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Trains running again in Swiss city

This content was published on Mar 27, 2017 Nothing that train crews and a bit of Swiss chocolate couldn't fix: Lucerne’s rail station reopened after an unprecedented closure.

Private security boom worries Swiss police

This content was published on Mar 26, 2017 Fear of terrorism has reportedly created a thriving market for private security firms, but a lack of uniform standards has Swiss police concerned.

Reinvented: from gadgets to hunting for a Swiss flat

This content was published on Mar 26, 2017 Here are a few of the stories we will bring you during the week starting on March 27.

Why 2017 will be about simplicity and sophistication for watch wearers

This content was published on Mar 26, 2017 We’ve mined the promotional data from Baselworld, the world’s biggest watch fair, to speculate on watch trends for 2017.

India attempts to win over red-tape wary Swiss

This content was published on Mar 24, 2017 As the 11th largest investor in India, Switzerland was wooed on Thursday at the Indo-Swiss Investment and Innovation Forum in Lausanne. “India is a huge expanding market and Switzerland can achieve scale in India in a manner not possible in other markets that are either stagnating or under a cloud of uncertainty,” Smita Purushottam, India’s…

Man fined for running down the motorway after his car

This content was published on Mar 24, 2017 The man had stopped on the hard shoulder of the A5 motorway outside Neuchâtel last October to chat to a lorry driver. His car started rolling away and zig-zagged across the motorway, hitting the central barrier and eventually coming to rest after hitting a sign. The driver, who chased after his car, narrowly avoided being…

Credit Suisse bonuses rise as losses mount

This content was published on Mar 24, 2017 Switzerland’s second largest bank had to revise its earnings statement on Friday after settling a legal complaint from the National Credit Union Administration Board over the selling of mortgage-backed security loans in the United States. This resulted in an additional CHF272 million charge (after tax) for 2016. At the same time, the bank revealed it…

Fragile but resilient EU marks low-key anniversary

This content was published on Mar 24, 2017 Six decades after the signing of its founding treaty, the EU appears more fragile than ever. But a Swiss expert puts things in perspective.

Fewer trucks cross the Alps

This content was published on Mar 24, 2017 The Alpine Initiative, which calls for alpine transport to shift from road to rail in order to protect Switzerland’s mountains, was approved by voters in 1994 but has yet to be implemented.

Footloose billionaires head to Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 23, 2017 High quality of life and low taxes continue to lure the richest people in the world to Swiss soil.

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