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Cern off the hook over higher wages for researchers

This content was published on Dec 21, 2016 Cern’s research institutes must ensure that their research staff have sufficient financial means to cover their living costs and adequate social support.

Swiss competition commission fines banks

This content was published on Dec 21, 2016 According to the announcement on Wednesday, different investigations found that the following banks took part: Credit Suisse, UBS, Deutsche Bank, US financial institutions Citigroup and JPMorgan, British banks Barclays and the Royal Bank of Scotlan, and the French Société Générale. The total fines add up to CHF99 million ($96 million). The investigation began in 2012,…

Swiss Polar Institute launches first Antarctic expedition

This content was published on Dec 20, 2016 An international scientific voyage of 60 researchers from 30 countrie has set off from South Africa on a three-month tour of the Antarctic.

Swiss bank to appeal in Cahuzac affair

This content was published on Dec 20, 2016 The court handed down its decision to the Geneva-based bank on December 8 during the Cahuzac’s trial. The former minister has been sentenced to a three-year jail term. The deadline for launching an appeal was Monday evening. A second trial could take place by 2018. The information, revealed on Tuesday by the Geneva-based Le Temps…

UBS accused over cross-border ‘tax fraud money laundering’

This content was published on Dec 20, 2016 French prosecutors have accused UBS France, its Swiss headquarters and French and Swiss bankers of ‘tax fraud money laundering’, says Le Temps.

Asbestos fund set up to support victims

This content was published on Dec 19, 2016 Around 120 people every year develop malignant tumours in Switzerland as a result of having breathed in carcinogenic asbestos fibres. A quarter of these victims cannot claim through accident insurance because their condition is not work related or they were self-employed. In some cases, people became ill from living near to a building that contained…

Who pays when cross-border workers lose jobs?

This content was published on Dec 19, 2016 Switzerland could start paying more for unemployed cross-border commuters under EU proposals to change the benefits system.

Swiss push to unfreeze Egyptian assets

This content was published on Dec 18, 2016 Attorney General Michael Lauber met with his Egyptian counterpart in Cairo on Saturday to examine the latest developments in ongoing criminal proceedings. Switzerland was the first country to freeze funds related to the Mubarak clan and his entourage when the former president stood down. Six people are currently being investigated by the Swiss authorities for…

Stories making the Sunday papers

This content was published on Dec 18, 2016 More job losses expected at Swiss Post Swiss Post plans to cut staffing costs by 30% by 2020, according to an internal memo seen by various Sunday newspapers. The state-owned company employs around 62,000 people. Spokesman Olivier Flüeler said although there would be cuts in the coming years, the 30% figure “in no way meant…

The scientists drawing on nature’s expertise

This content was published on Dec 18, 2016 Meet the scientists looking to nature to solve technological challenges, like helping paraplegics regain mobility or keeping data safe for millennia.

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