Swiss Steel cuts 800 jobs Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Steelmaker Swiss Steel Group is cutting 800 full-time jobs, including 80 in Switzerland. This content was published on November 15, 2024 – 09:01 The Lucerne-based company explains that it is adapting...
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New European space tech centre in Switzerland launches its first project
The European Space Deep-Tech Innovation Centre will be housed close to the Paul Scherrer Institute, pictured, in northern Switzerland. Keystone / Christian Beutler Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. The European Space Deep-Tech Innovation Centre (ESDI), created in collaboration with the Paul Scherrer...
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Swiss textile heavyweight Rieter plans further job cuts
Rieter plans further job cuts Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Textile machinery manufacturer Rieter is to cut more than 10% of its workforce in Switzerland. This latest restructuring is the latest in a long series for the Zurich-based group, which saw...
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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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UBS lowers growth forecasts for Swiss economy in 2025
UBS believes that the main risks lie with the eurozone, Switzerland’s most important foreign trade partner. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Economists at UBS, Switzerland’s biggest bank, have lowered their growth forecasts for the country’s economy next year, citing a slowdown...
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Swiss retailer Galaxus to create 1,000 jobs in Germany
Galaxus, which is owned by Swiss retail giant Migros, is opening a new logistics center in Neuenburg am Rhein. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. The online retailer Galaxus, owned by Migros, continues to expand in Germany. It has laid the foundation...
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Swiss set world record for largest alphorn ensemble
Over a thousand alphorn players for world record on Klewenalp NW Keystone-SDA Over a thousand alphorn players gathered on Klewenalp in canton Nidwalden on Saturday. At the gathering, they played choral melodies and broke the world record for the largest alphorn ensemble. This content was published on September 1, 2024 – 11:34 + Get the...
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Switzerland is spread around the world 540 times
Rollerskaters from Estonia open the parade of the 8th World Youth Music Festival Zurich 2024 in Zurich’s Bahnhofstrasse. Keystone / Gaetan Bally Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Switzerland is struggling with overtourism in some places, for example in the Verzasca Valley, where...
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Swiss beat Italians 2-0 to reach Euro football quarter-finals
“The story isn’t over yet,” said coach Murat Yakim after Switzerland’s victory over Italy on Saturday night. The Associated Press Of course, Italy were disappointing at times. But at the end of the day, there is one indisputable fact: on Saturday in Berlin, Switzerland put in one of the most accomplished performances in their history....
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Actress Zendaya plays tennis with Federer in Zurich
Zendaya at the premiere of Challengers, a film of hers in which tennis was featured. Keystone/Chris Pizzello US actress and singer Zendaya met up with former professional tennis player Roger Federer for an unusual game of tennis: The two were spotted playing ball and filming in front of the headquarters of Swiss sports shoe brand...
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Hydrogen train from Switzerland sets world record – SWI swissinfo.ch
This is already the second entry in the Guinness World Records for the company from Bussnang in canton Thurgau. KEYSTONE/© KEYSTONE / ENNIO LEANZA A hydrogen-powered train from the Swiss railroad company Stadler has secured a place in the Guinness World Records. The Flirt passenger train covered 2,803 kilometres without refuelling or recharging. This content...