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Concrete deal
Holcim and Lafarge agree on new merger terms
Broader protection?
Court clears way for collective asylum for Syrians
Stable forecast
Swiss economy tipped to weather strong franc
Sympathies expressed
Swiss condemnation of Tunisia shooting
11:42 Credit Suisse Faces Italy Suit, Probe as Litigation Persists
11:22 Credit Suisse’s Dougan Cuts Shareholding in Bank by Almost Half
11:22 Puma Energy Profit Climbs 18% as It Expands to Six More Nations
11:02 Biogen Alzheimer’s Drug Slows Progression of Disease in Trial
11:02 FXCM Makes Clients Responsible for Trading Losses Over $50,000
10:44 Islamic State video purports to show Kurdish peshmerga beheadings
10:33 Russia says sanctions 'destructive', will act in own interests
08:55 Eclipse sweeps across Atlantic, visible only from remote islands
04:33 Greek PM assures EU creditors reforms coming to unlock cash
On the record
SNB outlines life without franc-euro peg
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Fine jewellery
Discreet charm eases Chinese qualms to lift global sales
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Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin technology launches a Swiss start-up scene
North-south axis
Breakthrough in alpine tunnel route
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Si2 fast facts
10 questions about the Solar Impulse – answered
Shedding light on lobbying
Swiss parliamentarians resist transparency
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Strong franc
Exclusive Verbier battles to retain guests
Hurdle vaulted
OECD upgrades Swiss tax compliance status
Greenback is back
Strong dollar helps some Swiss exporters
Security and privacy
Secret service to prick up its ears
Fetzer family
Keeping the old-fashioned photo studio alive
Swiss Leaks
HSBC scandal causes irritation in parliament
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Battle of the smartwatches
Swiss watchmakers to take on smartwatch big guns
Swiss watchmakers are staking out their places in the next battle of the watch giants to come.
Podcast
Low-carb(on) diet efforts
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Swiss Film Award
Godard still follows his own experimental path
Currency exchange
Money from Russia boosts Switzerland’s wealth
Press review
New Credit Suisse boss welcomed by Swiss papers
Culture change
Credit Suisse throws CEO succession curve ball
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Sky’s the limit
Airlines scramble to satisfy India’s flying impulse
Did you know?
Zurich resident – Vladimir Lenin
Hiring habits
The labour shortage facing the top 20 Swiss firms
Gas sensor
A nose in your smartphone
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Press roundup
Centrist parties lack ‘initiative savviness’
Life on board
Pilots put to test on round-the-world solar journey
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Record rejection
Energy tax reform runs out of steam
Money matters: child benefits and taxing non-renewables
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Centrist parties lack ‘initiative savviness’
Issues at stake
Tax break seeks to ease pressure on families
Background
Nuclear phase-out poised to take shape
Child allowances
No tax break for families
Disposal facilities
Living next to a nuclear waste dump – and liking it
Riggesberg centre
The village with a soft spot for asylum seekers
In the Bernese village of Riggisberg, locals coexist peacefully with asylum seekers.
Global diplomacy
Nations seek progress in Geneva despite tensions
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