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The space shuttle made in Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 30, 2015 Jaussi, an engineer and Swiss Air Force military pilot, founded the company Swiss Space Systems in 2013 in Payerne, canton Vaud. Through the firm, he is pursuing his childhood dream of becoming an astronaut. The company’s goal is to make space accessible by developing, manufacturing and operating suborbital spaceplanes. The SOAR (Sub-Orbital Re-Usable Aircraft) will…

Homemade high fashion

This content was published on Nov 29, 2015

Whistleblower Birkenfeld ends probation

This content was published on Nov 28, 2015 Birkenfeld had provided US tax authorities with information about the illegal activities of Switzerland’s largest bank, UBS, and its US customers, but was sentenced to 40 months of jail and three years of probation in 2009 for failing to divulge everything he knew about the bank’s tax dodging customers. Although he was incarcerated, Birkenfeld received…

Mexico’s direct democracy exists only on paper

This content was published on Nov 28, 2015 Luis Fernández, president of the non-governmental organisation, Participando por México, talks to swissinfo.ch about the steps needed to boost the participation of citizens in the country’s decision-making process. swissinfo.ch: The notion of direct democracy in Latin America differs from Europe. What is specific about Mexico’s approach? Luis Fernández: Direct democracy in Mexico is defined as…

Swiss super rich gained ‘modest’ CHF6 billion

This content was published on Nov 27, 2015 The 300 richest people living in Switzerland saw their combined wealth rise CHF6 billion ($5.86 billion) to a record CHF595 billion.

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If Mayors Ruled the Globe

This content was published on Nov 26, 2015 This year’s edition of the World Forum for Democracy was entitled, ”Freedom vs control: For a democratic response.”

Small cable car companies threatened

This content was published on Nov 26, 2015 Half of the 200 small lifts in Switzerland face closure, due to mounting maintenance costs. It’s down to a new law introduced in 2007, to bring Switzerland in line with the European Union. It requires that small lifts meet the same rigorous safety standards as the large mountain lift companies in popular tourism centres. While…

Burkhalter calls for accountability in democracy

This content was published on Nov 26, 2015 Foreign minister Didier Burkhalter gave a speech in Bern on Thursday in which he stressed that holding state authorities accountable is essential to a successful democracy.

‘Fair food’ initiative to be put to the vote

This content was published on Nov 26, 2015 The party submitted 105,631 signatures to the Federal Chancellery in Bern on Thursday in support of an initiative demanding that food imports should be socially equitable and environmentally responsible. “It’s the only concrete response to the new free trade agreement with the United States,” the Green Party said in a statement, referring to the 12-nation…

Swiss want developing countries to pull their weight

This content was published on Nov 26, 2015 “From Switzerland’s perspective, all states should commit to clear reduction targets that are quantifiable and unconditional,” said a statement that summarised the government’s position. In February this year, Switzerland committed to halving its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 1990 levels. But the government believes that the various national level commitments announced before COP21…

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