Switzerland /tags/switzerland Switzerland en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 06 Jun 2024 15:29:19 GMT The Alps meet the Rockies at this summit on snowmelt /news/2024-06-06/the-alps-meet-the-rockies-at-this-summit-on-snowmelt Climate experts, diplomats, mountain guides and artists from Switzerland spoke at a conference in Boulder this week about melting ice and snow. Thu, 06 Jun 2024 15:29:19 GMT /news/2024-06-06/the-alps-meet-the-rockies-at-this-summit-on-snowmelt Alex Hager Head-On Train Collision In Switzerland Leaves Dozens Injured /npr-news/2013-07-29/head-on-train-collision-in-switzerland-leaves-dozens-injured One official said the crash, which happened on the outskirts of Bern, could have been more catastrophic. The cause of the collision is under investigation. Mon, 29 Jul 2013 20:56:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-07-29/head-on-train-collision-in-switzerland-leaves-dozens-injured Eyder Peralta Call Clouseau! 'Pink Panther' Thief Escapes From Swiss Jail /npr-news/2013-07-26/call-clouseau-pink-panther-thief-escapes-from-swiss-jail Three members of a gang that gets its name from the famous movies have now escaped custody. Oh, if only the famous French detective were around to track the down. Fri, 26 Jul 2013 11:45:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-07-26/call-clouseau-pink-panther-thief-escapes-from-swiss-jail Mark Memmott A Giant, Secret Vault Where Rich People Store Their Stuff Tax-Free /2013-06-10/a-giant-secret-vault-where-rich-people-store-their-stuff-tax-free Art, wine and tons of gold: Freeports are the safe-deposit boxes of the offshore tax-haven world. Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:21:00 GMT /2013-06-10/a-giant-secret-vault-where-rich-people-store-their-stuff-tax-free What's Worked, And What Hasn't, In Gun-Loving Switzerland /npr-news/2013-03-19/whats-worked-and-what-hasnt-in-gun-loving-switzerland Like Americans, the Swiss have an entrenched gun culture — it's not uncommon to see regular citizens out in the public with a gun slung across their back — and most are vehemently opposed to gun control. Yet Switzerland has a far lower rate of gun violence than in the U.S. Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:32:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-03-19/whats-worked-and-what-hasnt-in-gun-loving-switzerland Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson VW Introduces 'World's Most Efficient' Car At Geneva Motor Show /npr-news/2013-03-05/vw-introduces-worlds-most-efficient-car-at-geneva-motor-show The company says the plug-in, diesel hybrid gets 261 miles per gallon. The futuristic two-seater is not in production, yet, but VW says it plans to use "handcrafting-like production methods" for the car. Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:16:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-03-05/vw-introduces-worlds-most-efficient-car-at-geneva-motor-show Eyder Peralta What Nations Were The Most Forward-Looking In 2012? /npr-news/2013-02-07/what-nations-were-the-most-forward-looking-in-2012 Germany was the world's most future-oriented country in 2012, followed by Switzerland and Japan, according to the "Future Orientation Index," which is based on Google searches. Scientists say the index is "strongly correlated" to economic health. Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:44:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-02-07/what-nations-were-the-most-forward-looking-in-2012 Bill Chappell Predictions, Warnings Round Out World Economic Forum /2013-01-26/predictions-warnings-round-out-world-economic-forum The World Economic Forum ended Saturday in Davos, Switzerland, and Andrew Ross Sorkin of the New York Times gives weekends on All Things Considered host Robert Smith a debrief on the week's events and why predictions made there are so often wrong. Sat, 26 Jan 2013 20:00:00 GMT /2013-01-26/predictions-warnings-round-out-world-economic-forum UBS To Pay $1.5 Billion For 'Routine And Widespread' Rate Rigging /npr-news/2012-12-19/ubs-to-pay-1-5-billion-for-routine-and-widespread-rate-rigging The Swiss bank, along with others, manipulated a key interest rate that in turn influences what borrowers around the world pay. Chief Executive Sergio Ermotti says UBS was "disappointed to discover what happened." Wed, 19 Dec 2012 12:00:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-12-19/ubs-to-pay-1-5-billion-for-routine-and-widespread-rate-rigging Mark Memmott Switzerland's UBS To Settle Rate-Rigging Scandal /2012-12-19/switzerlands-ubs-to-settle-rate-rigging-scandal UBS has agreed to pay some $1.5 billion in fines to international regulators following a probe into the rigging of a key global interest rate. UBS became the second bank, after Britain's Barclays PLC, to settle over the rate-rigging scandal. Wed, 19 Dec 2012 09:00:00 GMT /2012-12-19/switzerlands-ubs-to-settle-rate-rigging-scandal