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Coronavirus: how much panic should the world be in?

This content was published on Jan 31, 2020 Coronavirus has been labelled a health emergency of “international scale” by the World Health Organization (WHO). How worried should we be?

One third of Swiss companies are spied on

This content was published on Jan 30, 2020 Switzerland is an attractive target for industrial espionage. For the first time, a study shows the extent of the problem.

Swiss scientists discover ‘antiviral’ powers of sugar

This content was published on Jan 29, 2020 Swiss and British researchers have modified sugar molecules so that they are capable, by simple contact, of destroying viruses, without toxicity to humans.

Computer simulation of the Energy Vault tower

The tower to help tackle future energy problems

This content was published on Jan 29, 2020

Certain plant pesticides banned in Switzerland from July

This content was published on Jan 28, 2020 Plant pesticides with the active ingredient chlorpyrifos and the variant chlorpyrifos-methyl may no longer be used in Switzerland from July 1, 2020.

Health office confirms no cases of coronavirus in Switzerland

This content was published on Jan 28, 2020 The two people had been kept in isolation after returning from a trip to China and showing signs of an infection.

Passengers at Beijing airport on January 16, 2020

Coronavirus expected to hit Swiss tourism industry

This content was published on Jan 28, 2020 Officials say the coronavirus outbreak could lead to a 30-50% drop in the number of Chinese tourists to the Alpine country in the coming weeks.

Global warming goals impossible, Nobel laureate tells Swiss paper

This content was published on Jan 26, 2020 It will be impossible to meet international policy targets on global warming, American Nobel prizewinner William Nordhaus has told a Swiss newspaper.

Swiss Post drone deliveries to resume after crashes

This content was published on Jan 25, 2020 Swiss Post drone deliveries of medical samples to hospitals are to resume on Monday, after being suspended since May 2019 in the wake of two crashes.

Monkeys learn from their leaders, study finds

This content was published on Jan 25, 2020 Wild monkeys learn from dominant individuals in the group, regardless of gender, age or family ties, a Swiss study has found.

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