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Swiss Senate pushes back on VAT increase for funding army
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (219+ words) The government wishes to increase the standard rate of VAT by 0.5 percentage points for a period of twelve years to finance defence projects. The Senate’s Security Policy Committee (SIK-S) rejected this proposal by 8 votes to 3, with 1 abstention, as the Parliamentary…...
Melting Swiss glacier reveals debris from 1963 plane crash
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (254+ words) Investigations carried out in conjunction with the Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board (Sust) revealed that it is “highly likely” that the wreckage is from an aircraft that crashed in 1963. The recovered wreckage will now be disposed of properly by a…...
Study finds high levels of microplastics enter Swiss soil each year
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (250+ words) A research team from Swiss federal research institutes Empa (material science), Eawag (aquatic science) and Agroscope (agriculture) has, for the first time, systematically investigated atmospheric microplastic pollution, as Empa announced on Thursday. According to the researchers, around 78 tonnes of this…...
Novartis shares plummet after another clinical trial setback
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (212+ words) Expectations for the active ingredient Del-desiran were high. Vontobel had estimated that, if developed successfully, it could achieve peak annual sales of $3 billion (CHF2.43 billion), while taking into account the risk of failure. The bank is now removing this sales forecast…...
Ex head of Swiss Bankers Association convicted of corruption
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (208+ words) SWI swissinfo.ch Ex head of Swiss Bankers Association convicted of corruption On Tuesday the Swiss Federal Criminal Court found Pierre Mirabaud guilty of bribing foreign public officials and money laundering. The former president of the Swiss Bankers Association has…...
Switzerland to provide CHF100 million to renovate mountain hotels
1+ week, 5+ day ago (281+ words) With this stimulus programme, the government aims to trigger a surge in investment in mountain regions, as it announced on Wednesday. Only accommodation providers that have undergone exemplary energy-efficiency refurbishment will be eligible to benefit from the funds. The funds…...
Gaza: where’s the reconstruction?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (897+ words) Imogen Foulkes reports from Geneva for SWI swissinfo.ch as well as the BBC. Although there has not been a complete end to violence – bombing continues, though with less intensity here – the situation is, often, calmer than it was a…...
Why Merantix founder Adrian Locher chose Berlin over Zurich for his AI start-up
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (1280+ words) Near Berlin’s Nordbahnhof train station, a sleek new building hosts the Merantix Campus, a hub where AI converges. Founder Adrian Locher is just one face among many in the co‑working space, coffee in hand. If there is a founder…...
Is Zurich forcing Christian homes to tolerate assisted suicide?
2+ week, 7+ hour ago (751+ words) I write about demographic developments, societal trends and debates in Switzerland. I joined SWI swissinfo.ch after 15 years at a local newspaper in Zurich. Nothing less than Switzerland’s core values are at stake: On September 27, canton Zurich will vote on…...
Switzerland braces for winter as gas risks mount
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1001+ words) I am a climate and science/technology reporter. I am interested in the effects of climate change on everyday life and scientific solutions. Born in London, I am a dual citizen of Switzerland and the UK. After studying modern languages…...