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Swiss Parliament Rejects $129.82 Billion Aid For Credit Suisse-UBS Merger
Switzerland's parliament rejected on Wednesday the government's 109 billion Swiss francs ($120.82 billion) aid for Credit Suisse's merger with UBS, leaving the fallen bank's hastily arranged rescue without a largely symbolic parliamentary blessing.
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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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Expel "Putin's Girlfriend", A Petition Says - And Gains Traction
Known as "Russias most flexible woman", Alina Kabaeva spent six years as a Member of Parliament representing Putins United Russia Party.
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Swiss Parliament Opens Way To Legalise Same-Sex Marriage
Switzerland's parliament on Wednesday ironed out a few remaining wrinkles in a bill to allow same-sex couples to marry in a country lagging behind much of Europe on gay rights.
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Black Money: Swiss Panel To Discuss Ways To Share Information With India
The Committee on Economy and Royalties of the National Council or CER-N, a key panel of Swiss parliament which rejected on August 15 a proposal seeking to outrightly suspend implementation of the AEOI Switzerland has agreed to adopt with 41 nations including India, will examine the criteria a country would need to satisfy to start getting access to...
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Doris Leuthard Voted Swiss President, For Second Time
The Swiss parliament on Wednesday elected Energy Minister Doris Leuthard to serve in 2017 in the largely symbolic position of president of Switzerland, for a second time.
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Czech MEP Arrested in Switzerland in 350 Million Euros Fraud
A Czech communist member of the European Parliament and three Slovak nationals were arrested by Swiss police in a fraud case involving 350 million euros ($380 million), Czech and Slovak officials said on Friday.
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Swiss Vote Amid Migrant Fears
Switzerland votes for a new parliament today, with the populist right expected to strengthen its already dominant position amid concerns over migrants and asylum rules.
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India's Black Money Chase and Switzerland's New Offer
India has gotten a little closer to getting information on more than 600 accounts involving Indian citizens and companies at HSBC's Geneva branch in 2008; the government wants to investigate if some of these were used to park untaxed or black money.
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Another Whistleblower Offers to Help India With Black Money Probe
As the government promises a new black money bill in the current Parliament session, a former employer of the world's largest private bank, UBS, has told NDTV he can give India valuable information for its black money probe.
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Swiss Parliament Rejects $129.82 Billion Aid For Credit Suisse-UBS Merger
Switzerland's parliament rejected on Wednesday the government's 109 billion Swiss francs ($120.82 billion) aid for Credit Suisse's merger with UBS, leaving the fallen bank's hastily arranged rescue without a largely symbolic parliamentary blessing.
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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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Expel "Putin's Girlfriend", A Petition Says - And Gains Traction
Known as "Russias most flexible woman", Alina Kabaeva spent six years as a Member of Parliament representing Putins United Russia Party.
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Swiss Parliament Opens Way To Legalise Same-Sex Marriage
Switzerland's parliament on Wednesday ironed out a few remaining wrinkles in a bill to allow same-sex couples to marry in a country lagging behind much of Europe on gay rights.
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Black Money: Swiss Panel To Discuss Ways To Share Information With India
The Committee on Economy and Royalties of the National Council or CER-N, a key panel of Swiss parliament which rejected on August 15 a proposal seeking to outrightly suspend implementation of the AEOI Switzerland has agreed to adopt with 41 nations including India, will examine the criteria a country would need to satisfy to start getting access to...
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Doris Leuthard Voted Swiss President, For Second Time
The Swiss parliament on Wednesday elected Energy Minister Doris Leuthard to serve in 2017 in the largely symbolic position of president of Switzerland, for a second time.
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Czech MEP Arrested in Switzerland in 350 Million Euros Fraud
A Czech communist member of the European Parliament and three Slovak nationals were arrested by Swiss police in a fraud case involving 350 million euros ($380 million), Czech and Slovak officials said on Friday.
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Swiss Vote Amid Migrant Fears
Switzerland votes for a new parliament today, with the populist right expected to strengthen its already dominant position amid concerns over migrants and asylum rules.
-
India's Black Money Chase and Switzerland's New Offer
India has gotten a little closer to getting information on more than 600 accounts involving Indian citizens and companies at HSBC's Geneva branch in 2008; the government wants to investigate if some of these were used to park untaxed or black money.
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Another Whistleblower Offers to Help India With Black Money Probe
As the government promises a new black money bill in the current Parliament session, a former employer of the world's largest private bank, UBS, has told NDTV he can give India valuable information for its black money probe.
