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‘Every vote counts – including yours’

This content was published on Jul 31, 2015 Every August 1, the president has a special message for the 750,000 Swiss who live abroad. This year the focus is on Switzerland's direct democracy.

‘Why shouldn’t a farmer make more than a lawyer?’

This content was published on Jul 31, 2015 How can we provide the whole of mankind a healthy, adequate and sustainable food supply? Hans Rudolf Herren, president of the Biovision External linkFoundation and the Millennium InstituteExternal link in Washington, is one of the experts invited to tackle this question posed by the Milan World’s FairExternal link. The Swiss entomologist and biologist has won…

Swissport sold to Chinese group

This content was published on Jul 30, 2015 PAI Partners, the owners of Swissport, concluded the deal with the Haikou-based group which owns the Chinese airline company Hainan airlines. The HNA Group joined the Fortune Global 500 List for the first time this month with an annual revenue of around $25.6 billion and assets worth almost $80 billion. PAI Partners had acquired Swissport…

Comet was probably part of oldest meteorites

This content was published on Jul 29, 2015 Swiss scientists believe that the comet Chury is related to the oldest-known meteorites in our solar system.

Bacteria to protect Appenzeller cheese from fakes

This content was published on Jul 28, 2015 It took scientists five years to identify the unique bacteria – once found naturally in milk from the Appenzeller region – and develop them into one-of-a-kind markers for Appenzeller cheese. The special bacteria are multiplied in bioreactors and added before the cheese making process begins, giving each morsel of cheese its very own “barcode”. “Identifying…

Swiss apologise for ‘stealing’ French water

This content was published on Jul 28, 2015 The operation, which began last week and was prompted by the most severe heat wave since 2003, had helicopters air-lifting water to cows stranded on mountainous pastures. Fifty three cubic meters of water were lifted from across the border at the Lac des Rousses. “The Swiss army apologises to local and regional authorities, as well…

Mers virus antibody discovered

This content was published on Jul 28, 2015 The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) has killed approximately 500 people since it was identified in 2012 in Saudi Arabia, before spreading to neighbouring countries, and more recently to the Far East. In a studyExternal link published in the scientific journal PNAS, researchers at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine in Bellinzona, which is part of…

Postfinance shuts down e-trading for clients abroad

This content was published on Jul 27, 2015 Postfinance is closing down its e-trading platform for clients based outside Switzerland, citing increased regulatory requirements.

Swiss companies in China to boost investment

This content was published on Jul 27, 2015 Despite the strong Swiss franc and weak Swiss exports to China, the majority of Swiss companies based there plan to increase their investments.

Caran d’Ache still has a point in the digital age

This content was published on Jul 27, 2015 As the Swiss pen, pencil and pastel maker celebrates its 100th anniversary, how well-equipped is it for our increasingly digital lifestyle?

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