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The National
Weekdays from 6.30 to 8.30
with Mark Butcher, Michèle Mischler and Jackie Campo
Get a head start on your day in Switzerland with The National. Mark Butcher and Michèle Mischler along with Jackie Campo will get you up-to-date on the country’s news, current affairs and important issues. The National team provides not only the information but also the analysis you need to get the big picture of what matters across the country. In addition, grasp the world’s most pressing issues through a daily foreign press review and, with a scan of the Swiss papers, an idea of the pulse of this country. National weather and traffic information, interspersed with hand-picked tunes from our playlist, round out what’s on offer every weekday morning between 6.30 and 8.30 during WRS’ premiere news and current affairs program.
Share your coffee or your commute with the team of The National and you’ll be on the right foot for the day.
Friday, 12 March, 2010It’s the single-most important driver of the global economy, and we’re looking for a decline, says Henk Potts. He has details on what that could mean for unemployment and consumer confidence. Plus a look at recovery in the airline industry and BMW is a bright spot in the ailing auto industry:
Friday, 12 March, 2010It’s picture-postcard beautiful in alpine resorts around the country today, says Matthew Leighton, but the forecast for the rest of the weekend is less encouraging—and conditions are hard:
Thursday, 11 March, 2010Last weekend a wide majority of Swiss voters soundly rejected an initiative to create dedicated animal lawyers for our furry friends. A general dislike for the profession? Maybe, but the BBC’s Imogen Foulkes thinks that one fishy case that made headlines may have had more to do with it:
Thursday, 11 March, 2010American Bill Gates has been bumped from the top rung of world’s richest by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim. Henk Potts has details—plus news of optimistic economists in the U.S. and assurances from major reinsurers that while the estimated $4 to $7 billion in damages from that 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile might sound catastrophic, the payouts are unlikely to lead to increases in rates across the industry.
Thursday, 11 March, 2010Switzerland’s 23-year-old Carlo Janka is on course to win the Crystal Globe for the best skier of the season after a fantastic run at the World Cup in Germany yesterday. Matthew Leighton has details on that plus the latest out of the Indian Wells Masters 1000 tennis tournament:
Wednesday, 10 March, 2010The ice hockey playoffs are underway in Switzerland. Matthew Leighton tells us which teams are off to the best start—plus a look at how the Swiss are doing in the final week of the World Cup ski season and the latest from the Champions League in football:
Wednesday, 10 March, 2010Exports from China have bounced back in a big way, up about 45 percent compared to last year. Henk Potts has details. Plus Sony is launching 3D television in June, betting on a television revolution—and sterling is under pressure again.
Tuesday, 9 March, 2010Matthew Leighton has details on Swiss figure skater Stéphane Lambiel’s decision to retire from competition. Plus a look at netball—a growing sport in Switzerland, whose U17 girls team is off to a major competition.
Tuesday, 9 March, 2010Oil hit an 8-week peak above $82 a barrel, near its highest level of the year, on news out of the U.S. and China. Henk Potts has details on what that means for markets and consumers—plus a huge if not entirely unanticipated loss for EADS reported yesterday.
Monday, 8 March, 2010It was a good week on world markets last week, and certainly one of the big drivers on Friday was the non.farm payroll figure in America. Unemployment held steady at 9.7 percent in February, igniting hope that the U.S. market will begin to create jobs in the months to come. Henk Potts has details on that—plus a look numbers coming out this week:
