Latest Switzerland News

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner is 'surprised' over WADA appeal in his doping case

Sep. 28, 2024 13:50 PM EDT

ROME (AP) — Top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner said he was “very disappointed and also surprised” after a decision to clear him of wrongdoing following two positive drug tests was appealed by the World Anti-Doping Agency. The Montreal-based body known as WADA announced...

Rasmus Dahlin's evolution as Sabres leader grows with defenseman hosting summer camp in Switzerland

Sep. 24, 2024 14:59 PM EDT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Rasmus Dahlin was so determined to not spend another lengthy offseason working out alone in his native Sweden that the Buffalo defenseman invited his teammates to attend an informal weeklong minicamp and bonding session near the Swiss Alps in July. “Usually,...

Swiss police detain several people in connection with suspected death in a 'suicide capsule'

Sep. 24, 2024 12:20 PM EDT

GENEVA (AP) — Police in northern Switzerland said Tuesday that several people have been detained and a criminal case opened in connection with the suspected death of a person in a “suicide capsule.” The “Sarco” capsule, which has never been used before, is presumably...

Birds, bees and ballots: Swiss voters reject plan to better protect the country's biodiversity

Sep. 22, 2024 16:50 PM EDT

GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland, known for natural beauty like pristine lakes and majestic Alpine peaks, ranks among the world's richest countries whose plant and animal life is under the greatest threat. Environmentalists were seeking better protections for the country's biodiversity in a nationwide...

American gymnast Jordan Chiles takes bid to have Olympic bronze restored to the Swiss Supreme Court

Sep. 16, 2024 18:54 PM EDT

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — American gymnast Jordan Chiles is asking Switzerland's Supreme Court to overturn a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport that stripped Chiles of a bronze medal in floor exercise at the 2024 Olympics. Chiles, with the support of the United States...

Italy's Luna Rossa and Britain's INEOS Britannia take commanding leads in America's Cup semifinals

Sep. 15, 2024 14:36 PM EDT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Italy's Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli and Britain's INEOS Britannia are on the verge of advancing in the America's Cup after extending their leads in the semifinals on Sunday. Both picked up another pair of victories to take commanding 4-0 leads in their...

Wholesale inflation mostly cooled last month in latest sign that price pressures are slowing

Sep. 12, 2024 09:19 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale price increases mostly slowed last month, the latest evidence that inflation pressures are cooling enough for the Federal Reserve to begin cutting interest rates next week. The Labor Department said Thursday that its producer price index — which...

Swiss city councilor apologizes for firing gun at a Mary and Jesus poster

Sep. 10, 2024 08:42 AM EDT

GENEVA (AP) — A city councilor in Switzerland has apologized and reportedly sought police protection against threats after she fired a sport pistol at an auction poster of a 14th-century Madonna and child painting and posted images of their bullet-ridden faces on social media. ...

Tourists helicoptered down from Swiss mountain resort after mudslide cuts off road access

Sep. 06, 2024 15:44 PM EDT

GENEVA (AP) — Helicopter crews ferried down scores of tourists stranded atop of one of Switzerland's most popular mountain resorts on Friday after a mudslide a day earlier cut off road access until next week. Teams from Air Zermatt rescue and helicopter service led the operation...

What’s at stake in Mexico's judicial system under sweeping overhaul pushed by the president

Sep. 05, 2024 21:17 PM EDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s governing party says judges in the current court system are corrupt, and it wants to push through an extreme proposal to make the country’s entire judicial branch — around 7,000 judges — stand for election. While some countries like Switzerland...