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Swiss women earn 41 percent less than men

<p><span style="font-size: small;">&#65279;</span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Women in Switzerland earn 41 percent less than men, according to the Swiss Federation of Trade Unions (SGB). Wage discrimination has even increased over the past few years, the group said on Friday. </span></p>

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Nycomed bought by Japanese pharma giant

<p>Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical said Thursday it reached a &euro;9.6 billion ($13.6 billion) deal to buy Swiss drugmaker Nycomed in what would be one of the biggest overseas acquisitions by a Japanese firm.</p>

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Switzerland scores in competitiveness rankings

<p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small; line-height: 17px;">Switzerland is the 5^th most competitive country in the world, according to newly released figures</span>.</p>

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Swiss try to confiscate 'Baby Doc' millions

<p>The Swiss finance ministry announced Monday that it had taken legal action to secure the confiscation of Haiti ex-dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier's frozen Swiss millions after a 25-year court battle.</p>