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India, EFTA trade pact to come into force from Oct 1: Switzerland
Orissa Post
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September 3, 2025
New Delhi: The free trade agreement between India and four-European nation bloc EFTA, which will come into force from October 1, will have legally binding provisions on trade and sustainable development, Switzerland said Wednesday. “For the first...
Mum, 58, said she was going on holiday but travelled to Switzerland to end her life
Daily Star
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September 3, 2025
A mum told her family she was off on holiday with a friend but instead travelled alone to Switzerland to end her life — and spent her final hours confiding in a TikTok friend she had never met. Maureen Slough, 58, had concealed her pain from her...
‘Shock and awe’: 200% Trump tariffs on pharma soon? US faces risk of drug shortages, steep prices
The Times of India
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September 3, 2025
The proposal to reduce drug costs for Americans through pharmaceutical tariffs could have unintended consequences. (AI image) US President Donald Trump is mulling tariffs on the pharmaceutical sector - as high as 200%! Trump intends to levy...
Celine Dion reveals latest secret health scare that led to cancelled Eurovision performance
The Mirror
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September 3, 2025
Celine Dion has confirmed that she was supposed to perform at the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel earlier this year, but a secret health scare stopped her from getting on stage. The 57-year-old singer, who won the contest for Switzerland in 1988,...
Mystery surrounds death of first woman to die in 'suicide pod' in Switzerland
Wales Online
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September 3, 2025
The first woman to die using a 'suicide pod' in a Swiss forest was discovered with unexplained strangulation marks on her neck. The 64-year-old American woman's death, which took place during the first use of a Sacro pod, has prompted concerns...
'My mum went to Switzerland to end her life without telling us'
Wales Online
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September 3, 2025
A mum told her family she was going away on holiday with a friend, but instead travelled by herself to Switzerland to end her life. Maureen Slough, 58, hid her suffering from her children and only opened up to a friend she had connected with on...
China courts foreign biopharma firms in health push
fDi Intelligence
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China has attracted record foreign direct investment commitments in biopharmaceuticals so far in 2025, as Beijing loosens restrictions on the sector and other investors in traditional industries slow new capital expenditure plans in the Chinese...
Gel nail polish banned in Europe over health concerns - but not in the UK
Chronicle Live
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September 3, 2025
A crucial component in numerous brands of gel nail polish has been prohibited in the European Union (EU) - but presently remains available in the UK. Trimethylbenzoyl diphenylphosphine oxide, more commonly referred to as TPO, provides gel polish...
Here’s how to improve health-care access in B.C.
Asian Pacific Post
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Commentary By Mackenzie Moir According to a survey from earlier this year, 1.2 million patients in British Columbia were waiting to see a specialist, and only 11 percent of specialists felt that patients had adequate access to specialist care....
Praggnanandhaa Faces Tough Grand Swiss
The Pioneer
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India's top-ranked Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa will be keen to seal his Candidates tournament 2026 berth, taming a strong field in the FIDE Grand Swiss that begins on Wednesday. The 11-round tournament, which carries a total prize pool of...
Frontalier health costs to stay flat next year
World Radio Switzerland
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September 3, 2025
Wednesday, 3 September 2025 06:30 There’s some health insurance relief for frontaliers - their premiums will stay flat in 2026. A feared 65% hike has been postponed until at least 2028, as the reform of Switzerland’s risk compensation system is...
Mum's chilling final message to family before travelling to Switzerland to end her life
Irish Mirror
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September 3, 2025
A mum told her family she was off on holiday with a friend, but instead journeyed alone to Switzerland to end her life. Maureen Slough, 58, concealed her pain from her children and only confided in a friend, whom she had met on TikTok, during her...
Popular gel nail polish banned in Europe over major health concerns
Manchester Evening News
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September 3, 2025
A key ingredient in many brands of gel nail polish has been banned in the European Union (EU) - but currently remains available in the UK. Trimethylbenzoyl diphenylphosphine oxide, better known as TPO, gives gel polish its characteristic glossy...
ESC 2025: real-world evidence shows efficacy of semaglutide in Swiss T2D patients
Clinical Trials Arena
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September 2, 2025
At the European Society of Cardiology’s 2025 Congress held in Madrid, Spain, from 29 August to 1 September, results from a study by Kick and colleagues were presented. The study investigated the real-world use of oral semaglutide in adults with...
Nashville Predators announce training camp, preseason roster, dates
Yahoo Sports
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The boys are back in town as the Nashville Predators announce their training camp roster, which is set to start on Sept. 17. All on-ice training camp practice sessions are open to the public and will be held at Ford Ice Center Bellevue. Team...
World Health Organization reports more than 1B people are living with mental health disorders
95.5 WSB - Georgia
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September 2, 2025
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — More than one billion people are living with mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression, according to new data released by the World Health Organization. The WHO says mental health issues are the second biggest...
Is It Too Late To Save the Swiss Alps?
Truthdig
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September 2, 2025
ZÜRICH — The Alpine village of Blatten, in Switzerland’s Lötschental valley, no longer exists. At least, not in the way its 303 residents once knew it. On a Wednesday afternoon in May, the mountain above it gave way. A slab of glacier, weakened by...
Swiss medtech industry shows strong support for EU deal
Swissinfo
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August 30, 2025
Swiss Medtech represents the Swiss medical technology industry association with around 700 members. Keystone / Gaetan Bally Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English...
Inside the Internship: How HBS Spent the Summer
The Harbus - Massachusetts
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September 9, 2025
The Harbus interviews ECs about where they worked, what surprised them, and which lessons they’re bringing back to campus. Where did you work this summer? Hedgehog Foods, a tech-enabled gourmet mushroom farm start-up. Why did you choose this path?...
3 Questions: On biology and medicine’s “data revolution”
MIT
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September 2, 2025
Caroline Uhler is an Andrew (1956) and Erna Viterbi Professor of Engineering at MIT; a professor of electrical engineering and computer science in the Institute for Data, Science, and Society (IDSS); and director of the Eric and Wendy Schmidt...