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Officials in Switzerland push back at Biden ‘tax haven’ barb

By JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

FILE- This June 6, 2019, file photo shows the U.S. Treasury Department building at dusk in Washington. The U.S. Treasury has removed Vietnam and Switzerland from the list of nations labeled as currency manipulators, reversing a decision made by the Trump administration in December. In it's semi-annual report to Congress on currency manipulation, the first under the Biden administration, the U.S. Treasury Department said Friday, April 16, 2021, that no country currently meets the U.S. criteria. It said, however, that Vietnam, Switzerland, as well as Taiwan, will be placed under enhanced monitoring for their recent actions. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

US lifts Vietnam, Switzerland from currency manipulator list

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Associated Press

Romanian man arrested in Greece over Swiss watch theft

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England's Harry Kane celebrates his side's first goal during the World Cup 2022 group I qualifying soccer match between Albania and England at Air Albania stadium in Tirana, Sunday, March 28, 2021. England won 2-0. (AP Photo/Hektor Pustina)

Europe top teams win WCup qualifiers as Swiss move goalposts

By STEVE DOUGLAS - Associated Press

Various initiatives and left-wing groups demonstrate against a demo of right-wing extremists and so-called &quot;Reichsbuerger&quot; in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, March 20, 2021. Right-wing extremists and &quot;Reich citizens&quot; are demonstrating around the Brandenburg Gate today. (Fabian Sommer/dpa via AP)

Germany: police clash with protesters against virus measures

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER - Associated Press

Monika Ruegsegger-Hurschler, National Councillor SVP, gives an interview at the meeting place of the supporters of the initiative to ban face coverings, in Bern on Sunday March 7, 2021. Swiss voters appeared on course Sunday to narrowly approve a proposal to ban face coverings, both the niqabs and burqas worn by a few Muslim women in the country and the ski masks and bandannas used by protesters. (Peter Klaunzer/Keystone via AP)

UN rights office laments Swiss ban on Muslim face-coverings

By JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015 file photo, Kurds living in Switzerland stage a protest on the Kirchenfeld bridge after clashes with Turkish nationalists in downtown Bern, Switzerland. At a time when seemingly everyone in Europe is wearing masks to battle COVID-19, the Swiss go to the polls Sunday, March 7, 2021 to vote on a long-laid proposal to ban face-coverings like niqabs and burqas worn by some Muslim women or by protesters in ski masks or bandannas. (Peter Klaunzer/Keystone via AP, File)

Swiss mull ‘burqa ban’ in vote centering on security, rights

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Small plane crashes into Swiss lake, pilot is rescued

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Japan National Stadium, where opening ceremony and many other events are planned for postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics, is seen from a rooftop observation deck Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Tokyo. The postponed Tokyo Olympics are to open in just six months. Local organizers and the International Olympic Committee say they will go ahead on July 23. But it’s still unclear how this will happen with virus cases surging in Tokyo and elsewhere around the globe. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

Speculation over Tokyo Olympics: 2021, 2032 or not at all?

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Swiss gov’t urges rejection of ban on full-face coverings

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A waitress wearing a protective mask watches a TV showing Swiss Interior and Health Minister Alain Berset at a press conference in Bern announcing new measures against the Coronavirus (COVID-19), inside of the &quot;Les Boucaniers&quot; in Lausanne, Switzerland, Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. The Swiss government said Friday it is ordering the closure of restaurants, bars, cultural venues and sports facilities next week in a renewed bid to stem a continuing rise in coronavirus cases. (KEYSTONE/Jean-Christophe Bott)

Swiss to shut restaurants, other sites as virus cases climb

By JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

Ukraine's Olexandr Zinchenko, centre, celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's second goal during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Ukraine and Switzerland at the Arena Lviv stadium in Lviv, Ukraine, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukraine asks CAS to draw lots in Nations League case

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Switzerland-Italy train travel to be suspended amid pandemic

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Two horses stand on a paddock in the freshly fallen snow in Kaufbeuren, southern Germany, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020. (Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa via AP)

Avalanche kills 1 skier in Switzerland, snow pummels Austria

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FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2020 file photo skiers wearing face masks riding a chairlift on the opening day of the Verbier ski area in the Swiss Alps, EU member states Austria, France, Germany and Italy are shutting or severely restricting access to the slopes this holiday season amid COVID-19 concerns, Switzerland is not. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP, File)

Swiss slopes buzz as those of neighbors sit idle in pandemic

By JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron, right, welcomes Belgium's Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, prior to a meeting, at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, France, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

France’s Macron warns against going skiing in Switzerland

By SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press

Germany's Serge Gnabry, left, and Ukraine's Ilya Zabarnyi battle for the ball during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Germany and the Ukraine at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

UEFA ruling relegates Ukraine from Nations League top tier

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Spain's Sergio Ramos, left, fights for the ball against Switzerland's Breel Embolo during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Switzerland and Spain at the St. Jakob-Park stadium in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday Nov. 14, 2020. (Georgios Kefalas/Keystone via AP)

Ramos misses 2 penalties, Spain draws with Switzerland 1-1

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Spain's Alvaro Morata, left, and Netherlands' Joel Veltman vie for the ball during the international friendly soccer match between The Netherlands and Spain at the Johan Cruyff ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. (Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Pool via AP)

Morata gets second chance to lead Spain’s attack

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press