Advocacy groups behind a “suicide capsule” announced Sunday they have suspended applications to use the device until authorities in Switzerland complete a criminal investigation into a woman’s voluntary death from its first use. The president of Switzerland-based The Last Resort, Florian Willet, is being held in pretrial detention, according to the group and Exit International,…
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News Terminally ill Missouri woman, 79, taking trip to Switzerland for assisted suicide
A terminally ill Missouri woman is planning to go to Switzerland to end her own life in a physician-assisted death while she is still physically capable of making the trip. Gayle Hendrix, a 79-year-old mother of two from Cape Girardeau, was diagnosed with lupus and interstitial lung disease four years ago and says her lung…
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News Sudan’s Military Spurns Cease-Fire Talks in Switzerland
American-led mediators secured famine relief for needy areas. But with Sudan’s military failing to attend, a cease-fire was far out of reach. Related Posts Military mental health is focus as AI training simulates real conversations to help prevent veteran suicide This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide,…
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News Ceasefire Talks on Sudan’s Civil War Open in Switzerland
The American-backed talks in Switzerland, which started on Wednesday, aim to halt a catastrophic civil war. But only one side has turned up. Related Posts Trump attorney sounds alarm on NY AG Letitia James amid civil fraud case: ‘She campaigned on Trump’ Trump attorney Alina Habba joined “Sunday Morning Futures” with host Maria Bartiromo on…
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Kenya news President Ruto arrives back in Kenya after visiting Italy, Switzerland
President William Ruto landed in Nairobi early Monday following a visit to Italy and Switzerland where he participated in the G7 Summit and the inaugural Summit of Peace in Ukraine respectively. While in Italy, President Ruto called for increased support for Africa’s development. He urged the G7 leaders to champion the reform of the international…
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Kenya news President Ruto in Switzerland for Ukraine-Russia peace meeting
President Ruto is also expected to speak on the war in the Middle East and Africa. President William Ruto has arrived in Bürgenstock, Switzerland, for a high-level meeting to forge peace in Ukraine. More than 100 Heads of State and Government are attending the two-day conference. It aims to map out first steps toward stability…
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News Ukraine Hosts Peace Talks in Switzerland, Though Russia Isn’t Invited
What is the value of peace talks that aren’t actually talks between the warring sides? President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine was due to open a peace conference in Switzerland on Saturday that is intended to shore up support for his country’s negotiating positions with backing from as many nations as possible. Yet even as the…
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Kenya news Ruto Invited to Switzerland for Ukraine Peace Talks
The Summit on Peace in Ukraine will explore ways to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Related Posts Opinion | Israel Needs a Biden Peace Plan During my nine days of reporting recently in Israel and the West Bank, little did I know that the most Read more Ukraine Indicts Officials Linked to Efforts to Investigate the…
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News Nemo Wins the Eurovision Song Contest for Switzerland
The run-up to this Saturday’s Eurovision Song Contest final in Malmo, Sweden, was unusually tense and anguished, with months of protests over Israel’s involvement in the competition, a contestant suspended just hours before the show began and confrontations between the police and pro-Palestinian demonstrators outside the arena on the night. But when the final began,…
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News Switzerland prepares for Ukraine peace summit, reckons with its own historic neutrality
An upcoming Ukraine peace summit, ostensibly the most ambitious bid in years by neutral Switzerland to mediate a major conflict, is instead showing how Swiss economic and security interests increasingly align with Western Europe over Russia. This is the view of both Swiss advocates of closer cooperation with Western powers and nationalist opponents who say…
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