Tag - Switzerland

WHO regrets US decision to withdraw from organisation

GENEVA: (Bernama-AA) The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday (Jan 21) said it regrets new United States (US) President Donald Trump's decision of intending to withdraw from the organisation, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported. The WHO "plays a crucial role in protecting the health and security of the world's people, including Americans, by addressing the root causes...

Anwar to visit UK after UAE, set to meet British PM Keir Starmer

PETALING JAYA: After completing a three-day working visit to the UAE, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will visit the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister said, in a Facebook post Sunday, that he would be heading to London after completing his working visit to the UAE. He said the visit is aimed at strengthening the strategic relationship between the...

Na’imah gets temporary release of passport for overseas trips

KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court here has allowed Toh Puan Na'imah Khalid, the wife of Tun Daim Zainuddin, the temporary release of her passport for travel to Singapore and Switzerland. Judge Azura Alwi allowed the application made by Na'imah's lawyer M Puravalen for the release of her travel documents after Deputy Public Prosecutor Datuk Wan Shaharuddin...

Switzerland votes to make same-sex marriage legal by near two-thirds majority

Posters are pictured before a vote on same sex marriage in Geneva, Switzerland, on Sept 23, 2021. Poster reads : "Love without privilege, yes to marriage for all".Reuters ZURICH - Switzerland agreed to legalise civil marriage and the right to adopt children for same-sex couples by a nearly two-thirds majority in a referendum on Sunday, making it...