The Local Switzerland

Swiss research projects win Euro funding

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 12:25:00 +0100

Scientists in Switzerland are major beneficiaries of funding from the European Commission totalling two billion euros into research about the human brain and graphene, a new material with multiple applications.

Julius Bär hands 2,500 names to US: report

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 18:12:00 +0200

Swiss private bank Julius Bär handed over to US authorities information on 2,500 of its employees as part of Washington's efforts to clamp down on tax evasion, a newspaper reported on Friday.

Peers behind most teen sex abuse: study

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 13:30:18 +0100

A recent study has shown that while sexual assaults on younger children are most often committed by family members, adolescents are more often abused by their peers.