Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 14:38:52 GMT
Grounded passenger planes hampering air cargo recovery
GENEVA, Switzerland - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Tuesday released data for global air freight markets in August showing that improvement remains slow amid insufficient ca...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 22:57:10 GMT
Colombian child rights defender wins UNHCR's Nansen Refugee Award
This year's laureate of the Nansen Refugee Award - a humanitarian prize given annually by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 21:19:23 GMT
Nadal, Thiem stay on collision course at French Open
Defending and 12-time champion Rafael Nadal cruised into the third round of the French Open with a dominant win over American Mackenzie McDonald 6-1, 6-0, 6-3 on Wednesday in Paris.
For Nadal, the se...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 20:03:01 GMT
Pakistan a death trap for minorities: India at UNHRC
Geneva [Switzerland], September 30 (ANI): Slamming the "fabricated words" presented by Pakistan, India on Wednesday at the United Nations Human Rights Council highlighted that incessant efforts on its...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 16:37:13 GMT
Actual COVID-19 death toll certainly higher than 1 million: WHO
Geneva [Switzerland], September 30 (ANI): Director-General of World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday said that the actual number of deaths due to COVID-19 is "certainl...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 16:03:05 GMT
French Open: Defending champion Nadal breezes into third round
Paris [France], September 30 (ANI): Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal on Wednesday advanced to the third round of the French Open after defeating American player Mackenzie McDonald 6-1, 6-0, 6-3.
Nad...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 15:55:27 GMT
IS expanding in S Asia under Pakistan's patronage, say experts
Geneva [Switzerland], September 30 (ANI): After the fall of the caliphate in Syria and Iraq, the Islamic State is fast spreading its network in South Asia, the region which already has a large number ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 14:42:09 GMT
Laos Grilled on Disappearances, Speech Curbs at UN Rights Meeting
UN members and NGOs called on Laos this week to resolve the forced disappearance case of a prominent rural development expert and stop censoring and jailing peaceful critics, as the Southeast Asian...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 14:37:08 GMT
French Open: Stan Wawrinka cruises to third round
Paris [France], September 30 (ANI): With his scintillating performance, Swiss tennis player Stan Wawrinka reached the third round of the French Open on Wednesday after defeating Germany's Dominik Koep...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 12:10:40 GMT
'Struggling to walk' Serena Williams withdraws from French Open
Serena Williams withdrew from Roland Garros on Wednesday as the American's bid for a 24th Grand Slam title suffered another blow, sparking further doubts over the 39-year-old's lon...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 08:37:08 GMT
UKPNP to organize webinar on Pak's plan to annexe Gilgit-Balitistan
Zurich [Switzerland], September 30 (ANI): Activists Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri, Muzaffar Shah and Misfar Hassan are among the speakers that are scheduled to address the virtual conference on Pakistan...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 20:18:04 GMT
Balochistan facing a pandemic of impunity, activist tell UN
Geneva [Swittzerland], September 29 (ANI): Balochistan is facing a pandemic of impunity and abuse of rights, Baloch activist Munir Mengal told the United Nations on Tuesday while urging the UN working...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 13:27:05 GMT
Insufficient capacity dampens global air cargo in August: IATA
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 29 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Tuesday released data for global air freight markets in August showing that improvement remains slow amid insu...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 07:21:20 GMT
Eyes and ears of UN Human Rights Council facing funding crisis
In an appeal for Member States to help, they said that financing their work adequately had been a concern for several years, and that the ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 02:03:06 GMT
International community must unite to raise against Pak atrocities
Geneva [Switzerland], September 29 (ANI): A community of European states that are represented at the United Nations must unite to raise their voices against Pakistan atrocities on Baloch people, Germa...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 02:03:06 GMT
Activist urges UN to prevent ongoing 'genocide' in Balochistan
Geneva [Switzerland], September 29 (ANI): Accusing Pakistan of conducting the worst forms of violence and persecution against the people of Balochistan, Chairperson Baloch People's Congress, Naela Qua...[read more]
Published: Mon, 28 Sep 2020 19:35:10 GMT
Coronavirus Global Death Tally Approaches 1 Million
The World Health organization says 120 million rapid diagnostic tests for the coronavirus will be made available to low- and middle-income countries as the world approaches a death toll of 1 millio...[read more]
Published: Mon, 28 Sep 2020 18:21:21 GMT
Eyes and ears of Human Rights Council facing funding crisis
In an appeal for Member States to help, they said that financing their work adequately had been a concern for several years, and that the ...[read more]
Published: Mon, 28 Sep 2020 14:35:32 GMT
UN Secretary General Welcomes Yemeni Prisoner Release Pact
A spokesman for U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres says the U.N. chief "welcomes" the agreement Yemen's warring parties have reached to exchange more than 1,000 prisoners; a move designed to r...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 20:05:01 GMT
U.S. dollar flat amid economic data
NEW YORK, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar was unchanged in late trading on Wednesday as market participants digested a slew of newly-released economic data. The dollar index, which meas...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 01:59:13 GMT
Market exchange rates in China -- Sept. 30
BEIJING, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Excha...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 01:18:03 GMT
