Tag: #Switzerland
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‘Very probable’ that Switzerland will freeze Russian assets: President Ignazio Cassis
Swiss President Ignazio Cassis said that it was “very probable” that neutral Switzerland would follow the European Union (EU) on Monday in sanctioning Russia and freezing Russian assets in the Alpine country.
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Davos Summit postponed as Omicron Virus surges
Baaghi TV: World Economic Forum’s Davos Summit scheduled in Switzerland on Monday gets postponed due to the rapid increase in Omicron virus victims. Other important events may also suffer a similar postponement considering the present state. According to reports, the Davos Summit is held every year with many international leaders, businessmen, industrialists and other noble…
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WTO postpones meeting amidst new COVID variant
The World Trade Organization (WTO) turned into the primary major strategic loss of the new COVID-19 variation when it delayed its first clerical gathering in quite a while because of the disintegrating wellbeing circumstance. Clergymen from WTO individuals were expected to have assembled one week from now for a gathering broadly considered a trial of…
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Rains inundate Germany and Belgium
Western Europe: Extreme levels of flood danger were announced in Germany and Belgium on Friday, with at least 120 people dead and hundreds missing. Baaghi TV: According to foreign media, rescue crews have started searching for possible survivors of the floods. Heavy rains and floods have also wreaked havoc in Switzerland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.…
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The Name of Beauty is Pakistan
This opinion has been shared by Ahmad Liaqat. Hearing the names of Pakistan’s tourist destinations reminds me of the beauty of Swat’s paradise. Not to mention the names of some of these places, but I consider it obligatory. Kalam, Modan, Malam Jabba, and Gabin Jabba are considered to be very beautiful and full of attractive…
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Switzerland approves J&J Covid vaccine
Geneva, (20th March, 2021, 10:50 pm) (AFP/APP):Swiss regulators on Monday gave the green light to Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine, after already authorising the jabs made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna. The Swissmedic regulatory authority said in a statement that it had authorised the use of the vaccine, which has the advantages of being a single-shot…
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Roche to buy US firm GenMark Diagnostics for $1.8 bn
Zurich, March 15 (AFP/APP):Swiss pharma giant Roche said Monday it is buying US firm GenMark Diagnostics for $1.8 billion (1.5 billion euros). GenMark, based in California, makes molecular tests which can establish the presence of several different pathogens from just one sample, it said. Roche said it is offering $24.05 a share for GenMark, a…
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Swiss approve Indonesia free trade deal
Geneva, March 7 (AFP/APP):Swiss voters on Sunday narrowly backed a free trade deal signed with Indonesia, opening up a vast potential market with the world’s fourth most populous country. Controversy surrounding the importation of Indonesian palm oil and its sustainability fuelled enough concern in Switzerland to trigger a public vote on the agreement. But the…
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Swiss Hold Minute’s Silence for COVID Victims
The Swiss have held a minute’s silence for COVID victims.
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Swiss skier Caviezel calls time on season
Paris, March 4 (AFP/APP):Swiss skier Mauro Caviezel, who last year won the super-G crystal globe, has failed to recover sufficiently from a fall and has decided to end his season. “My head injury is still not fully healed, it will probably take a little longer,” Caviezel said in a statement on Thursday. The 32-year-old fell…