https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Switzerland said on Tuesday April 9th that it had restituted around $365 million (approximately 365 million CHF) from funds it seized during a corruption probe of Brazil's state oil firm Petrobras and construction giant Odebrecht. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190410/switzerland-hands-over-365-million-linked-to-brazilian-car-wash-scandal Wed, 10 Apr 2019 13:17:04 +0200 switzerland-hands-over-365-million-linked-to-brazilian-car-wash-scandal A group of Swiss football fans on their way to see the national team play Brazil in Russia accidentally ended up in a war zone, it has emerged. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180618/swiss-football-fans-end-up-in-ukraine-war-zone-on-way-to-brazil-game Mon, 18 Jun 2018 12:45:24 +0200 swiss-football-fans-end-up-in-ukraine-war-zone-on-way-to-brazil-game Swiss prosecutors on Wednesday said they had ordered Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht and its subsidiaries to pay nearly $200 million in connection with the corruption scandal at the Petrobras state oil company. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161222/swiss-convict-brazilian-construction-giant-in-bribery-case Thu, 22 Dec 2016 09:56:54 +0100 swiss-convict-brazilian-construction-giant-in-bribery-case People who travel to Zika-hit areas should practise safe sex or have no sex at all for at least eight weeks after their return to avoid sexual transmission of the virus, the Geneva-based World Health Organization said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160531/who-doubles-safe-sex-advice-for-travellers-to-zika-regions Tue, 31 May 2016 18:43:15 +0200 who-doubles-safe-sex-advice-for-travellers-to-zika-regions The spiralling crisis surrounding the Zika virus is due to decades of policy failures on mosquito control and poor access to family planning services, the Geneva-based World Health Organization said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160524/who-slams-policy-failures-for-sparking-zika-crisis Tue, 24 May 2016 10:33:37 +0200 who-slams-policy-failures-for-sparking-zika-crisis Switzerland has 16 confirmed cases of the Zika virus but the actual number could be far higher, health officials have said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160510/zika-cases-on-the-rise-in-switzerland Tue, 10 May 2016 11:51:21 +0200 zika-cases-on-the-rise-in-switzerland Switzerland said on Thursday it had frozen $800 million (706 million euros) during its investigation into corruption at Brazil's state oil firm Petrobras, but a portion of the funds had been returned. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160318/swiss-double-money-frozen-in-petrobras-probe Fri, 18 Mar 2016 10:50:51 +0100 swiss-double-money-frozen-in-petrobras-probe Swiss authorities have blocked bank accounts of the speaker of Brazil's lower house of Congress as part of a money-laundering and corruption investigation, Brazilian prosecutors announced late on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20151001/swiss-freeze-assets-of-scandal-hit-brazil-politician Thu, 01 Oct 2015 13:30:50 +0200 swiss-freeze-assets-of-scandal-hit-brazil-politician The Swiss justice authorities say they are investigating Brazilian firm BTP Odebrecht in connection with the massive corruption probe targeting Brazil's state oil company Petrobras. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150723/swiss-petrobras-probe-targets-brazils-odebrecht Thu, 23 Jul 2015 19:55:22 +0200 swiss-petrobras-probe-targets-brazils-odebrecht Switzerland is returning to Brazil $19.4 million seized after a probe into money laundering, the Attorney General's Office (OAG) said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150415/swiss-return-brazil-cash-seized-in-crime-probe Wed, 15 Apr 2015 19:34:49 +0200 swiss-return-brazil-cash-seized-in-crime-probe Swiss judicial authorities said on Wednesday that they have released $120 million (113 million euros) of frozen funds linked to the devastating corruption scandal at Brazilian state oil giant Petrobras. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150318/swiss-release-portion-of-frozen-petrobas-funds Wed, 18 Mar 2015 21:15:00 +0100 swiss-release-portion-of-frozen-petrobas-funds Switzerland manager Vladimir Petkovic on Friday brought Olympiakos midfielder Pajtim Kasami back into the football team and called up three new faces for their opening Euro 2016 qualifier against England. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140829/petkovic-selects-squad-ahead-of-england-game Fri, 29 Aug 2014 15:15:00 +0200 petkovic-selects-squad-ahead-of-england-game Switzerland goalkeeper Diego Benaglio announced his international retirement on Wednesday, saying that he wanted to concentrate on his club career with German side Wolfsburg. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140821/swiss-goalie-retires-from-international-football Thu, 21 Aug 2014 11:13:04 +0200 swiss-goalie-retires-from-international-football Switzerland’s 3-0 win over Honduras at the World Cup dominated the newspaper headlines on Thursday, with special praise reserved for midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri, whose hat-trick secured the victory. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140626/jubilant-press-hails-swiss-messi Thu, 26 Jun 2014 11:07:00 +0200 jubilant-press-hails-swiss-messi Switzerland has returned to Brazil $4.8 million stashed in Geneva by a senior judge found guilty of a string of corruption offences. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130709/swiss-return-to-brazil-corrupt-judges-millions Wed, 10 Jul 2013 01:23:00 +0200 swiss-return-to-brazil-corrupt-judges-millions Campaigners demanding a "fair" 2014 World Cup in Brazil handed a 28,000-signature petition to football's global governing body FIFA on Monday, amid mass protests in the host nation over poor public services and graft. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130624/swiss-group-seeks-fair-world-cup-from-fifa Mon, 24 Jun 2013 20:36:00 +0200 swiss-group-seeks-fair-world-cup-from-fifa Roberto Azevedo of Brazil was named as the new head of the Geneva-based World Trade Organization on Wednesday, vowing to battle economic protectionism and break the deadlock in talks aimed at liberalizing global commerce. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130508/brazils-azevedo-named-to-head-wto Thu, 09 May 2013 00:20:00 +0200 brazils-azevedo-named-to-head-wto The World Trade Organisation is close to chosing its next leader in a final round pitting Brazil against Mexico, with the winner facing the tough task of restoring the clout of global commerce's rule-setting body. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130505/wto-to-pick-new-leader-to-revive-trade-talks Sun, 05 May 2013 11:12:00 +0200 wto-to-pick-new-leader-to-revive-trade-talks