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Insect-inspired drone maker tops Swiss start-up charts

This content was published on Sep 4, 2019 FlyabilityExternal link impressed the 100-strong jury with its successful record during the first five years of operations, along with the company’s future commercial potential. Its small, lightweight drones are designed to reach inaccessible, hazardous or confined areas such as disaster zones. The spin-off firm from Lausanne’s Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) already has an impressive…

Swiss research could help combat strokes

This content was published on Sep 4, 2019 Basel researchers have discovered a key element that could help the brain regenerate after a stroke.

Bearded vultures released into the wild in Switzerland

Now for some good news about biodiversity

This content was published on Sep 4, 2019 New research is providing essential insights and reasons to be hopeful for the biodiversity of our fragile planet. The latest Letter from the Alps.

Swiss Jews explain Switzerland to Orthodox tourists

This content was published on Sep 4, 2019 In order to avoid cultural misunderstandings, this summer Swiss Jews went to mountain resorts to mediate between locals and Orthodox visitors.

Are direct democracy and civic rights just ‘nice to haves’?

This content was published on Sep 4, 2019 Women, the young generation and low income earners are underrepresented in politics and are also less likely to participate in votes.

Switzerland ranked ‘greenest’ holiday hotspot

This content was published on Sep 4, 2019 The WEF ‘Travel and Tourism Competitiveness ReportExternal link’, conducted every two years, ranks 140 countries on their relative strengths in global tourism and travel. In 2018, it found Switzerland’s attention to environmental standards in the sector to be top of class. The study makes specific mention of Switzerland’s waste water treatment system and the country’s…

First blacklist of foreign gambling websites published

This content was published on Sep 3, 2019 The Swiss Lottery and Betting Board has published its first blacklist of foreign gambling websites following a change to the law on online gambling.

New Swiss 100-franc banknote unveiled

This content was published on Sep 3, 2019 The Swiss National Bank (SNB) has unveiled the new CHF100 banknote that will enter circulation from September 12 onward.

How wealthy Swiss regions subsidise their poorer cousins

This content was published on Sep 3, 2019 Each year, Switzerland’s unique redistributive system, a cornerstone of federalism, shifts money from richer to poorer parts of the country.

Japan Tobacco to cut over 250 jobs in Geneva

This content was published on Sep 3, 2019 Japan Tobacco International (JTI) is planning to cut one quarter of its staff in Geneva over a three-year period as part of restructuring measures.

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