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Activist fund aims to spur ‘staid’ Nestlé into action

This content was published on Jun 27, 2017 The world's largest food and drinks company is in need of a shake-up, according to its newest big shareholder, the activist hedge-fund Third Point. Will it provide one?

The 77-centimetre-long footprints belonged to the newly-named Jurabrontes curtedulensis.

Tracks of T-Rex lookalike found in Switzerland

This content was published on Jun 27, 2017 The 77-centimetre-long footprints were discovered at a site on the Courtedoux plateau near the Trans-Jura motorway by a team of palaeontologists from Barcelona and Denver universities, along with the Natural History Museum of Basel. The tracks are among the biggest in the world and belong to a three-toed theropod dinosaur of the Late Jurassic period,…

Chinese takeover of Syngenta fires up protestors

This content was published on Jun 27, 2017 They were protesting against the take-over of Syngenta by chemicals giant ChemChina. The $43 billion (CHF41.5 billion) deal was announced last year. According to MultiWatchExternal link, which exposes human rights violations of Swiss multinationals, “Syngenta’s pesticides have been linked to numerous health issues and severe environmental damages”. On Tuesday, Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang extolling…

How Swiss tourism is trying to regain its footing

This content was published on Jun 27, 2017 Swiss tourism is picking up some momentum, thanks in part to tourist operators focusing on creative new ideas, quality and cultural offers.

Swiss rightwing party wants another vote on EU immigration

This content was published on Jun 26, 2017 The Swiss People’s Party has decided to launch a second people’s initiative to limit immigration from European Union countries.

A cow eats grass in a pasture during the sunset in the Jura Mountains on 29 September 2016

Swiss dairy farmers must adapt to climate change

This content was published on Jun 24, 2017 As temperatures climb and growing seasons change, milk producers must cooperate to improve their grassland management practices.

How to get your rent lowered in Switzerland

This content was published on Jun 23, 2017 It’s possible to get a rent reduction in Switzerland: if you know when and how to ask.

Explore 150 years of global warming data in Switzerland

This content was published on Jun 23, 2017 Global warming naturally comes to mind as a topic for reflection while Switzerland swelters in a Europe-wide heatwave.

Company director punished for insider trading

This content was published on Jun 23, 2017 The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has ordered the unnamed man to turn over CHF1.4 million ($1.44 million) in personal trading profits that were obtained using insider information. He is also being investigated by Switzerland’s criminal state prosecutor. “The insider trading case is the first of its kind in which FINMA has sanctioned an…

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Switzerland: a country of millionaires?

This content was published on Jun 22, 2017 Is everybody who lives in Switzerland wealthy?

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