Swiss owner of Cartier watches doubles its dividend
Richemont is the latest luxury retailer to report a strong performance despite the closure of shops and cancellation of international travel.
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Swiss city offers homeless people one-way tickets to other countries provided they do not return
Swiss city offers homeless people one-way tickets to other countries so long as they agree not to return Basel’s homeless people offered a free train ticket or airfare to leave Switzerland They must agree, in writing, not to return to Basel, or they risk being deported 31 people from Belgium, Germany, Romania, Italy, France accepted … Read more
Second-highest ranked employee at Swiss embassy falls to her death from high-rise building in Iran
Second-highest ranked employee at Swiss embassy falls to her death from high-rise building in Iran Embassy’s first secretary, 51, died after falling from a building in northern Tehran She lived on the 18th floor of the residential building where she fell to her death Swiss Embassy had represented the US in Iran since the 1979 … Read more
Confused moggy follows hikers to the top of a 3,000m Swiss mountain
I think my cat-nav is broken! Confused moggy follows hikers to the top of a 3,000m Swiss mountain for the third time because it keeps getting lost Hikers were followed to the summit of a 3,073 metre high mountain by a tiny cat in an adorable moment The cat had wandered away from civilization and … Read more
And he’s off! Horse is airlifted by Swiss military chopper as part of an evacuation trial
A horse was airlifted by the Swiss Air Force as part of an unusual trial on Friday. The heavy cargo was hoisted from the ground by a military helicopter as part of a test to work out whether injured animals can be evacuated and transported to vets quickly. The Swiss military also carried out a second … Read more
Millionaire houseboat tycoon, 60, faces losing his £3m Swiss Chalet in Surrey
A houseboat tycoon who chased after a tenant with a roofer’s tool shouting: ‘I’ll break your head’ faces losing his £3 million Grade II listed Swiss Chalet and business, a court heard on Thursday. Millionaire Myck Djurberg, 60, was in dispute with Klaus Beversluis, 52, over the rental at the Hampton Riviera Boat Yard in … Read more
Millionaire houseboat tycoon, 60, faces losing his £3m Swiss Chalet in Surrey
A houseboat tycoon who chased after a tenant with a roofer’s tool shouting: ‘I’ll break your head’ faces losing his £3 million Grade II listed Swiss Chalet and business, a court heard on Thursday. Millionaire Myck Djurberg, 60, was in dispute with Klaus Beversluis, 52, over the rental at the Hampton Riviera Boat Yard in … Read more
Women in Swiss military will no longer have to wear MEN’S underwear
Women in Swiss military will no longer have to wear MEN’S underwear in bid to attract more female recruits All service members in the Swiss army are provided with men’s underwear But from April, women will be issued women’s underwear in a new pilot project It comes as part of Switzerland’s efforts to attract more … Read more
Swiss firm Yasava offers private jet cabin upgrades that include covering the walls in OLED screens
Will passenger plane windows become obsolete? Firm offers cabin upgrades that include covering the walls in giant OLED screens that display movies and landscapes The concept has been developed by Swiss design company Yasava, which customises private jet interiors It says the OLED screens come in various sizes and can be fitted over windows on … Read more
Swiss firm Yasava offers private jet cabin upgrades that include covering the walls in OLED screens
Will passenger plane windows become obsolete? Firm offers cabin upgrades that include covering the walls in giant OLED screens that display movies and landscapes The concept has been developed by Swiss design company Yasava, which customises private jet interiors It says the OLED screens come in various sizes and can be fitted over windows on … Read more