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Dramatic twist means Tamoil buyback may be possible

This content was published on Jul 3, 2015 Tamoil – which has been owned by Libya since 1988 – announced through its Swiss branchExternal link that it was stopping work at the site and letting go of 238 workers at the beginning of the year. Hopes have not been high of saving the site. “I am not exactly the Red Cross, nor I…

Zurich’s S-Bahn commuter train turns 25

This content was published on Jul 3, 2015

Solar Impulse breaks solo flight and distance records

This content was published on Jul 2, 2015 The Si2 has broken world records for the furthest solar-powered flight and the longest such flight performed by a solo pilot.

Triassic park: oldest Swiss dinosaur skeleton found

This content was published on Jul 1, 2015 “This herbivore lived 210 million years ago and was discovered in the Upper Triassic geologic layer,” said Ben Pabst, who has been leader of the dig in Frick, canton Aargau, since 1976. The dinosaur’s head has yet to be found. Plateosaurus was a bipedal herbivore with a small skull on a long, mobile neck, sharp…

Swiss astronomers discover birth of new planet

This content was published on Jul 1, 2015 The birth of a new gas planet will provide a "laboratory" for the advancement of astronomical knowledge.

Swiss industry braces for strong franc battering

This content was published on Jul 1, 2015 The past six months have been tough for Rolf Muster. “The machine-tool industry is used to weathering cyclical crises, but the situation is really serious today,” says the head of Schaublin Machines SAExternal link, a business in canton Jura specialising in the construction of high-precision machinery. “We are in a plane without a pilot and…

Switzerland awaits Greek default contagion

This content was published on Jul 1, 2015 Having lost ground on Tuesday in anticipation of the default, the world’s financial markets regained some losses on the morning after the storm, with the SMI mirroring the Asian markets by opening slightly higher. It closed the day up almost 1.5%. The Swiss franc-euro exchange rate stayed unchanged at around CHF1.04. The markets were buoyed…

A boot camp for billionaires anxious to stay ahead

This content was published on Jun 30, 2015 The panorama is breathtaking but the delegates are probably used to better. They are mainly billionaires, congregating at this UBS “boot camp” in Wolfsberg and hoping to gain insights into a topic that unites their ten nationalities – how to pass their wealth to the next generation without family feuds and foolish business decisions. Here…

Beer in Geneva is most expensive in world

This content was published on Jun 30, 2015 Thirsty beer lovers need deep pockets in Geneva, where bottles of beer are the most expensive in the world, according to an international comparison. Zurich came 11th.

Exporters wait to press home China FTA advantage

This content was published on Jun 30, 2015 The true value of the Sino-Swiss Free Trade Agreement will only be known once Chinese economic reforms have taken hold.

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