Swiss trim trains to Italy, France and Germany as COVID cases top 200,000

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Passengers wear protective masks aboard a train of Swiss railway operator SBB, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, at the Hauptbahnhof central station in Zurich, Switzerland…

Swiss to ban deducting bribes from taxes starting in 2022

[ad_1] ZURICH, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Swiss companies will no longer be able to deduct bribes paid to private individuals from their taxes, Switzerland’s government said on Wednesday, according to…

France sticking to ‘red lines’ as Brexit talks continue – govt spokesman

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Fishermen empty a fishing net aboard the Boulogne-sur-Mer based trawler “Nicolas Jeremy” in the North Sea, off the coast of northern France, December 7, 2020. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol…

FTSE 100’s surge on UK vaccine approval pulls European shares off lows

[ad_1] (Reuters) – European shares erased session losses to close flat on Wednesday on an over 1% surge in London blue-chips after UK became the first country to approve Pfizer…

Denmark to let cross-border couples meet – if they show photos, love letters

[ad_1] COPENHAGEN, May 25 (Reuters) – Denmark eased its border controls with other Nordic countries and Germany on Monday, allowing cross-border couples separated by the coronavirus lockdown to meet again…

Swiss won’t bow to foreign pressure on ski resorts – minister

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Swiss Interior Minister Alain Berset speaks during a news conference with Swiss President Simonetta Sommaruga (not pictured) and Swiss Economic Minister Guy Parmelin (not pictured), as the…

UBS looked into anti-money laundering in hiring CEO Hamers, chairman says

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Axel Weber, UBS Chairman of the Board of Directors, attends a session during the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2020.…

Swiss could re-examine AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine contract – NZZ am Sonntag

[ad_1] ZURICH, Feb 21 (Reuters) – Switzerland could pass on the doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination it has ordered, with the country yet to approve the shot, newspaper NZZ…

Siemens’ $18 billion energy spin-off falls in Frankfurt debut

[ad_1] By Christoph Steitz, Alexander Hübner FRANKFURT/MUNICH (Reuters) – Shares in Siemens Energy ENR1n.DE opened lower than expected on their first day of trading on the Frankfurt stock exchange, as…