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Frugal Swiss prefer to save

This content was published on Nov 27, 2009 This is in marked contrast to their neighbours in France and Italy, where only one in six respondents would invest such a windfall. In those countries jewellery and other luxury goods were the first things to pop into people’s heads. A poll carried out by the opinion research institute Isopublic for Reader’s Digest magazine revealed…

Bern’s historical heart

This content was published on Nov 27, 2009 The old city of Bern, built on a hill in a meander of the Aare river, has a linear plan. The medieval town has been constantly renovated over the centuries, but it has not lost its original character. Bern has been a Unesco World Heritage site since 1983.(swiss-image.ch/Terence du Fresne)

New Bern

This content was published on Nov 27, 2009 Archival documents and preserved landmarks highlight New Bern’s 300 years.

Recruitment policies come under spotlight

This content was published on Nov 26, 2009 “Swiss businesses should recruit as a priority people who are well integrated in the Swiss labour market,” Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey, a member of the centre-left Social Democrat party, told the French-language television discussion programme Infrarouge. She also called for the so-called “accompanying measures” in a bilateral accord with the European Union, designed to protect…

Campaign against solariums continues

This content was published on Nov 26, 2009 The organisation said on Thursday that research results from international bodies had shown that the effects of the ultraviolet rays were carcinogenic. In a statement it added that the minutes spent on a sun bed were dangerous for the skin and increased the risk of skin cancer. The Swiss Cancer League pointed out that regular…

Dollar recovers after new low against franc

This content was published on Nov 26, 2009 The dollar dipped below parity to the franc for the second time ever on Wednesday, hitting SFr0.9919. It followed indications by the United States Federal Reserve that interest rates would remain “extremely low” and that it was not overly concerned by the currency’s decline. Investors sought out the Swiss franc as a safe way to…

Mobile phone merger raises consumer fears

This content was published on Nov 26, 2009 The companies involved insist the merger would create a more potent competitor to market leader Swisscom, but critics fear a duopoly could dilute eagerness to give end-users the best deal. If the plan gets the go-ahead from regulators, it would effectively result in Orange – a subsidiary of France Telecom – taking over Danish-owned Sunrise.…

“Fusionman” vows to fly again despite setback

This content was published on Nov 26, 2009 Rossy, an airline captain and ex-fighter pilot, was rescued from the chilly Strait of Gibraltar waters near Morocco after heavy turbulence and visibility problems forced him to ditch in the sea on Wednesday during his flight to southern Spain. He started well after take-off from Tangiers, leaping from a small plane at 2,000 metres with…

Making the slopes fit for the downhill World Cup

This content was published on Nov 26, 2009

“Fusionman” ditches during Africa-Europe flight

This content was published on Nov 25, 2009 Rossy, an airline captain and ex-fighter pilot, took off from Tangiers for southern Spain but around four minutes into an expected 15-minute flight ditched into the water after encountering heavy turbulence and visibility problems. “I’m a little disappointed as I wanted to reach my goal – that beach,” Rossy told a press conference in the…

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