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Direct democracy threatens the way we are governed

This content was published on Oct 31, 2017 The assumption is that autocracy is the alternative to what we have. But dictatorships are not the only way the political cookie could crumble.

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Don’t be taken in by UBS’s new-found Brexit optimism

This content was published on Oct 31, 2017 Does the Swiss bank’s new-found optimism, and its explanation of “regulatory and political clarifications”, reflect a genuinely brighter outlook?

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Swiss ‘deep tech’ startups attract Indian investors

This content was published on Oct 31, 2017 Flush with cash, Indian angel investors are looking beyond local startups for the potential to strike it big.

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Swiss lack time to enjoy their wealth

This content was published on Oct 30, 2017 The Swiss may be the second-richest people on earth, but all that wealth comes at a price. Five hours for meals and leisure, seven hours to sleep, one hour to commute to work, eight hours on the job and three hours for housework and paperwork: the daily grind leaves little time to stand and stare. This…

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Raiffeisen bank under financial regulator scrutiny

This content was published on Oct 30, 2017 FINMA confirmed on Monday that it had initiated investigations concerning corporate governance within Raiffeisen. The opening of a possible legal process against the bank will depend on the outcome of the investigation. According to the SonntagsZeitung newspaper, the investigation will go as far back as 2010 and will look into corporate governance issues surrounding acquisitions and…

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Why Bern Airport struggles to take off

This content was published on Oct 30, 2017 SkyWork Airlines is currently grounded while its management tries to secure its financial future. Why do airlines in the Swiss capital struggle?

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Cash-strapped Monetas grinds to a ‘standstill’

This content was published on Oct 30, 2017 “It’s very disappointing that just when we were finally ready to capitalise on exciting commercial opportunities, we lacked the funds to execute,” Gevers said in a note to investors sent on October 23. The news comes at a time when the South African-born Gevers is already under fire for his stewardship of the Tezos Foundation…

SwissTech Convention Center at the Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne.

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Lausanne to host 2019 World Conference of Science Journalists

This content was published on Oct 29, 2017 The city of Lausanne has been chosen to welcome the prestigious 11th World Conference of Science Journalists (WCSJ) in July 2019.

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Scientists build scale to weigh living cells

This content was published on Oct 28, 2017 Scientists from the University of Basel, the University College London and the federal technology institute ETH Zurich have developed a highly sensitive scale that can calculate the weight of a single living cell within a very short space of time and monitor how the weight changes over time. They can do so with a resolution of…

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Top Swiss science prize gets boost

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Direct democracy threatens the way we are governed

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Don’t be taken in by UBS’s new-found Brexit optimism

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Swiss ‘deep tech’ startups attract Indian investors

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Swiss lack time to enjoy their wealth

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Raiffeisen bank under financial regulator scrutiny

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Why Bern Airport struggles to take off

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Cash-strapped Monetas grinds to a ‘standstill’

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Lausanne to host 2019 World Conference of Science Journalists

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Scientists build scale to weigh living cells

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