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Access to good therapy is big issue for patients in poorer nations

This content was published on Sep 26, 2014 Treatments for diseases other than HIV have had far less attention from big pharma.

Swiss tobacco fields

This content was published on Sep 26, 2014 Swiss tobacco production is on the decline; only about 200 farmers still grow this labour-intensive crop.

Swiss in no rush to relinquish tobacco cash

This content was published on Sep 26, 2014 Entrenched in Switzerland, the tobacco industry enjoys significant political support, but even that may not be enough to save it.

Voters to have final say on domestic banking secrecy

This content was published on Sep 25, 2014 A group behind the initiative “yes to the protection of the private sphere” has handed in signatures to force a nationwide vote on maintaining banking secrecy for domestic private bank clients.

ETH Swiss study shows cows bothered by bells

This content was published on Sep 25, 2014 Scientists have proven that cowbells have an impact on cows’ wellbeing. As part of a PhD study involving more than 100 cows on 25 farms across the country, animals were fitted with 5.5 kilogram bells plus monitors to gauge the sound level, the cows’ movements, heart rate and eating habits. Tests were carried out over…

Resort of Wengen anxiously awaiting second-home law

This content was published on Sep 24, 2014 Wengen, one of seven villages that belong to the commune of Lauterbrunnen in the Bernese Oberland, is a popular ski resort that witnessed a construction boom of second homes in recent years, just the kind of place the new law was targeting. “Nothing is clear,” Markus Zumbühl, vice-president of Wengen TourismExternal link and owner of…

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Using direct democracy in elections

This content was published on Sep 24, 2014 In recent years political parties in the United States and Switzerland have increasingly used direct democracy for electoral purposes. While the aim of setting a political agenda is similar in both countries, the practices are clearly different.

Minister calls for global commitment on climate

This content was published on Sep 23, 2014 Addressing the United Nations Climate Summit, Energy Minister Doris Leuthard called for a global climate change agreement.

Switzerland retains top spot in global wealth ranking

This content was published on Sep 23, 2014 Swiss households are not only the richest in the world but they have also grown richer over the past year, according to a report by insurer Allianz. Paradoxically, the Swiss also have the highest per capita debt in the world. Swiss private households are the richest in the world according to the 2014 Allianz Global…

Not enough women in Swiss boardrooms

This content was published on Sep 23, 2014 Switzerland has one of the lowest proportions of women in senior roles in European companies.

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