Tag Archives: SWISS
Swiss court faults employer for firing woman over headscarf
A Swiss court has ruled against a company that fired a longtime employee after she began wearing the Muslim headscarf, marking one of the first such rulings in Switzerland, media reported on Sunday. A regional court in Bern ruled last
Poland sees zloty turbulence after S&P downgrade
Poland shrugged off the impact of a downgrade by Standard & Poor’s (S&P) on Saturday, saying the rating agency’s decision was a mistake, but its ministers admitted they expected short-term turbulence for the zloty when markets open on Monday. The
HSBC’s third-quarter profit leaps to $6bn
HSBC profit jumped by a third in the latest quarter as a drop in fines for past misconduct more than offset the impact of a slowdown in Asia and increased spending on regulatory compliance. Europe’s biggest bank also said on
Iraqi trio held by Swiss over suspected ISIS attack plot
Swiss authorities confirmed on Friday that three Iraqis arrested in March are suspected of having planned a terrorist attack in Europe on behalf of the Islamic State group. At the end of March, authorities “arrested three Iraqi citizens suspected of
Police: Swiss mosque shooting kills one
One person was killed Friday in a shooting in the prayer hall of a Swiss mosque, police said. The suspected killer was arrested at the scene in the northeastern city of Sankt Gallen, local police told AFP, without giving further
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