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Switzerland Set To Introduce Global Minimum Corporate Tax, Climate Law
Swiss voters looked set to approve proposals to introduce a global minimum tax on businesses and a climate law that aims to cut fossil fuel use and reach zero emissions by 2050, projections by public broadcaster SRF showed on Sunday.
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Switzerland's Crucial Climate Law Vote Amidst Melting Glaciers
The Swiss, feeling the impact of global warming on their rapidly melting glaciers, are expected Sunday to approve a new climate bill aimed at swiftly steering the country towards carbon neutrality.
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"Only Yes Means Yes": Swiss Parliament Votes To Tighten Rape Law
The lower house of Switzerland's parliament voted Monday to dramatically broaden the country's limited definition of rape to include all sex without consent, but a law-change is still a long way off.
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At Davos, Piyush Goyal Quizzed About CAA Protests
Union minister Piyush Goyal had to face questions about India's citizenship law in Switzerland, where protests over the law have become a talking point. There has been concern at the World Economic Forum in Davos as India dropped 10 places in the Democracy Index 2019 - a slide that was attributed to, among other things, the protests over the citize...
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"This Is Taking An Awfully Long Time!", Says Scientist Before Assisted Suicide
A 104-year-old Australian scientist killed himself in Switzerland on Thursday by lethal injection in an assisted suicide he hoped would trigger more lenient euthanasia laws in his home country.
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104-Year-Old Australian Scientist David Goodall Plans To Kill Himself With 'Swiss Option'
A 104-year-old Australian scientist travelled to Switzerland to end his life, telling a news conference on Wednesday the nation's liberal assisted suicide laws let him commit suicide legally, in contrast to his home where it remains forbidden.
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Switzerland, India Enter Data Exchange Pact Over Black Money Details
The deal will open a continuous access to details about alleged black money hoarders in once-all-secret Swiss banks.
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Panama Papers Scandal: IT Worker Arrested In Geneva
An information technology worker at the Geneva office of Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at the centre of the Panama Papers scandal, has been arrested, Switzerland's Le Temps newspaper reported today.
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Swiss Keen On Greater Cooperation In Black Money Fight: Arun Jaitley
Switzerland is "extremely keen" on greater cooperation in India's fight against suspected black money stashed in Swiss banks and is putting in place a new law on automatic information exchange that will take about a year to come into force, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said.
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Switzerland 'Extremely Keen' on Cooperation in Black Money Fight: Jaitley
Switzerland is "extremely keen" on greater cooperation in India's fight against suspected black money stashed in Swiss banks and is putting in place a new law on automatic information exchange that will take about a year to come into force, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said.
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Cooperating With Indian Authorities on Swiss Account Probe: HSBC
Facing a probe by Indian authorities into accounts held by Indians in Switzerland, global banking giant HSBC on Monday said it is cooperating with the authorities.
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Swiss Lawmakers to Boost Corruption Fight Amid FIFA Scandal
The law would make it possible for federal prosecutors to launch corruption probes against FIFA, which is based in Switzerland, and around 60 other Swiss-based international sporting federations, including the International Olympic Committee.
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Black Money: Switzerland Won't Share Information on Accounts Before May 2011, Law Ministry tells PM's Office
Responding to a query from the Prime Minister's Office, the Law Ministry has said it cannot get information from Switzerland on black or untaxed money stashed by Indians in accounts before May, 2011.
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Lying French Tax Fraud Witness Pierre Condamin-Gerbier Convicted in Switzerland
A man who acknowledged lying when he served as a key witness in a major French tax fraud investigation was sentenced to a two-year suspended prison term in Switzerland Friday.
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German neo-Nazis hold concerts, Hitler birthday bash in France
German neo-Nazis, hamstrung by tough laws back home, are increasingly organising bashes across the French border, including a recent commemoration of Adolf Hitler's 125th birth anniversary.
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Switzerland Set To Introduce Global Minimum Corporate Tax, Climate Law
Swiss voters looked set to approve proposals to introduce a global minimum tax on businesses and a climate law that aims to cut fossil fuel use and reach zero emissions by 2050, projections by public broadcaster SRF showed on Sunday.
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Switzerland's Crucial Climate Law Vote Amidst Melting Glaciers
The Swiss, feeling the impact of global warming on their rapidly melting glaciers, are expected Sunday to approve a new climate bill aimed at swiftly steering the country towards carbon neutrality.
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"Only Yes Means Yes": Swiss Parliament Votes To Tighten Rape Law
The lower house of Switzerland's parliament voted Monday to dramatically broaden the country's limited definition of rape to include all sex without consent, but a law-change is still a long way off.
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At Davos, Piyush Goyal Quizzed About CAA Protests
Union minister Piyush Goyal had to face questions about India's citizenship law in Switzerland, where protests over the law have become a talking point. There has been concern at the World Economic Forum in Davos as India dropped 10 places in the Democracy Index 2019 - a slide that was attributed to, among other things, the protests over the citize...
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"This Is Taking An Awfully Long Time!", Says Scientist Before Assisted Suicide
A 104-year-old Australian scientist killed himself in Switzerland on Thursday by lethal injection in an assisted suicide he hoped would trigger more lenient euthanasia laws in his home country.
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104-Year-Old Australian Scientist David Goodall Plans To Kill Himself With 'Swiss Option'
A 104-year-old Australian scientist travelled to Switzerland to end his life, telling a news conference on Wednesday the nation's liberal assisted suicide laws let him commit suicide legally, in contrast to his home where it remains forbidden.
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Switzerland, India Enter Data Exchange Pact Over Black Money Details
The deal will open a continuous access to details about alleged black money hoarders in once-all-secret Swiss banks.
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Panama Papers Scandal: IT Worker Arrested In Geneva
An information technology worker at the Geneva office of Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at the centre of the Panama Papers scandal, has been arrested, Switzerland's Le Temps newspaper reported today.
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Swiss Keen On Greater Cooperation In Black Money Fight: Arun Jaitley
Switzerland is "extremely keen" on greater cooperation in India's fight against suspected black money stashed in Swiss banks and is putting in place a new law on automatic information exchange that will take about a year to come into force, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said.
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Switzerland 'Extremely Keen' on Cooperation in Black Money Fight: Jaitley
Switzerland is "extremely keen" on greater cooperation in India's fight against suspected black money stashed in Swiss banks and is putting in place a new law on automatic information exchange that will take about a year to come into force, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said.
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Cooperating With Indian Authorities on Swiss Account Probe: HSBC
Facing a probe by Indian authorities into accounts held by Indians in Switzerland, global banking giant HSBC on Monday said it is cooperating with the authorities.
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Swiss Lawmakers to Boost Corruption Fight Amid FIFA Scandal
The law would make it possible for federal prosecutors to launch corruption probes against FIFA, which is based in Switzerland, and around 60 other Swiss-based international sporting federations, including the International Olympic Committee.
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Black Money: Switzerland Won't Share Information on Accounts Before May 2011, Law Ministry tells PM's Office
Responding to a query from the Prime Minister's Office, the Law Ministry has said it cannot get information from Switzerland on black or untaxed money stashed by Indians in accounts before May, 2011.
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Lying French Tax Fraud Witness Pierre Condamin-Gerbier Convicted in Switzerland
A man who acknowledged lying when he served as a key witness in a major French tax fraud investigation was sentenced to a two-year suspended prison term in Switzerland Friday.
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German neo-Nazis hold concerts, Hitler birthday bash in France
German neo-Nazis, hamstrung by tough laws back home, are increasingly organising bashes across the French border, including a recent commemoration of Adolf Hitler's 125th birth anniversary.
