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Large Hadron Collider set to go at double power in 2015

This content was published on Dec 12, 2014 The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) said on Friday that all of its teams are hard at work ensuring that the LHC will be set to go again next year as planned. The 27km-long particle accelerator is close to being cooled to the necessary temperature of “1.9 degrees above absolute zero”. The CERN Control…

Cross-border Christmas shopping

This content was published on Dec 12, 2014 27,000 customers visit the Lago shopping centre in Constance everyday. Every third visitor comes from Switzerland. During the holiday season Swiss make up half of the customers. The Lago has been awarded the most profitable shopping centre in Germany three times since its opening. But with Swiss going over the border in search of cheaper…

How to haggle over unpaid taxes

This content was published on Dec 12, 2014

Schwyz voters choose taxes and subsidies over spending cuts

This content was published on Dec 11, 2014 Voters in the city of Schwyz have surprisingly turned down their local government’s recommendation to reduce spending on education, childcare and energy subsidies in favour of a tax increase.

Swiss charge ex-HSBC worker with industrial espionage

This content was published on Dec 11, 2014 Switzerland charges former HSBC IT worker Hervé Falciani with criminal offences related to the alleged theft of banking data. Prosecutors confirm he could be tried in absentia.

Earth’s water didn’t come from comets, Bern research finds

This content was published on Dec 10, 2014 The results, just published in the journal Science, show that the Earth’s water could not have come from comets like the one scientists landed on last month, dubbed “Chury” for short. That’s because ROSINA, a sensor made up of two mass spectrometers and a pressure sensor, found far too much of the element deuterium in…

Sika’s 100 year history

This content was published on Dec 10, 2014 Founded in Switzerland by visionary Kaspar Winkler 100 years ago, SIKA has developed into a successful global company with a leading position in the development and production of systems and products of bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing and protecting in the building sector an the motor vehicle industry.

Whistleblower trial halted as defendant collapses

This content was published on Dec 10, 2014 The trial of an ex-banker accused of breaching Swiss banking secrecy laws by handing over confidential data about offshore clients to WikiLeaks was stopped on Wednesday after the defendant collapsed.

Follow the Swiss for reserve management success

This content was published on Dec 10, 2014 The weakness of the yen since the Bank of Japan's recent decision to expand its quantitative easing programme has fuelled expectations of beggar-thy-neighbour currency wars around the world.

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European Citizens’ Initiatives: what next?

This content was published on Dec 10, 2014 A recent citizens’ initiative allows Europeans to participate in political decision-making in Brussels – a tool they have used over 50 times in the past few years. The latest on the list is an initiative against the free trade agreement with the US causing headaches on all sides.

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