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Swiss small-business owners debate media fee

This content was published on Feb 13, 2018 A leading Swiss business organisation supports doing away with licence fees for public service broadcasters. Two of its members discuss the issue.

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Frost and heat reduce Swiss wine harvest

This content was published on Feb 12, 2018 The 79 million litres of red and white wine of the 2017 vintage – a decrease of 27% compared with 2016 – is the result of cold nights last April and of hot and dry days in August, according to the Federal Agriculture OfficeExternal link. The worst affected wine-growing region was the French-speaking part of…

Scientists at CERN precisely measure the W-boson for the first time

This content was published on Feb 12, 2018 Researchers at CERN have confirmed that they have precisely measured the mass of the W-boson particle for the first time.

Conservatives disgruntled with Swiss politics

This content was published on Feb 12, 2018 Published by the Vimentis association on Monday, the survey also found that voters of the centrist Protestant Party (61%) are most satisfied. In total, 36% of respondents said they were content. The wider-ranging poll also found that 18% of respondents considered health policy concerns to be a top priority, ahead of foreigners and asylum issues.…

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Swiss victim of crime abroad? Tough luck

This content was published on Feb 12, 2018 Switzerland has one of the most generous, state-funded victim support services in the world. However, it doesn’t benefit anyone attacked abroad.

North Korea s Unha-3 rocket lifts off from the Sohae launching station in Tongchang-ri, North Korea, on December 12, 2012

Swiss-made component found in North Korean missile

This content was published on Feb 11, 2018 Swiss-made components were used in a long-range ballistic missile tested by North Korea in 2012, the Sonntagsblick newspaper reports.

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Swiss Post CEO rejects blame for PostBus subsidies scandal

This content was published on Feb 11, 2018 The head of Swiss Post, Susanne Ruoff, has refused to step down for errors she admits were made at the PostBus subsidiary company.

A woman enters Novartis Greek offices in Athens, on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018.

Justice ministry confirms legal aid requests in Greece-Novartis scandal

This content was published on Feb 10, 2018 The Federal Office of Justice has received two requests for legal assistance from Greece and the United States linked to probes into Novartis.

Chinese textile firm buys luxury Bally brand

This content was published on Feb 10, 2018 Luxury shoemaker Bally, which was founded in Switzerland in 1851, has again changed hands.

An inspector checks commuters tickets on a train from Lausanne to Brig

Public transport firms to draw up national list of fare dodgers

This content was published on Feb 10, 2018 Anyone caught without a valid ticket on Swiss public transport will end up on a national register from April 2019.

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