Word: cantone
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That's right: there's a company for every five residents in quaint little Zug and the compact canton that surrounds it. These companies' executives are no doubt impressed by the same attractions that lure tourists in summer and winter alike: the town's spectacular lakeside setting with the Alps towering in the distance. But there are also good business reasons to set up shop in Zug. It offers some of the lowest tax rates available in any stable democracy. And its laws protecting residents' financial privacy are among the strictest on the planet...
Tomorrow’s contest should be equally challenging as Harvard travels to Canton, N.Y., to face No. 16 St. Lawrence, which swept both games from the Crimson last season. The Saints were regular-season champs a year ago and are currently the second highest ranked team in the ECAC...
...female torso with a world map made for a most intriguing cover image. My teenage son and adult husband were particularly taken with the latitudes around Nepal. Pun intended? An eye-opening story, in more ways than one. As a wife and mother, I appreciate the coverage. Melissa Noebes, Canton...
...female torso with a world map made for a most intriguing cover image. My teenage son and adult husband were particularly taken with the latitudes around Nepal. Pun intended? An eye-opening story, in more ways than one. As a wife and mother, I appreciate the coverage. Melissa Noebes, CANTON...
...apply for naturalization only after 12 years - a far longer wait than the five to seven years that are most prevalent in the the rest of Western Europe. The process is also arduous: Would-be immigrants are vetted first in their local communes by regular citizens, than at the canton level, before being approved by federal authorities. "I came here when I was seven. I got my Swiss passport only two years ago," says Kocakir Abdurrahman, 37, a Turkish taxi driver in Zurich. Abdurrahman said he had mailed his ballot last week, in his first vote as a Swiss citizen...