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High gold prices spur more illegal mining in Peru

This content was published on Sep 3, 2020 The boom in gold prices during the pandemic has kept Swiss refineries in business but has also boosted illegal mining.

Switzerland enjoys decade-long high atop UN innovation ranking

This content was published on Sep 2, 2020 The annual ranking lists the competitiveness of 129 countries based on 80 measurements. It is compiled by the UN’s World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the business school INSEAD and Cornell University. Just like last year, Switzerland heads the table in 2020 followed by Sweden and the United States. Switzerland achieves consistently high marks for the number…

Is it a good idea for citizens to vote on national security issues?

In Switzerland, citizens can torpedo the plans of their own air force to buy new equipment. Is this direct democracy overstepping its bounds?

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Swiss regulator escalates probe into Credit Suisse

This content was published on Sep 2, 2020 Swiss financial supervisor has opened enforcement proceedings against Credit Suisse in the 2019 spying affair that toppled the bank’s leadership.

Freight traffic through Swiss Alps drops significantly

This content was published on Sep 1, 2020 The Covid-19 pandemic caused transalpine freight traffic to fall by 12% in the first half of the year. Rail and road were affected in equal measure.

Novartis to invest CHF70 million in a new Swiss production unit

This content was published on Sep 1, 2020 The Swiss pharmaceutical company has announced that it is constructing a new production unit for experimental drugs.

Swiss labs deny being slow with Covid-19 test results

This content was published on Sep 1, 2020 The President of the Swiss Laboratory Association has rejected criticism that the delivery of contact-tracing test results has been tardy.

Chinese-owned Swissport agrees emergency takeover

This content was published on Aug 31, 2020 A consortium of investors has agreed a €800 million bailout of Chinese-owned airport services company Swissport.

Geneva Airport expects 23% fewer passengers in 2021

This content was published on Aug 31, 2020 Geneva Airport officials say the shockwaves of the Covid-19 pandemic will reverberate into next year.

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Let’s save the glaciers, but what about the wolf?

This content was published on Aug 31, 2020 Where can you be called to the ballot box to save the glaciers one day and be asked to decide the fate of the wolf the next?

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