Swiss singer Nemo won the 68th Eurovision Song Contest early Sunday with “The Code,” an operatic pop-rap ode to the singer’s journey toward embracing a nongender identity. Switzerland’s contestant beat Croatian rocker Baby Lasagna to the title by winning the most points from a combination of national juries and viewers around the world. Nemo, 24, is the first...
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Switzerland to host Ukraine peace conference in June | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Switzerland says it will go ahead with an international conference next month to develop a peace process for Ukraine. It says the meeting will build on a peace plan advocated by Ukraine and other proposals. The Swiss government said on Thursday that it will hold the Summit on Peace in Ukraine at the Burgenstock resort...
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New Swiss Army Knife model to eliminate the knife – UPI.com
The maker of Swiss Army Knives is in the “early stages of developing pocket tools without blades” due to weapons regulations around the world. File Photo by Gabriel Monnet/EPA-EFE May 8 (UPI) — The maker of the Swiss Army Knife is taking the knife out of the century-old pocket tool’s latest model due to weapons...
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Japan PM Kishida planning to attend Ukraine peace conference in Switzerland | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida Fumio is planning to attend an international conference in Switzerland next month to discuss a peace process for Ukraine, according to government sources. Kishida is expected to pledge Japan’s continued support for Ukraine and confirm the unity of countries hoping to realize peace. The Swiss government announced earlier this month that...
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Switzerland to host Ukraine peace conference in June | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
The Swiss government says it will host a high-level conference in June seeking peace in Ukraine. The announcement made on Wednesday said the venue will be the Burgenstock resort in central Switzerland. Swiss President Viola Amherd told reporters that the aim of the conference is to find possibilities and ways to start the peace process....
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Switzerland’s climate inaction violated human rights, historic court ruling says – National | Globalnews.ca
Europe’s top human rights court ruled on Tuesday that the Swiss government had violated the human rights of its citizens by failing to do enough to combat climate change, in a decision that will set a precedent for future climate lawsuits. The European Court of Human Rights’s ruling, in favor of the more than 2,000...
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Swiss ski shop refuses to serve Jews
Police in Davos have launched an investigation after a mountain restaurant and ski hire shop refused to lend sports equipment to Jewish tourists. A notice in Hebrew was posted outside the shop at the Pischa mountain station announcing a ban on renting equipment to Jews over alleged theft and misconduct. It read: “Due to several...