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The front page of Neue Zürcher Zeitung features a mix of international and domestic news. Top stories include an interview with Nobel laureate Philippe Aghion on a new social contract, reflections on the 40th anniversary of a major Swiss chemical accident, and discussions on the upcoming ECB…
Nobel Prize winner Philippe Aghion, who previously advised French presidents, expresses understanding for the discontent among young people and calls for a new social contract.
Forty years after the largest chemical accident in Switzerland, the reasons behind the fire at Schweizerhalle remain unclear, recalling the event where a Sandoz warehouse burned, poisoning the Rhine.
Following recent unrest, French politics is taking a firmer stance, aiming to make rioters financially responsible for the damage caused.
In a shift from past animosity where Basel residents called 'Big Pharma' leaders murderers, the pharmaceutical industry is now returning hundreds of millions of Swiss francs in taxes.
Despite high prices for gasoline and diesel, the oil crisis is more severe than apparent at the pump, with transport costs making imports difficult and highlighting the need to reduce consumption and pressure for an end to the Iran-Iran War.
The succession of Christine Lagarde at the helm of the European Central Bank is expected to be a contest between a Spanish and a Dutch candidate, both considered pragmatic experts in monetary policy.
Christine Lagarde is reportedly Klaus Schwab's preferred candidate for the World Economic Forum presidency, but her personal plans might interfere.
Swiss painter Franz Gertsch captured the beauty and mystery of a Zurich prostitute, 'Lady Shiva,' portraying beauty intertwined with melancholy.
Police have secured the court building in Warsaw, and the President's foreign trip is jeopardized as the conflict over the Constitutional Court intensifies.
