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Smokers offered financial rewards to kick the habit

This content was published on Aug 15, 2016 Financial incentives work just as well as medication or aids such as nicotine patches, concluded a team of scientists led by Jean-François Etter, professor of public health at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Geneva. Combined, the various methods could be even more effective. The research, published on Monday in the Journal of…

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Five reasons why Switzerland is top in innovation

This content was published on Aug 15, 2016 Switzerland is top in the world when it comes to innovation, according to an index by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

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‘No chance’ to prevent random violence

This content was published on Aug 15, 2016 “We have no chance to prevent such cases. It’s hardly possible to have security in the right place if someone who’s never stood out to the authorities suddenly commits a crime,” Martin Graf, CEO of Securitrans, told the Tages-Anzeiger newspaper on Monday. Securitrans is co-owned by the Swiss Federal Railways and security firm Securitas. On…

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Swiss probe ex-Abu Dhabi official over 1MDB

This content was published on Aug 15, 2016 Investigators suspect Khadem al-Qubaisi, ex-head of the emirate government’s International Petroleum Investment Company, of fraud, money laundering and corruption, according to a letter seen by the Financial Times. Mr Qubaisi has long been regarded as close to Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Manchester City football club’s owner and a brother of Sheikh Khalifa, Abu…

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Switzerland is an ‘island of bliss’: State economist

This content was published on Aug 14, 2016 In an interview with the Schweiz am Sonntag, Boris Zürcher, the head of the labour unit of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), said the state of the strong franc, the economy and the job market have made Switzerland an “island of bliss within a turbulent ocean”. In January the jobless rate rose to…

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Dancing and dumplings

This content was published on Aug 14, 2016 As a Westerner, what's it like to live in Egypt or China? Two global citizens share their experiences and advice.

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Sion-London flight to target winter tourists

This content was published on Aug 12, 2016 An Embraer 190 aircraft, which can transport 100 people, will be used for the journey between the British capital and Sion, canton Valais, each Saturday in February 2017. “It gives us visibility and credibility that a large airline like Swiss is interested in us,” said director of Sion airport Aline Bovier-Gantzer on Friday. The initiative…

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Spanish find 737 Swiss assault rifles in container

This content was published on Aug 12, 2016 The discovery was made on August 4 by the Civil Guard – which works under the Interior and Defence Ministries, a communiqué from ThursdayExternal link said. Officers had opened a “suspicious” ship’s container from Ghana in the port city of Algeciras, which is near Gibraltar. They found 737 assault rifles and 72 grenade launchers, which…

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Novartis Korea staff indicted for corruption

This content was published on Aug 12, 2016 The employees are believed to have offered illegal rebates and kickbacks to doctors amounting to 2.6 billion won (CHF 2.3 million) between 2011 and 2016. Altogether, 34 people – including 15 doctors and five heads of medical journals – have been included in the investigation, which began in February when authorities raided the Novartis Korea…

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