http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/index.html en Thu, 9 Sep 2010 07:36:58 GMT Copyright2010, swissinfo. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Global_financial_crisis_still_casts_shadows_.html?cid=28282908&rss=true Thu, 9 Sep 2010 06:28:00 GMT The financial crisis is not yet under control and efforts to solve it leave “a lot to be desired”, the secretary-general of the Swiss Private Bankers Association says. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Students_struggle_to_find_Swiss_digs.html?cid=28299080&rss=true Wed, 8 Sep 2010 19:44:00 GMT New university students in Switzerland are facing a chronic housing shortage as they prepare to start their academic year. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Search_continues_for_nuclear_waste_depots.html?cid=28294514&rss=true Wed, 8 Sep 2010 12:24:00 GMT Switzerland, which draws about 40 per cent of its electricity from nuclear power plants, needs to build facilities for the long-term disposal of the waste generated.
http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Property_tipped_to_survive_economic_slowdown.html?cid=28289626&rss=true Wed, 8 Sep 2010 06:33:00 GMT Switzerland’s property market is expected to avoid the type of crash seen in other countries despite fears this summer it was starting to overheat. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/sport/Switzerland_lose_opening_Euro_qualifier.html?cid=28290566&rss=true Tue, 7 Sep 2010 20:47:00 GMT Switzerland have been beaten 3-1 by England in their first qualification match for the 2012 European Football Championship. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/To_be_Roma_means_to_be_a_traveller_and_thief.html?cid=28286556&rss=true Tue, 7 Sep 2010 14:35:00 GMT Following the expulsion of about 1,000 Roma from France, swissinfo.ch looks at the situation of this minority group in Switzerland. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/foreign_affairs/G20_plus_Switzerland_equals_too_much_Europe.html?cid=28283880&rss=true Tue, 7 Sep 2010 09:08:00 GMT In its efforts to join the Group of 20, Switzerland does not have Brazil’s support, says Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/Specials/Cabinet_Election/Background_and_Analysis/Race_for_cabinet_election_seats_hots_up.html?cid=28276456&rss=true Tue, 7 Sep 2010 06:04:00 GMT The race for the election of two cabinet members on September 22 has entered a crucial phase with the parties nominating their official candidates. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/sport/Swiss_pray_for_fresh_start_against_England.html?cid=28281474&rss=true Mon, 6 Sep 2010 19:26:00 GMT Will England striker Wayne Rooney’s personal issues prevent him from running riot against the Swiss defence? Can Switzerland do a “Spain II” and sneak a surprise win? http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Tunnelling_through_a_mountain.html?cid=28276254&rss=true Mon, 6 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT Constructing an underground tunnel like the Gotthard, which at 57 kilometres long will be the longest worldwide, is a feat of engineering. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Safe_Islamic_finance_stuck_at_hurdle.html?cid=28272844&rss=true Mon, 6 Sep 2010 06:15:51 GMT Despite proving more resilient to the financial crisis than conventional markets, Islamic finance is struggling to reach its full potential, a conference has heard. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Free_trade_talks_with_India_hit_stumbling_block.html?cid=28263010&rss=true Sun, 5 Sep 2010 16:11:15 GMT Efforts to push for open markets between Switzerland and India are meeting opposition from India’s industry association and Swiss non-governmental organisations. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Protestant_Church_needs_to_speak_out.html?cid=28258772&rss=true Sun, 5 Sep 2010 08:35:00 GMT The Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches, faced with dwindling numbers, has appointed a charismatic new president to head the organisation from January 2011. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Wealth_industry_looks_out_of_the_box.html?cid=28265112&rss=true Sat, 4 Sep 2010 16:08:42 GMT Wealth managers are turning to a variety of surprising sources - such as online dating and charity – to persuade the world’s richest people to invest with them. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Environment_lobbyists_face_exhausting_fight.html?cid=28266256&rss=true Sat, 4 Sep 2010 08:37:40 GMT Stinking exhaust fumes hanging in the air of Swiss cities may become a thing of the past if a move to ban polluting vehicles from town centres gets the go ahead. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/specials/climate_change/news/Leuenberger_is_positive_about_Cancun.html?cid=28266774&rss=true Fri, 3 Sep 2010 19:42:00 GMT Swiss Environment Minister Moritz Leuenberger says he has been encouraged by two days of informal talks in Geneva on funding efforts to combat climate change. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/science_technology/Potent_new_experimental_malaria_drug_emerges.html?cid=28263944&rss=true Fri, 3 Sep 2010 13:18:30 GMT Scientists have identified a new experimental malaria drug able to cope with resistant strains of the deadly disease with just one dose. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Brewers_face_beer_group_pressure.html?cid=28256242&rss=true Fri, 3 Sep 2010 06:00:00 GMT Following the announced closure of the Cardinal brewery in Fribourg, swissinfo.ch looks at whether the glass is half-full or half-empty for the Swiss beer industry. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Swiss_want_a_say_on_how_to_end_their_lives.html?cid=28250486&rss=true Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:01:00 GMT Most Swiss are in favour of assisted suicide, and would also support direct active euthanasia – a practice currently outlawed. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/internal_affairs/Wind_energy_proponents_seek_to_end_stalemate.html?cid=28256914&rss=true Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:32:00 GMT With wind turbines popping up haphazardly around Switzerland, the time has come for better planning and dialogue to avoid opposition which the machines provoke. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/internal_affairs/Heavy_metal_cleanup_goes_off_target.html?cid=28235460&rss=true Thu, 2 Sep 2010 06:22:55 GMT Switzerland is earmarking nearly a billion francs to clean up soil contaminated by heavy metals leached from spent bullets. 60