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US aid cuts force Swiss NGO to lay off 100 staff
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Feb 6, 2025
Swiss Protestant Reformed Church NGO HEKS to lay off more than 100 employees following a freeze on US humanitarian aid.
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Asian investors sue Switzerland over Credit Suisse bond losses
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Feb 6, 2025
More than 500 investors from Singapore, Japan and Hong Kong have launched claims against Switzerland in relation to AT1 bonds.
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Switzerland to cut funding for gala cultural events from 2029
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Feb 6, 2025
Large-scale Swiss cultural events, such as the Locarno Film Festival, will lose state funding from 2029 as part of a cost-cutting drive by the administration.
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Ideas to recover ammunition from Swiss lakes flood in
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Feb 6, 2025
An appeal to the public to suggest ways to safely retrieve 8,000 tons of munitions from the bottom of Swiss lakes has yielded around 100 proposals.
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Three people injured as plane crashes in Switzerland
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Feb 6, 2025
Several people were injured when an aircraft crashed on Thursday in the Swiss canton of Bern.
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Swiss public television to cut 50 jobs
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Feb 6, 2025
Swiss public television SRF will axe 50 full-time positions by the beginning of next year as it aims to make CHF9 million in savings.
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Explosion in global patents for transport innovations
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Feb 6, 2025
The number of patents for transport innovations has exploded in the last 20 years, rising 700% to 120,000 by 2023, says WIPO.
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Swiss NGO Terre des hommes loses $10m from US aid freeze
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Feb 6, 2025
The Swiss-based NGO Terre des hommes is losing $10 million in annual contributions as a result of the suspension of humanitarian aid by the United States administration.
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Swiss jobless rate highest since 2021
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Feb 6, 2025
The rate of unemployment has risen to 3% in Switzerland for the first time since December 2021.
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New Swiss government jet too big for hangar
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Feb 6, 2025
The new Federal Council jet does not fit into the existing federal hangar at Bern-Belp
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