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Stressed women “prefer actions to words”

This content was published on Jun 19, 2007 The findings fly in the face of the stereotype that women favour talking and men prefer actions, and have been treated warily by relationship counsellors. A study of 67 women aged between 20 and 37 years of age at Zurich University’s Institute of Psychology examined how they reacted to different methods of support before a…

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Adecco strengthens hand in Germany

This content was published on Jun 18, 2007 The takeover follows last year’s €666 million acquisition of German employment firm DIS and strengthens Adecco’s position to 13 per cent of the temporary staffing market in the country. Swiss-based Adecco has dipped into its cash reserves following a successful set of 2006 financial results to fund the Tuja deal, which includes €200 million of…

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Disability insurance scheme still needs help

This content was published on Jun 18, 2007 Editorialists argue that the vote is a step in the right direction but now parliament has to take measures to try to solve the scheme’s ailing finances. Nearly 60 per cent of voters came out in favour of annual spending cuts of about SFr500 million ($402 million) and a reduction by 20 per cent in…

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Disabled face benefit cuts

This content was published on Jun 17, 2007 The proposed changes won the support of nearly 60 per cent of the electorate, according to final results. There were regional differences between the German- and French-speaking parts of the country. The reform foresees annual spending cuts of around SFr500 million ($402 million) in the long term and a 20 per cent reduction in the…

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Polls close in vote on disability insurance

This content was published on Jun 17, 2007 Supporters say the cuts are needed to prevent the social security system from financial ruin, while opponents argue they come at the expense of weaker members of society. Parliament has approved the reform, but two small groups representing the disabled – supported by centre-left political parties and trade unions – challenged the amendments in a…

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Disability benefits face ballot box verdict

This content was published on Jun 16, 2007 Supporters say the cuts are needed to prevent the social security system from financial ruin, while opponents argue the move is at the expense of weaker members of society. Parliament has approved the reform, but two small groups representing the disabled – supported by centre-left political parties and trade unions – have challenged the amendments…

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Europe lags in transfer of freight onto rail

This content was published on Jun 16, 2007 But while transalpine links are an integral part of European Union transport planning, the transfer of goods to the railways is meeting with greater resistance among EU states than in Switzerland. The new 34.6km tunnel, which is set to be fully operational in December, is the longest in Switzerland and the third-longest in the world.…

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Coffee exhibition stirs seductive passions

This content was published on Jun 15, 2007 But as an exhibition at Zurich’s Johann Jacobs Museum – which is devoted to coffee’s cultural history – shows, awareness of the drink’s sensual appeal goes back several hundred years. For many people coffee is an integral part of daily life and a good kick-start to the morning. Coffee shops and cafés now offer anything…

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Lötschberg base tunnel officially opens

This content was published on Jun 15, 2007 The 34.6km tunnel, which is set to be fully operational in December, is the longest rail tunnel in Switzerland and the third-longest in the world – although it will be overtaken by the Gotthard base tunnel, due to open in 2017. The Lötschberg, which runs from Frutigen in the Kander valley to Raron in canton…

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