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Swiss banks expect good business in 2024
August 29, 2024
Swiss banks' profits skyrocketed in 2023. The banks also expect a positive trend in the short and medium term.
Tiny plastic particles get into the leaves of trees
August 29, 2024
Tiny plastic particles reach the leaves and needles of trees via the roots and disrupt photosynthesis.
Drones to detect alien plants in future
August 29, 2024
Researchers want to use drones to hunt for alien plants in the future. This should make it easier to combat invasive plants, as the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM) announced on Thursday.
Syngenta Group with significantly lower sales and profit
August 29, 2024
Syngenta posted significantly lower sales and earnings in the first half of 2024.
Salt generates more sales and operating profit in the first half of the year
August 29, 2024
Salt continued to grow in the first half of 2024. The third-largest mobile provider in Switzerland also saw a clear increase in customers.
Board members have too little expertise when it comes to AI
August 29, 2024
The boards of directors of Swiss companies are struggling with artificial intelligence.
Richard Gere as star guest at the film festival in Zurich
August 29, 2024
Richard Gere is coming to the Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) as a star guest. The festival has announced that he will be attending the world premiere of the Swiss documentary "Widsdom of Happiness".
Zurich researchers discover rare fossil in Venezuela
August 29, 2024
A crocodile and a tiger shark hunted the same animal millions of years ago. This find from Venezuela, analyzed by researchers from the University of Zurich, sheds light on the prehistoric food chain in a new way, according to the university.
SVP Jura in favor of concordat on Moutier’s change of canton
August 28, 2024
On Wednesday evening in Bassecourt JU, the delegates of the SVP Jura voted in favor of the concordat on the change of canton from Moutier BE by a single vote.
“NZZ”: The Federal Council’s nuclear turnaround is right
August 28, 2024
"Switzerland must be able to use all CO2-free electricity sources in order to be prepared for the future.
A sham debate looms for “Luzerner Zeitung”
August 28, 2024
For the "Luzerner Zeitung", the Federal Council's plan to overturn the ban on the construction of new nuclear power plants is both an opportunity and a danger.
Left-green incomprehension over Federal Council decision on new nuclear power plants
August 28, 2024
Shaking heads and rejection are the reactions on the left and green spectrum to the Federal Council's decision on new nuclear power plants.
Zurich doctors to prescribe dance classes and gardening in future
August 28, 2024
Doctors in the city of Zurich are now also issuing referrals for dance classes, gardening or debt counseling.
Multi-year prison sentences for both defendants in the 1MDB trial
August 28, 2024
The Federal Criminal Court has sentenced the director of Petrosaudi and his business partner to prison terms of seven and six years respectively.
Geneva-based Brunschwig family discontinues fashion house brand Grieder
August 28, 2024
The Geneva-based Brunschwig family, owners of the fashion stores Bongénie in French-speaking Switzerland and Grieder in German-speaking Switzerland, are discontinuing the Grieder brand.
Sharp criticism of the Federal Council for its position on the ECtHR ruling
August 28, 2024
The Greens, the Climate Seniors and other organizations have reacted with great indignation to the Federal Council's statement on the ECHR ruling.
Urgent safety work ordered for Sierre and Chippis
August 28, 2024
Following the floods at the end of June, the Valais State Council wants to secure the Sierre and Chippis areas quickly.
Federal Council brings option for new nuclear power plants back into play
August 28, 2024
Nuclear power plants should remain a long-term option in Switzerland. The Federal Council wants to overturn the ban on the construction of new nuclear power plants passed by the people in 2017.

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