Swiss Identity

Anne Frank’s cousin who ran foundation dies in Basel

This content was published on Mar 18, 2015 The foundation Anne Frank Fonds said Wednesday that Elias died peacefully at his home in Basel surrounded by his family. It said Elias died on Monday and a private funeral is planned. Born on June 2, 1925 in Frankfurt, Germany – four years before the birth of his first cousin who would become the famed…

Demographics

Construction trains crash on Gotthard stretch

This content was published on Mar 18, 2015 At around 4:40 on Wednesday morning, two trains carrying construction equipment collided on the stretch between Immensee and Arth-Goldau. The trains derailed when they crashed at a switch in the track. As a result, Swiss Federal Railways has completely shut down the train line that takes passengers through the Gotthard tunnel via Lucerne. Passengers wishing…

Demographics

Novartis subsidiary accused of gender discrimination

This content was published on Mar 18, 2015 Switzerland-based drug company Novartis has been hit with a gender discrimination lawsuit claiming one of its divisions routinely denied female employees equal pay and access to top jobs.

Demographics

Abacha millions to go back to Nigeria

This content was published on Mar 17, 2015 The millions siphoned off by the Abacha family, and confiscated by the Geneva authorities, will be returned to Nigeria.

Demographics

Two forms of depression found

This content was published on Mar 17, 2015 “We have many anti-depressant options but we don’t know which drug will work in which patient and that leads to very long trial-and-error phases for treatment optimisation,” Gregor HaslerExternal link, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Bern, who co-led the research, told swissinfo.ch. “So it’s really an important need to have biomarkers to…

Demographics

Swiss parliamentarians resist transparency

This content was published on Mar 17, 2015 “I don’t judge single cases, but this is certainly not lobbying,” says lobbyist Andreas Hugi, president of the Swiss Association of PR agencies (BPRA), when asked for his opinion on the lobbying activities of former Swiss ambassador Thomas Borer in Kazakhstan’s interest. The country has been under the tight grip of President Nursultan Nazarbayev and…

Demographics

Turkish nationals seek at least $750 million from Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 16, 2015 It’s a long-running, complex tale that goes back decades earlier. Between 1998 and 2003 the pair and others allegedly embezzled some $6.5 billion of investors’ money from a Turkish bank run by the powerful Uzan family and fraudulently obtained some $2 billion in credits from Motorola and Nokia, according to Turkish prosecutors pursuing charges of…

Demographics

Exclusive Verbier battles to retain guests

This content was published on Mar 16, 2015 Suffering under the surge of the strong franc, Swiss holiday resorts have been doing much soul-searching. Even the chic winter destination Verbier – one of the world’s most expensive - is competing on price to hold onto visitors.

Tourists in front of a shop look at souvenirs

Demographics

Zermatt unfazed by currency crisis

This content was published on Mar 16, 2015 Several hundred ski school participants gather every day in Zermatt’s main square, before heading off with their instructors to the slopes. The strong franc has meant fewer tourists are coming from EU countries. In order to compensate the losses, Zermatt local tourism operators are increasingly targeting domestic customers, as well as tourists from Asia. Last…

Culture

Keeping the old-fashioned photo studio alive

This content was published on Mar 14, 2015 Digital cameras and selfies have practically wiped out commercial photography. But not so long ago, the photo studio was at the centre of image-making.

Page 991 of 3170

First … 989 990 991 992 993 … Last

Swiss Identity

Popular Stories

Most Discussed

Sign in and personalize Swissinfo

Swiss Identity

More

Anne Frank’s cousin who ran foundation dies in Basel

More

Construction trains crash on Gotthard stretch

More

Novartis subsidiary accused of gender discrimination

More

Abacha millions to go back to Nigeria

More

Two forms of depression found

More

Swiss parliamentarians resist transparency

More

Turkish nationals seek at least $750 million from Switzerland

More

Exclusive Verbier battles to retain guests

More

Zermatt unfazed by currency crisis

More

Keeping the old-fashioned photo studio alive

Popular Stories

Most Discussed