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Cross-border shopping to be taxed at lower threshold

Cross-border shopping to be taxed at lower threshold

From 2025, the exemption limit for private purchases abroad will fall Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. As of January 1, 2025 purchases above CHF150 made across the Swiss border will be subject to VAT when imported. This content was published on...

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Swiss government wants to prohibit ‘revving’ of sports cars

Swiss government wants to prohibit ‘revving’ of sports cars

Federal Council takes action against so-called car posers Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. The governing Federal Council has declared a war on ‘car posers’. Unnecessary noise from exhaust systems is now to be expressly prohibited. This content was published on October...

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Key facts about Switzerland’s demining conference for Ukraine 

Key facts about Switzerland’s demining conference for Ukraine 

FSD-Ukraine-deminers on their way to a minefield in Chernihiv province (October 2023). FSD (Fondation suisse de déminage) Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Ukraine is one of the most heavily mined regions in the world. The upcoming humanitarian mine action conference in Lausanne...

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Almost 200 people die a year in Switzerland doing sport

Almost 200 people die a year in Switzerland doing sport

An average of 185 people die every year while playing sport Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Every year, an average of 185 people die while playing sport in Switzerland. Most of the fatal sports accidents occur in mountain sports, followed by...

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Swiss app tracks illnesses while travelling

Swiss app tracks illnesses while travelling

University of Zurich app tracks illnesses while travelling Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Someone falls ill on every third trip, with gastrointestinal complaints and respiratory symptoms being the most common problems, according to a study evaluating a travel app developed at...

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Swiss come second in world blind wine tasting championships

Swiss come second in world blind wine tasting championships

Grapes waiting to be harvested in the Lavaux region overlooking Lake Geneva. Keystone Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Switzerland has come runners-up at the 12th edition of the World Tasting Championship, organised by the Revue du Vin de France. This content was...

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Switzerland’s priciest street makes room for a bakery shop

Switzerland’s priciest street makes room for a bakery shop

John Baker bakery. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. On Zurich’s Bahnhofstrasse – where international luxury brands rule – an artisanal bakery/pastry shop is making a go for it. This content was published on October 15, 2024 – 11:00 It is one...

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Swiss siblings nominated for international film music award

Swiss siblings nominated for international film music award

Baldenweg siblings nominated for international film music award Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. With their double nomination at the World Soundtrack Awards in Ghent, Belgium, the Swiss-Australian sibling trio Diego, Nora and Lionel Baldenweg are making history for Switzerland. This content...

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Swiss family travel fund Reka plans to invest CHF100 million within five years

Swiss family travel fund Reka plans to invest CHF100 million within five years

Reka plans to invest 100 million francs within five years Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. The Swiss travel fund Reka plans to invest CHF100 million ($117 million) in the renewal and expansion of its offer. This content was published on October...

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Security firm Sicpa cuts jobs in western Switzerland

Security firm Sicpa cuts jobs in western Switzerland

The Sicpa campus in Prilly, near Lausanne, in western Switzerland. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Sicpa, a company specialising in security inks, announced on Thursday that it plans to cut up to 120 jobs in canton Vaud, citing a complicated international...

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UK resumes trade talks with Switzerland in ‘Global Britain’ push

UK resumes trade talks with Switzerland in ‘Global Britain’ push

The meeting in London — the fifth round of talks between the two nations aimed at enhancing their existing free trade agreement — will be the first since Labour swept to power in the UK’s July 4 general election. Keyystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated...

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Swiss bearded vulture rare win amid global wildlife catastrophe

Swiss bearded vulture rare win amid global wildlife catastrophe

Wildlife populations have shrunk by 73 percent since 1970 Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. The reintroduction of the bearded vulture in Switzerland is one of the few positive ecological stories of the last 50 years, which saw three-quarters of wild animals...