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Survey: one in ten Swiss jobs is ‘low paid’

This content was published on Jul 16, 2019 Around 320,000 jobs in Switzerland are considered low paid, earning a gross monthly salary of under CHF4,335 ($4,400).

Libra stablecoin wants Swiss financial regulatory control

This content was published on Jul 15, 2019 Marcus also believes that Switzerland’s data protection commissioner should oversee Libra’s stated commitment not to monetise users’ data in the way that Facebook makes profit from selling personal information to advertisers. Marcus presented a written statement ahead of a hearing held by the US Congress House Financial Services Committee. The hearing was set up partially to address “national…

3D microscope offers window to cell behaviour

This content was published on Jul 15, 2019 Nanolive, a spin-off company from Lausanne’s Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), says its microscope can zoom in to individual organelles to a resolution of less than 200 nanometres. One nanometre is one billionth of a metre. More importantly, the microscope’s rotational scanning constructs 3D holographic images that display organelles in colour. This does away with…

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This content was published on Jul 15, 2019 Do you have any content or services that might interest the Swiss abroad? We have a new app to reach them.

Trafigura ends use of middlemen after corruption probes

This content was published on Jul 15, 2019 Trafigura, one of the world’s biggest commodity traders, is to stop using intermediaries who help set up contracts in resource-rich countries.

India cancels Pilatus aircraft purchase amid corruption probe

This content was published on Jul 14, 2019 The Indian Air Force has reportedly decided to forego the purchase of 38 Pilatus training planes from the Swiss manufacturer.

Old Swiss trains get chance at new life online

This content was published on Jul 14, 2019 The Swiss Federal Railways is selling its old locomotives, rails, switches and more on the Internet.

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Zurich Airport’s hub status is “at risk”, Lufthansa CEO warns

This content was published on Jul 14, 2019 Lufthansa Group CEO sees no "Greta effect" on passenger numbers but worries about the fate of Zurich Airport

Campaign by climate activists to start the holiday season at Zurich Airport

Climate activists stage protest at Zurich Airport

This content was published on Jul 13, 2019 The act of protest coincided with the start of the summer holidays and was tolerated because it did not disrupt flight operations, according to airport spokesman Philipp Bircher, who was cited by Swiss news agency Keystone-SDA. The airport had been informed of the protest plans beforehand. According to Stefan Oberlin of the Zurich Cantonal Police,…

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When Zurich becomes like Milan, London like Barcelona

This content was published on Jul 13, 2019 Scientists from the ETH Zurich warn that one in five of the world’s major cities will face unprecedented climate conditions in 30 years' time.

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