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Spitting scandal overshadows Swiss elimination

This content was published on Jun 22, 2004 While most newspapers lavished praise on the Swiss for a spirited performance in the 3-1 loss, they devoted more space to the spitting affair surrounding striker Alex Frei. A “theatrical ending”, said the “Tages-Anzeiger” in its lead. The Zurich-based newspaper said the Swiss played well through 90 minutes but the spitting incident cast a dark…

Swiss warns it may not break even in 2004

This content was published on Jun 22, 2004 In a statement released on Monday, Swiss said the unstable price of oil meant it had to adjust its earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) objective for 2004. News of the warning sent the Swiss share price falling by more than 6 per cent to SFr10.55 during early trading on Tuesday. “Current projections suggest that…

Unwired village: Vevey offers free wireless Internet

This content was published on Jun 21, 2004 Now its town centre has become a hotspot of another kind, the wireless Internet kind. The City of Vaud launched Freespot, a free wireless Internet access service, in March primarily to stimulate e-voting and the use of the Internet by citizens in the area, but it turns out that outdoor access is also good for…

Modern architecture earns Biel heritage prize

This content was published on Jun 19, 2004 The prize jury commended the town’s conservation of its 20th-century architecture and enhancement of public spaces. “Biel is a city with corners and edges,” said Mayor Hans Stöckli. “But it’s not a town that was built to attract tourists.” Biel is not receiving the prize for its much-admired old town, but for improvements to public…

Swiss foundation rewards young entrepreneurs

This content was published on Jun 19, 2004 To mark the occasion, the vice-president of the De Vigier Foundation spoke to swissinfo about the need for more entrepreneurship and risk-taking in Switzerland. Jean-Claude Strebel heads up the board of the foundation that was established 16 years ago to help young Swiss set up in business. It is his task to sift through the…

Police look to put the brakes on road racers

This content was published on Jun 18, 2004 A Zurich district prosecutor is this week taking legal steps to impound a 23-year-old man’s car, after he was caught racing through a tunnel at 200kmh. The move comes amid increasing public anger at fatal accidents involving young drivers engaged in street racing, similar to that depicted in the popular Hollywood film, “The Fast and…

Parliament has little say in foreign policy

This content was published on Jun 18, 2004 At the same time, the Swiss parliament has less of a say in foreign policy issues. If Switzerland were ever to join the European Union, the country’s domestic policy and parliament would lose even more of their importance unless changes were made to the system. The government has so far failed to provide direction with…

Central bank moves to tighten monetary policy

This content was published on Jun 17, 2004 Its president, Jean Pierre-Roth, said the move underlined the central bank’s view that the prospects for the Swiss economy were “robust” even though uncertainties remained. He said he did not expect the decision to set off any extreme moves on the world’s financial markets. “Our interest rate increase is merely to be regarded as an…

Yverdon’s little-known chip wizards

This content was published on Jun 17, 2004 Instead, it taps engineering graduates from a tiny microelectronics institute in Yverdon. Part of the Engineers School for the State of the Vaud, the Micro-Electronics and Systems Institute (MIS), is making a name for itself in the highly specialised world of digital signal processing for computer chips. Anagram Technologies, located in Préverenges near Lausanne, is…

Experts sound alarm over lake phosphate levels

This content was published on Jun 17, 2004 But experts are divided over whether the substance should be banned from dishwashing detergents, which are blamed for some of the pollution. The International Commission for the Protection of Lake Geneva said in a statement that immediate measures were needed to reduce the “excessive concentration of phosphates”. The water lobby group revealed that in 2003…

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