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Photo courtesy of  viktor-khrapunov.com Kazakhstan demands Khrapunov extradition from Switzerland Kazakhstan has requested extradition of a former Akim (Mayor) of Almaty city Victor Khrapunov.
16 June 2014
©Reuters/Carlos Barria Several injured as construction crane topples in Swiss town A construction crane toppled late Wednesday in a Swiss town, injuring several people, two of them critically, police and media reports said.
12 June 2014
©Reuters/Danish Siddiqui Japan prosecutors arrest ex-Novartis employee over data Prosecutors on Wednesday arrested a former employee of the Japanese unit of Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis for allegedly manipulating research data to exaggerate the benefits of a popular blood-pressure drug.
11 June 2014
Swiss sentence Guatemalan ex-police chief to life over prisoner killings Guatemala's former police chief Erwin Sperisen on Friday received a life sentence in Switzerland for seven murders committed in the Central American country.
09 June 2014
Accor buys 97 hotels in Europe for 900 mn euros Hotel group Accor on Tuesday announced the purchase of 97 hotels in Europe through its HotelInvest business for a total of 900 million euros ($1 billion).
28 May 2014
©REUTERS $138 billion offshored from Kazakhstan At a meeting of the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan it was announced that according to international estimates the money offshored from Kazakhstan amounts to $138 billion.
23 May 2014
Credit Suisse guilty on US felony charge, pays $2.6 bn Credit Suisse pleaded guilty and was fined $2.6 billion Monday for helping Americans avoid taxes, the first time in 20 years a major bank has been punished on US criminal charges.
20 May 2014
Swiss vote to ban paedophiles from working with kids Switzerland on Sunday overwhelmingly voted for a harsher stance against convicted paedophiles by banning them from working with children for life.
19 May 2014
Photo courtesy of newskaz.ru Swiss turn down world's highest minimum wage Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a proposal to introduce the world's highest minimum wage, which would have guaranteed every worker in one of the world's priciest nations at least $25 an hour.
19 May 2014
Photo courtesy of allvoices.com Five MSF aid workers freed in Syria Five aid workers from Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) who were kidnapped in Syria in January have been freed, the medical charity said.
16 May 2014
Graff Vivid Diamond. Photo courtesy of forbes.com 100-carat yellow diamond fetches $16 million at auction A 100-carat yellow diamond sold for 14.5 million Swiss francs ($16.3 million,11.9 million euros) at auction in Geneva.
14 May 2014
Obama says Russia not abiding by deal on Ukraine US President Barack Obama accused Russia on Thursday of failing to respect an agreement to defuse the crisis in Ukraine, the latest salvo in the Cold War-like duel between Washington and Moscow over the future of the ex-Soviet nation.
25 April 2014
GSK, Novartis unveil major healthcare revamp British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline and Swiss peer Novartis announced a major shake-up of their healthcare divisions on Tuesday in deals worth billions of dollars.
23 April 2014
©Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann Novartis replaces top Japan executives over drug trial scandal Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis said Thursday it was replacing the top executives at its Japanese unit over allegations the division hid serious potential side effects of leukaemia treatments from regulators.
03 April 2014
Photo courtesy of KAZNEX INVEST Kazakhstan-made bicycles to hit Swiss market Nomad bicycles made in Kazakhstan will enter the market of Switzerland.
19 March 2014
©Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon Heart attacks misdiagnosed as anxiety in women: study Women are more likely to die of heart attacks because their symptoms are often misdiagnosed as anxiety so they do not get vital swift treatment.
18 March 2014
In a driverless future, drivers will do anything else Brew an espresso, watch a movie on a large screen, surf the Internet or simply sit and chat with friends?
06 March 2014
Overworked nurses linked to higher death rates Investigations in nine European countries have given statistical backing to claims that patients' lives may be at risk when nurses are overworked.
26 February 2014
©Reuters/Joe Skipper Cuban cigar sales up 8 percent in 2013 Cuban cigar sales were up eight percent in 2013, reaching $447 million, with strongest market gains in China.
25 February 2014
Failure to agree agenda 'very bad omen' for Syria talks: diplomat The failure of Syria's warring sides to even agree to an agenda for ongoing peace talks in Geneva does not bode well for the process.
14 February 2014
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