Novartis says two children treated with gene therapy died
Zurich, Switzerland | AFP | Two children who received Zolgensma, a gene therapy produced by Swiss drugmaker Novartis to treat…
4 years ago
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Swiss mountain pass set to lose all ice within weeks
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The thick layer of ice that has covered a Swiss mountain pass for centuries will have…
4 years ago
Deadly elephant virus stalks Zurich zoo
by Agnès Pedrero Agence France-Pressec ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP) -- A deadly virus has swept through Zurich's zoo, killing three Asian…
4 years ago
Thaw and redraw: melting glacier moves Italian-Swiss border
by Nicolas CAMUT Agence France Presse Way up in the snowy Alps, the border between Switzerland and Italy has…
4 years ago
Switzerland reports first monkeypox case
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Swiss health officials on Saturday reported the country's first case of monkeypox in a person…
4 years ago
Private jets soar past global pandemic, oil price woes
by Nathalie OLOF-ORS Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - Airlines may find themselves swept up in unprecedented turbulence -- with…
4 years ago
Probe accuses Swiss mining firm of hiding Guatemala pollution
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AFP) - Two subsidiaries of Swiss mining company Solway Investment Group hid reports of pollution in an…
4 years ago
‘Suisse Secrets’ puts Swiss banking back in spotlight
by Nathalie OLOF-ORS Agence France Presse ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP) -- The "Suisse Secrets" data leak claiming to reveal how…
4 years ago
Swiss president tests positive as Covid rules lifted
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- President Ignazio Cassis has tested positive for Covid-19, the government said on Thursday -- the same…
4 years ago
Swiss vote to ban nearly all tobacco advertising
by Nina LARSON Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - The Swiss voted on Sunday to tighten their notoriously lax tobacco…
4 years ago
Glacier lakes accelerate disappearance of permanent ice: study
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - Glaciers are retreating faster globally due to climate change but they melt more quickly when they…
4 years ago
Swiss authorize Covid booster jabs for the vulnerable
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Switzerland on Tuesday authorized booster shots of Covid-19 vaccines for the over-65s, as it urged those…
5 years ago
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