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Ex-Swiss rescue pilot held for pot smuggling
spain

Ex-Swiss rescue pilot held for pot smuggling

A helicopter pilot who once worked for Rega, the Swiss emergency rescue service, has been arrested in Spain along with his Swiss co-pilot after being caught in a chopper with 600 kilograms of cannabis, according to media reports.
Scandal-hit princess set for Swiss move
Geneva

Scandal-hit princess set for Swiss move

Spain's Princess Cristina, the youngest daughter of King Juan Carlos, is moving to Switzerland with her children at the end of the summer in a move that should take some of the pressure off her scandal-hit family.
Nestlé drops supplier as more horsemeat found
spain

Nestlé drops supplier as more horsemeat found

Swiss food giant Nestlé says it has stopped using a Spanish supplier after tests determined there was horse DNA in products supposedly containing pure beef in the latest development in a Europe-wide food-labelling scandal.
Ambassador's wife tied to money laundering
spain

Ambassador's wife tied to money laundering

The wife of a former Swiss ambassador is implicated in a money-laundering case under investigation by Spanish police that allegedly involves a Chinese mafia network and two Geneva banks, according to a TV news report.
Swiss to cut Madrid and Athens flights
Travel

Swiss to cut Madrid and Athens flights

Switzerland's national airline said on Monday it would cut flights to Athens and Madrid, both hard-hit by the eurozone crisis, and would expand its flights to more lucrative destinations.