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WHO director Tedros confirms eight cases of deadly hantavirus as the outbreak goes global… A traveler in Zurich and a flight attendant in Johannesburg among the latest to test positive for the rare strain… The MV Hondius continues its transit to Tenerife with three bodies in cold storage and one passenger in critical condition… Spanish …
Officials in the Swiss canton of Zurich are backing a proposal that would mandate tolerance of so-called “assisted suicide” across retirement and nursing homes, according to reporting from Swissinfo. https://t.co/yBFqD95IID — “Sudden And Unexpected” (@toobaffled) February 15, 2026 Switzerland’s largest city is advancing a policy that would require hospitals and retirement homes to begin facilitating …
by Dismal-Jellyfish https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/files/enf20230724a1.pdf The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced a consent order and a $268.5 million fine with UBS Group AG, of Zurich, Switzerland, for misconduct by Credit Suisse, which UBS subsequently acquired in June 2023. The misconduct involved Credit Suisse’s unsafe and unsound counterparty credit risk management practices with its former counterparty, Archegos …