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'I had to sacrifice a lot': Fifa women’s football head appointed dame
Aucklander Sarai Bareman has been head of women's football at Fifa since 2016.

Beaufort Watches founder on growing the ‘untouched’ Kiwi market
Beaufort Watches owner Robert Kwok says his passion is to share the craft of watchmaking.

$14m for a basic house: The country where most people rent for life
New York Times: 'Two kids, a house, a garden ... I don’t know anybody who has that.'

Forget flying, you should travel from Switzerland to Italy by train
The Swiss Rail Pass offers unlimited travel on Switzerland's rail network.

Sweden tourism board tired of being confused for Switzerland
Sweden argues that these similarities are superficial - just two letters deep.

Ready for a solo adventure? These are the top destinations for 2024
The world’s most welcoming spots for one - from Dubrovnik to Zurich.

Opinion: Fifteen years after Lehman, we still need to fix financial supervision
FT: It must be made easier for regulators to act intelligently and independently.

Your ultimate guide to riding the rails in scenic Switzerland
The ultimate guide to seeing Switzerland by train.

Credit Suisse retail investors plan lawsuit challenging UBS takeover
Financial Times: Class action claim includes hundreds of failed bank’s former employees.

‘Creepy’ sign for Swiss football superstar defended
Banner aimed at Swiss superstar Alisha Lehmann draws flak.

Long white mountain range meets long white cloud
OPINION: Greetings from the Head of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.

'No words right now': Football Ferns’ exit might top list of home heartbreaks
As the final whistle blew on Sunday, many of the New Zealand players seemed in a daze.

Who'll feast on glory after Football Ferns' deep south decider?
World Cup progression - and breakfast - on line in women's football round-robin dual.

In this Swiss town, Tina Turner was a neighbour, not a star
New York Times: Down to earth and generous, Tina Turner made her mark on Küsnacht.

Watch: 'Currently between jobs': Jacinda Ardern speaks at WHO assembly
Ex PM jokes, pays tribute to Bloomfield, Gerrard in NZ Covid response.

Tiny Swiss village evacuated under 8-million tonne rockslide threat
Stragglers packed up belongings before the evacuation came into effect.

All aboard for Europe's most breathtaking train journeys
Scenery for days: riding the rails is pure joy.

UBS agrees to buy embattled Credit Suisse for more than $3 billion
Financial Times: Swiss authorities engineer deal to combine country’s two biggest banks.

UBS in talks to acquire Credit Suisse to stem crisis
Financial Times: Swiss authorities press for merger to stem crisis in banking sector.

Credit Suisse shares soar after announcing $87 billion central bank aid
Credit Suisse was beset by problems long before the US bank failures.

Shares in major investment bank Credit Suisse plunge to historic lows
Fears of deeper problems in the world banking system spread in the wake of US failures.

Central banks going crypto: Is it a good idea?
Financial Times: Across the world, old sober institutions are exploring digital currency.

Philip Morris’ CEO on quitting smoking and detoxifying the brand
Financial Times: Boss says tobacco group shifting from cigarettes to ‘healthy solutions’.

Toblerone told to drop Matterhorn mountain from chocolate bars
The triangular chocolate bar beloved by duty free could soon look very different.

One to put on your travel gaydar: Zurich, Switzerland
Zurich is anything but straight-laced. Just ask the lesbian mayor.

Inside the Swiss clinic that promises to help you live longer
Financial Times: Clinique La Prairie is the original wellness retreat for the super-rich.

Greta Thunberg slams leaders' lack of climate action
The young activist was at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Dwindling snow leaves Swiss alpine villages staring at an identity crisis
New York Times: Unusually warm winter leaves ski resorts facing an uncertain future.

Scientists unveil laser beam to deflect lightning strikes
Laser lightning rod in critical infrastructure "biggest breakthrough since Ben Franklin".