The Local Switzerland

Supermarket chain Migros boycotts Nivea products

Fri, 03 May 2019 15:11:01 +0200

Swiss supermarket Migros is boycotting certain Nivea products to protest the high prices it has to pay in comparison with other retailers abroad.

Swiss curlers upset Canada's winning streak

Mon, 10 Feb 2014 20:03:00 +0100

Switzerland's men's curling team defeated defending champions Canada 5-4 in Olympic competition at Sochi on Monday, bringing the gold medal favourites' 16-game winning run in the men's competition to an end.

Maurer: Sochi Olympics boycott 'would be mean'

Mon, 23 Dec 2013 11:25:00 +0100

Swiss President Ueli Maurer has said that he will attend the Russian Winter Olympics in Sochi in 2014 despite other world leaders’ decision to boycott the event in protest over a recent Russian anti-gay law.

Swiss doc boycotts Novartis over job cuts

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:47:07 +0100

A Geneva-based rheumatologist has said he will no longer prescribe Novartis medicines to patients in protest at job losses at the pharmaceutical company, which plans to shutter its production operations in the south-west of the country.