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Arosa bear park gets Ukrainian circus bear

This content was published on Dec 11, 2020 Jambolina, a former Ukrainian circus bear, has become the new bear at Arosa bear sanctuary in southeast Switzerland.

West Africa vs Big Chocolate: Battle over price sours relations

This content was published on Dec 11, 2020 Ivory Coast and Ghana struggle to boost farmer incomes from a commodity that underpins the $100 billion industry.

Financier Joseph Safra, Brazil’s richest man, dies at 82

This content was published on Dec 11, 2020 Lebanese-Brazilian financier Joseph Safra, whose banking empire spanned from Brazil to Switzerland, has died aged 82, bank J. Safra Sarasin said.

Swiss own more electrical appliances but consume less energy

This content was published on Dec 10, 2020 Thanks to improvements in energy efficiency, electricity consumption for appliances has fallen by 13% since 2002.

WEF’s Asian relocation to cost Switzerland tens of millions

This content was published on Dec 9, 2020 Swiss hotels, restaurants and shops are counting up the cost of the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) flagship event moving to Singapore next year.

Study: fabric masks need 20+ washes to be more eco-friendly than disposable

This content was published on Dec 9, 2020 The federal material science and technology institute Empa found disposable plastic masks are more environmentally friendly than cotton masks.

New UBS boss faces money laundering probe from old job

This content was published on Dec 9, 2020 Dutch prosecutors have decided to reopen a case that ING had settled out of court in 2018, paying €775 million (CHF835 million). This was the largest penalty ever paid in the Netherlands for money laundering offences, but the case is being examined again as investors were unhappy with the settlement. Hamers was CEO of ING…

Switzerland ramps up Covid-19 vaccine order

This content was published on Dec 9, 2020 The Swiss government increased its previous order with the US biotechnology company for its mRNA vaccine to a new total of 7.5 million doses, it was announced on Tuesday. Earlier this week, Switzerland added a vaccine from Pfizer/BioNTech to its desired stockpile list. Switzerland’s membership of the World Health Organization COVAXExternal link initiative would also grant access…

Roche CEO: supply can’t meet demands for mass Covid-19 testing

This content was published on Dec 8, 2020 Severin Schwan, CEO of Swiss pharma giant Roche, has warned that the demand for Covid-19 tests still outstrips supply.

Credit Suisse director free to set up Hong Kong political group

This content was published on Dec 8, 2020 Hong Kong company filings show that Li was one of three people to set up the “Bauhinia Party” earlier this year, the South China Morning Post has reportedExternal link. The move comes amid a period of intense political and social upheaval in Hong Kong. Last month 15 opposition Hong Kong parliamentarians quit en masse in…

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