Switzerlands

Inside Switzerland’s biggest crematorium forced to extend its hours amid coronavirus pandemic

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Switzerland’s biggest crematorium is bracing itself for a renewed spike in coronavirus deaths amid fears new variants of the virus will drive up infection rates around the country. Crematorium Nordheim in Zurich is striving to maintain the conditions for saying peaceful goodbyes despite a rise in cremations, which has forced the business to extend its … Read more

Watches of Switzerland’s high sales in America help offset losses from tourism

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Watches of Switzerland’s shares surge as strong American demand for brands like Rolex and Tag Heuer offsets fall in international tourism Watches of Switzerland runs six showrooms at Heathrow and one at Gatwick  The firm’s sales rose above £200m in the first 10 weeks of the second quarter  It now expects to make between £888m … Read more

Switzerland’s financial watchdog to probe Credit Suisse spying scandal

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Switzerland’s financial watchdog launches probe into spying scandal at Credit Suisse By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 2 September 2020 | Updated: 22:18 BST, 2 September 2020 Swiss watchdog Finma has opened so-called enforcement proceedings against Credit Suisse Switzerland’s financial regulator is investigating the spying scandal at Credit Suisse. Swiss watchdog … Read more

Is this the new St Moritz? Investment in Switzerland’s Andermatt is paying off

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Zermatt, Courchevel, Gstaad, St Moritz – they’re all starry names in the skiing firmament. And now Andermatt is doing somersaults to join them, with a level of investment and ambition that has catapulted the once sleepy little Swiss town into an Alpine superstar. Little over a decade ago, the population of Andermatt was 1,200. Now, … Read more

The REAL-LIFE fairy-tale landscape: Images capture Switzerland’s beautiful Lauterbrunnen valley

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The REAL-LIFE fairy-tale mountain landscape: Incredible images capture Switzerland’s impossibly beautiful Lauterbrunnen valley (though you might be forgiven for thinking it’s Hollywood CGI at work) Lauterbrunnen Valley is a ‘trough valley’ that contains no less than 72 waterfalls – one is 1,000ft high The valley town of Lauterbrunnen sits at an elevation of 795 metres … Read more

A hike to make the spirits soar: The lakes and valleys of Switzerland’s Ticino

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All is calm on Locarno’s Piazza Grande, until a boy in an AC Milan strip boots a football on to our cafe table. Crash go the cups of espresso macchiato. Mamma mia! ‘Scusate signori!’ pleads the wee culprit. I kick his ball back before we stroll down to the waterfront, passing chic shops under colonnades. … Read more