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Love is in the air

This content was published on Apr 14, 2010 For much of the history of life on land, plants had to be near each other to mate. Their amazing pollen grains have been captured by award-winning Swiss scientific photographer Martin Oeggerli, the Micronaut © Micronaut, kindly supported by R. Buchner and H. Halbritter, University of Vienna

Swiss may vote on jobless benefits reform

This content was published on Apr 14, 2010 The Social Democrats and trade unions behind the initiative must gather 50,000 signatures in support of the referendum by July 8. Proponents are against planned reforms to the law on state-run unemployment benefits and say undermining the country’s social security system would particularly affect young people. The initiative was launched last month after a reform…

UBS and downs

This content was published on Apr 14, 2010 Over the past few years, UBS has garnered a lot of negative press. Extraordinary general assemblies and public protests have been occuring with increasing frequency.

Italians to review stolen HSBC data

This content was published on Apr 13, 2010 Eric de Montgolfier, a prosecutor in Nice, on Tuesday said authorities in Turin were interested in the data and had submitted a request seeking help gathering evidence. The files, taken by a former IT employee around three years ago, allegedly contain information about people hiding assets from tax collectors. France’s acquisition of the information infuriated…

Swiss are European leaders in recycling

This content was published on Apr 13, 2010 That’s according to a recent Reader’s Digest study, which polled more than 32,000 people in 16 European countries. Of the 1,336 questioned in Switzerland, 94 per cent said they recycled, compared with 82 per cent of Europeans. While 70 per cent of Europeans said they made a point of avoiding ecologically harmful products, 87 per…

Ineos eyes Vaud for lower taxes

This content was published on Apr 13, 2010 “It’s likely that it will be Vaud,” spokesman Richard Longden told Swiss public radio on Tuesday. Day-to-day operations in Britain and around the world would not be affected, the company added. The number-three global producer announced in early March it was considering the move and received approval to do so on March 24. The move…

UBS expects SFr2.5 billion pre-tax profit

This content was published on Apr 12, 2010 The announcement comes two days before what is expected to be a stormy annual shareholders’ meeting. Some activist investors, including large pension funds, are preparing to reject a UBS bonus system and plans to clear management of responsibilities for the financial crisis the bank has faced. In a surprise interim statement, UBS estimated net outflows…

UBS Ospel “gamble” may backfire

This content was published on Apr 12, 2010 Former chairman Marcel Ospel is among a host of directors and executives blamed by many for leading the bank into trouble. Their leadership has led to questions about possible civil or criminal liability. UBS was the worst-hit European bank from the subprime mortgage-induced financial crisis. It was also forced to hand over confidential client data…

Army’s environmental damage to be costly

This content was published on Apr 11, 2010 Other damaging equipment includes materials made from heavy metals and landfills. Geologists have identified dozens of contaminated sites in some communities, the SonntagsZeitung reported on Sunday. A spokesman for Switzerland’s armed forces confirmed the newspaper report. Most affected are the cantons of Bern, Freiburg, Geneva, St Gallen, Zurich and Ticino. Authorities have records of some…

Ex-Sex Pistols manager dies in Swiss clinic

This content was published on Apr 9, 2010 According to relatives, McLaren was being treated there for an aggressive form of cancer. They declined to say in which hospital. “He was the original punk rocker and revolutionised the world,” said his son, Joe Corre. In a brief statement on the band’s webpage, Johnny Rotten wrote, “For me Malc was always entertaining, and I…

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