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Where Zurich goes for sweet treats

This content was published on Apr 18, 2011 The company, which has the same origin but is now separate from the multinational Lindt & Sprüngli, is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year. It is now run by the sixth generation of the family. Easter is a busy time at the flagship store. The windows are brightly decorated with colourful treats; inside a man…

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Basel tries to break down integration barriers

This content was published on Apr 18, 2011 Basel, with its multinational pharmaceutical companies, is attracting more and more skilled workers from abroad. Indeed, expats – people who come to work on a short-term (two to four years) basis – now account for eight per cent of Basel’s population and make an important contribution to the local economy. The figure looks set to…

Writing wrongs

This content was published on Apr 17, 2011 The charter of the United Nations, founded in 1945, aims to promote the respect and implementation of basic and human rights. Until the Second World War, human rights were almost always a matter of individual states.

Dollar faces collapse

This content was published on Apr 16, 2011 In her latest book, Zaki says that the euro’s future is much brighter and that attacks against the currency are just a smokescreen aimed at hiding the collapse of the American economy. “The collapse of the American dollar… is inevitable. The world’s biggest economy is nothing but an illusion. To produce $14,000 billion of nation…

Switzerland Tourism mounts costly campaign

This content was published on Apr 15, 2011 It said the move had been prompted by the strong Swiss franc, the effects of the economic crisis in other European countries and unrest in North Africa and the Middle East. “The budget of SFr48 million ($54 million) is the biggest ever for a Switzerland Tourism campaign,” said director Jürg Schmid on Friday. City trips…

Lock-making giant seeks key to legal threat

This content was published on Apr 15, 2011 A class action law suit in the United States alleges that a combination key pad lock, commonly used in homes, offices, airports and hospitals, did not provide the security it promised. The company denies all the claims. Kaba’s problems started in August last year when it was discovered that a powerful magnet, made from rare…

Minister says forests need more protection

This content was published on Apr 15, 2011 Speaking after a guided walkabout in woods near the capital Bern, Leuthard said the quest for profit at any cost was misplaced if forests were to be preserved for future generations. She added that forests played an important role as water reserves and carbon sinks. “We have to learn to think more long term and…

Keeping pace with the population boom

This content was published on Apr 14, 2011 Federal and cantonal authorities are adopting new strategies to cope with the rising tide of residents, driven by increasing numbers of foreign workers, as house prices spiral upwards and complaints mount about crowded trains. Switzerland is hardly about to fall apart at the seams and has coped with large influxes of migrants in the past.…

Ex-Unicef head joins Nestlé despite protests

This content was published on Apr 14, 2011 Despite pleas from nutrition advocates who oppose the company’s marketing of breast milk substitutes, the Vevey-based company said shareholders had approved Veneman for a seat on the 14-member board on Thursday. Veneman headed Unicef from 2005-2010 and before that was United States agriculture secretary in President George W. Bush’s administration. She acknowledged that Nestlé isn’t…

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