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Missing glass eye? Contact Swiss railways

This content was published on Jul 28, 2017 A glass eye, wedding dress and fakir costume were among the 127,000 items passengers left behind on Swiss trains last year.

Swiss students reveal prototype for experimental hyperloop

This content was published on Jul 28, 2017 The Swiss pod, named Escher after the 19th century Swiss entrepreneur Alfred Escher, was unveiled at ETHZ at a ceremony on Thursday. It will be among 27 pods assembled by university students from around the world vying to be the fastest on a 1.25km track built by SpaceX in Hawthorne California. Escher was selected from…

Swiss franc weakens to symbolic low

This content was published on Jul 27, 2017 The Swiss franc has fallen to its lowest point since the January 2015 unpegging from the euro. It will be a big relief to exporters and tourists.

Express cheese delivery in Bern

This content was published on Jul 25, 2017 There’s one fewer delivery van on Bern’s streets. Kurt Staudenmann from the Chäsbueb cheesemonger now uses a cargo bike. (Video: Peter Siegenthaler)

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Strong franc forces Swiss paper mill to close

This content was published on Jul 25, 2017 The 125-year-old Utzenstorf factory will close its doors at the end of 2017, management announced on Tuesday. The decision was blamed on the strong franc that has appreciated significantly in recent years, making its products unsustainably expensive for foreign markets. The Swiss National Bank’s decision in January 2015 to cease pegging the franc to the…

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Asian education and flying high to harness the wind

This content was published on Jul 23, 2017 Here's a selection of the stories we will be bringing you in the upcoming week.

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Pharma remains king of Swiss exports

This content was published on Jul 20, 2017 Swiss exports were further boosted by resurgence in demand from China that saw a 20% increase in value of goods sold. This has helped stabilise the Swiss watch industry that has suffered an alarming downturn since China cracked down on valuable watch gifts in an anti-corruption initiative launched in 2012. The value of Swiss watches…

Swiss banker admits to helping Americans cheat taxes

This content was published on Jul 20, 2017 A former Credit Suisse banker pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges of aiding Americans in hiding millions of dollars from US tax authorities.

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Official: Internal review clears Swiss arms shipments

This content was published on Jul 20, 2017 The head of a Swiss federal office says its handling of export permits for arms manufacturers is improving after a criminal probe into past shipments.

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Do you buy ‘natural’?

This content was published on Jul 20, 2017 In an informal poll, swissinfo.ch Facebook users told us how they choose to define 'natural' food.

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