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Are 16-year-olds mature enough to vote? No.

This content was published on May 24, 2019 Student climate strikers are also calling for the voting age to be lowered. Politician Adrian Spahr is against such a move.

The Swiss inventor whose story is the internet

This content was published on May 24, 2019 Peter Gloor had a front-row seat to the early days of the World Wide Web. Today, he is driven by the desire to connect and improve the world.

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It’s time to let 16- and 17-year-olds vote

This content was published on May 24, 2019 Youth should be allowed access to the ballot box to make their voices heard on issues like climate change, argues a children's rights lawyer.

Huawei plans big R&D investment in Switzerland

This content was published on May 24, 2019 Chinese telecoms giant Huawei plans to invest heavily in research in Switzerland, creating some 1,000 jobs, it says.

Maternity break can cost over a fifth of lifetime earnings

This content was published on May 23, 2019 Taking a career break due to motherhood can cost Swiss women 3.2% of their lifetime earnings for every year spent out of the labour market.

Swiss Alpine holiday home market fragments under pressure

This content was published on May 23, 2019 Areas like St Moritz, Gstaad, Verbier, Zermatt and Davos saw price gains of as much as 10% last year. But the cost of apartments in less exclusive mountain resorts remained flat or even fell. The same trend could be seen between luxury and non-luxury segments; only properties attracting prices in excess of CHF8,500 ($8,400) per…

Swiss pay more for magazines and clothes than other countries

This content was published on May 23, 2019 For many people living in Switzerland the findings of the Swiss Alliance of Consumer AssociationsExternal link, together with watchdogs in the French and Italian-speaking regions of the country, will come as no surprise. In fact, they confirm the findings of similar studies going back to 2012. The study found that the Swiss “surcharge” makes magazines…

UBS scrambles to revive its faltering investment bank

This content was published on May 23, 2019 UBS needs to make savings at its investment banking unit following the “worst first-quarter environment in recent history”.

What the Swiss are doing in space

This content was published on May 22, 2019 The space business is booming in Switzerland with about 100 companies involved, employing 2,500 people.

Image of Swiss banks improves among public

This content was published on May 22, 2019 The image of Swiss banks has returned for the first time to pre-crisis levels, according to a survey. Cybercrime remains a concern, however.

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