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Asian medicines seek relief from strict regulations

This content was published on Oct 21, 2016 Swiss quality standards are a challenge for manufacturers and importers of traditional Asian medicinal products.

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A political welcome for youth on their own

This content was published on Oct 20, 2016 The unaccompanied minors, who are seeking asylum in Switzerland, met to discuss the government’s asylum policies on Wednesday in Bern with Mattea Meyer of Winterthur, a 28-year-old parliamentarian with the leftwing Social Democratic Party. “It is very important for me to make a policy with the young people – and not about them,” Meyer said…

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Swiss curator Obrist tops art world power ranking

This content was published on Oct 20, 2016 Hans Ulrich Obrist has been named the most powerful figure in the international art world by the influential ArtReview journal.

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European court slams ‘vague’ Swiss snooping laws

This content was published on Oct 20, 2016 The insurance company SUVA said on Thursday it would “for the moment” stop using insurance detectives to make sure its customers were telling the truth. The decision came after a 62-year-old woman in Switzerland won a case at the ECHR after she was tailed by a private detective, who was hired by an insurance firm…

Education

When caring for patients gets competitive

This content was published on Oct 20, 2016 With a looming staff shortage in nursing homes and hospitals, a high-stakes contest is a way to attract young people to the profession.

Culture

Swiss field just two looted art claims in seven decades

This content was published on Oct 19, 2016 Switzerland has faced only two cases since the end of the Second World War in 1945 demanding the return of Nazi-looted artworks.

Culture

Lawmakers take aim at access to video nasties

This content was published on Oct 19, 2016 In a press release, the cabinet said the idea sprang from a youth and media project it conducted with cantons and other organisations. Impending European Union laws on regulating movies downloaded on the internet (for example, YouTube) had also influenced its decision to update legislation in this area. “Because videos and computer games are now…

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Geneva ‘terror suspects’ win compensation

This content was published on Oct 18, 2016 The two men were arrested by police in December 2015 accused of traces of explosives found in their car. In January 2015, the Attorney General dropped the investigation as the original suspicion was not confirmed. The men were freed at the end of January after spending 50 days in custody. The case has now been…

Demographics

Asylum requests in Switzerland tumble

This content was published on Oct 18, 2016 A total of 7,105 asylum requests were made between July and September – a 42% reduction on the same period in 2015. The SEM predicts a total of 30,000 requests for the year, versus 39,523 in 2015. The third quarter figure was nonetheless up by 1,143 requests (19.2%) compared to the previous three months, the…

Demographics

Switzerland loses youth employment crown

This content was published on Oct 18, 2016 Although the Alpine country scored slightly lower on the KOF Youth Labour Market Index 2014 than the previous year, its score of 5.70 (on a scale of 1 to 7) was comfortably above the EU average of 4.78. Denmark pipped Switzerland with 5.74. “Switzerland still maintains very positive general conditions with the second-highest score among…

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