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Big gap between total losses and insured losses

This content was published on Dec 15, 2016 Natural and manmade disasters caused about 10,000 deaths and at least $158 billion (CHF163 billion) in economic losses in 2016, Swiss Re reported on Thursday. Insurance covered just 31%, or $49 billion, of those losses. “The gap between total losses and insured losses in 2016 shows that many events took place in areas where insurance…

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Gurlitt art collection can finally head to Bern

This content was published on Dec 15, 2016 “We’re delighted and relieved by the court’s decision,” said Marcel Brülhart from the Bern Museum of Fine ArtsExternal link, adding that the inheritance had so far cost the museum around CHF1.5 million ($1.46 million). The reclusive Gurlitt, the son of Nazi art dealer Hildebrand Gurlitt, left a will handing the significant collection to Bern’s Museum…

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Switzerland plans law to track suspected terrorists

This content was published on Dec 14, 2016 The federal police would be allowed to covertly register people who are potentially travelling for the purposes of jihad. Those registered to trigger such notifications to the authorities, would be people considered to pose a concrete threat to internal or external security. The police would be notified if a registered person passes through border control…

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Are you the very model of a modern Alpine citizen?

This content was published on Dec 14, 2016 Can you “respect public order, uphold the values of the constitution, contribute to the economy and speak a national language to a required level”?

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A plan to save Swiss ski resorts from sprawl

This content was published on Dec 14, 2016 Fiona Pià has a radical idea for helping Swiss ski resorts limit sprawl, while accommodating more visitors and protecting the natural landscape.

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Zurich is Europe’s third biggest cocaine hot spot

This content was published on Dec 13, 2016 The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug addiction ranked the Belgium port of Antwerp the cocaine capital of Europe in a study published in Lisbon on TuesdayExternal link, with an average concentration of cocaine in wastewater of 915 mg per 1,000 people per day. It was followed by London (894 mg) and Zurich (722…

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Court to face ‘several hundred’ McLaren-related doping lawsuits

This content was published on Dec 13, 2016 The Lausanne-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) expects to receive ‘several hundred’ lawsuits following the release of the so-called ‘McLaren report'.

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Survey pinpoints least expensive places to live

This content was published on Dec 13, 2016 The broad brush strokes of the Credit Suisse report make for familiar reading: cities and popular tourist destinations suck more money out of your pocket than remote, rural locations. This makes canton Uri the least expensive place to live in Switzerland, while Geneva is the most costly canton. The survey measures discrepancies in the disposable…

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How do you get more men into primary teaching?

This content was published on Dec 13, 2016 Men thinking of making the change into primary school teaching can now take a taster day to find out more.

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Integration becomes key factor for residency permits

This content was published on Dec 12, 2016 Parliament decided on Monday to revise the ‘foreigners law’, firstly by renaming it the ‘foreigners and integration law’. The changes mean that long-term residency C-permitsExternal link will be only be given to people who respect public security and order, uphold the values of the federal constitution, contribute to the economy or take part in training…

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