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How a Swiss robot plans to clean up space

This content was published on Dec 5, 2020 ClearSpace is using technology developed by engineers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL). Their four-armed robotic junk collector will be launched into space by the European Space Agency (ESA) in 2025. Its first mission is to grab a small piece of a European Vega rocket, launched in 2013. A lot of debris has accumulated…

The world’s first space ‘garbage truck’ will be Swiss

This content was published on Dec 5, 2020 It is the first time the European Space Agency (ESA) has allocated such a large sum (€86 million) to a start-up.

Glencore CEO Glasenberg to step down next year

This content was published on Dec 4, 2020 Ivan Glasenberg, CEO of the world’s largest commodities trader Glencore, has announced his retirement next year.

Swiss-UK deal to grant consultants privileged mutual access

This content was published on Dec 4, 2020 Switzerland and Britain have agreed on the free movement of service providers for after December 31.

Swissair liquidator extracts CHF2.75 million from former bosses

This content was published on Dec 4, 2020 Swissair’s liquidator announced the agreed settlement on Friday, having failed last year to hold the executives liable for the much larger sum of CHF280 million. The grounding of the 71-year-old national airline in 2001 was received with shock in the Alpine country. The bankruptcy was blamed in part on the 9/11 terrorist attack in the…

Vitol pays $160 million to settle Petrobras related fraud case

This content was published on Dec 4, 2020 The bribery allegations surfaced during the “Operation Carwash” corruption probe into Brazilian state energy company Petrobras. This led to a United States indictment that accused Vitol employees of bribing officials in Brazil, Ecuador and Mexico. While Vitol was not obliged to plead guilty to the charges under the terms of the deferred prosecution agreement, it did acknowledge…

Stakes rising: the business of creating cryptocurrencies

This content was published on Dec 4, 2020 Creating new cryptocurrencies on blockhains has turned into a lucrative, but risky, new business line.

Mixed picture for the disabled in the workplace

This content was published on Dec 3, 2020 Though disabled people in Switzerland are quite well integrated in the labour market, they are also slightly more likely to be the victims of discrimination.

Pressure increases on Swiss ski resorts

This content was published on Dec 3, 2020 The hopes of Swiss ski resorts for foreign tourists over the Christmas holidays could soon be dashed.

Swiss central bank trials new type of digital currency

This content was published on Dec 3, 2020 The Swiss central bank completes trials of a digital currency for securities trading. But what of the Swiss trading platform that wants to use it?

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