Category Archive: 3) Swiss Markets and News

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Police violence, inclusive road signs and Swiss defence minister resigns | 3 stories from 🇨🇭

Swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland and to provide a Swiss perspective on international events. For more articles, interviews and videos visit swissinfo.ch or subscribe to our YouTube channel: Website: http://www.swissinfo.ch Channel: http://www.youtube.com/swissinfovideos Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=swissinfovideos

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Discovering what has been living in the Swiss glaciers all these years

Melting glaciers caused by global warming release largely unknown bacteria and viruses into the environment. These microorganisms could help us tackle some major global problems, from plastic pollution to antibiotic resistance. A research team from the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) is looking for them for the first time in Swiss glaciers.  We accompanied the team at work on the Rhône glacier, to see how...

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Swiss Railways drops to 11th, voting behaviour linked to deaths, Rottweiler ban | 3 stories from🇨🇭

What do you think about this week's stories?

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New Year’s laws in Switzerland: ‘burqa ban’ and pension hikes | #switzerland #newyear

Switzerland's controversial "burqa ban" along with new laws to combat child marriages, boost renewable energy and stop big banks from going bankrupt are all coming into force on January 1, 2025. Here’s a selection for you. 😷💍♻️🏦 What do you think about these changes? Let us know in the comments. --- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland and to provide...

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Nestlé completes CHF20 billion share buyback programme

More Swiss Olympic snowboarder dies in avalanche This content was published on Dec 24, 2024 Sophie Hediger, a member of the Swiss national snowboard cross team, has died in an avalanche in Arosa. She was 26 years old....

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Lab-grown cocoa is coming soon – from Switzerland  

Food Brewer aims to revolutionise cocoa and coffee production. Thomas Kern / Swissinfo.ch Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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L’Oréal acquires South Korean subsidiary of Migros’ cosmetics brand

The sale is expected to be finalised in the coming months, following regulatory approval. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Switzerland adopts further EU sanctions against Russia

The EU, and now Switzerland, adopted these latest measures in response to Russia's ongoing military aggression against Ukraine. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved Listen to the article Listening the article...

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Luxury resort on the Horizon? Sawiris opens shopping mall in Andermatt

Sawiris organised a village festival on Saturday afternoon to mark the opening of the new shopping mile. According to Andermatt Swiss Alps, around 1000 people attended. SRF Listen to the article Listening the article...

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Trump picks Callista Gingrich as ambassador to Switzerland

Gingrich is married to former Republican Speaker of the US House of Representatives Newt Gingrich. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Swisscom receives greenlight for acquisition of Vodafone Italia

Swisscom has all approvals for the acquisition of Vodafone Italia Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Most Swiss companies consider sustainability in supplier selection

80 percent of companies choose sustainable suppliers Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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EU Commission president says Swiss-EU deal is ‘historic’ agreement

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (left) and Swiss President Viola Amherd at a joint press conference in Bern on December 20 to announce the political agreement. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article...

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Switzerland and EU reach deal on future bilateral relations

Negotiations between Switzerland and the EU on a future trading relationship have concluded, with all objectives achieved, it was announced on December 20. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article...

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Parliamentary inquiry on Credit Suisse collapse blames mismanagement

CS crisis: CEP points to shortcomings on the part of the federal authorities Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Zurich airport to test self-driving shuttle bus for employees

The Robobus to be used on the grounds of Zurich Airport will offer space for up to nine people. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Swiss pharma giant Novartis to close biotech firm Morphosys

Novartis acquired Morphosys earlier this year for a total of €2.7 billion (CHF2.5 billion). Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Swiss researchers find security flaws in AI models

The experiments by the EPFL researchers show that adaptive attacks can bypass security measures of AI models like GPT-4. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language...

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Swiss parliament approves 2025 budget

Divisions between parliamentarians in the two chambers were especially strong on offsetting increases in army spending with reductions in foreign aid. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article...

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A week of skiing in Switzerland will be more expensive in 2025

A week of skiing during the sports vacations in 2025 will be more expensive than in 2024, according to a new comparative study. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle...

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