilot
March 10, 2018
Since the indictment last month, his office has ramped up policy announcements and public appearances, although most of his visits across the state have not been widely publicized in advance. ... This story has been corrected to show that Magnitude 7 Metals is an American company, not Swiss-based.
Cointelegraph (Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency and Blockchain News)
March 9, 2018
Agora is the Swiss-based Blockchain voting technology company which participated in tallying Sierra Leone's presidential election results yesterday. ... After voting closed, the opposition Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) reported that government authorities visited their offices, leading to violent protestsÃâà...
Science Business
March 8, 2018
At the same time the office granted 106,000 patents, 10 per cent more than 2016. Most patent filings came from the US, which accounted for a quarter of submissions, followed by Germany, Japan, France and China, according to EPO's annual report, published this week. Filings from China again sawÃâà...
CBS News
March 8, 2018
Though the waivers were typically signed by McGahn months ago, the Office of Government Ethics disclosed several more on Wednesday. One allows FBI ... The Swiss government recently announced its intent to purchase military equipment and accept bids from American companies. Another waiverÃâà...
WTOP
March 8, 2018
Though the waivers were typically signed by McGahn months ago, the Office of Government Ethics disclosed several more on Wednesday. One allows FBI ... The Swiss government recently announced its intent to purchase military equipment and accept bids from American companies. Another waiverÃâà...
swissinfo.ch
March 8, 2018
On the tenth anniversary of the New Delhi office of Pro Helvetia, Switzerland's public foundation for disseminating Swiss arts and culture, Director Akshay Pathak reveals milestones and offers a glimpse of future ... swissinfo.ch: Why should Swiss artists come to India instead of the other Pro Helvetia offices?
IPE.com
March 5, 2018
The Swiss parliament is to be presented with a reform draft for the first pillar by the end of this year. This means the ministry of the interior will have to come up with a legal draft for consultation before the summer holidays. The Swiss government decided this at the end of last week. The government wants toÃâà...
Yonhap News
February 27, 2018
SEOUL, Feb 27 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha has discussed ways to open denuclearization talks with North Korea with her Swiss and Hungarian counterparts in Geneva, Switzerland, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. On the sidelines of a United Nations Human Rights Council meeting onÃâà...
EL PAÍS in English
February 21, 2018
In an interview with a Swiss newspaper, she stated that “I am being prosecuted due to my political activities and the government press has already condemned me.” In March 2017, the Swiss Federal Justice Office authorized the extradition to Spain of Miren Nekane Txapartegi, convicted of cooperating withÃâà...
The Local Switzerland
February 15, 2018
"I remain, despite that, a friend of Switzerland – although I have always noticed on holidays that when I met Swiss people, they have dim view of me," said the former Luxembourg prime minister. "I think the Swiss government and the Swiss media have projected an image of me that in no way correspondsÃâà...
swissinfo.ch
February 9, 2018
The Swiss Army may now enter the brand name “Swiss Military” in the national trademark register, according to a final decision made by the Federal Administrative Court on January 22 and announced on Friday. The case had been brought against a Swiss watch company that has been using the name forÃâà...
Le News
January 31, 2018
Today, the Swiss Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO) warned that the colouring substance Scarlet Red (Sudan IV) had been discovered in palm oil. The banned substance was discovered by FSVO staff in Vaud. The synthetic substance can metabolize into carcinogenic amines after it hasÃâà...
swissinfo.ch
December 31, 1999
Next week we'll be sitting down with Stefan Meierhans, Switzerland's official price watchdog. It's his job to help ensure that prices for ... Last yearexternal link, for example, his office contributed to a government report outlining 38 measures to reduce healthcare costs. If you live or work in Switzerland – or visitÃâà...