Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. German pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals group Bayer is to cut around 150 of its 1,000 full-time jobs in Basel. This content was published on August 21, 2024 – 10:28 + Get the most important news from Switzerland in...
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Swiss goalkeeper Yann Sommer retires from national team
Switzerland’s goalkeeper Yann Sommer saves a penalty by France’s Kylian Mbappe during the Euro 2020 soccer championship round of 16 match on June 29, 2021. Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. After a decade as...
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Thousands attend bicentennial of Swiss Shooting Sport Federation
Federal Councillor Albert Rösti and Olympic gold medal winner Chiara Leone took part in a parade through Aarau to mark the bicentennial of the Swiss Shooting Sport Federation. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Over 20,000 shooting fans celebrated the 200th anniversary...
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Thousands more UBS jobs could be cut, newspaper reports
UBS has completed the acquisition of the failed Credit Suisse bank Keystone / Michael Buholzer Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Swiss banking giant UBS could shed a further 18,000 jobs by the end of 2026 to meet its post-Credit Suisse takeover cost...
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Swiss football star Xherdan Shaqiri transfers back to Basel
Shaqiri during a Swiss national team training session in 2018. Keystone/Ti-Press/Samuel Golay Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. After 12 years abroad, the 32-year-old is returning to the club where he began his career as a youth player. This content was published on...
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Number of Swiss shops increases despite online competition
Despite online retail, the number of stores in Switzerland is increasing Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Over the past ten years the number of bricks-and-mortar retail stores in Switzerland has increased. However, online retail has experienced an even greater boom. This...
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Swiss teachers moderately happy on the job
Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. According to a new study, teachers are satisfied with their colleagues, classes and lessons, while they have a more negative view of the inclusive approach. This content was published on August 8, 2024 – 18:20 + Get...
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Business lobby wants SNB to act against strong Swiss franc
Safe haven – but a strong Swiss franc can hurt the country’s exports. Keystone / Ennio Leanza Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. The Swiss National Bank must do something fast to keep the franc’s strength from hurting exporters, according to the country’s...
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Swiss companies must adapt to EU bottle cap regulation
As of July 3, the European Union (EU) has mandated that caps on PET bottles and Tetra Pak cartons must stay attached even after being unscrewed, aiming to reduce plastic waste in the environment. Keystone / Gaetan Bally Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial...
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Sick triathlete after Olympics race pushes Switzerland to change team for mixed relay
PARIS — Three days after the men’s triathlon at the Paris Olympics, the Swiss team said Saturday one of its athletes has a stomach infection and will not compete in the mixed relay event. It was “impossible to say” if Adrien Briffod’s gastrointestinal infection is linked to water quality in the River Seine, the Switzerland...
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Swiss research institute sets precision world record
Precision world record at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. The Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Villigen, northern Switzerland, has set a new world record for X-ray precision. Researchers peered inside a computer chip and obtained an...
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Swiss foreign ministry advises against travel to Israel and Iran
The foreign ministry in Bern advises against travel to Israel and Iran Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. The foreign ministry in Bern has advised against traveling to Israel and Iran. Following the assassination of Hezbollah and Hamas leaders in Beirut, Gaza...