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How the Swiss Air Force struggled to grow wings

This content was published on Nov 7, 2012 As the cabinet is about to present the latest next draft armament programme – including a SFr3.1 billion ($3.3 billion) for the purchase of 22 Swedish Gripen fighters to be discussed by parliament over the next year – the defence ministry has come in for plenty of flak. Not only pacifist groups and leftwing political…

Row jeopardises purchase of new military jets

This content was published on Nov 7, 2012 Experts agree on one thing: It would only be required in order for the Swiss Air Force to carry out its mission of protecting national air space in the event of a terrorist attack. Even the pacifist Switzerland without an Army group, which opposes the purchase of new planes, is not totally averse to the…

Looking a gift horse in the mouth

This content was published on Nov 6, 2012 Thanks to the revenue equalising system a share of the bounty flows to many cash-strapped municipalities in canton Zurich. Some members of these communities see the extra money as a blessing, but since Glencore International has been criticised for pollution, others feel accepting the gift is unethical. (SF/swissinfo.ch)

A quest for identity after the Bosnian conflict

This content was published on Nov 6, 2012 During the Bosnian conflict, which lasted from March 1992 to December 1995, some 30,000 citizens went missing. “Most of them were killed either in the early days of the war or towards the end of the hostilities, when UN safe zones like Srebrenica fell into the hands of the Serb Army. As part of the…

Real estate prices at risk of bubble

This content was published on Nov 5, 2012 The UBS Swiss Real Estate Bubble Index shows that at the end of September real estate prices – fuelled by population growth and higher demand – entered the zone where they are at risk of a bubble for the first time since the 1990s. The bubble index had increased 0.20 to 1.02 points from the…

One-time boomtown sees a turnaround

This content was published on Nov 5, 2012 As Americans head to the polls on November 6, the economy is foremost on most voters’ minds and both candidates have pushed their plans to bring the country back to prosperity. Despite losing many big industrial work providers, Rochester represents the type of turnaround the country is hoping for, having added jobs in the last…

Political irritation over animal epidemics

This content was published on Nov 4, 2012 Parliament almost unanimously approved the legal amendment to boost epidemic prevention measures, but a committee led by a holistic therapist, Daniel Trappitsch, has collected enough signatures for a referendum. The group has criticised the increased powers for the federal authorities and wants individual farmers to be able to opt out of vaccination campaigns. At the…

Mountain villages look for a workable future

This content was published on Nov 4, 2012 In Switzerland, for example, only around one in seven inhabitants live in the Alps, even though nearly two thirds of Swiss territory is considered alpine. In 1800, the figure was more than one in five. A topic at a recent conference was how to boost employment opportunities in the alpine region. The main theme of…

World’s weather goes wild

This content was published on Nov 2, 2012

Employment is stable despite downsizing wave

This content was published on Nov 2, 2012 Sizeable cuts have also been made at pharmaceutical supplier Lonza, Swisscom and HP. But these aren’t signs of a crisis yet, since jobs have been created in other areas. (SF/swissinfo.ch)

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