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Citizens put brakes on truck purchase

This content was published on Oct 6, 2015 The obstacles to buying a new truck speak volumes about citizen participation in the day-to-day running of Swiss communes.

Ex-UBS banker avoids prison in US tax probe

This content was published on Oct 6, 2015 Former Swiss UBS banker Hanruedi Schumacher, who pleaded guilty to helping Americans stash their money from US tax authorities, has received a five-year suspended sentence and been fined $150,000 (CHF146,000) by a federal court in Florida, according to his lawyer.

OECD proposes rules on corporate taxation

This content was published on Oct 5, 2015 Following the announcement on Monday, Switzerland’s State Secretariat for International Financial Matters (SIF) wrote in a statement External linkthat it expected “the participation of the largest financial centres will lead to the creation of a level playing field for Switzerland and its competitors”. The OECD report found that the profit rates reported by international corporations…

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Catalonia torn in two

This content was published on Oct 5, 2015 To understand the ‘Catalan question’ it is important to bear in mind that until recently Catalonian society was roughly split into three parts. One-third was formed by the communion of the rural population and the urban middle and upper classes who feel that Catalonia is a stand-alone nation due to its own language and culture,…

Major Gotthard drama

This content was published on Oct 5, 2015

Thousands of planets – but is there life out there?

This content was published on Oct 5, 2015 On October 6, 1995, Michel Mayor and Didier Quéloz announced the discovery of the first planet orbiting a star other than our sun.

Coming soon: Swiss elections, better hotels, and a new film

This content was published on Oct 4, 2015 Here are the stories we are following the week of October 5, 2015.

Succulents – spiky, flowery, fascinating

This content was published on Oct 4, 2015 Urs Eggli, the scientist at the Zurich Succulent Plants CollectionExternal link, or “Sukki” as it is known locally, is standing in the Africa House – one of seven greenhouses on the site open to the public. He is pointing to what appears to be a large cactus. Except that it isn’t. It’s actually a succulent…

US GM corn lawsuit proceeds against Syngenta

This content was published on Oct 4, 2015 Swiss seeds and pesticides specialist Syngenta is facing a $6.3 billion lawsuit over Chinese ban on GMO corn imports.

Police video surveillance at the Swiss Federal Railways

Big Brother on the trains

This content was published on Oct 3, 2015 At present, the federal railways transport police video surveillance team has access to around 1,600 surveillance cameras in railway stations and approximately 12,000 on regional trains. Investment in those video surveillance systems is set to continue. The federal railways recognises the importance of CCTV cameras in fighting and preventing crime and has for the current year…

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