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Addax settles Nigeria corruption claims

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This content was published on Jul 5, 2017 The company admitted shortcomings in leadership and has made management changes, but the prosecutor said it could find no evidence of fraud. The investigation had been directed against the company and two executives after suspect payments to a Nigerian company and lawyers, amounting to tens of millions of dollars, were uncovered. Investigators conducted house searches and…

Pierre Rom: A 93-year-old online warrior in the service of the Operation Libero movement

‘Online warrior’ fights for liberal values

This content was published on Jul 5, 2017 Pierre Rom is a sprightly 93-year old who has joined a movement of politically engaged young people: He is part of the “Army of comment-writers.”

Artisan gelaterias shake up ‘mediocre’ ice-cream market

This content was published on Jul 4, 2017 Small local gelaterias in Switzerland are challenging the dominance of industrial ice-cream manufacturers.

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Paid leave for dads wins broad public support

This content was published on Jul 4, 2017 Campaigners in Switzerland have successfully collected signatures to force a nationwide vote on their proposal for paid paternity leave.

Former Nestlé boss defends food industry’s past and maps future

This content was published on Jul 4, 2017 Obesity rates have doubled since 1980. Against this backdrop, Peter Brabeck, for two decades head of Nestlé, has written Nutrition for a Better Life.

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Local alternatives to superfoods

This content was published on Jul 3, 2017 What can you buy at a Swiss market that’s just as good for you as exciting food products imported from abroad?

Swiss start-ups to enjoy huge cash boost

This content was published on Jul 2, 2017 Economics Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann says he has secured up to CHF 300 million in private funds for a new initiative to support Swiss start-ups.

Expats in Australia and Mexico pioneer e-voting

This content was published on Jul 1, 2017 A total of 1,378 citizens took part in the ballot – 7.4% and 6.9% respectively in each country, according to the Organisation of the Swiss AbroadExternal link (OSA). The election, the first of its kind for the community, took place between June 12-27. The votes were counted in Geneva last Tuesday in the presence of…

Understanding the ‘Swiss price island’

This content was published on Jul 1, 2017 Switzerland is a tough place to afford, per a series of recent headlines.

Advantage: humans, but for how long?

This content was published on Jun 30, 2017 Architects, robotics researchers, material scientists and digital fabrication specialists at ETH Zurich are putting new digital building technologies into practice.

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