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Novartis to shed 500 jobs in Basel

The Basel-based firm employs 13,000 people in Switzerland.

This content was published on May 18, 2017 The Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis has announced that it plans to cut 500 jobs at its Basel headquarters in Switzerland over the next 18 months.

Bern train station to expand to meet growing rail traffic

This content was published on May 18, 2017 Bern railway station, Switzerland’s second busiest after Zurich, is set to expand with the creation of a new underground rail station.

Fair trade label marks 25 years in Switzerland

This content was published on May 18, 2017 A quarter-century after hitting Swiss supermarket shelves, fair trade label Max Havelaar is doing good – and well.

Rainbow families start to colour Swiss media

This content was published on May 18, 2017 Gay or lesbian parents are almost non-existent in the Swiss mainstream media, unlike in the United States. But are things changing?

Switzerland has a second stab at Digital ID

This content was published on May 17, 2017 The creation of a second digital ID project in Switzerland, called SwissID, has raised both hopes and questions for the future.

Court rejects four-fingered KitKat trademark bid

This content was published on May 17, 2017 Nestlé said it was disappointed that Britain had not followed the lead of other countries, including Germany, France and Australia, in granting trademark status to KitKat. The world’s largest food producer said it was considering its options, which could include an appeal to Britain’s highest court. “KitKat is much loved around the world and its four-finger…

New bank note

This content was published on May 17, 2017 A brand new Swiss bank note went into circulation today, with a new design and lots of new security features.

More countries demand UBS client names

This content was published on May 17, 2017 The Swedish and Dutch requests, submitted in October 2016 and February 2017 respectively, were reported in the latest edition of the Swiss Federal GazetteExternal link, which acts as a general public notice of such actions. It sends a further message that the net is closing on wealthy tax cheats who hid their money…

20 facts about the new CHF20 note

This content was published on May 17, 2017 The new Swiss CHF20 now in circulation is 'billed' as the world's most secure bank note. Read more about that and 19 other facts.

Environment ministry snubs ‘climate complaint’

This content was published on May 17, 2017 The government has rejected a complaint by a group of women in Switzerland that accuses it of failing to combat climate change.

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