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Swiss airline reduces winter flights

This content was published on Jul 5, 2009 Between the end of October and the end of March there will be 18 instead of 21 flights a week to New York from Geneva or Zurich, confirmed spokesman Franco Gullotti. He added that on most other long-haul journeys there would be six instead of seven flights a week. Already in September three planes on…

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Defence minister criticises “unreliable” US

This content was published on Jul 5, 2009 Maurer told a Sunday newspaper that Switzerland must insist on the law and not buckle – “better to lose with dignity than make concessions with the powerful”, he said. Maurer, a member of the rightwing Swiss People’s Party, claimed there were serious internal tensions within the US government and said it was “logical” that the…

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New surgery offers hope for knee injuries

This content was published on Jul 4, 2009 Until now, ruptured ACLs have been treated with grafted tendon from another part of the body. The Bern University Hospital method could result in the patient’s own ACL growing back, more stability to the knee and a quicker recovery. Few will forget the tears of Swiss football captain Alexander Frei during last year’s Euro 2008…

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Post bosses plead for banking licence

This content was published on Jul 3, 2009 Chairman Claude Béglé said it was unfortunate that the government came out against granting such a permit, since the company already had the necessary the know-how. He is hopeful that parliament might change its mind, but added that Swiss Post was also willing to cooperate with partners in the banking business. The PostFinance unit presently…

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B&B accommodation sets new record

This content was published on Jul 3, 2009 There were 348,691 overnight stays, a 32.3 per cent increase on 2007, Bed and Breakfast Switzerland reported on Friday. The organisation said the result was attributable to the increasing number of private households or small guest houses offering such accommodation. It noted that the booking rate of rooms had increased from 19.2 per cent to…

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Consumer prices in line with forecasts

This content was published on Jul 3, 2009 Announcing the figures on Friday, the Federal Statistics Office said the increase of the consumer price index (CPI) in June was due to the rise in oil prices, but the start of the sales in clothing had a dampening effect. The forecast was in line with economic analysts’ forecasts. “As expected, June CPI saw some…

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Swiss banks turn backs on US clients

This content was published on Jul 2, 2009 Banking giant UBS earlier this week blocked access to investment accounts held by American clients as it winds down offshore services with the US. But other banks are also shunning the lucrative market across the Atlantic. With UBS embroiled in a bitter court case with the US tax authorities that threatens Swiss banking secrecy and…

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Is Switzerland too sexy for the Chinese?

This content was published on Jul 2, 2009 Readers there can also go on visiting the Chinese-language version of swissinfo.ch and see all its pictures without waiting interminably for the site to upload. Beijing is seeking to bundle Green Dam Youth Escort software with all computers sold in China. The content-control programme is supposed to block porn sites, but computer-security experts argue it…

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CS prepares to hand over client names to France

This content was published on Jul 2, 2009 A spokesman for Switzerland’s second-largest bank partly confirmed an article in the Swiss daily newspaper, Le Temps. He explained that CS had sent a letter to French clients holding French stocks or securities asking for authorisation to pass on information to the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), the financial markets regulator. The CS spokesman said…

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