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Swiss food firm’s infant formula and cereal sold in global south ignore WHO anti-obesity guidelines for Europe, says Public EyeNestlé, the world’s largest consumer goods company, adds sugar and honey to infant milk and cereal products sold in many poorer countries, contrary to international guidelines aimed at preventing obesity and chronic diseases, a report has found.Campaigners from Public Eye, a Swiss investigative organisation, sent...

Three others injured after aircraft slid down slope during drop-off near summit of Petit Combin mountainThree people have been killed and three others injured after a helicopter crashed while dropping off skiers on the Petit Combin mountain in the Swiss Alps.The B3-type helicopter crashed at a landing site during a heliski drop-off on Tuesday, the Wallis regional police force said in a statement. Continue...

Sixth member of cross-country tour group still missing, authorities in Zermatt sayFive cross-country skiers who went missing during a ski tour in Switzerland were found dead, while a search was still on for the sixth skier, according to police.Police in Switzerland’s Valais canton on Sunday started searching for six people who went missing during a ski tour that departed from the alpine town of...

British defence minister will send army, navy and RAF personnel to one of largest Nato exercises since cold war; UN says 8.5 million people need aidSee all our Ukraine coverageThe UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said that Russia has highly likely “substantially inflated” the number of people it says have joined the country’s armed forces, with new recruits being disproportionately drawn from some...

Ousman Sonko is accused of supporting repressive policies and was arrested in Bern in 2017 after applying for asylumEurope live – latest updatesA former Gambian minister has become the highest-ranking official to be tried in Europe under the principles of universal jurisdiction after his trial on charges of crimes against humanity opened in Switzerland.Ousman Sonko, interior minister under the west African country’s ousted dictator...