F-35 costs ‘were never fixed’: former Swiss audit chief
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Former Swiss audit boss claims cost of procuring US F-35 fighter jets was always likely to over-run as no fixed price had been guaranteed.
US F-35 jets could cost Switzerland ‘more than CH1 billion extra’
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The United States is trying to charge Switzerland up to CHF1.5 billion more for 36 F-35 fighter jets that were ordered in 2021.
Swiss kayaker stumbles on 20,000-year-old mammoth tooth
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An amateur Swiss fossil hunter has discovered a tooth from a 20,000-year-old woolly mammoth while taking a river trip in his kayak.
The Russia affair in the Swiss secret service: ‘This is espionage’
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Employees of the Swiss intelligence service have been cooperating with Russian contacts for years. Highly sensitive data ended up with Russia.
Swiss food labels must declare animal suffering from July
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From July 1, food labels in Switzerland will have to disclose whether products of animal origin involve painful practices. The Swiss federal government has approved a series of ordinances requiring the labelling of meat, eggs and foie gras.
Is your place of origin, your Heimatort, important to you?
Every Swiss citizen has a Heimatort, a place of origin, but many have never visited theirs. What’s your relationship with your Heimatort? What does it mean to you?
Train vs plane: would you take a direct train between London and Geneva?
Eurostar is planning to run direct trains from Britain to Germany and Switzerland from the early 2030s. Would you favour the train over the plane? If not, why not?
