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Pilots working for Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) have agreed to a new collective labour agreement finalised after lengthy negotiations between their union Aeropers and SWISS management. The new collective agreement comes into force retroactively on January 1, 2023, after 87%…
A huge solar farm – the equivalent of 35 football pitches – is being planned at Bern Airport aimed at producing electricity for up to 15,000 homes from 2026. Flughafen Bern AG and the energy company BKW have joined forces…
The United Nations on Friday urged all charges to be dropped in a long-delayed Greek trial of 24 migrant rescue workers accused of espionage, including prominent Syrian swimmer Sarah Mardini. “Trials like these are deeply concerning because they criminalise life-saving…
Environmental group Greenpeace has criticised the “hypocrisy” of elites gathering in Davos next week for the World Economic Forum (WEF) for their use of private jets amid mounting climate change concerns. A few days ahead of the WEF’s annual meeting…
US and Swiss authorities have agreed to share inspection documents on pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities in a move to improve efficiency and safety in the drug supply chain. According to the Office of the US Trade Representative, the Good Manufacturing Practice…
Organisers say the 2023 WEF summit will stand out for record participation across the board with 379 public figures expected to show up. That includes 52 heads of state and government – the bulk of them (30) from Europe, which…
The past eight years were the hottest since records began, the United Nations confirmed Thursday, despite the cooling influence of a drawn-out La Nina weather pattern. Last year, as the world faced a cascade of unprecedented natural disasters made more…
The United Nations called Thursday for urgent funding to help 30 million children suffering from acute malnutrition “before it is too late” in countries being hammered by the food crisis. UN agencies said conflict, climate shocks, the Covid-19 pandemic and…
FIFA boss Gianni Infantino has been quizzed by two Swiss prosecutors appointed to take over an investigation into his alleged secret meetings with the country’s former prosecution chief, one of the magistrates confirmed to AFP on Wednesday. “I confirm to…