World May 17 Russia agrees to extend Ukraine grain shipping deal another 2 months Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Russia has agreed to extend a deal that has allowed Ukraine to ship grain through the Black Sea to parts of the world struggling with hunger.
Health May 05 WHO downgrades COVID-19 pandemic, says it’s no longer global emergency WHO said that even though the emergency phase was over, the pandemic hasn't come to an end, noting recent spikes in cases in Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
World Apr 25 UN warns of health lab risk, more displacement amid Sudan conflict U.N. officials say one side in the Sudan conflict has seized control of a national health lab in the capital of Khartoum that holds biological material, calling it an "extremely dangerous" development.
Science Apr 18 T. rex fossil sells for more than $5M at Zurich auction Nearly 300 Tyrannosaurus rex bones that were dug up from three sites in the United States and assembled into a single skeleton sold at Tuesday at a Switzerland auction for 4.8 million francs ($5.3 million), below the expected price.
Politics Mar 29 Credit Suisse violated plea deal with failure to report offshore accounts for clients’ tax evasion, U.S. lawmakers U.S. lawmakers say Credit Suisse violated a plea agreement by failing to report secret offshore accounts that wealthy Americans used to avoid paying taxes.
World Mar 27 Evidence of crimes against humanity in Libya, experts say The investigators commissioned by the U.N.-backed Human Rights Council also faulted the European Union for sending support to Libyan forces that they say contributed to crimes against migrants and Libyans.
Economy Mar 19 Banking giant UBS announces acquisition of Credit Suisse amid financial turmoil Banking giant UBS is buying its smaller rival Credit Suisse in an effort to avoid further market-shaking turmoil in global banking, Swiss President Alain Berset announced on Sunday night.
World Mar 16 Credit Suisse shares soar after European Central Bank offers lifeline Credit Suisse shares surged after the Swiss central bank agreed to loan the bank up to 50 billion francs ($54 billion) to bolster confidence in the country's second-biggest lender following the collapse of two U.S. banks.
World Mar 16 U.N.-backed investigation finds evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine A U.N.-backed investigation has found that Russian attacks against civilians in Ukraine, including systematic torture and killing in occupied regions, amount to war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity.
Economy Mar 15 Credit Suisse shares plunge, drag down European lenders Shares in the globally connected Swiss bank Credit Suisse plunged and dragged down other major European lenders.