Liverpool confirm Thiago positive for Covid-19
LONDON, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Liverpool confirmed on Tuesday that Spain international midfielder Thiago Alcantara has tested positive for the coronavirus. Thiago joined Liverpool from Bayern ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 01:18:02 GMT
Live COVID-19 updates: Global death toll surpasses 1 mln: WHO
BEIJING, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - GENEVA -- The COVID-19 death toll worldwide has surpassed one mi...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 20:18:03 GMT
U.S. dollar slips as traders await presidential debate
NEW YORK, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Tuesday as market participants awaited a U.S. presidential debate. The dollar index, which measures the greenback a...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 01:59:01 GMT
Market exchange rates in China -- Sept. 29
BEIJING, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchang...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 22:40:43 GMT
Sizeable investment in Bland- 40 new jobs, upgrades coming to Hitachi ABB Power grids facility
Sizeable investment in Bland: 40 new jobs, upgrades coming to Hitachi ABB Power grids facility Bluefield Daily Telegraph...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 22:40:30 GMT
Hitachi ABB Power Grids' energy portfolio strengthens with latest acquisition
Hitachi ABB Power Grids' energy portfolio strengthens with latest acquisition Power Engineering International...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 22:40:29 GMT
Hitachi ABB Power Grids to invest $6.2 million to expand manufacturing operation in Bland County
Hitachi ABB Power Grids to invest $6.2 million to expand manufacturing operation in Bland County WVVA TV...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 22:30:51 GMT
How much blockchain does the financial world need? - SWI swissinfo.ch
Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is the buzz-phrase of the moment. But the Swiss National Bank (SNB) says producing digital Swiss francs for the general public would create many problems with uncl...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 22:30:48 GMT
The soapy secrets behind Basels first film - SWI swissinfo.ch
At first sight it looks like a spontaneous scene from bustling Basel at the turn of the century: passers-by going about their daily business. The barely 50-second film is in fact meticulously choreogr...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 22:30:48 GMT
Colonialism- How Swiss multinationals set their sights on the world - SWI swissinfo.ch
Switzerland is the home of many major multinational companies, many of which date back to the late 19th century, the high tide of colonialism. But is there a link between the rise of great Swiss corpo...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 22:30:48 GMT
Swiss abroad feel let down by vote failures - SWI swissinfo.ch
Two of the five initiative proposals in Sundays vote went right down to the wire. Many Swiss people living abroad could not cast their vote because they did not get their documents or had trouble retu...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 22:30:44 GMT
Is the party over for the chalet holiday? - SWI swissinfo.ch
In the winter of 1958-59, a British 27-year-old travelled from London to the Swiss village of Grindelwald to take up a job. Lovedy Cornish, or Moule as she was then, would be looking after British tou...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 22:30:44 GMT
How Switzerlands failed immigration vote affects its relationship with Europe - SWI swissinfo.ch
Why did the latest initiative to limit EU immigration fail, and what does it mean for future relations between the Alpine country and the European bloc? Reactions from Swiss and EU politicians, as wel...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 22:30:44 GMT
Why the high point of climbing is not the summit - SWI swissinfo.ch
I was recently asked the question, why do I climb? More specifically, Why all that effort just to stand on the summit for 15 minutes before going all the way down again? There have been many versions ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 22:30:41 GMT
The new gold rush- western investors offset soft eastern demand - SWI swissinfo.ch
Warren Buffett always mocked people who invested in gold, calling it a useless metal that gets dug out of the ground in Africa, or someplace and a way of going long on fear. This year, however, the sa...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 22:30:40 GMT
Does dirty money need banking secrecy to thrive? - SWI swissinfo.ch
If the demise of Swiss banking secrecy was supposed to flush dirty money out of the system, it appears to be failing. Criminal and regulatory wrist-slaps continue to pile up against banks. Even worse ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 22:30:40 GMT
Coronavirus- Is Switzerland learning from other countries? - SWI swissinfo.ch
The number of coronavirus cases rose steadily in Switzerland over the summer, but hospital beds remained empty. The experience of other countries, however, shows that this can change fast. Is Switzerl...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 22:30:40 GMT
Mad Heidi shakes up fascists and the film industry - SWI swissinfo.ch
Pigtailed Swiss icon Heidi disembowelling people isnt something you see every day, but the plot isnt the only unconventional aspect of the worlds first Swissploitation film: the entire production proc...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 12:00:45 GMT
G.W. Long beats Geneva County to give coach 200th career win - High-school - dothaneagle.com
Published: Thu, 01 Oct 2020 00:15:25 GMT
Taiwan Banks' Higher Risk-Weights To Help with New Basel III Rules - Fitch Ratings
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 22:30:51 GMT
Swiss authorities seek owner of gold worth 151,000 left on train
Officials say mystery passenger has five years to present justified claims of ownership If you happened to leave more than 150,000 worth of gold bars in a Swiss train, you can now come forward to clai...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 22:30:40 GMT
Geneva to introduce minimum wage of 3,500 a month
Voters back measure amid reports of growing poverty linked to Covid-19 pandemic Coronavirus latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Geneva is to introduce a minimum wage of almost 3,500 a mont...[read more]