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Malkovich wins libel suit against French newspaper

This content was published on Oct 7, 2016 The newspaper and two of its reporters were ordered by a French court to pay thousands of Euros in damages to Malkovich, according to Reuters and AFP. The newspaper article in question, which ran in February 2015 as part of the so-called “SwissLeaks” global journalism investigation, claimed that Malkovich and a list of other celebrities…

Sion Airport gets a makeover

This content was published on Oct 7, 2016 In total, CHF13million ($13.2 million) will be invested until 2019 to adapt the runway and other facilities at the airport External linkin the heart of canton Valais, close to resorts such as Crans Montana, Verbier and Zermatt. A new 16,000 square metre (172,000 square foot) tarmac runway will be laid and the control tower will…

Madrid requests Spanish citizens’ UBS data from Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 7, 2016 “Spanish tax authorities have filed a request for international administrative assistance in tax matters with the Swiss Federal Tax Administration,” UBS said in a short statementExternal link on its website for the bank’s Spanish business. Switzerland’s largest bank has set up a helpline number for affected clients. The Spanish request to Switzerland’s tax agency follows…

Munching maggots solve waste problems

This content was published on Oct 7, 2016 Scientists from the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) in Frick, canton Aargau, are working with colleagues in the Ghanaian capital Accra to develop innovative compost techniques using black soldier fly larvae, which feed on rotting organic material. “They can reduce most of just about any type of organic waste in a short space of…

Europe’s youth gather in the Swiss Alps

This content was published on Oct 7, 2016 Some 300 young people from 36 countries are meeting in Laax from October 7 for the 83rd International Session of the European Youth Parliament.

Switzerland gets its first hydrogen filling station

This content was published on Oct 6, 2016 EMPA announced on Thursday that they have installed the nation’s first hydrogen fuelling station for fuel cell cars at their research campus in Dübendorf.

Swiss businesses foresee abundant exports

This content was published on Oct 6, 2016 Swiss small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) say they are confident and optimistic about their export prospects through the year’s end.

Corporate tax reform to be decided at ballot box

This content was published on Oct 6, 2016 Leftwing campaigners, led by the Social Democratic Party, say the reform is at the expense of ordinary citizens. “It is a giant cheat,” said Social Democratic parliamentarian Beat Jans as 56,000 signatures were handed in to the Federal Chancellery in Bern on Thursday. “The reform will lead to a drop in revenue, pension cuts and…

‘We need more artists and philosophers in politics’

This content was published on Oct 6, 2016 Switzerland's experimentation with transferring power to citizens is a model for Iceland. But its democractic system could still evolve further.

Credit Suisse to pay $90m over asset disclosures

This content was published on Oct 6, 2016 From the fourth quarter of 2011 to 2012, decisions to label some client funds as assets under management were influenced by efforts to meet business targets, the regulator said on Wednesday. The moves contradicted the Zurich-based bank’s disclosures that it followed “established rules and policies” in determining how it labelled assets, the SEC said. Former…

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