More FIFA officials have been arrested, as American and Swiss authorities have charged sixteen new individuals with practices of corruption. This latest move nearly doubles the size of an already massive case that has put […]
Tag: Switzerland
Swiss Banks Disclose Their Secretive Techniques To Avoid Paying Fines
Swiss banks are starting to reveal how exactly they have been able to assist wealthy Americans in avoiding taxes thanks to a forgiveness program from the Justice Department. Such tactics used to be kept in […]
Switzerland Launches Investigation Into Manipulation Of Precious Metals Pricing
WEKO, the Swiss competition watchdog, has just launched an investigation to determine whether several major banks have colluded to rig the precious metals market, including the pricing of gold, silver, platinum and palladium. Since 2013, […]
Switzerland Becomes First Country To Lift Sanctions After Iran Nuclear Deal
Switzerland became the first country to lift sanctions against Iran since the Iranian deal was reached with the United States, China, Russia, France, the United Kingdom and Germany. The deal, reached on July 14th, provides […]
Healthy Nurse Being Euthanized Raises Fresh Questions About Right To Die
A perfectly healthy British nurse ended her life abruptly through medically assisted suicide because she was afraid of ageing and lacking the physical capacity to kill herself, sparking debate on the ethics and legality of […]
Swiss Banks Latest To Declare War On Cash, Ban Withdrawals
Stunning news out of Switzerland this weekend where a Swiss pension fund manager, after calculating that he would save at least 25,000 CHF per year on every CHF 10m deposit due to negative interest rates, […]
World’s First Solar Plane Touches Down In China
The world’s first light powered air-plane, Solar Impulse, has arrived in east China city of Nanjing it was reported Wednesday. Lead pilot Bertrand Piccard nosed the prop-driven vehicle back down to earth at 11:28pm local […]
U.S. Postal Service To Trial Drone Delivery
Not be outdone by the Swiss the U.S. Postal Service has announced it is currently fielding bids from unmanned aerial vehicle manufacturers. The scope of the project seems to be greater than what the Swiss […]