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Wegelin private bank pleads guilty

This content was published on Jan 3, 2013 Otto Bruderer, an official at the St Gallen-based bank, appeared in Manhattan federal court on Thursday to enter a plea on the company’s behalf to a single count of conspiracy. “From 2002 to 2010, Wegelin conspired with certain US taxpayers to evade US taxes,” Bruderer told the court. Under a proposed plea agreement, the bank…

Switzerland on the box, but what’s inside?

This content was published on Dec 30, 2012 Switzerland has benefited from its good reputation: Swiss made has long been a byword for quality and that in turn has generated healthy profits. But because the brand has not been sufficiently protected, others beyond the border have been making a tidy sum with it too. The first time anyone paid close attention to the…

Deserving of protection?

This content was published on Dec 30, 2012 Knowing where a product was made or under what conditions is becoming more complicated for consumers. For example, just how Swiss is that watch if some of its components are produced abroad? Big Swiss watchmakers want at least 60 per cent of the manufacturing costs to be local for products to earn the right to…

A risky business – but not for traffickers

This content was published on Dec 28, 2012 “In the 80 countries we work in, we are dealing every day with individuals and entire families who get into debt to buy fake medicines. And the terrible thing is that often these medicines damage their health or kill them, without them even realising it,” says Guillaume Schmidt, a pharmacist who works for the Swiss…

Museum mourns migrating Max

This content was published on Dec 27, 2012 The museum of natural history in Fribourg, which had tracked her since she was two months old, said in a press statement on Thursday that by the time the body was found it had been half eaten, making it impossible to determine the exact cause of death. However, since it was close to a power…

Minister calls for open dialogue on immigration

This content was published on Dec 27, 2012 Sommaruga said it is a mistake to ignore difficulties. Open and fair information about pros and cons is needed. “It is understandable but not right to single out positive aspects in a bid to convince voters. People like being told the truth,” she said in an interview printed on Thursday in the Tages-Anzeiger and Der…

Swiss send more packages, fewer text messages

This content was published on Dec 26, 2012 The Swiss Post handled 16 million packages in the time period between December 1 and 24, compared with around 15 million in the past few years. About one million packages came through postal sorting centres in the cantons of Vaud, Thurgau and Solothurn every day during the week leading up to Christmas, twice as many…

Modern art preserved for posterity

This content was published on Dec 26, 2012 Synthetic materials make their way into works of art, as do combinations of used materials like paper, wood or terracotta with modern lacquers and glue. Using scientific methods the students set up an artificial ageing process and document and analyse the chemical and physical reactions of the materials. All part of their special training. (Pictures:…

Ministerial comments trigger angry response

This content was published on Dec 23, 2012 Her comments, made during a news conference last Thursday to look back over her year as Swiss president, have unleashed protests by centre-right and rightwing parties as well as scepticism by the Swiss Business Federation. However, centre-left parties and a senior European Union representative have welcomed Widmer-Schlumpf’s statement according to newspaper reports. Richard Jones, EU…

Open door policy – for fridges

This content was published on Dec 23, 2012 (Pictures: Thomas Kern, swissinfo.ch)

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