Economiesuisse President: Switzerland must be able to control immigration Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Switzerland must be able to control immigration itself if it “exceeds the tolerable limits”, says Christoph Mäder, president of Economiesuisse, the Swiss Business Federation. This content was...
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Swiss ski rescuers attended 14,000 accidents last winter
14,000 deployments of piste rescue services following snow sports accidents Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Last season, piste rescue services treated 14,000 people in Swiss ski resorts. Some 80% of accidents occurred while skiing. This content was published on December 17,...
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Swiss youth in vocational training seek jobs less prone to automation
Generative AI cannot replicate tasks such as bricklaying. SwissSkills/Michael Zanghellini Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. In Switzerland and around the world, younger generations are re-assessing their career choices in response to the growing automation driven by the boom of generative artificial intelligence...
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World’s steepest cable car opens in Switzerland
The world’s steepest cable car in the Bernese Oberland is in operation Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. The world’s steepest cable car, connecting the villages of Stechelberg and Mürren in the Bernese Oberland, began welcoming passengers on Saturday. This content was...
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Lindsey Vonn to enter World Cup ski races next weekend in Switzerland in her comeback at age 40
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — Lindsey Vonn will return to World Cup ski racing next weekend for a pair of super-G events in St. Moritz, Switzerland, as she continues her comeback at 40 years old. Vonn teased her return in an Instagram post through her sponsor, Red Bull, on Friday morning. She said, “I hear St....
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Swiss banks seeking fewer staff
Banks seek fewer staff, fourth consecutive month of decline Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Swiss banks sought fewer staff in November making it the fourth consecutive month of decline in job vacancies. This content was published on December 11, 2024 –...
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Job prospects remain good in Switzerland – apart from in Ticino
Good employment prospects in Switzerland, but negative in Ticino Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Employment prospects are positive in Switzerland as a whole, but they are negative in southern Italian-speaking canton Ticino. As usual, the latest barometer barometer by recruitment firm...
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Tourism accounts for quarter of total traffic in Switzerland
Tourism accounts for a quarter of total traffic in Switzerland Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. More than half of the traffic in Switzerland is attributable to mobility for leisure and tourism, according to a report. The Swiss population uses public transport...
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Struggling Swiss company Meyer Burger secures $40m financing
Meyer Burger secures financing of $40 million. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. There is a glimmer of hope for the ailing Swiss solar company Meyer Burger. The company has concluded a bridge financing of $39.48 million (CHF34.7 million) with certain bondholders...
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Two ESA satellites with Swiss technology launched
Two satellites of ESA’s Proba-3 mission successfully launched Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Two satellites on the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Proba-3 mission have been successfully launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India. Swiss technology is on board....
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Axpo extends life of world’s oldest nuclear power plant
Axpo wants to keep Beznau nuclear power plant running until 2033 Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Swiss energy company Axpo intends to continue operating the Beznau nuclear power plant until 2033. To this end, it will invest CHF350 million ($395 million)...
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Switzerland to host Middle East conference on international humanitarian law
A woman protests for peace. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Switzerland is organising a conference on the conflict in the Middle East for states party to the Geneva Conventions. This conference, planned for March,...