Publication: Expatica Switzerland

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Bombardier launches Challenger 350 business jet

Canadian aeroplane maker Bombardier said on Monday it had expanded its Challenger business jet series with the launch of the Challenger 350 aircraft.Partnering up with shared-ownership US aircraft company NetJets for the worldwide launch, Bombardier said ... [Published Expatica Switzerland - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Bombardier Inc, NetJets Inc, Business Aviation

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

United Nations

Nigeria's Islamists could face war crimes charges: UN

Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamists could face charges of crimes against humanity, the UN's human rights office warned Friday, also urging the government to ensure civilians are not swept up in an army counter-offensive."Members of Boko Haram and other groups ... [Published Expatica Switzerland - May 17 2013]

Entities: Nigeria, Boko Haram, United Nations, Crimes Against Humanity

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

African Sahel reels from ever more frequent crises: UN

Floods and droughts are hitting Africa's Sahel region ever more frequently, making it increasingly difficult for vulnerable populations to recover from disasters, a UN aid chief warned Friday, hinting climate change was partially to blame."Millions of ... [Published Expatica Switzerland - May 17 2013]

Entities: Sahel, United Nations, Drought, Mali, Global Warming/Climate Change

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Xstrata plc

Glencore Xstrata AGM dumps chairman

The chairman of newborn mining and commodities giant Glencore Xstrata, John Bond, was on Thursday axed by its annual general meeting, just weeks after the Swiss-based group was created via a merger of two key players.A total of 80.85 percent of shareholders ... [Published Expatica Switzerland - May 16 2013]

Entities: Xstrata plc, Glencore International Plc, John Bond, Tony Hayward

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Wal-Mart Stores Inc

Global union lobby hails Bangladesh textile deal

Labour umbrella groups Industrial Global Union and UNI Global Union on Thursday praised top retailers for joining their drive to make Bangladesh's garment factories safer, after 1,127 people died in a factory collapse last month."This accord is a turning ... [Published Expatica Switzerland - May 16 2013]

Entities: Bangladesh, Wal-Mart Stores Inc, N Brown Group plc, G-Star, Helly Hansen Group AS

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Red Cross/Crescent

Health workers attacked in 22 nations in 2012: Red Cross

Health care workers and institutions came under violent attack in 22 countries last year, including 150 killings, the Red Cross said Wednesday, lamenting that such violence deprives millions of people in need of care.In a follow-up on a report issued ... [Published Expatica Switzerland - May 16 2013]

Entities: Red Cross/Crescent, Workers, Health Care, Kidnapping, Polio

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

World Trade Organization

Argentina challenges EU over biofuels: WTO

Argentina has launched a new challenge to the European Union over the bloc's rules on the import of biofuels, the World Trade Organization said Wednesday."Argentina has notified the WTO Secretariat, on May 15, of a request for consultations with the European ... [Published Expatica Switzerland - May 15 2013]

Entities: Argentina, World Trade Organization, Biofuels, European Union

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Lollobrigida's pearl earrings set new auction record

A pair of pearl earrings belonging to actress Gina Lollobrigida sold for an auction record of $2.39 million at Sotheby's Geneva Tuesday as the veteran Italian star auctioned off some dazzling jewellery.The lot, the highlight of the auction, went under ... [Published Expatica Switzerland - May 15 2013]

Entities: Gina Lollobrigida, Sotheby's, Jewellery

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Switzerland ready for talks with EU on savings tax

Switzerland said Tuesday that it was ready to boost cooperation with the European Union in the latter's battle with international tax evasion, provided Brussels made a formal request for talks.Swiss authorities said they had "taken note" of a fresh negotiating ... [Published Expatica Switzerland - May 14 2013]

Entities: European Union, Switzerland, Taxes, OECD, Tax Evasion

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

WHO calls on France to stay calm amid SARS-like virus scare

The World Health Organisation on Monday called on people in France, where two confirmed cases of the new SARS-like virus were recorded at the weekend, to stay calm and not overburden hospitals for fear of the deadly virus to allow for proper treatment ... [Published Expatica Switzerland - May 13 2013]

