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Most e-cigarettes sold in Switzerland flout nicotine rules

This content was published on Mar 16, 2024 The vast majority of disposable electronic cigarettes sold in Switzerland exceed authorised liquid and nicotine levels.

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Tax debt study finds 16% of Swiss struggle to pay up

This content was published on Mar 16, 2024 Only 77% of Swiss manage to pay their taxes on time. Some Swiss take loans and fall into debt to settle their taxes. Others get extensions.

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Education

Why university rankings are being given poor grades

This content was published on Mar 15, 2024 Students rely on rankings when choosing where to study. But universities are rejecting some ratings.

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Switzerland, an unsuspected hub for international cocaine trafficking

This content was published on Mar 15, 2024 Basel and its ports on the Rhine are one of the access points for cocaine arriving in the major Northern European seaports.

Housing

Locals driven out by luxury homes in Swiss mountains

This content was published on Mar 14, 2024 Rising property prices in Pontresina, a municipality next to the exclusive resort of St Moritz, are forcing residents to leave the valley.

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Security staff strikes at German airports to affect SWISS flights

This content was published on Mar 13, 2024 The strike announced at three German airports will impact SWISS: several aircraft will have to fly back to Switzerland from Germany without passengers.

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Education

University of Zurich withdraws from international university ranking

This content was published on Mar 13, 2024 The University of Zurich is withdrawing from the university ranking published by the Times Higher Education magazine stating it creates "false incentives."

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Federal Court upholds acquittal in assisted suicide case

This content was published on Mar 13, 2024 In 2017, the vice president of EXIT Western Switzerland helped a healthy 86-year-old woman to commit suicide.

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Plane crash in Swiss town: skydiver’s parachute opened prematurely

This content was published on Mar 13, 2024 In a plane crash in the Swiss town of Grenchen in canton Solothurn on February 18, a skydiver’s reserve parachute opened while still in the aircraft.

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Petition demands better disabled access to Swiss public transport

This content was published on Mar 12, 2024 A petition has demanded better efforts to implement a law guaranteeing equal access to public transport for people with disabilities.

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