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Swiss cities continue to top world rankings

This content was published on Apr 2, 2007 Geneva came in second position, ahead of Vancouver, Vienna and Auckland. European, Canadian and Australian cities continue to dominate the rankings, which saw little movement among the top 50 cities and none among the top ten. Mercer’s yearly worldwide quality of living survey evaluates 215 cities on 39 criteria including political, social, economic and environmental…

Bullish economy cuts working poor figures

This content was published on Apr 2, 2007 But church charity Caritas Switzerland has accused the government of fudging its figures. The Federal Statistics Office reported on Monday that 8.5 per cent of the 4.226 million Swiss between the ages of 20 and 59 live below the poverty line – down from 9.1 per cent in 2000. The percentage of working poor, those…

Donor register appeals for fresh blood

This content was published on Apr 2, 2007 Those behind the SFr500,000 ($410,000) appeal announced on Monday say they urgently need “new blood” because more and more existing donors are getting too old to stay on the register. “We can see we will lose a lot of donors in the next few years because of the age curve. They have to stand down…

Selling science without selling out

This content was published on Apr 2, 2007 The Swiss office of the British Council has been inviting young academics from around the world to Switzerland to show them how to sell their science without losing their integrity. As swissinfo learned during a visit to the latest workshop, the task is anything but easy. “What decision makers want is a yes-no or black…

Fishy business

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Al Jazeera comes to Swiss cable

This content was published on Apr 1, 2007 Cablecom has introduced the station as part of its revamped basic digital service launched on Sunday in the German-speaking part of the country. The introduction of Al Jazeera as part of the line-up comes less than five months after the broadcaster went on air. For Cablecom the decision was straightforward. “We already have a large…

Render unto Caesar

This content was published on Apr 1, 2007 Apart from the practical issues of the tax season, the question occasionally arises, “why do we pay taxes”? I vividly remember when, as a social science student at Bern University, I had to take an obligatory law course and chose tax law. Revered tax law professor Irene Blumenstein made it clear in her first lecture…

Switzerland serves up a ban on spam

This content was published on Apr 1, 2007 Unsuspecting computer users may fall foul of the law if they fail to protect their PCs against malicious software used by spammers to spread their unsolicited messages. Only one per cent of unsolicited mail received in Switzerland originates in the country itself and the legislation covers only these spam messages. Despite this limitation, the deputy…

Alpine village backs desert king’s dream

This content was published on Mar 30, 2007 Residents have voted overwhelmingly in favour of amending local zoning plans to allow what will be one of the most ambitious tourism projects in the Swiss Alps to go ahead. Hundreds of voters crowded into Andermatt’s community centre on Friday night, agreeing to the changes by a show of hands. If the people of the…

How Helvetica moulded the urban landscape

This content was published on Mar 30, 2007 To mark the anniversary, American filmmaker Gary Hustwit has produced a documentary devoted to the font. “I had been interested in graphic design for years,” Hustwit told swissinfo. “From there came the idea to do a documentary about fonts. With Helvetica’s 50 years coming up I found the focal point on which to concentrate.” The…

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