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EHS AI-powered website recognized in global healthcare innovation list
Emirati Times
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August 13, 2025
Dubai: Emirates Health Services (EHS) has been recognized in the International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) global report ‘AI for Good: Innovate for Impact 2025’ for its AI-powered website initiative, which serves as a flagship example of...
Swiss govt campaigns in favor of eID before referendum
Biometric Update
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August 13, 2025
As Switzerland approaches its referendum on electronic identity, the government is attempting to present arguments in favor of the digital ID. Swiss people are in growing need of a secure electronic proof of identity, including for online...
Swiss Speeding Fines Adjusted by Wealth for Fairness
Mezha
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August 13, 2025
In Lausanne, a driver who was recorded speeding by 27 km/h could receive a fine of up to 90,000 Swiss francs (over 110,000 US dollars). However, today’s Swiss fines system isn’t limited to the amount alone – it is known that the size of the...
Resolution proposed by pro-Armenian parliamentarians in Switzerland against Azerbaijan rejected
Azertag
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August 13, 2025
Baku, August 13, AZERTAC The draft resolution No. 24.321, entitled “Annexation of Nagorno-Karabakh and the Release of Azerbaijan’s Political Prisoners,” submitted on November 5, 2024, by several pro-Armenian members of the Geneva Cantonal...
Climeworks Eyes Business Models to Get DAC Moving
Energy Intelligence
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August 13, 2025
Direct air capture (DAC) may still have highly challenging economics as an early-stage technology, but business models are emerging to help make these work, according to Jan Wurzbacher, CEO of Swiss DAC pioneer Climeworks. DAC has a big role to...
Swiss Parliament shuts down Armenian lobby’s latest provocation
Aze.Media
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August 13, 2025
Strictly speaking, the provocative initiative—bearing the hypocritical title “Annexation of Nagorno-Karabakh. Release of Political Prisoners in Azerbaijan”—was introduced by lobbyists from the Armenian diaspora in the Geneva cantonal parliament...
Alvotech Reports Results For The First Six Months Of 2025 And Provides A Business Update
MENAFN
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August 13, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Strong performance driven by over 200% growth in product revenues year-on-year Best quarter in Alvotech's history in terms of operating cash flows Continued expansion of commercial partnerships for pipeline assets...
Swiss Adventurer Skiing, Cycling, Sailing, Trekking from Norway to the Amazon
Explorersweb
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August 13, 2025
Loic Cappellin is already over 7,000km into a multi-discipline expedition, traveling solely by human and wind power from North Cape in Norway to the Amazon. The Swiss adventurer began his journey in late January by skiing 1,100km south to Hemavan...
Groundbreaking Analysis On Political Oligarchy Garners Acclaim In The Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series
MENAFN
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August 13, 2025
(MENAFN- Pressat) Lugano, Switzerland, August 13, 2025 - A powerful examination of the political dimensions of oligarchy has emerged as one of the most widely appreciated contributions within the Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series , drawing...
Swiss parliament rejects resolution proposed by pro-Armenian lawmakers against Azerbaijan
News.Az
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The draft resolution No. 24.321, entitled “Annexation of Nagorno-Karabakh and the Release of Azerbaijan’s Political Prisoners,” submitted on November 5, 2024, by several pro-Armenian members of the Geneva Cantonal Parliament, was rejected on...
Signicat expands European digital ID platform with Czech Bank iD
Biometric Update
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August 13, 2025
Signicat has added another European digital identity to its unified electronic ID platform, as it pursues its plans to become a major digital ID provider in the B2B space on the continent. Czech Bank iD is joining the list of 36 eIDs offered...
Location, blood flow research show deepfake problem’s increasing sophistication
Biometric Update
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August 13, 2025
The growing volume of deepfake fraud and increasing sophistication of the technology is forcing researchers to consider how to confirm the authenticity of content and the metadata that goes along with it. That means finding a way to verify claims...
Swiss federal budget deficit to be lower than expected
Swissinfo
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August 13, 2025
Swiss Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Close Share The Swiss...
Switzerland expands sanctions against Russian oil exports, aligning with EU
The Kyiv Independent
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August 13, 2025
Switzerland extended its sanctions lists to align with the EU's 18th package against Russia, specifically targeting Moscow's largest budget revenue source – oil exports, the Swiss government said on Aug. 12. The European Union approved "one of its...
Swiss government leaves door open to construction of new nuclear power plants
Swissinfo
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August 13, 2025
Despite criticism, the Federal Council wants to allow the construction of new nuclear power plants. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British)...
How Should Switzerland Respond To The US Tariffs?
MENAFN
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August 13, 2025
(MENAFN- Swissinfo) After US President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on goods imported into the US on April 2, we wanted to hear your thoughts on how Switzerland should respond. This content was published on August 13, 2025 - 17:25 1...
Transition Finance Goes Mainstream
Private Banker International
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August 13, 2025
Across the world’s wealth hubs, a quiet but powerful shift is under way. High-net-worth investors (HNWIs) are no longer confining their sustainable investment focus to clean energy and low-carbon sectors alone. Increasingly, they are directing...
China’s Ganfeng to develop major lithium project in Argentina with Swiss partner
South China Morning Post
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August 13, 2025
A Chinese mining giant and a Swiss-based lithium producer agreed on Tuesday to develop one of South America’s largest projects to extract lithium from saline water, intensifying the race for metals vital to electric vehicles and renewable energy...
ETH Zurich Develops 3D Printed Heart Patch to Support Tissue Regeneration
3D Printing Industry
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August 13, 2025
A research team from the Swiss university ETH Zurich and the University Hospital of Zurich, led by Professors Robert Katzschmann and Omer Dzemali, has created a new 3D heart patch intended for implantation inside the heart. Published recently in...
Swiss Say Firms Can’t Dodge US Tariffs Via Liechtenstein Route
Mint
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August 13, 2025
The Swiss government said that companies can’t dodge the 39% tariff the US imposed on the country by routing exports through neighboring Liechtenstein. Switzerland and the principality of just over 40,000 people have a customs union enabling the...