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Swiss report reveals drop in overweight school students

Wed, 06 Apr 2016 15:25:11 +0200

A sixth of pupils attending school in three major Swiss cities are still overweight, even though figures have fallen by nearly three percent in the last ten years, according to a report.

Swiss MPs endorse US tax compliance deal

Mon, 09 Sep 2013 22:33:00 +0200

Swiss MPs voted on Monday in favour of a law requiring Swiss banks to report the holdings of their US clients to US tax authorities in a bid to smooth ties with Washington.

Bumper bodies can only burn in Bern

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:00:00 +0200

Swiss crematoriums are increasingly facing the problem of what to do with overweight corpses – only Bern has the facility to deal with the obese deceased.

Half of Swiss are overweight: study

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:38:42 +0100

A national study commissioned by the Federal Office of Public Health indicates that more than half of Switzerland's population is overweight.