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Switzerland steps in to help heat-struck farmers

This content was published on Aug 6, 2018 The government has announced a range of temporary measures to ease the heatwave-related difficulties faced by farmers across the country.

Zurich’s mysterious underground reservoirs

This content was published on Aug 6, 2018 Some 70% of Zurich’s water comes from Lake Zurich and 15% is spring water. The rest is groundwater. In addition to the city of Zurich, drinking water is provided to 67 municipalities and 900,000 people in the region. Zurich Water Provision’sExternal link 280 or so staff ensure that top-quality drinking water flows from every tap…

The Swiss village that wants to become a hotel

This content was published on Aug 5, 2018 Only 12 inhabitants now live in the village of Corippo in southern Switzerland. To survive, it is becoming a hotel resort.

Swiss farmers appeal for help against the heat

This content was published on Aug 4, 2018 Farmers want the government to introduce emergency measures to offset the problems for agricultural production caused by the ongoing heatwave.

CEO of Baselworld steps down

This content was published on Aug 3, 2018 The head of the world’s largest watch and jewellery trade show has handed in his resignation amid a row over the departure of several exhibitors.

Swiss court blocks French request for UBS banking data

This content was published on Aug 2, 2018 Switzerland’s Federal Administrative Court has ordered the Federal Tax Administration not to give France details about 40,000 UBS bank clients.

Thomas Jordan, Chairman of the Swiss National Bank

Central bank back in the black after shaky 2018 start

This content was published on Jul 31, 2018 The Swiss National Bank made strong profits in the first half of 2018, largely thanks to a weakening franc and gains in foreign exchange markets.

A customs officer inspects goods in a car boot as part of an exercise at the Bardonnex border post in Geneva in 2014

How to simplify Swiss customs with new app

This content was published on Jul 30, 2018 The new “QuickZoll” smartphone app aims to simplify customs clearance for holidaymakers and cross-border shoppers, but it has limitations.

Swiss Federal Railways employees lift one of the trains after the collision, in Granges-pres-Marnand in 2013

Spike seen in number of train drivers running red lights

This content was published on Jul 29, 2018 According to a Sunday report in SonntagsZeitung, train conductors have never ignored as many traffic lights as they did in 2017.

View of the Swatch Group booth at the world watch and jewellery show Baselworld

Swatch Group withdraws from Baselworld

This content was published on Jul 29, 2018 With the departure of its largest exhibitor from 2019, it’s yet another setback for the world’s largest watch and jewellery fair.

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