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Access to good therapy is big issue for patients in poorer nations

This content was published on Sep 26, 2014 Treatments for diseases other than HIV have had far less attention from big pharma.

Swiss tobacco fields

This content was published on Sep 26, 2014 Swiss tobacco production is on the decline; only about 200 farmers still grow this labour-intensive crop.

Swiss in no rush to relinquish tobacco cash

This content was published on Sep 26, 2014 Entrenched in Switzerland, the tobacco industry enjoys significant political support, but even that may not be enough to save it.

Resort of Wengen anxiously awaiting second-home law

This content was published on Sep 24, 2014 Wengen, one of seven villages that belong to the commune of Lauterbrunnen in the Bernese Oberland, is a popular ski resort that witnessed a construction boom of second homes in recent years, just the kind of place the new law was targeting. “Nothing is clear,” Markus Zumbühl, vice-president of Wengen TourismExternal link and owner of…

Minister calls for global commitment on climate

This content was published on Sep 23, 2014 Addressing the United Nations Climate Summit, Energy Minister Doris Leuthard called for a global climate change agreement.

Switzerland retains top spot in global wealth ranking

This content was published on Sep 23, 2014 Swiss households are not only the richest in the world but they have also grown richer over the past year, according to a report by insurer Allianz. Paradoxically, the Swiss also have the highest per capita debt in the world. Swiss private households are the richest in the world according to the 2014 Allianz Global…

Not enough women in Swiss boardrooms

This content was published on Sep 23, 2014 Switzerland has one of the lowest proportions of women in senior roles in European companies.

Paris court affirms €1.1 billion bond for UBS

This content was published on Sep 22, 2014 A Paris appeals court has ordered Swiss bank UBS to pay a bond of €1.1 billion on charges of helping French customers hide their assets.

Engineers meet challenge of Gotthard tunnel

This content was published on Sep 22, 2014 Travelling at 250 km/h you will hardly notice them, and if all goes well, they will never be used by railway passengers: Yet the emergency exits in the 57-kilometre tunnel are a little marvel of engineering. “We had to design doors that can be opened by a child and that at the same time will…

Swiss watch exporters take long view of China

This content was published on Sep 21, 2014 Last summer, Switzerland became the second European country to sign a free-trade agreement with China, following Iceland’s lead. On July 1, the pact came into force.

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