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Keeping company
Labour agreement faces social test
As support for the free movement of workers accord with the European Union is waning, Swiss employers and unions agree to combat labour market abuses and to tighten controls, but they remain at loggerheads over the issue of minimum wages. [...]
Neither war nor peace
Battle begins against drones and killer robots
The intensive use of drones by the Obama administration is feeding a wave of protest and criticism which reaches Geneva next week when a coalition of NGOs will call for a halt to the race to build technology for autonomous killing robots. [...]
Corporate taxes
Swiss set to tackle divisive fiscal reform
Swiss banking woes
Minister says end to US tax dispute in sight
Swiss Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf says a resolution may be not far off to end a long-running dispute with the United States over Swiss banks accused of helping wealthy Americans evade billions of dollars of taxes. [...]
Changes at the top
Surprise shake-up marks Glencore Xstrata meeting
Formula for success
Chinese parents drive baby milk powder boom
Ice hockey
Switzerland take silver at world championships
Switzerland won its first medal at the ice hockey world championships in 60 years, capturing the silver medal after losing to hosts Sweden 5-1 in the final in Stockholm on Sunday. [...]
Gymnastics coach
'It’s a great feeling to fly, to twist, to rotate'
Aerial mapping
Successful takeoff for Swiss commercial drones
Switzerland’s flying robots used for 3D aerial mapping have been a global commercial success. But security and privacy concerns could curb the enthusiasm of a sector which is in full swing.
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New imaging gives insight into tumours’ travels
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In depth
Encouraging the next generation
Budding Swiss filmmakers learn the ropes
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Switzerland’s film output lags behind that of other European countries because it depends on state subsidies, which are very low. The Swiss government allocated just under SFr27 million ($27.3 million) for cinema projects in 2012.
It’s little incentive for young people to opt for a career in cinema. But Studio41, a film studio and training facility in western Switzerland, still wants to encourage would-be filmmakers to give it a go. Their week-long summer camps near Estavayer-le-lac teach children about every aspect of the filmmaking process, as swissinfo.ch found out.
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Big screen, small films
Documentaries are the strength of Swiss cinema
For several years, the Locarno international film festival has devoted considerable space to Swiss documentaries, a genre which has a long tradition in Switzerland and which has built a solid reputation abroad. [...]
Mise-en-scène
Locarno’s outdoor cinema, a big production
The Locarno film festival has one of the largest outdoor screens in Europe. Rain or shine, up to 8,000 people can watch festival films inside the town’s renaissance Piazza Grande. [...]
