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Keeping a printing tradition alive
More and more train tickets are printed by computers; the traditional card ticket is today rarely used. The Aeschbacher company in Worb near Bern still cuts these and prints them with lead type. [...]
Corporate taxes
Swiss set to tackle divisive fiscal reform
Murder questions
Papers rue failings of house arrest system
Last word?
Swiss diplomat defends European Court solution
The European Court of Justice could settle differences between Switzerland and the European Union over their future bilateral relationship, a top Swiss diplomat has told the NZZ am Sonntag newspaper. [...]
Corporate taxes
Swiss set to tackle divisive fiscal reform
Chinese readers react
Profit at the expense of moral values
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
Gymnastics coach
'It’s a great feeling to fly, to twist, to rotate'
Although his profession is teaching business, Reto Marthaler’s passion is gymnastics. He spends hundreds of hours per year organising local and regional boys’ programmes. The sport is on his mind “every day, every hour, every second”. [...]
Nadja Räss
Breaking the mould as a Swiss yodeller
Stem cell research
Cord blood – sound investment or pricey frill?
Umbilical cord blood holds precious stem cells. At some Swiss hospitals, mothers can donate their baby's supply to research. But some labs have privatised the practice, and not everyone is sure it’s worth the cost. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) [...]
Cancer discovery
New imaging gives insight into tumours’ travels
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Staying power
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Beznau in northern Switzerland is now the world’s oldest nuclear plant.
The nuclear power station in Oldbury in England was shut down on February 29. Beznau, in Switzerland, has taken its place as the oldest operating nuclear plant in the world. A record not many people are inclined to celebrate these days. (SF/swissinfo.ch)
Walking the talk on renewable energy
After a year that saw Switzerland officially renounce nuclear energy, the country now has to find alternatives. Politicians are calling for action. [...]
