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Substantial salaries, swimming songbirds, and a Swiss surfer

A waitress takes two fifty Swiss franc bills out of a her wallet

This content was published on Nov 12, 2017 Here are the stories we’ll be following the week of November 13.

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Statisticians create model to help protect marine species

This content was published on Nov 11, 2017 Researchers have created a new statistical model to reduce the amount of protected marine life that becomes unintentionally caught in fishing nets.

A Swiss village clock is restored

This content was published on Nov 11, 2017 The clockface on the tower of the church in Möriken is shining again. For the past few months the village was without time while it was restored.

BMW must pay multimillion-franc fine, Swiss court rules

This content was published on Nov 10, 2017 Switzerland's highest court has confirmed a CHF157 million fine against German luxury carmaker BMW.

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How important are food banks?

This content was published on Nov 10, 2017 Can saving food that’s headed for the bin help lift people out of poverty?

Papà e mamma con le due figliolette, tutti e quattro seduti su dei gradini in un parco.

What would paternity leave mean for the Swiss?

This content was published on Nov 10, 2017 Labour law in Switzerland does not provide any paternity leave. Now Swiss voters must decide whether to introduce it.

Washington Governor Jay Inslee presents an apprentice at Bern-based company CSL Behring with a gift from his home state

Washington state leaders learn from Swiss career training

This content was published on Nov 10, 2017 The governor of the US state of Washington and a delegation came to Switzerland to learn about the country’s vocational training system.

Switzerland less attractive to European migrants

This content was published on Nov 9, 2017 Between January and September this year, there were 26% less migrants than in the same period last year.

Polling station in a restaurant in central Switzerland during the September 24 vote

Multiple reasons for failure of pension reform

This content was published on Nov 9, 2017 A combination of several factors led to the rejection of a major reform of the old age pension scheme at the ballot box last September.

US IT firm takes over Swiss regtech champion Qumram

This content was published on Nov 9, 2017 Set up in 2011, Qumram specializes in monitoring digital traffic between financial services companies and their clients. Many banks have set up digital platforms that replace the paper trail of documents detailing the way they transact with their customers. Qumram technology is able to trace digital interactions, including those conducted through social media channels, such as…

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