Cluster: Swiss Identity

What do ‘Obamacare’ users think?

This content was published on Aug 21, 2014 swissinfo.ch asked its US facebook community what it thinks about the new “Obamacare” health insurance system, with its state-based exchanges and whether the Swiss idea to move away from their current system based on private insurance firms in favour of a single-payer public fund is wise.

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Number of ‘suicide tourists’ goes up

This content was published on Aug 21, 2014 A pilot study in the Journal of Medical Ethics has found that the number of so-called “suicide tourists” coming to Switzerland for assisted suicide services doubled between 2008 and 2012.

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Type 1 diabetes could be reversible

This content was published on Aug 20, 2014 Geneva researchers have discovered that before puberty, the pancreas is capable of self-healing though a previously unknown mechanism.

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Another French footballer on tax evasion radar

This content was published on Aug 19, 2014 Switzerland is cooperating with French tax authorities over an investigation of alleged tax fraud involving former French footballer Marcel Desailly. The notice of Swiss cooperation was published on Tuesday in the Federal Gazette.

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Cities urge politicians to tackle ageing-related issues

This content was published on Aug 18, 2014 The association representing Swiss cities has called for politicians to better tackle the challenges related to ageing.

Culture

Cowboys and crossover artists put the ‘yo’ in yodel

This content was published on Aug 18, 2014 The yodel: is it a herders‘ call, a melancholy mountain lament or a high art form? Depends on who you ask, what continent you’re on and what century you lived in, say yodellers and enthusiasts on both sides of the Atlantic.

Culture

The New Glarus Jodlerklub

This content was published on Aug 18, 2014

Train route back on track after accident

This content was published on Aug 16, 2014 A popular tourist railway line reopened on Saturday, three days after eleven passengers were injured in a partial derailment.

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Swiss banks slammed for expat business policy

This content was published on Aug 15, 2014 The Council of the Swiss Abroad (CSA), meeting in Aarau on Friday, passed two separate resolutions with overwhelming majorities. Roland Büchel, a vice president of the assembly, said the time was right to push ahead with demands for the majority state-owned Post Finance to provide Swiss expatriates with an account to keep their savings, pensions…

Education

Swiss universities ranked in top 100 worldwide

This content was published on Aug 15, 2014 The federal institute of technology ETH Zurich scored highest among Swiss universities, taking 19th place in the list and moving up one rank from the previous year. It was also the only institute in the top 20 that was not in the US or UK. The University of Zurich ranked 56th, improving its position by…

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