How a bloody battlefield inspired a pacifist to create the Red Cross
Swiss businessman Jean-Henri Dunant was shocked by the paralysis of local authorities after the Battle of Solferino, and then ...
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Red Cross defends its role in Gaza conflict
The Red Cross, accused of not doing enough to help hostages in Gaza or Palestinian detainees in Israel, has defended itself in a rare statement outlining the limits of its role. Insisting on its ...
B.C.'s Reece Howden claims ski cross bronze in Switzerland
Reece Howden of Cultus Lake, B.C., finished in third place in the men's big final at the FIS ski cross World Cup stop in ...
The Reason Barcelona Have England Flag on Their Badge
What typically slips the minds of supporters, and what shouldn’t be misconstrued as the England flag, is that Barcelona’s badge includes the symbol which represents that of St George’s Cross – but why ...
'Incomprehensible': Red Cross museum fears closure amid Swiss funding cuts
The Red Cross museum in Geneva is warning that it risks closure after its funding was axed in a broad government cost-cutting ...
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Geneva's Red Cross museum fears closure amid Swiss funding cuts
The Red Cross museum in Geneva is warning that it risks closure after its funding was axed in a broad government cost-cutting ...