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Google named most attractive employer

Thu, 02 Apr 2015 10:20:26 +0200

Google is the most most attractive employer in Switzerland for 2015, according to a second annual survey conducted by human resources consultants Randstad.

German overcomes critics to head IOC

Tue, 10 Sep 2013 23:54:00 +0200

The Lausanne-based International Olympic Committee on Tuesday elected Thomas Bach, a German lawyer and former fencing champion, as its new president.

IVF kids more likely to have heart trouble: study

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:04:00 +0200

Babies born using IVF treatments are more likely to develop cardiovascular problems than their naturally conceived counterparts, Swiss researchers have found.

Swiss to ensure US bank clients know of probes

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:09:00 +0100

Switzerland said on Wednesday it has amended a decree to ensure that US clients of Swiss banks are informed of any probes against them, against a backdrop of increased action by Washington.

Pro-immigration mayor resigns over threats

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:33:33 +0200

The mayor of a small town in northern Switzerland has left office after positive comments he made about immigrants were met with insults and threats directed at his family.

US presses Swiss banks for tax evasion data

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 11:23:00 +0200

US authorities have given Switzerland until Tuesday to transmit data from tax evaders in the United States who have stashed assets away in Swiss banks, the SonntagsZeitung reported on Sunday.