Entities: Virus, World Health Organization, France

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Two Swiss diamond heist suspects to remain in custody

A Swiss court on Friday ordered the continued detention of a lawyer and a businessman arrested this week suspected of connections to a spectacular $50-million diamond heist at Brussels airport in February.A Geneva court remanded the businessman in custody ... [Published Expatica Switzerland - May 10 2013]

Entities: Custody, Armed Robbery, Geneva

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Nations agree to phase out toxic chemical HBCD

Governments have agreed to phase out the use of the toxic chemical HBCD, and restrict trade in four other dangerous substances, the head of the UN's anti-pollution division said Friday."Adding these chemicals to the list is a good thing, because they ... [Published Expatica Switzerland - May 10 2013]

Entities: Chemical, Rotterdam (Netherlands), Asbestos, Jim Willis, Paraquat

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"Based on our owners and operators' needs, we have taken the world's bestselling super midsize jet and further increased its capability to better meet the growing requirements of our ever expanding Challenger customer base worldwide" Bombardier Business Aircraft President Steve Ridolfi said

Bombardier launches Challenger 350 business jet [Published Expatica Switzerland - 21 hours ago]

The crises are getting much more difficult to deal with, he said, adding: "We've got to figure out ways of breaking these cycles."

African Sahel reels from ever more frequent crises: UN [Published Expatica Switzerland - May 17 2013]

"We urge security forces and the military to respect human rights, and avoid excessive use of force when conducting operations, as these can all too easily feed local resentment, especially when civilians are killed or have their property damaged" he added

Nigeria's Islamists could face war crimes charges: UN [Published Expatica Switzerland - May 17 2013]

"Given that Sir John Bond is no longer a director, the board has appointed Tony Hayward as interim chairman with immediate effect with the intention that he will step down once a new chairman takes up the role" it said

Glencore Xstrata AGM dumps chairman [Published Expatica Switzerland - May 16 2013]

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Bombardier launches Challenger 350 business jet [Published Expatica Switzerland - 21 hours ago]
African Sahel reels from ever more frequent cri... [Published Expatica Switzerland - May 17 2013]
Nigeria's Islamists could face war crimes charg... [Published Expatica Switzerland - May 17 2013]
Glencore Xstrata AGM dumps chairman [Published Expatica Switzerland - May 16 2013]
Global union lobby hails Bangladesh textile deal [Published Expatica Switzerland - May 16 2013]
Health workers attacked in 22 nations in 2012: ... [Published Expatica Switzerland - May 16 2013]
Argentina challenges EU over biofuels: WTO [Published Expatica Switzerland - May 15 2013]
Lollobrigida's pearl earrings set new auction r... [Published Expatica Switzerland - May 15 2013]
Switzerland ready for talks with EU on savings tax [Published Expatica Switzerland - May 14 2013]
WHO calls on France to stay calm amid SARS-like... [Published Expatica Switzerland - May 13 2013]
Two Swiss diamond heist suspects to remain in c... [Published Expatica Switzerland - May 10 2013]
Nations agree to phase out toxic chemical HBCD [Published Expatica Switzerland - May 10 2013]
World youth unemployment still growing: UN [Published Expatica Switzerland - May 08 2013]
Brazil's WTO job a sign of trade clout, hope fo... [Published Expatica Switzerland - May 08 2013]
Aid agency sounds alarm over Pacific islands' d... [Published Expatica Switzerland - May 07 2013]
Three new cases of SARS-like virus in Saudi Arabia [Published Expatica Switzerland - May 03 2013]
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Cuba says US must shut Guantanamo, hand back base [Published Expatica Switzerland - May 01 2013]
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Bahrain snub irks UN rights envoy [Published Expatica Switzerland - Apr 24 2013]
Prince to top bill at Montreux Jazz Festival [Published Expatica Switzerland - Apr 22 2013]
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