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Zoologists name new discoveries after rainforest advocate

This content was published on Aug 25, 2014 The Bruno Manser Fund said that a goblin spider collected by a Dutch-Swiss research expedition in the Malaysian state of Sarawak in the 1990s has been named Aposphragisma brunomanseri. The scientists also dedicated the Murud black slender toad, Ansonia vidua, to Manser. Stefan Hertwig from the Natural History Museum of Bern and Bern University’s Institute…

Swiss consumers scorn their own cheese

This content was published on Aug 24, 2014 In June the trade balance was 445 tons in favour of imported cheese, according to a report in the NZZ am Sonntag newspaper. Demand for the traditional Emmental and Tilsiter has dropped gradually over the past years. Exports of these varieties by about a third between 2000 and 2013. However, imports were given a boost…

Wet summer mars mountain tourism

This content was published on Aug 24, 2014 Officials from the Graubünden tourist region, including St Moritz and Davos, estimate that overnight stays will drop between 10% and 20%. A majority of hoteliers in the southern Ticino region say they expect a drop of more than 10%, and the Valais tourism association – expect for the resort of Zermatt – is also pessimistic…

World expos: reflecting the global zeitgeist

This content was published on Aug 24, 2014 The Eiffel Tower or the Brussels Atomium are the most famous relics of world expos past, when such events were mostly trade fairs. Nowadays expos are devoted to themes of global importance presented in eye-catching ways.

Health vote splits opinion but set for defeat

This content was published on Aug 22, 2014 The proposal to introduce a single health insurance scheme strongly divides the different language regions in Switzerland ahead of a nationwide ballot on September 28. Pollsters expect a majority of voters to reject the initiative.

Nestlé pledges humane treatment of farm animals

This content was published on Aug 22, 2014 Nestlé, in partnership with the NGO World Animal Protection, has pledged to improve farm animal welfare in its supply chain.

An employer speaks up

This content was published on Aug 22, 2014 “We’re a social institution and I feel it’s part of our mission to give a chance to people who haven’t had such an easy time.”

Weighing up fair food and living off the land

This content was published on Aug 22, 2014 In July a group of farmers walked through the Swiss capital in a colourful procession showing off agricultural produce. They were marking having successfully collected around 150,000 signatures within a record three months for an initiative to boost the production of food. The move by the main Farmers’ Association was not only proof of their…

Almost 200 million hours of overtime worked

This content was published on Aug 21, 2014 Between 2003 and 2013, the number of extra hours worked increased by 14%, from 174 million to 198 million, according to the office’s publication “Job Market Indicators 2014”. The greatest amount of overtime was logged by workers in banking and insurance – 83 hours per year and full-time position – and the least (23 hours)…

Julius Bär sued for missing German millions

This content was published on Aug 21, 2014 Julius Bär has been hit by a demand to pay back €135 million (CHF165 million) in assets that went missing during German reunification.

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