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Greenpeace protests against chemical dumps

This content was published on Mar 26, 2008 Activists climbed chimneys of a company headquarters in Basel to unfold a banner which called on Ciba and Syngenta to pay at least SFr600 million ($595 million) to an independent foundation. Both companies said there were no plans to join the foundation, launched by the pharmaceutical company Novartis, because they put aside money for their…

Forum clicks on to internet of tomorrow

This content was published on Mar 26, 2008 But as the organisers of the first ever “Internet of Things” conference in Zurich hope to show, projects that connect the real and virtual worlds are at the cutting edge of technology. The three-day meeting, which opened on Wednesday, is being hosted by the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. Up to 500 researchers, business…

Bâloise insurer posts record profit

This content was published on Mar 26, 2008 The group appointed Martin Strobel, currently head of Bâloise Switzerland, as new chief executive from 2009, to replace Frank Schewlin, who announced his departure in December. Overall the results significantly beat analysts’ expectations with business volume at the insurer increasing by six per cent. Shareholders will receive a dividend of SFr4.50 per share, well up…

Transport minister urges end to rail dispute

This content was published on Mar 25, 2008 At the same time, he called on the board of the Federal Railways to review its position in the dispute, which centres on plans to cut hundreds of jobs. The minister also urged the strikers in the southern city of Bellinzona not to insist on preconditions for any negotiations. The strikers’ committee said the 18-day…

Free newspapers gobble up market share

This content was published on Mar 25, 2008 The circulation figures for September 2006 to September 2007 from the media research institute WEMF confirmed German-language free sheet 20 Minuten as the most read newspaper in Switzerland with 1.24 million readers. In the French-speaking part of the country, the free newspapers 20 Minutes and Matin Bleu saw dramatic increases in readership of 41 per…

Cargo workers’ strike to continue

This content was published on Mar 25, 2008 In a resolution issued on Tuesday the strikers said it was not possible to conduct serious discussions with the Federal Railways leadership. But they declared themselves still open to dialogue. The resolution called for political intervention to end the standoff because “the Federal Railways management is incapable of conductng a dialogue in a spirit of…

Serving Swiss rösti on the beach

This content was published on Mar 25, 2008 Sandi and her business partner Patrick – both from Zurich – run a small guesthouse and restaurant with dishes that are rather exotic for the Indian subcontinent. “When we started the restaurant nine years ago, you couldn’t get salads around here or a good plate of spaghetti. Pasta and rösti were the things I missed…

Highs and lows

This content was published on Mar 25, 2008 Victories, defeats and scandals – a look back at the history of the Swiss national football team.

Egyptian investor sets up Swiss holding company

This content was published on Mar 25, 2008 OD Holding, located in Altdorf in central Switzerland, will be the new headquarters of the family business Orascom Group, headed by Sawiris. The new OD Holding will launch a public share swap at the end of March. All existing shareholders in the business will be offered one new OD Holding share for every ten shares…

Cargo workers’ strike to continue

This content was published on Mar 25, 2008 The strikers’ committee said the 18-day strike would continue after Federal Railways broke off the talks in Bern on Monday evening. The strike was called after the loss-making freight unit announced plans to axe around 400 jobs – 126 of them in Italian-speaking Bellinzona. Both sides blamed each other for the failure of the talks.…

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