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Report finds fewer Swiss working poor

This content was published on Oct 23, 2012 The reduction in the number of working poor can be explained by a corresponding overall drop in the unemployment rate, which sank from 3.3 per cent in 2008 to 2.6 per cent in 2010, the report said. “Working poor” are people who have jobs but are unable to meet their basic needs with their incomes.…

Industry frets over Swiss-EU bilateral impasse

This content was published on Oct 20, 2012 The future of Switzerland’s relationship with the EU was thrown into doubt last December when the EU stated that current system of bilateral agreements had reached the end of its sell-by date. On the one hand, the EU finds the series of accords too unwieldy and inflexible to continue in their current form. It wants…

Alps scarred by tourism industry

This content was published on Oct 20, 2012 The winter sport industry reveals a cynical attitude towards local traditions and shows a lack of respect for the traditions of the region, according to Hechenblaikner. The 54-year-old photographer grew up in the Tyrol region and was horrified when he returned to Austria after 20 years. His pictures are not of a winter wonderland but…

Digital nomads

This content was published on Oct 18, 2012 In many remote parts of the world, it is much easier to install mobile solutions than expensive cables. This means that wireless internet service is playing an increasingly important role in everyday life – also in poor areas.

Digital Nomads

This content was published on Oct 18, 2012

Carrying the internet in your pocket

This content was published on Oct 18, 2012 The development of mobile internet access is constantly moving forward. Even exact statistics are difficult because of the rapid pace of development. “We are recording a major increase in mobile internet access,” says Carsten Roetz, a spokesman for Swisscom, the largest telecommunications company in Switzerland. “The volume of data consumed by mobile internet users is…

Freedom or obsession?

This content was published on Oct 18, 2012 Nowadays, we post pictures, videos, and blogs on the internet from wherever we are. Commuters quite naturally chat and sort through their e-mails on the train. Constant and direct availability of information not only threatens to trigger states of mind where we can’t switch off anymore, we also increasingly feel that we’re missing something when…

Hot newfound planet may have cooler neighbours

This content was published on Oct 17, 2012 The research, done by a team of European astronomers based at the observatory in the Swiss city of Geneva, was released online on Tuesday in the journal Nature, and will appear in Thursday’s hardcopy. In terms of mass, the planet is roughly the same size as Earth. But unlike Earth, it only needs three days…

Did Swiss banks betray their workers?

This content was published on Oct 17, 2012 Did the banks, which are suspected of violating US tax laws, sell out their workers in order to save their own skins?

Bank staff data handover grates in Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 17, 2012 In an unprecedented move this year, 11 Swiss banks were given the go-ahead by Switzerland to pass the names thousands of bank staff and consultants employees active in the American market onto the US Justice Department. The French satirical weekly Le Canard Enchainé called it “a typically Swiss tragicomedy”, scoffing: “To escape the long arm…

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