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‘People power’ is path to democratic enforcement of human rights

This content was published on Sep 23, 2016 Alfred de ZayasExternal link was a senior lawyer with the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Since 2012 he has worked as the UN independent expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order. He reports to the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council and the General Assembly on matters such…

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Autonomous post bus gets in accident

This content was published on Sep 22, 2016 One window on the post bus broke and the rear door of the van “was slightly damaged,” according to a press release from PostBus, the company which operates the bus. The vehicle recently made headlines for becoming the first of its kind in Switzerland and one of the first in the world to transport passengers…

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Pesticides: a necessary evil for farmers?

This content was published on Sep 22, 2016

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Swiss Railways announces further job cuts by 2020

This content was published on Sep 22, 2016 Swiss Federal Railways says it will make 300 more job cuts than it had announced last year under its ‘RailFit20/30’ cost-savings programme. In all, 1,400 jobs are now slated to be on the chopping block by 2020 as part of efforts to save CHF1.2 billion ($1.23 billion). The cuts over the next three years will…

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Strict enforcement of initiative rejected

This content was published on Sep 22, 2016 The House of Representatives on Wednesday showed its preference for a “light” version of the people’s initiative approved in 2014 calling for the re-introduction of annual immigration quotas. This version is aimed at keeping peace with the EU by preserving economic treaties but alleviating some of the foreign pressure on the Swiss job market. Under…

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‘Bahamas Leaks’ puts spotlight on UBS and Credit Suisse

This content was published on Sep 22, 2016 The two banks have set up around 9,500 companies each in the tax free country over the last 25 years, out of a total of 175,000, according to information revealed in leaked files, which were based on data from a corporate registry in the Bahamas. UBS and Credit Suisse came second and third in a…

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Swiss economic health remains in the balance

This content was published on Sep 21, 2016 On Wednesday, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) lowered its global economic growth forecastExternal link from 3.2% to 2.9% for this year. In the last few weeks, some Swiss forecasters have been busy raising their Swiss GDP forecasts. Last week BAK Basel said the Swiss economy would grow by 1.6% this year –…

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Campaigners launch ‘initiative for fair prices’

This content was published on Sep 20, 2016 “Multinational companies keep prices up in Switzerland arbitrarily to absorb the high purchasing power. Consumers, small- and medium-sized entreprises (SMEs) and state-run schools or hospitals pay the price,” said Prisca Birrer-Heimo at a news conference on Tuesday. The president of a leading consumer organisation criticised the fact that Swiss prices are often higher for identical…

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Self-driving trains pilot project is on the horizon

This content was published on Sep 20, 2016 According to Swiss public radio, SRFExternal link, the ‘Südostbahn’, South-East Railways, which operates between St Gallen and Lucerne, is planning a pilot project with self-driving trains. A pre-study is near completion. The director of the railway company, Thomas Küchler, did not want to be drawn on which stretch the trains would be trialled on, but…

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