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Swiss smart bra can help prevent breast cancer

This content was published on Apr 4, 2020 Swiss students have teamed up with a local start-up to develop a “smart bra” for cancer prevention.

Swiss government doubles company bailout fund to CHF40bn

This content was published on Apr 3, 2020 Switzerland wants to double the amount of emergency loans available to struggling companies to CHF40 billion.

‘Anti-malaria drug can kill coronavirus’: Novartis chief

This content was published on Apr 3, 2020 Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis believes the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine offers one of the best hopes to combat coronavirus.

Laid-off workers urged to help harvest crops

This content was published on Apr 3, 2020 Swiss farmers are asking people who have been temporarily laid off work in their normal jobs to help bring in the spring harvest.

How much do Swiss people earn today?

This content was published on Apr 3, 2020 In this year’s Swiss salary round-up, we focus on the people working especially hard during the coronavirus crisis.

Swiss food firms do well in global farm animal welfare assessment

This content was published on Apr 2, 2020 Switzerland’s two largest supermarket chains achieve the highest rating while food giant Nestlé moves up a category.

Wooden chalet with mountains in background

B&B chalet has room with alpine view, but no takers

This content was published on Apr 2, 2020 Angela McMillan would love to have guests in her chalet but bookings have dried up due to the coronavirus lockdown.

Swiss regulator cracks down on fraudulent crypto activities

This content was published on Apr 2, 2020 The fundraising activity is designed to make it easier for start-ups to raise capital, but it has also attracted a number of fraudulent operators. The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) investigated 60 ICOs in 2019, according to its annual report. More than ten violated anti-money laundering rules, leading to charges being laid against the people…

Healthcare workers seek partial unemployment benefits

This content was published on Apr 2, 2020 With the ban on non-emergency surgeries and other procedures, some hospitals and medical practices are applying for partial unemployment support.

Laura Werth, calibrating respirator on production line

Helping people to breathe

This content was published on Apr 2, 2020 Production has been stepped up at a company in eastern Switzerland that makes breathing machines.

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