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Winter awakening and precarious road conditions
November 30, 2023
The night into Thursday brought a winter blast to Switzerland. Large parts of the Central Plateau were covered in snow in the early morning, as pictures on news platforms showed.
Department store group Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof in endless crisis
November 30, 2023
Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof has escaped bankruptcy several times, survived two insolvency proceedings and has always had new hope.
Orell Füssli raises target and appoints Pascale Bruderer to the Board of Directors
November 30, 2023
Business at the Orell Füssli industrial and trading group is developing well in the second half of the year, according to the company.
Umbrella organization deplores discrimination against people with disabilities
November 30, 2023
The umbrella organization Agile.ch draws a sobering balance on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities next Sunday.
Weko: Suspicion of price fixing by civil engineering firms in Neuchâtel
November 30, 2023
The Federal Competition Commission (ComCo) suspects that three civil engineering companies in the canton of Neuchâtel have colluded on their bids and prices.
VAT ends short-time work and is optimistic
November 30, 2023
The vacuum valve manufacturer VAT, based in Haag SG, is ending short-time working in Switzerland due to an improved order situation.
TX Group sets medium-term margin targets for the Group companies
November 30, 2023
The TX Group believes that the media industry is undergoing profound structural change.
Birdlife Switzerland names the little grebe as Bird of the Year 2024
November 30, 2023
Birdlife Switzerland has named the little grebe as Bird of the Year 2024. According to the organization, the smallest local water bird and "little ball of feathers of our waters and wetlands" is a symbol of good waters.
Swiss NGOs see Switzerland as having a special responsibility
November 30, 2023
The development aid organizations Alliance Sud and Helvetas and Greenpeace Switzerland are calling for a rapid course correction to limit global warming to 1.
Switzerland optimistic for UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai
November 30, 2023
Switzerland has expressed its optimism before the start of the UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai.
Zurich is the most expensive city in the world – Geneva in third place
November 30, 2023
Together with Singapore, the city of Zurich has taken first place in the ranking of the most expensive cities in the world published by the British magazine "The Economist".
Switzerland at the forefront of digitalization
November 29, 2023
Switzerland continues to be at the forefront of digitalization. The country's strengths include, for example, the progress made with the mobile network.
IOC buries Swiss Olympic plans for 2030
November 29, 2023
The dream of hosting the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Switzerland has been dashed.
Signa insolvency – Globus parent also applies for debt restructuring moratorium
November 29, 2023
The holding company of Austrian investor René Benko's Signa network of companies is insolvent.
Globus parent company applies for creditor protection
November 29, 2023
The parent company of Magazine zum Globus AG, as the department store group is known, has applied to the competent court for a debt restructuring moratorium.
Alternative Nobel Prizes awarded in Stockholm
November 29, 2023
The European aid organization SOS Méditerranée, environmentalists from Cambodia and activists from Ghana and Kenya have received the Right Livelihood Award in Stockholm.
IOC rejects Switzerland’s 2030 Winter Olympic bid
November 29, 2023
The IOC leadership proposes France as the host for the 2030 Winter Games. The next edition of the Winter Olympic spectacle is to take place in the USA in 2034, with Switzerland receiving preferential rights for 2038.
Globus co-owner Central Group reaffirms its commitment to Globus
November 29, 2023
The Thai Central Group has reaffirmed its commitment to Globus. Alongside René Benko's now insolvent Signa, the group holds half of the shares in the Swiss luxury department store.

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