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1 week ago | 
gurutrade.com | Cecile Mantovani |Denis Balibouse |Ariane Lüthi |John Revill
GENEVA, May 8 (Reuters) - A 10-carat blue diamond which could fetch $20 million when it goes under the hammer later this month was presented by auction house Sotheby's in Geneva on Thursday.
The cushion-shaped piece, known as the "Mediterranean Blue Diamond," was mined in South Africa and displayed a rare colour that qualified as fancy vivid blue, Sotheby's said.
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2 weeks ago | 
wimz.com | Emma Farge |Cecile Mantovani
By Emma Farge and Cecile MantovaniGENEVA (Reuters) -Hundreds of U.N. staff protested outside the United Nations’ European headquarters on Thursday at job losses within the global body due to major aid cuts by U.S. President Donald Trump and other donors. Switzerland’s Geneva, which calls itself the ‘City of Peace’, is a humanitarian and diplomatic hub, employing over 30,000 people in the sector, according to cantonal authorities.
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2 weeks ago | 
kfgo.com | Emma Farge |Cecile Mantovani
By Emma Farge and Cecile MantovaniGENEVA (Reuters) -Hundreds of U.N. staff protested outside the United Nations’ European headquarters on Thursday at job losses within the global body due to major aid cuts by U.S. President Donald Trump and other donors. Switzerland’s Geneva, which calls itself the ‘City of Peace’, is a humanitarian and diplomatic hub, employing over 30,000 people in the sector, according to cantonal authorities.
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1 month ago | 
kfgo.com | Olivia Le Poidevin |Cecile Mantovani
By Olivia Le Poidevin and Cecile MantovaniGENEVA (Reuters) – Swiss watch seller Sacha Davidoff was scrambling on Thursday to understand what new U.S. tariffs on Switzerland announced by President Donald Trump meant for the goods he was due to export from his shop in Geneva this week. “I made a deal and now we’re stuck. We are supposed to ship the watch, but what do we do now? He (the client) won’t want to pay 31% more. It doesn’t feel real,” Davidoff said.
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1 month ago | 
africapulse.com | Olivia Le Poidevin |Cecile Mantovani
GENEVA (Reuters) – Swiss watch seller Sacha Davidoff was scrambling on Thursday to understand what new U.S. tariffs on Switzerland announced by President Donald Trump meant for the goods he was due to export from his shop in Geneva this week.…This data comes from the ChinaPulse.com media intelligence and smart news insights monitoring platform.
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1 month ago | 
uk.marketscreener.com | Olivia Le Poidevin |Cecile Mantovani
GENEVA (Reuters) - Swiss watch seller Sacha Davidoff was scrambling on Thursday to understand what new U.S. tariffs on Switzerland announced by President Donald Trump meant for the goods he was due to export from his shop in Geneva this week. "I made a deal and now we're stuck. We are supposed to ship the watch, but what do we do now? He (the client) won't want to pay 31% more. It doesn't feel real," Davidoff said.
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1 month ago | 
globalheroes.com | Cecile Mantovani |Denis Balibouse
A patient, who is a part of a project in which doctors prescribe art as therapy, looks at artworks in the Art and History Museum in Neuchatel, Switzerland March 11, 2025. © ReutersBy Cecile Mantovani and Denis BalibouseSwiss doctors are expanding the range of prescriptions for patients with mental health conditions and chronic illnesses to include strolls in public gardens, art galleries and museums.
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1 month ago | 
arizonadigitalfreepress.com | Cecile Mantovani |Denis Balibouse
A close-up of The Great Aletsch glacier is pictured at Eggishorn mountain, in Fiesch, Switzerland July 31, 2019. Picture taken July 31, 2019. (REUTERS/Catherine Muzolf/File Photo)By Cecile Mantovani and Denis Balibouse | REUTERSThe biggest glacier in the Alps could yet be partially saved if global warming is capped below two degrees Celsius, Swiss scientists said on Friday, although significant ice loss is now inevitable.
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1 month ago | 
azdailysun.com | Cecile Mantovani |Denis Balibouse
By Cecile Mantovani and Denis BalibouseJUNGFRAUJOCH, Switzerland (Reuters) - The biggest glacier in the Alps could yet be partially saved if global warming is capped below two degrees Celsius, Swiss scientists said on Friday, although significant ice loss is now inevitable. kAmv=24:6CD 2C@F?5 E96 8=@36 2C6 5:D2AA62C:?8 72DE6C E92? 6G6C[ H:E9 E96 =2DE E9C66\J62C A6C:@5 D66:?8 E96 =2C86DE 8=24:2= >2DD =@DD @? C64@C5[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 &} C6A@CE @? uC:52J]k^AmkAm%96 vC62E p=6ED49 v=24:6C :?
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1 month ago | 
radiousa.com | Cecile Mantovani |Denis Balibouse
By Cecile Mantovani and Denis BalibouseJUNGFRAUJOCH, Switzerland (Reuters) – The biggest glacier in the Alps could yet be partially saved if global warming is capped below two degrees Celsius, Swiss scientists said on Friday, although significant ice loss is now inevitable. Glaciers around the globe are disappearing faster than ever, with the last three-year period seeing the largest glacial mass loss on record, according to a UN report on Friday.
