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Most want masks made compulsory on Swiss public transport, suggests survey

2020-05-23

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2020-05-23

More than two thirds are in favour of making masks compulsory on Switzerland’s public suggests a survey run by Tamedia, according to the newspaper Le Matin.

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Is Shipping An Investing Opportunity Due To COVID-19? Robert Bugbee Interview

2020-05-23

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Purchase your Virtual SIC 2020 Pass today: https://www.mauldineconomics.com/go/4rngpwpz/MEC. Robert Bugbee is President & Director of Scorpio Tankers (https://www.scorpiotankers.com), Scorpio Bulkers (https://www.scorpiobulkers.com) and Hermitage Offshore (https://www.hermitage-offshore.com).

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COVID-19 Wreaks Havoc With Hotel Industry – Ashford CEO Monty Bennett Interview

2020-05-23

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Purchase your Virtual SIC 2020 Pass today: https://www.mauldineconomics.com/go/vzwl53jr/MEC. Monty Bennett is Founder, CEO & Chairman of Ashford: https://www.ashfordinc.com/.

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Restaurants Face COVID-19 Catastrophe – Jeffrey Frankel Interview

2020-05-23

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Purchase your Virtual SIC 2020 Pass today: https://www.mauldineconomics.com/go/lzvx5l7z/MEC. Jeffrey Frankel owns Mattito's in Dallas & Irving, Texas: https://mattitos.com/.

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COVID-19 Turbocharges Artificial Intelligence Future? Rajeev Dutt Interview

2020-05-23

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Purchase your Virtual SIC 2020 Pass today: https://www.mauldineconomics.com/go/9z2g6wkr/MEC Rajeev Dutt is CEO of AI Dynamics: https://aidynamics.com/.

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Is Shipping An Investing Opportunity Due To COVID-19? Robert Bugbee Interview

2020-05-22

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Purchase your Virtual SIC 2020 Pass today: https://www.mauldineconomics.com/go/4rngpwpz/MEC. Robert Bugbee is President & Director of Scorpio Tankers (https://www.scorpiotankers.com), Scorpio Bulkers (https://www.scorpiobulkers.com) and Hermitage Offshore (https://www.hermitage-offshore.com).

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COVID-19 Wreaks Havoc With Hotel Industry – Ashford CEO Monty Bennett Interview

2020-05-22

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Purchase your Virtual SIC 2020 Pass today: https://www.mauldineconomics.com/go/vzwl53jr/MEC. Monty Bennett is Founder, CEO & Chairman of Ashford: https://www.ashfordinc.com/.

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Restaurants Face COVID-19 Catastrophe – Jeffrey Frankel Interview

2020-05-22

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Purchase your Virtual SIC 2020 Pass today: https://www.mauldineconomics.com/go/lzvx5l7z/MEC. Jeffrey Frankel owns Mattito’s in Dallas & Irving, Texas: https://mattitos.com/.

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COVID-19 Turbocharges Artificial Intelligence Future? Rajeev Dutt Interview

2020-05-22

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Purchase your Virtual SIC 2020 Pass today: https://www.mauldineconomics.com/go/9z2g6wkr/MEC Rajeev Dutt is CEO of AI Dynamics: https://aidynamics.com/.

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How does asylum work in Switzerland

2020-05-22

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Switzerland has a humanitarian tradition and deals with relatively more asylum requests than other European countries, given the size of the population. Over 14,000 applications were submitted in 2019 and about a third of these people were admitted provisionally. However, migrants heading for Europe often prefer to go to neighbouring Germany and France. The Swiss …

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Swiss maker of clean aviation fuel gets boost from Lufthansa

2020-05-22

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2020-05-22

The Lufthansa Group has entered a partnership with the Swiss solar fuel developer Synhelion. The Swiss start-up is working to produce a fuel that emits 50% less CO2 by 2022 and plans to market a 100% renewable fuel in 2030.

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Swiss finance minister concerned about Covid-19 debt crisis in Europe

2020-05-21

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2020-05-21

Ueli Maurer has warned that the financial crisis following Covid-19 and the resulting instability in Europe are a danger for Switzerland. In an interview with public broadcaster RTS on Tuesday, he said that he is concerned about the repercussions on Switzerland of a possible debt crisis in certain countries, especially Italy.

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EasyJet customer data hacked

2020-05-21

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2020-05-21

Yesterday, EasyJet announced that a “highly sophisticated” cyber-attack had affected around 9 million customers. The company said its “investigation found that the email address and travel details of approximately 9 million customers were accessed. These affected customers will be contacted in the next few days. If you are not contacted then your information has not been accessed.”  

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5G: The next wave of tech disruption

2020-05-20

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While consumers are excited about the lightning-fast internet 5G will bring, it’s within companies that the real revolution will happen. From automated supply chains and professional service robots to global private high-speed networks 5G will enable – and require – enterprises to reimagine how they do business. This video was originally published on Investec Focus (https://invest.ec/2X9O42s) on 15 April 2020.

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5G: The next wave of tech disruption

2020-05-20

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While consumers are excited about the lightning-fast internet 5G will bring, it’s within companies that the real revolution will happen. From automated supply chains and professional service robots to global private high-speed networks 5G will enable – and require – enterprises to reimagine how they do business. This video was originally published on Investec Focus (https://invest.ec/2X9O42s) on 15 April 2020.

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Scaling reading through tech

2020-05-20

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Thousands of youngsters from across the country now have access to reading materials on their phones – a big step to improving literacy in book poor South Africa. This video was originally published on Investec Focus (https://invest.ec/2XaDpVc) on 20 November 2019.

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Making the grade in education

2020-05-20

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While access to primary education in South Africa is almost universal, the quality of schooling is significantly lacking. Teacher competency and early foundation literacy are two of the most critical issues that need to be addressed to ensure the success of an entire generation. This video was originally published on Investec Focus (https://invest.ec/3dZATHT) on 18 …

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How big data is changing classrooms in SA

2020-05-20

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Data collection and analysis is helping improve the education of millions of South African learners. This video was originally published on Investec Focus (https://invest.ec/3e7uBGx) on 18 November 2019.

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5G: The next wave of tech disruption

2020-05-20

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While consumers are excited about the lightning-fast internet 5G will bring, it’s within companies that the real revolution will happen. From automated supply chains and professional service robots to global private high-speed networks 5G will enable – and require – enterprises to reimagine how they do business. This video was originally published on Investec Focus …

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Digital education creating opportunities in rural SA

2020-05-20

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In the dusty villages of rural Mpumalanga, students are learning about coding, robotics and sustainability to prepare themselves for the digital marketplace of the future. This video was originally published on Investec Focus (https://invest.ec/2X84vw2) on 18 November 2019.

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