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Swiss digital stock exchange branches out into Singapore

This content was published on Dec 8, 2020 The operator of Switzerland’s largest stock exchange, SIX Group, has set its sights on launching a trading platform for digital assets in Singapore. SIX Group is hoping to launch its Swiss Digital Exchange (SDX) in Switzerland next year.

WEF annual meeting moves from Switzerland to Singapore

This content was published on Dec 7, 2020 The 51st annual meeting of business, political and civil society leaders will take place in Singapore between May 13-16, WEF announced on Monday. Organisers added that it plans to return to Davos in 2022. The event has moved out of Switzerland in stages. Having been advised not to hold the meeting in Davos on its…

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Tackling pandemic threats proactively

This content was published on Dec 7, 2020 If we are to minimize the impact of future disease outbreaks, we must recognise the importance of immunisation.

Switzerland secures three million doses of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine

This content was published on Dec 7, 2020 Some 4.5 million doses of another vaccine have already been agreed with United States pharma company Moderna and another 5.3 million doses from the British-Swedish firm AstraZeneca. The government said on MondayExternal link that membership of the World Health Organization COVAXExternal link initiative grants vaccine coverage to 20% of the Swiss population. The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine would require…

Covid continues to stress Swiss economy

This content was published on Dec 7, 2020 Official statistics revealed on Monday that Swiss hotels had 9.3 million fewer overnight stays between May and October than for the same period in 2019. While more people living in Switzerland booked into hotels, the number of foreign guests fell by three quarters. Overnight stays have been put at 10.2 million for the summer months.…

Uber accepts Swiss court decision on employee

This content was published on Dec 7, 2020 In September an appeals court in canton Vaud ruled that the Uberpop driver had been unfairly dismissed and should enjoy the same rights as an employee of a taxi company. The man had complained of being denied access to the Uber app in 2016 following customer complaints. The judgement had confirmed a previous ruling from…

Avalanche warnings issued in southern Switzerland

This content was published on Dec 6, 2020 Heavy snowfall throughout the weekend has crippled road and rail traffic and resulted in avalanche warnings in Switzerland.

All primates share same vision system

This content was published on Dec 5, 2020 The visual system in all primates is the same – regardless of size. This is the finding of an international study of the gray mouse lemur.

How a Swiss robot plans to clean up space

This content was published on Dec 5, 2020 ClearSpace is using technology developed by engineers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL). Their four-armed robotic junk collector will be launched into space by the European Space Agency (ESA) in 2025. Its first mission is to grab a small piece of a European Vega rocket, launched in 2013. A lot of debris has accumulated…

The world’s first space ‘garbage truck’ will be Swiss

This content was published on Dec 5, 2020 It is the first time the European Space Agency (ESA) has allocated such a large sum (€86 million) to a start-up.

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