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Former head of Erb Group found dead

This content was published on Apr 10, 2017 The collapse of the Winterthur-based conglomerate was the second-largest bankruptcy in Swiss history, after Swissair. Erb said it had suffered mainly from bad real estate deals in Germany. Rolf Erb, 65, was sentenced to a seven-year prison sentence. At the end of March, the federal court rejected an appeal by Erb, ruling that he would…

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Stories making the Swiss Sunday papers

This content was published on Apr 9, 2017 German-language papers SonntagsBlick, Sonntags Zeitung and NZZ am Sonntag reported on canton Zurich authorities opening a preliminary investigation against well-known educator Jürg Jegge, on suspicion of sexual abuse of minors. According to a book released last week by one of his former students, the abuse dates back to several decades ago. On Friday, Jegge gave…

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New value chains: medicine, fashion and chocolate reimagined

This content was published on Apr 9, 2017 Here are a few of the stories we will bring you during the week starting April 10.

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Swiss Islamist deemed a threat and expelled from France

This content was published on Apr 9, 2017 “Mr. Hani Ramadan is known to have in the past adopted a stance and made remarks that could pose a serious threat to public order on French soil,” said a statement from the French interior ministry on Saturday. Orders banning his presence in France were issued on Friday and he was apprehended the same day…

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Masterpieces of Zurich arms dealer on show

This content was published on Apr 9, 2017 A collection of Impressionist and post-Impressionist masterpieces built up by Zurich arms dealer Emil Georg Bührle are on display in Lausanne.

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Cave explorers delve into uncharted territory

This content was published on Apr 9, 2017

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Sexual harassment on the streets of Geneva

This content was published on Apr 8, 2017

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LSD could be used to tackle mental illness

This content was published on Apr 8, 2017 Basel scientists have published a study showing links between LSD and negative emotions, results which could be used to treat depression and anxiety.

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Doyenne of women’s rights in Switzerland dies

This content was published on Apr 7, 2017 The Gosteli Foundation said on Friday the doyenne of the Swiss women’s rights had been in medical care following a fall. Born in 1917 on her parent’s farm outside the Swiss capital, Bern, she worked in the army press and radio department and later for the United States embassy’s information department in Bern. From the…

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