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Credit Suisse posts biggest loss since 2008 financial crisis

Geneva (AFP) - Credit Suisse on Thursday posted its biggest annual loss since the 2008 financial crisis and the scandal-plagued Swiss banking giant expects to stay in the red in 2023, sending its shares plummeting.

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Millions of vulnerable refugees in Turkey-Syria quake zone

Geneva (AFP) - The devastating earthquake around the Turkish-Syrian border struck an area that is home to millions of refugees already battling desperate circumstances.

AFP

WHO: Turkey, Syria quake could affect up to 23m

GENEVA: Up to 23 million people could be affected by the massive earthquake that has killed thousands in Turkey and Syria, the WHO warned on Tuesday, promising long-term assistance.

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Turkey, Syria quake could affect up to 23 mn: WHO

Geneva (AFP) - Up to 23 million people could be affected by the massive earthquake that has killed thousands in Turkey and Syria, the WHO warned on Tuesday, promising long-term assistance.

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'Upending the world': Swiss teachers take on ChatGPT

Geneva (AFP) - "It is dizzying," Eric Vanoncini acknowledged to the classroom full of anxious teachers as reams of text generated by the ChatGPT bot unfurled on the large screen behind him.

AFP

EU Reiterates Refusal to Normalize Ties with Syrian Regime

The European Union reiterated on Friday its rejection of any rapprochement with the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Head of the EU mission to Syria, Dan Stoenescu held talks with head of the Syrian opposition Negotiations Commission Bader Jamous in Istanbul. In a tweet, Stoenescu said: “We talked about…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Bashagha: Holding Elections in Libya Impossible with Two Govts

Head of Libya’s government of stability Fathi Bashagha stressed on Wednesday that holding presidential and parliamentary elections in the country will be impossible amid the presence of two rival governments. He declared that Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah's Government of National Unity (GNU) had lost its legitimacy in wake of the 2020 Geneva…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Swiss prosecutors open probe into 'Suisse Secrets' leaker

Geneva (AFP) - Swiss prosecutors said Thursday they had opened an investigation into a massive leak last year of Credit Suisse account records, which a media probe alleged proved the bank held billions in dirty money.

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WHO urges investment in neglected tropical diseases

Geneva (AFP) - The World Health Organization on Monday called for greater investment in combating neglected tropical diseases, which left more than 1.6 billion people, often in least-developed countries, requiring treatment in 2021.

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World 'dangerously unprepared' for next crisis: Red Cross

Geneva (AFP) - All countries remain "dangerously unprepared" for the next pandemic, the Red Cross warned on Monday, saying future health crises could also collide with increasingly likely climate-related disasters.

AFP

WHO panel debates Covid's emergency status

Geneva (AFP) - The World Health Organization's emergency committee on Covid-19 was meeting Friday to discuss whether the pandemic still merits the highest level of global alert.

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WHO panel in talks on Covid emergency status

Geneva (AFP) - The World Health Organization's emergency committee on Covid-19 was meeting Friday to discuss whether the pandemic still merits the highest level of global alert.

AFP

Swiss president faces parliamentary probe over media leaks

Geneva (AFP) - The Swiss parliament decided Tuesday to open an investigation targeting President Alain Berset, among others, over media leaks linked to government measures at the height of the pandemic.

AFP

UN Palestinian refugee agency seeks $1.6 bn

Geneva (AFP) - The UN agency for Palestinian refugees appealed Tuesday for $1.6 billion for its work in 2023, and called for Arab countries especially to show more solidarity.

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Billions still exposed to toxic trans fat: WHO

Geneva (AFP) - Five billion people are exposed to higher heart disease risks through trans fat, the World Health Organization said Monday, calling out countries that have failed to act against the toxic substance.

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Progress on POW visits 'urgent', Red Cross says after Moscow visit

Geneva (AFP) - The International Committee of the Red Cross urgently needs more access to prisoners of war on both sides in the Ukraine conflict, the organisation said Friday after its president visited Moscow.

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New Red Cross chief to visit Moscow this week

Geneva (AFP) - The new head of the International Committee of the Red Cross will visit Moscow this week, following a visit last month to conflict-ravaged Ukraine, the organisation said Wednesday.

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Olympics on free-to-air TV in Europe 2026-2032

Geneva (AFP) - The International Olympic Committee announced Monday that the four Olympic Games between 2026 and 2032 will be broadcast on free-to-air television in Europe.

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Shakhtar, Russian clubs' FIFA rule challenge rejected

Geneva (AFP) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Friday upheld FIFA's decision to allow foreign footballers and coaches to leave Russian and Ukrainian clubs due to the war.

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China eyes rule on office machines contradicting stance in WTO talks

GENEVA / BEIJING -- China has done an about-face since an October 2022 World Trade Organization meeting in which it clearly stated that it would not revise its standards to require office equipment such as multifunction printers to be designed and developed in China, it has been learned.

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UN calls for urgent help to combat acute child malnutrition

Geneva (AFP) - The United Nations called Thursday for urgent funding to help 30 million children suffering from acute malnutrition "before it is too late" in countries being hammered by the food crisis.

AFP

Pharma lobby blasts 'stupid' pandemic patent plans

Geneva (AFP) - Stripping patent protection from Covid-19 treatments is a "mind-bogglingly stupid" idea, the head of a leading pharmaceutical lobby said Wednesday, warning that the move would put industry innovation at risk.

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WHO seeks more China Covid data, praises US 'transparency'

Geneva (AFP) - The WHO reiterated Wednesday the need for China to share more data on its explosive Covid outbreak, while praising Washington's "radical transparency" in its efforts to battle a new sub-variant.

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WHO seeks more China Covid data, praises us 'transparency'

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Pakistan PM says ‘deeply moved by compassion’ of donors at Geneva

Shehbaz Sharif lauds ‘show of solidarity’ after flood-hit Pakistan secures pledge of more than $10bn to rebuild itself.

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