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UBS plans to hire up to 3,000 people in India and open a new Hyderabad site, while also preparing to cut about 3,000 jobs in Switzerland as it integrates Credit Suisse — 11 February 2026 (LINK)
Road to the First International Conference of the Global Framework on Chemicals being held in Geneva on 16 to 20 November 2026 — 11 February 2026 (LINK)
Trump orders Pentagon to buy power from coal plants — 10 February 2026 (LINK)
UN: FAO report warns fish fraud extends to one fifth of global catch — 10 February 2026 (LINK)
Top Canadian pension fund La Caisse halts deals with UAE firm DP World over chief executive's Epstein ties — 10 February 2026 (LINK)
EU delegation in Geneva receives special honorary award for 11 years of social media excellence — 9 February 2026 (LINK)
Mega pop star Chappell Roan ditches Hollywood heavyweight manager over Epstein emails, may push new music empire to brink — 9 February 2026 (LINK)
Catchup: New York Post: Let the morally and financially bankrupt UN perish — 7 February 2026 (LINK)
Breaking news
Tropical cyclone Gezani hits Madagascar and kills at least 20 — (LINK) ground.news: media reports — 11 February 2026 (LINK)
The U.S. claims China has conducted secret nuclear tests — 11 February 2026 (LINK)
Tropical cyclone Gezani hits Madagascar and kills at least 20 — (LINK) ground.news: media reports — 11 February 2026 (LINK)
The U.S. claims China has conducted secret nuclear tests — 11 February 2026 (LINK)
— The last full-scale nuclear test took place in North Korea in 2017, said Ankit Panda, a nuclear weapons expert at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. "As of this month, we are in the longest period in human history without a nuclear test," he said.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he had a "positive" conversation with President Trump after the president threatened to stop a bridge between the U.S. and Canada from being opened — 10 February 2026 (LINK)
See the Olympic medal count for the 2026 Winter Games — 11 February 2026 (LINK)
Transparency International warns of rising corruption in democracies as U.S. posts weakest score yet: Denmark top, Switzerland 6th, US 29th — (LINK) ground.news: 96 media reports — 10 February 2026 (LINK)
Trump set to gut U.S. climate change policy and environmental regulations, White House official says — 10 February 2026 (LINK)
Mark Zuckerberg becomes latest California billionaire to relocate to Florida amid tax concerns — 10 February 2026 (LINK)
Suspect in Canada school shooting as 18-year-old "biological male who approximately six years ago began to transition to female": gun attack victims found dead in school and home in British Columbia: two people found dead at the suspect's home are his mother and step-brother — 9 February 2026 (LINK)
EU plan to grant Ukraine accelerated membership despite Hungarian objections revealed — 10 February 2026 (LINK)
Major news
UBS plans to hire up to 3,000 people in India and open a new Hyderabad site, while also preparing to cut about 3,000 jobs in Switzerland as it integrates Credit Suisse — 11 February 2026 (LINK)
Road to the First International Conference of the Global Framework on Chemicals being held in Geneva on 16 to 20 November 2026 — 11 February 2026 (LINK)
Trump orders Pentagon to buy power from coal plants — 10 February 2026 (LINK)
UN: FAO report warns fish fraud extends to one fifth of global catch — 10 February 2026 (LINK)
Top Canadian pension fund La Caisse halts deals with UAE firm DP World over chief executive's Epstein ties — 10 February 2026 (LINK)
EU delegation in Geneva receives special honorary award for 11 years of social media excellence — 9 February 2026 (LINK)
Mega pop star Chappell Roan ditches Hollywood heavyweight manager over Epstein emails, may push new music empire to brink — 9 February 2026 (LINK)
Catchup: New York Post: Let the morally and financially bankrupt UN perish — 7 February 2026 (LINK)
Miscellaneous
Federer's Hall of Fame induction ceremony sells out in 2 minutes — 11 February 2026 (LINK)
Cuba halts airline refueling for a month amid energy crisis — (LINK) ground.news: 225 media reports — 10 February 2026 (LINK)
BBC: What King Charles III has done for the environment: From space exploration to tropical rainforests — 9 February 2026 (LINK)
Federer's Hall of Fame induction ceremony sells out in 2 minutes — 11 February 2026 (LINK)
Cuba halts airline refueling for a month amid energy crisis — (LINK) ground.news: 225 media reports — 10 February 2026 (LINK)
BBC: What King Charles III has done for the environment: From space exploration to tropical rainforests — 9 February 2026 (LINK)
— King Charles III's Harmony philosophy sees everything in nature (including humans) as interconnected. The philosophy is underpinned by the belief that by understanding the balance, order and relationships between ourselves and the natural world, a more sustainable future can be created.
Trump meme coin down 95% as cryptos slide — 9 February 2026 (LINK)
Chinese researchers achieve perovskite solar cell breakthrough enhancing stability — (LINK) ground.news: 15 media reports — 7 February 2026 (LINK)
— The Cooldown: "Solar panel manufacturer founded in 2024 [...] has also completed a demonstration power station."
Heather Cox Richardson: Trump and mass detentions — 7 February 2026 (LINK)
Dow Jones Industrial Average crosses historic 50,000 mark — 6 February 2026 (LINK)
South Korean crypto exchange accidentally gave away $95 billion in Bitcoin: The error was quickly corrected, but not before Bithumb users sold off billions in Bitcoin, temporarily crashing its listed price. — 6 February 2026 (LINK)
Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026: Montreux Jazz sets the tempo in the city: the grand watchmaking salon will open its doors at Palexpo in Geneva from April 14 to 20, featuring many new developments. Eleven brands will be making their debut, including Audemars Piguet, which will be making a grand return, while in the city centre, a new venue will host the Montreux Jazz Festival for the very first time — 5 February 2026 (LINK)
— More than 6,000 retailers, 1,600 international journalists, and some 1,500 guests from around the world are expected to attend this major watchmaking event. Watches and Wonders Geneva will open its ticket office on February 10 on its website. With a brand new 600-square-metre space in the heart of the city, Quai Général-Guisan, the Montreux Jazz Festival will enliven the evenings with a music programme from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m., including DJ sets and live performances.
Royal Caribbean issues statement after CocoCay private island destination in Bahamas suffers storm damage: operations now back to normal — 5 February 2026 (LINK)
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