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Health

Swiss pharma firm sued over bird flu trials on homeless people

A former clinical trials subject is suing Swiss pharma giant Novartis, alleging the company was not honest with participants about what they were being tested for.

Health

Switzerland helps create 'garden therapy' centre in Poland

An elderly woman leans over to smell a lush flowerbed of lavender in sprawling gardens surrounding an imposing early 20th-century palace in a pastoral corner of eastern Poland.

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Polish president plays down Swiss quotas

Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski on Thursday downplayed a Swiss decision this year to cap the number of work visas issued to eastern Europeans, including Poles, insisting the move had very little impact.

banking

Swiss central bank in swap deal with Poland

<p>Switzerland's national bank agreed on Monday to a deal with its Polish counterpart to cover any cash shortages in Poland as borrowers face repaying loans in expensive Swiss francs.</p>

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Polish outrage at 'second-class' status

<p class="MsoNormal">Poland has expressed its deep dissatisfaction with Switzerland's decision to slash the number of work permits it grants to the citizens of eight EU member states in Central and Eastern Europe.</p>