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The global private education industry is coming for Switzerland’s expensive schools
Swissinfo
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September 4, 2025
Keystone Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Close Share Verbier’s pandemic-era growth triggered an elite schooling...
Check Your Fridge For These Recalled Cheese Products
97.3 KKRC - South Dakota
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September 9, 2025
Cheese lovers in Minnesota are being asked to check their refrigerators for some recent purchases that might not be fit to eat. Recall Info The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a recall notice on its website warning of...
Pharma Contract Manufacturing is the Quiet Reshoring Engine Investors Can’t Ignore
European Business Magazine
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September 1, 2025
Black Book Flash Survey of VCs, PEs, Bankers, Analysts and Influencers Reveals Q4’s Hottest Healthcare Investment NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 1, 2025 / The hottest new healthcare investment target for Q4 2025 isn’t a flashy...
10 thoughts on Duke's 10 rotation players: How will Blue Devils replace Cooper Flagg?
The New York Times
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September 9, 2025
DURHAM, N.C. — Basketball talk, in September? With a program like Duke, you betcha. That’s because five months after the Blue Devils’ latest Final Four berth — and after every starter, including Cooper Flagg, was drafted to the NBA — Jon Scheyer...
What to Watch: How Will the Swiss Watch Industry Navigate the 39 Percent Tariff Era?
WWD - New York
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September 4, 2025
The first half of 2025 has been a pile-on of adverse circumstances for Swiss watchmakers, between flipping foreign exchange rates, weakening global demand — especially in China — and record gold prices. Will the new U.S. tariff on Swiss-made goods...
PIONEER JACK OF ALL TRADES: Biggers' roles include teacher, community leader & innovator
Alvin Sun and Advertiser - Texas
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She has never been sure of her exact birthday, but it is either Sept. 6 or Sept. 7. County records say it was the 6th. Born at home in a small town close to Hillsboro, Tx. in the middle of the night, Barbara Biggers decided as a young child that...
Finns without degrees outperform British graduates in literacy
The Times
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University graduates in England have literacy skills equivalent to those of high school graduates in Finland, according to international data. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Education at a Glance report found...
Switzerland goes its own way on electronic ID
Swissinfo
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September 1, 2025
Estonians can use their digital ID to access various online services online, including medical records. Fabian Weiss / Laif Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English...
Politicians love comparing NZ’s economy to Singapore or Ireland – but it’s simplistic and misleading
The Conversation
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September 9, 2025
Unveiling Amazon Web Services’ long-awaited NZ$7.5 billion “cloud region” – a cluster of local data centres – Prime Minister Christopher Luxon specifically referenced Ireland and Singapore as “two economies we often look to for inspiration on...
Former California Insurance Commissioner Carries on Climate Change Crusade
Claims Journal
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September 9, 2025
When Dave Jones first started talking about climate change and what insurers should be doing about it some 15 years ago, the response could be thought of as something akin to a collective shrug. There wasn’t much to say. Insurance policies were...
In Moldova, Jewish life is fueled by descendants of those who fled — and new refugees from Ukraine
Jewish Telegraphic Agency - New York
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September 9, 2025
CHIȘINĂU, Moldova — For most of her life, Peruvian-born Yvette Merzbacher wondered where her four paternal great-grandparents were buried. All she knew was that her grandparents came from Bessarabia, and that her grandmother, Liza Bronstein, had...
Celine Dion reveals health struggle led to Eurovision performance cancellation
The Mirror US
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September 3, 2025
Celine Dion has revealed that she was set to take the stage at the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel earlier this year, but a hidden health crisis prevented her from performing. Celine, 57, who claimed victory for Switzerland in the competition...
Feds offer $11M reward for arrest of Ukrainian ransomware hacker
United Press International (UPI)
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A programer shows off an example of a ransomware cyberattack on a laptop in Taipei, Taiwan, in 2017. On Tuesday, the State Department announced an $11 million reward for the arrest of a Ukrainian ransomware hacker. File Photo by Ritchie B....
13 Everyday Uses for a Swiss Army Knife You Haven’t Considered
Family Handyman
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September 3, 2025
As a kid, I started carrying around a Swiss Army Knife on family camping trips. Today, one remains in my backpack, ready to help open the mail or pop a bottle of wine. But those obvious uses are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Swiss...
Kate Garraway's vibrant blue ruched maxi dress is not only available to buy now, it's also almost 50% off
Woman & Home
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September 9, 2025
Kate Garraway turned heads at the ITV 70th anniversary celebrations in a bright-blue, teal ruched maxi dress from one of the best British clothing brands – Karen Millen. And with party season right around the corner, we're eyeing up her dress...
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Gilead price hikes for HIV drugs, a Novartis China deal, and more
STAT - Massachusetts
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September 3, 2025
Hello there from STAT reporter Andrew Joseph, filling in for Mr. Pharmalot for the day. It’s a dreary Wednesday afternoon here at STAT’s London outpost, but we hope the outlook is a bit brighter wherever you are. We remain in denial as we feel a...
Hometown Hero: Blessings Community Store in Zurich helping families for 40 years
Exeter Lakeshore Times-Advance
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September 3, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Founded in 1985, Blessings Community Store assists local families through its food bank and thrift store. This is Part Five of Postmedia’s How Canada Wins: Love Where We Live summer series. More than 40...
Novartis To Expand Heart Drug Portfolio With $1.4 Billion Tourmaline Bio Acquisition
Benzinga
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Tourmaline Bio, Inc. TRML shares surged Tuesday after Novartis AG NVS announced a $1.4 billion acquisition of the U.S.-based biotech, strengthening the Swiss drugmaker’s pipeline of cardiovascular and kidney treatments. Novartis will pay $48.00...
Novartis to buy US biotech Tourmaline Bio for US$1.4 billion
The Business Times Singapore
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[BERN] Novartis agreed to buy Tourmaline Bio in a deal valued at about US$1.4 billion as the Swiss drugmaker continues to pursue bolt-on deals to boost its drug pipeline. The Swiss drugmaker will pay US$48 per share in cash for the New York-based...
Richard Burton 'died penniless' before widow made shock will discovery
Irish Star
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September 9, 2025
09:50 ET, 09 Sep 2025 Hollywood icon Richard Burton, who was thought to have died penniless due to his lavish lifestyle, actually left behind a substantial fortune, it has been revealed. He passed away in August 1984 at the age of 58 in his Swiss...