http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/index.html en Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:37:07 GMT Copyright2010, swissinfo. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/index/HSBC_says_bank_data_on_24,000_accounts_stolen.html?cid=8463306&rss=true Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:29:05 GMT Some 24,000 customers may have been affected by the theft of data from a Swiss branch of bank HSBC three years ago, the bank says. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/detail/index.html?cid=8458588&rss=true Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:24:00 GMT Four months after banning the construction of minarets, the Swiss are using Islam as an excuse to avoid re-defining themselves, says an expert on Muslim integration. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Swatch_watches_industry_crisis_from_a_pedestal.html?cid=8455904&rss=true Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:41:00 GMT The fact that watchmaking giant Swatch outperformed its competitors last year amid a disastrous export market is no surprise, says one industry insider. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/index/Torture_expert_blasts_Human_Rights_Council.html?cid=8454360&rss=true Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:28:00 GMT Torture and secret prisons are “global phenomena” that are not being taken seriously by the Geneva-based United Nations Human Rights Council, warns a UN expert.

http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Construction_boom_may_be_moving_too_fast.html?cid=8448492&rss=true Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:31:00 GMT Empty office and retail space may soon become a feature of many Swiss cities unless the pace of construction slows, a real estate report has warned. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Swiss_could_benefit_from_Dutch_pension_model.html?cid=8447212&rss=true Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:58:00 GMT Switzerland should look towards the Netherlands if it wants to improve the efficiency of its occupational pension system, a pensions expert tells swissinfo.ch. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/science_technology/More_silver_surfers_want_to_take_the_plunge.html?cid=8447224&rss=true Tue, 9 Mar 2010 20:30:00 GMT In Switzerland a majority of those over 65 years old do not use the internet, with many citing fears over technology use and the effort needed to learn about the web. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/Specials/Swiss_banking_secrecy_under_fire/News/Can_an_image_campaign_save_Switzerland.html?cid=8444318&rss=true Tue, 9 Mar 2010 13:02:00 GMT As Switzerland’s cherished bank secrecy comes increasingly under pressure, the Swiss government has to decide whether now is the time to bring in PR professionals. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Swiss_financial_sector_must_sink_or_swim.html?cid=8441076&rss=true Tue, 9 Mar 2010 07:07:00 GMT One year after succumbing to international pressure over tax evasion, the Swiss financial sector stands at a crossroads as it tries to pick a path out of the wreckage. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/science_technology/New_hope_in_treatment_of_childhood_leukaemia_.html?cid=8439680&rss=true Mon, 8 Mar 2010 20:03:00 GMT Zurich researchers have found a new treatment approach which they hope will help young leukaemia patients who don’t respond to conventional therapies. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Electric_cars_reveal_positives_and_negatives.html?cid=8422968&rss=true Mon, 8 Mar 2010 13:15:00 GMT Predictions about electric cars having a bright future have been around for 25 years, but the reality in Switzerland is very different. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Helping_women_break_into_a_man_s_world.html?cid=8420454&rss=true Mon, 8 Mar 2010 06:58:00 GMT None of the top 20 companies in Switzerland has a female CEO and women are largely underrepresented in boards of directors. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/top_news/Left_wins_vote_against_cuts_in_pension_benefits.html?cid=8430886&rss=true Sun, 7 Mar 2010 18:13:40 GMT Voters have overwhelmingly rejected a reform of the occupational pension scheme in an upset for the government and a majority in parliament. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Teens_stand_trial_over_Munich_attack_.html?cid=8419742&rss=true Sat, 6 Mar 2010 16:47:00 GMT The German trial of three Swiss teenagers accused of brutally attacking randomly selected people in Munich last summer is set to begin on Monday. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Sawmills_worry_axe_may_fall_over_wood_shortage.html?cid=8423738&rss=true Sat, 6 Mar 2010 09:33:00 GMT A strong franc and a weak market are chipping away at the Swiss timber industry. Sawmill owners say they fear a looming wood shortage and possible layoffs. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/foreign_affairs/Swiss_weigh_in_on_Human_Rights_Council_debate.html?cid=8422614&rss=true Fri, 5 Mar 2010 20:26:00 GMT Amid attacks and praise for the Human Rights Council, Switzerland has called for a special meeting to step up debate on the United Nations body. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/foreign_affairs/Hannibal_mugshot_enquiry_could_close_Libya_row.html?cid=8420310&rss=true Fri, 5 Mar 2010 12:36:00 GMT As the diplomatic row with Libya continues, attention is being focused on the Geneva investigation into the leak of police mugshots of Hannibal Gaddafi. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/internal_affairs/Pensions_and_animal_rights_top_ballot_sheets.html?cid=8399444&rss=true Sun, 7 Mar 2010 09:06:03 GMT Voters have the final say on Sunday on a reform of the occupational pension scheme opposed by a coalition of the centre-left parties, unions and consumer groups. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/specials/finance_crisis/Bonus_politics_creates_tension_in_UBS_ranks_.html?cid=8414748&rss=true Fri, 5 Mar 2010 07:11:00 GMT A UBS decision to pay out SFr2.9 billion ($2.7 billion) in bonuses has not only sparked criticism outside the bank, but also left some employees feeling cheated. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/index/Swiss_industry_downplays_Libyan_boycott.html?cid=8417750&rss=true Thu, 4 Mar 2010 20:32:00 GMT In the latest twist to its long-running dispute with Switzerland, Libya has announced a “total trade boycott”. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/foreign_affairs/Gay_asylum_seekers_receive_legal_knock-back.html?cid=8403758&rss=true Thu, 4 Mar 2010 12:43:00 GMT A motion to give legal recognition to people who are persecuted because of their sexual orientation has been roundly rejected by the House of Representatives.