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Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks to journalists after touring Ben Gurion Airport, with the Minister of Health Nitzan Horowitz and the Minister of Transportation Merav Michaeli, Tuesday, June 22, 2021.(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
The Latest: COVID-19 cluster worsens in Australian city

By The Associated Press Jun. 23, 2021 06:01 AM EDT

President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Wednesday, June 16, 2021, in Geneva, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
The Latest: Biden and Putin depart Geneva after summit

Jun. 16, 2021 04:00 AM EDT

Merkel, Macron back efforts to improve WHO as meeting opens

By Jamey Keaten May. 24, 2021 06:04 AM EDT
GENEVA (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday were among leaders rallying around efforts to strengthen the World...

FILE-In this April 6, 2017 taken photo former Nestle's Chairman Peter Brabeck-Letmathe speaks during the general meeting of the world's biggest food and beverage company, Nestle Group, in Lausanne, Switzerland. Peter Brabeck, a former chairman and CEO of Nestle who was tapped by the Swiss government to lead GESDA, used COVID-19 as example how advance planning could help head off health crises in the future: He said mRNA vaccine technology being used now to fight the pandemic has been around a decade. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)
Swiss program plots post-COVID future for science, diplomacy

By Jamey Keaten Apr. 13, 2021 05:49 AM EDT

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 seen backing proposal to ban face coverings in public

Mar. 07, 2021 02:15 AM EST

Xi, Modi expected for 'virtual' Davos in era of pandemic

Jan. 18, 2021 09:33 AM EST
GENEVA (AP) — World Economic Forum organizers are expecting leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, German...

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 "Les Boucaniers" 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 Dec. 18, 2020 11:26 AM EST

People queue in line to wait for coronavirus testing while maintaining social distancing at Seoul Plaza in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
The Latest: S Koreans line up for virus tests as cases surge

The Associated Press Dec. 18, 2020 06:03 AM EST

A shop vendor wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus waits for customers in downtown Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Malaysia extended restricted movements in its biggest city Kuala Lumpur, neighboring Selangor state and the administrative capital of Putrajaya from Wednesday in an attempt to curb a sharp rise in coronavirus cases. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
The Latest: China suspends entry for residents of Britain

By The Associated Press Nov. 04, 2020 05:26 AM EST

Belgium's Wout Van Aert, right, sprints ahead of France's Julian Alaphilippe to win the Milan to Sanremo cycling race, in San Remo, Italy, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020. (Gian Mattia D'Alberto/LaPresse via AP)
Cycling road world championships in Switzerland canceled

By Graham Dunbar Aug. 12, 2020 10:38 AM EDT

Swiss ink deal with Moderna for 4.5M doses of COVID vaccine

Aug. 07, 2020 05:45 AM EDT
GENEVA (AP) — The Swiss federal government says it has struck a deal with Moderna to supply Switzerland with 4.5 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine if the U.S...

Swiss add $14B to jobless fund as COVID-related claims soar

May. 20, 2020 03:24 PM EDT
GENEVA (AP) — The Swiss government on Wednesday moved to inject over 14 billion francs ($14.5 billion) into its unemployment insurance system, as requests from...

FILE - In this Sunday, March 15, 2020 file photo, a closed restaurant in Lausanne, Switzerland. The Swiss government has backed down from plans that were to start Monday May 11, 2020, requiring restaurants and bars to take the names and phone numbers of their patrons as a way to fight the coronavirus, after the plan fell foul of privacy concerns. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP, File)
Swiss plan to ask diners for contacts dropped over privacy

By Jamey Keaten May. 08, 2020 01:15 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 22, 2020 file photo distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, a military truck loads medical supplies for Italy on a board of an Il-76 cargo plane in Chkalovsky military airport outside Moscow, Russia. From tiny San Marino wedged next to two of Italy's hardest-hit provinces in the coronavirus outbreak to more economically powerful nations like Italy, countries are running up against export bans and seizures in the scramble for vital medical supplies. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (Alexei Yereshko, Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
Scramble for virus supplies strains global solidarity

By Frances D'emilio Apr. 03, 2020 08:45 AM EDT