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Swiss police rescue two dogs kidnapped for over $1 million ransom

Swiss police say they have solved a kidnapping involving two dogs and a demand for ransom of about $1.135 million

ABC News - Mar. 8

Reporter's notebook: Reexamining the Swiss cheese model

Renowned psychology professor James Reason, who popularized what is known as the Swiss cheese model, has died. Mistakes, Reason theorized, were really a series of vulnerabilities lining up, like a ...

CBS News - Mar. 13

A Swiss politician was fined for buying pink water pistols online

A Swiss politician has been fined for buying water pistols online after authorities said the toys violate the country’s weapons law

ABC News - Mar. 11

Italy's Paris wins World Cup downhill to prevent Swiss sweep, Odermatt closes in on overall title

Italian veteran Dominik Paris has prevented a Swiss sweep of the podium by winning a men’s World Cup downhill race

ABC News - Mar. 7

Swiss ski star Odermatt stands 3rd in World Cup GS after 1st run, is close to securing overall title

Overall World Cup leader Marco Odermatt built a big first-run advantage over rival Henrik Kristoffersen in a giant slalom Saturday as the Swiss ski star was on the brink of securing his fourth ...

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15

Swiss ski cross pair Regez and Smith win mixed team gold at freestyle worlds

Swiss duo Ryan Regez and Fanny Smith followed up their individual golds with a victory in the ski cross mixed team finals at the Freestyle world championships Saturday. Regez and Smith were ...

Yahoo Sports - 9h

Dybala evaluates Swiss and Spanish clinics for surgery

Paulo Dybala is expected to undergo season-ending surgery next week.As reported by Il Messaggero, the Argentine will be operated on either on Monday or Tuesday.The decision as to the location of ...

Yahoo Sports - 16h

China’s Geely sells Saxo Bank stake to Swiss private bank

Eight-year joint venture was a bet on Chinese capital markets opening up to the west

Financial Times - Mar. 10

Trump shock pushes neutral Swiss to seek closer defence ties

New defence minister calls for closer links to Nato and EU neighbours

Financial Times - 6d

Tre'Von Moehrig: Panthers want me to be a Swiss Army knife on defense

The Panthers set an NFL record for the most points allowed during the 2024 season, so it's no surprise that building a better defense was at the top of their list of goals this offseason.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Switzerland told it must do better on climate after older women’s ECHR win

Council of Europe says Swiss government failing to respect human rights court’s ruling on emissions. Europe live – latest updates The Swiss government has been told it must do more to show ...

The Guardian - Mar. 7

‘You can yodel and don’t have to be conservative’: the Swiss feminist choir rewriting traditional songs

Echo vom Eierstock is opening up the overwhelmingly male Alpine folk music scene with new versions of lyrics about nagging wives and naive girls. Elena Kaiser just wanted to yodel, and living in ...

The Guardian - Mar. 10

James Reason, Who Used Swiss Cheese to Explain Human Error, Dies at 86

Mistakes happen, he theorized, because multiple vulnerabilities in a system align — like the holes in cheese — to create a recipe for disaster.

The New York Times - Mar. 13

3 believed dead after small plane headed for Denmark crashes in the Swiss Alps

Police say a small plane that was headed for Denmark has crashed in the Alps in southeastern Switzerland, killing the three people who were believed to be on board

ABC News - 4d

Swiss National Bank makes quarter-point interest rate cut, cites 'low inflationary pressure'

Switzerland's central bank on Thursday announced its latest interest rate decision.

CNBC - 2d

2 dogs rescued after being kidnapped, ransomed for over $1 million

The dogs' kidnappers tried to ransom the animals for over $1,135,000, Swiss police said Saturday.

CBS News - Mar. 8

3/13: CBS Evening News Plus

Changes to Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division under Trump; Reporter’s notebook: Reexamining the Swiss cheese model

CBS News - Mar. 14

The world’s lowest interest rate no longer belongs to Japan

The world’s lowest interest rate is longer Japan but Switzerland after the Swiss National Bank cut rates by a quarter-point.

MarketWatch - 2d

Roche takes big step in weight-loss field with $5.3 billion deal. Novo Nordisk shares fall.

Swiss drugmaker Roche on Wednesday announced a major deal in the weight-loss category, agreeing to pay up to $5.3 billion to Zealand Pharma in a licensing and development deal.

MarketWatch - Mar. 12

Roche shares pop 5% on $5.3 billion obesity drug deal with Zealand Pharma

Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche said Wednesday that it had struck a deal worth up to $5.3 billion to develop Zealand Pharma's obesity drug candidate.

CNBC - Mar. 12

Odermatt makes World Cup title official and clinches GS title as well

Loic Meillard led a Swiss podium sweep in a giant slalom in Norway as second-placed Marco Odermatt clinched a third straight World Cup title in the discipline and made a fourth overall crown in a ...