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Legal help given to India over tax evasion

This content was published on Oct 13, 2015 The Swiss tax authorities said on Tuesday that they were offering legal co-operation regarding Subhash Vasant Sathe, the son of a former Indian minister, and Sathe’s wife, Indrani Vasant. The pair make their money in the car industry. Reports in the Indian media claim the Indian tax authorities have accused the couple of hiding $700,000…

Swiss to help Peruvian state manage local coffers

This content was published on Oct 13, 2015 The accord, worth $6 million (CHF5.8 million), was concluded on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in the Peruvian capital on Friday. A second agreement to help Peru improve economic competitiveness was signed on Monday afternoon. During the IMF-World Bank summit meeting, Switzerland also agreed to…

The encrypted phone vying to be BlackBerry’s heir

This content was published on Oct 13, 2015 Silent Circle’s Blackphone is building a following among security-conscious companies – and spies.

Film tracks teens as career decision looms

This content was published on Oct 13, 2015 In a new film, time grows short for a group of Swiss teens in their final year of school who have to find an apprenticeship or face a dead-end future.

Hopefuls galore vie for parliament seats

This content was published on Oct 12, 2015 A record number of candidates is hoping to win a seat in Switzerland’s parliamentary elections on October 18.

Hervé Falciani's stolen bank data went around the world

Hervé Falciani: criminal or modern-day Robin Hood?

This content was published on Oct 12, 2015 A number of countries have data thief Hervé Falciani to thank for millions in tax revenues. In Switzerland he is viewed as a criminal.

Rearing deer for venison

This content was published on Oct 12, 2015

Europe’s heaviest pumpkin grown in Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 12, 2015 This was puny compared with the monster cultivated by Meier last year, which tipped the scales at 1,054 kilograms – the weight of a small car – and entered the record books as officially the heaviest pumpkin ever grown. Pumpkin-weighing has traditionally been part of the pumpkin festival at Ludwigsburg Palace just outside the German…

Reconstructed rat brain portion marks simulation milestone

This content was published on Oct 9, 2015 The Blue Brain Project, led by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, has completed the first draft of a digital reconstruction of a small portion of the rat brain.

Tunisian democracy-building group wins Nobel Peace Prize

This content was published on Oct 9, 2015 The quartet is made up of the Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT), the Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts (UTICA), the Tunisian Human Rights League (LTDH), and the Tunisian Order of Lawyers. Formed in the summer of 2013, it helped support the democratisation process in Tunisia when it was in danger of collapsing, said…

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