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Dreamy hotels

This content was published on May 25, 2011 These extraordinary places have different standards than the usual hotels – creaky parquet floors, romantic views of dream-like scenery, faded memories of glorious days gone by and whiffs of the countryside. Photographer Stephan Rappo has visited some of them.

Towards a greener, fairer OECD

This content was published on May 25, 2011 The body, which caused controversy when it put Switzerland on its “grey list” of uncooperative tax havens, says it is now moving its focus from opening up markets to more social and green issues. “For a decade we have paid homage to opening up the markets like a religion as if it was the only…

Scientist finds flower growing above 4,500m

This content was published on May 24, 2011 Cushions of Saxifraga oppositifolia were found close to the Don summit in the central Swiss Alps, with one large individual flower, estimated to be more than 30 years old, in full bloom in August 2009. University of Basel botanist Christian Körner discovered the plant growing above Saas Fee in canton Valais, on the Mischabel mountain…

Profit increase at Sonova despite currency hit

This content was published on May 24, 2011 This result is up from the restated SFr217 million posted for the previous financial year, the group said on Tuesday. Sonova said negative currency exchange impacted sales to the tune of SFr84 million, most of which was booked in the second half of the year. However, overall sales increased 7.8 per cent to a record…

Switzerland faces massive skills shortage

This content was published on May 24, 2011 According to Travail Suisse, the Swiss quality of life is threatened by future staff shortages in key areas such as health, care of the elderly, education, policing and transport. The study comes as the rightwing Swiss People’s Party announced it would launch an anti-immigration campaign this election year. Party leaders on Monday said they wanted…

Euro falls to record low against franc

This content was published on May 23, 2011 At noon on Monday, one euro could be bought for SFr1.23. Eighteen months ago, the Swiss had to pay around SFr1.50 for a euro. In August 2010, the franc breached SFr1.30 for the first time since the introduction of the European currency in 1999. Investors had ample reasons to sell the euro, given doubts about…

Self-healing polymer generates army interest

This content was published on May 23, 2011 Scientists from Fribourg University and two laboratories in the United States have developed a polymer-based coating, known as a “metallo-supramolecular” polymer, that can heal itself when placed under ultraviolet light for less than a minute. “For the moment it’s still at the basic research level,” Christoph Weder, director of Fribourg University’s Adolphe Merkle Institute, told…

Tests curb underage alcohol sales

This content was published on May 23, 2011 In test purchases in 23 cantons, 5.8 per cent fewer underage buyers were able to buy alcohol in 2010 than in 2009, according to figures released on Monday by the Swiss Alcohol Board. In the past decade, illegal alcohol sales to underage test buyers has dropped from 83.5 per cent to 26.8 per cent. In…

Unions say free movement regulations too lax

This content was published on May 20, 2011 On Friday the Swiss Trade Union Federation called on the government to set up a national task force, which would include union representatives, to fight wage dumping. The Trade Union Federation also criticised the failure of the authorities to introduce a minimum salary. The unions are demanding that companies hiring staff from the EU should…

Franc remains tourist industry’s Achilles heel

This content was published on May 20, 2011 BAK Basel Economics is forecasting a drop in hotel bookings of 1.3 per cent between May and October compared with the same period last year. The decrease follows a disappointing winter season when bookings at hotels across the country were down about one per cent compared with 2009/10. However, ski resorts suffered the most, experiencing…

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