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Switzerland
Burglary rates in Switzerland soar to record highs
Despite overall year-on-year rises, analysis from insurers reveals that the time of year and where you live in Switzerland can...
November 29 votes: flying start for Swiss fireworks initiative
If the vote had taken place on October 11, the initiative to restrict the sale and use of fireworks would...
A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
Double surnames to be permitted again from 2027; skiing in the Swiss Alps will become more expensive this winter; and...
Swiss franc is once again becoming a safe-haven currency
The franc is once again becoming a safe-haven currency Keystone-SDA After a few months in which the Swiss franc was...
Europe
International
At least one dead and four injured in Paris suburb shooting
One person has been killed and four others injured in a Parisian suburb, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has said.The...
Why Serbian elections are so important – as students challenge 12 years of Vučić rule
Vučić has spent two terms as president and cannot seek a third term, so he is now leading his party...
First Nigeria and Kenya Ebola patients may have crossed paths at Uganda airport, officials say
The Kenyan man had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo through Uganda before arriving in Nairobi on 3 October....
Surveillance and ‘constant paranoia’: Western diplomats tell BBC of life in war-time Moscow
"Being the ambassador to Russia was probably the hardest assignment of my career," Lynne Tracy, who represented the US in...
UN
Business
Why best practices often don’t fly
Why does so little learning happen in organisations and schools, even when they are exposed to best practices, excellent examples...
PM-Kisan 24th instalment date: eKYC, bank and land-record checks for the next ₹2,000 payment
PM-Kisan’s 24th instalment date remains unconfirmed in the latest update checked. Review eKYC, bank linking and land-record status while awaiting...
Gold heads for sharpest weekly decline in four months on Fed rate outlook
Gold prices eased on Friday and were set for their sharpest weekly decline in more than four months as surging...
Latin America is catching North America as Spotify’s second-biggest subscriber market – and over 1 in 10 people there now pay for it.
Spotify's Q3 2026 shareholder deck shows that Latin America accounted for 24% of the company's 306 million Premium subscribers at...
Sports
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