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Safe deposit boxes plundered in Basel

This content was published on Mar 10, 2018 Numerous safe deposit boxes have been broken into and emptied at a branch of Swiss bank Raiffeisen in Basel.

The rise of the SUV in Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 9, 2018 (RTS/swissinfo.ch)

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How Taiwan got one of world’s best direct democracy laws

This content was published on Mar 9, 2018 The island nation is a model for direct democracy and has a society in "learning mood".

Piloting 5G technology in Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 9, 2018 The pilot project, launched in 2017, focused on the production of injection pens for administering doses of medications like insulin. The integration of 5G technology was aimed at helping to transfer large volumes of data at every stage in the production pipeline – from procurement to product tracking and quality control – more accurately and…

The Swiss people voted against buying 22 JAS-39 Gripen fighter jets in 2014

Swiss to vote (again) on buying new jet fighters

This content was published on Mar 9, 2018 Swiss voters will have a say on whether to buy new fighter jets – but not on the type of jet.

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Ten arguments for and against e-voting

This content was published on Mar 9, 2018 Is voting online a big step forwards or backwards? Opinion in Switzerland about the use of electronic voting is divided.

Bark beetle continues its march in Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 9, 2018 Scientists are sounding the alarm after the bark beetle damaged 320,000 cubic metres of spruce in 2017 – 3-4 times more than in the period 2008-2012.

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UBS chief’s pay rises to over CHF14 million

This content was published on Mar 9, 2018 UBS CEO received CHF14.2 million ($14.92 million) in compensation for 2017, up from CHF13.7 million in 2016, UBS said on Friday.

Raiffeisen chair resigns over scandal-tainted former CEO

This content was published on Mar 8, 2018 A statementExternal link released by the bank on Thursday, said the move was intended to “preserve the long-term credibility of the bank”. Rüegg-Stürm’s resignation “will open the path to renewal of the board” it added. Board vice-president Pascal Gantenbein will assume interim charge of the board until a replacement can be found. “My priority task…

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Parliament launches debate about postal vote

This content was published on Mar 8, 2018 The Swiss government faces pressure to consider streamlining the nationwide procedure for postal votes.

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