Internal: Archive Archives - Page 1052 of 2840

More

Hunting down carrion crows

This content was published on Apr 26, 2016

More

Standard of living remains high in Switzerland

This content was published on Apr 25, 2016 If disposable income is the benchmark for living standards, then Switzerland is the third best placed country in Europe, according to the latest statistics. Only citizens of Luxembourg and Norway enjoy more disposable income once differences in prices and costs are stripped out. The number crunchers work this out by devising a fictional standardised unit…

More

Last Swiss tobacco factory facing closure

This content was published on Apr 24, 2016 Since it was opened in 1938, Fermenta in Payerne, canton Vaud, has been preparing tobacco for international cigarette producers. But a number of factors have led to its decline: fewer people smoke, fewer farmers are growing tobacco, and the strong franc has made production costs double those of rival factories in France, Italy, Germany and…

More

Part-time work bad for mothers’ careers, stress levels

This content was published on Apr 24, 2016 Working part-time is not only a career killer but also results in mothers being overburdened: since their partners work full-time, household chores and looking after the children fall to them, according to a study by the University of St Gallen, published in the SonntagsZeitung newspaper on Sunday. As a result, mothers are stressed at home…

More

What fruit flies can teach us about the science of smell

This content was published on Apr 24, 2016

More

Switzerland signs Paris climate agreement

This content was published on Apr 22, 2016 “Signing this agreement is more than just a symbolic gesture. We are saying yes to a world that will gradually leave the fossil fuel era behind it,” said Leuthard. She added that Switzerland plans to ratify the Paris Agreement by the end of 2017. The environment minister called for innovation to create a green economy…

More

Geneva cab drivers demand CHF4.8 million from Uber

This content was published on Apr 22, 2016 According to the Le Temps paper on Friday, a lawyer representing 285 Geneva taxis has issued a notice to the ride-sharing service Uber and the canton of Geneva demanding CHF4.8 million ($4.9 million) for the improper implementation of the ban on Uber in the canton. The lawyer, Jacques Roulet, has threatened to go to the…

More

Minister meets Tunisian Nobel Prize winners

This content was published on Apr 22, 2016 Sommaruga met Abdessattar ben Moussa, president of The Tunisian Human Rights League, and Fadhel Mahfoudh, president of The Tunisian Order of Lawyers, in Bern on Friday. The minister praised the decisive contribution of the Quartet to the democratic transition in Tunisia, stressing the central role of civil society, her department said in a statement. The award…

More

Solar Impulse on next flight challenges

This content was published on Apr 21, 2016 The Swiss Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) is on its way to California, with project initiator and pilot Bertrand Piccard in the cockpit.

Internal: Archive

Popular Stories

Most Discussed

Sign in and personalize Swissinfo

Internal: Archive

More

Base Tunnel: a look inside

More

Hunting down carrion crows

More

Standard of living remains high in Switzerland

More

Last Swiss tobacco factory facing closure

More

Part-time work bad for mothers’ careers, stress levels

More

What fruit flies can teach us about the science of smell

More

Switzerland signs Paris climate agreement

More

Geneva cab drivers demand CHF4.8 million from Uber

More

Minister meets Tunisian Nobel Prize winners

More

Solar Impulse on next flight challenges

Popular Stories

Most Discussed