Police arrest 20 thieves and pickpockets in Swiss tourism hotspots
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The operation was carried out in the Interlaken, Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen regions, as well as at popular tourist attractions such as the Jungfraujoch.
UBS allegedly considering moving headquarters to the US
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Rumours of UBS moving to the United States have resurfaced, just as the Swiss Senate is due to take up the issue of tightening capital requirements.
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Two trams collided in Zurich Oerlikon on Monday afternoon. Three people suffered moderate injuries, including the two drivers.
Historic WTO fisheries agreement enters into force
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The agreement to eliminate fisheries subsidies, concluded at the World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial in Geneva in 2022, has entered into force.
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Should refugees be screened for infections?
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Afona Chernet, a researcher at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health InstituteExternal link in Basel, examined around 100 Eritrean refugees who had lived in Switzerland for less than a year. He was looking for infectious diseases that are common in Africa. It was the first time such a study had been undertaken in Switzerland. The…
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“This quarantine period, during which we will not take blood donations from potentially affected people, is the same as for any other tropical disease,” Rudolf Schwabe, director of the national blood donation organisation Swiss Transfusion, told the Swiss News Agency. “This measure is simpler and less expensive than testing all of the blood samples concerned.” …
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