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A paradise for the rich

This content was published on Oct 6, 2014 In the 1960s German entrepreneur and billionaire Helmut Horten moved to Croglio in Ticino. Horten is regarded as one of the first so-called tax exiles to Switzerland. He was taxed according to a special fiscal regulation designed for wealthy foreign residents without business activities in Switzerland. In this case the taxes aren’t based on an…

Secret film of mafia meeting in Frauenfeld

This content was published on Oct 5, 2014 Part of the Calabrian mafia known as the ’Ndrangheta is said to be based in Thurgau in Switzerland. The federal prosecutors office published this video, filmed secretly, of a ’Ndrangheta meeting in a restaurant the Frauenfeld region of Thurgau.

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UBS whistleblower criticises banking’s ‘code of silence’

This content was published on Oct 4, 2014 Gibaud started working at UBS France when it opened there in 1999 and was head of communications until 2012, with particular responsibility for organising bank events in France. Upon learning of the alleged illegal nature of the bank’s activities in France, she was instrumental in revealing the scandal of tax evasion and fraud. Earlier this…

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UEFA celebrates 60th birthday with open door day

This content was published on Oct 4, 2014 The organisation was having an open doors day at its headquarters in Nyon, overlooking Lake Geneva, to celebrate its 60th anniversary. UEFA was founded in 1954 but didn’t actually move to Nyon, canton Vaud, until 1995. UEFA is one of around 65 international sport federations and organisations currently based in Switzerland. The first was the…

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Documentary shines light on H.R. Giger’s dark world

This content was published on Oct 3, 2014 Best known for his monster in Alien, Swiss artist H.R. Giger was ignored by the mainstream. A new film shows how he lived in the darkness.

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Swiss ICRC worker killed in Donetsk

This content was published on Oct 3, 2014 A Swiss ICRC worker has been killed in shelling in the rebel-held Ukrainian city of Donetsk. Ukraine and Russia blame each other for the incident. The Swiss-run International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) confirmed in statement on Thursday that Laurent DuPasquier, 38, who had been working as an administrator in the organization’s office in…

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Tribal tunes

This content was published on Oct 3, 2014 Listen to a few examples of Santal music here.

Swiss e-bike market could climb to 1.7 million

This content was published on Oct 3, 2014 Demand for electric bikes remains on the up and up. According to a study, some 233,000 e-bikes are regularly seen powering up Swiss hills and this number could rise to 1.7 million.

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CERN turns 60

This content was published on Oct 3, 2014 The business of CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is fundamental physics: what is the universe made of and how does it work? Following the Second World War, a group of scientists and public administrators on both sides of the Atlantic decided to set up a research centre as a way of fostering peace…

Selling indie films to an Indian audience

This content was published on Oct 2, 2014 Despite doing well at international festivals, Indian indie films struggle to attract an audience in India.

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