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Alcohol abuse linked to domestic violence

This content was published on May 21, 2013 The research project assessed for the first time how many victims of actual or threatened physical, psychological or sexual violence in Switzerland are directly or indirectly also affected by alcohol problems. The authors conclude that more weight should be attributed to the duality of the set of problems. “Many women who get victim consultation or…

Battle begins against drones and killer robots

This content was published on May 20, 2013 The increasing robotisation of military hardware is a new and worrying development that the defenders of human rights and guardians of the Geneva Conventions are attempting to curb. Campaigners are talking two distinct approaches. The first concerns the use of drones in the international fight against the elusive al-Qaida – a programme launched after the…

Drones – innovation or threat to society?

This content was published on May 20, 2013 US author Francis Fukuyama reckons that “if drones have already changed the nature of war, soon they’re going to drastically change our everyday life and force us to rethink the limits of our private lives”. Will this invasion of machines over our heads have a dramatic effect on our society?

Successful takeoff for Swiss commercial drones

This content was published on May 20, 2013 “Walk straight in” is written on the doors to the offices of the start-up senseFly outside Lausanne in western Switzerland. About 40 young engineers and technicians work in a laid back atmosphere in Ecublens for the country’s leading producer of civilian drones. Most of them are model and robotics enthusiasts working on small flying objects…

Cord blood – sound investment or pricey frill?

This content was published on May 18, 2013

Modern Swiss music draws on the past

This content was published on May 18, 2013

Writer Cendrars joins French hall of fame

This content was published on May 15, 2013 Cendrars is not the first Swiss writer to join the celebrated collection curated by Gallimard, one of France’s most influential publishing houses. Before him came Benjamin Constant, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and, more recently, Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz. The unconventional Cendrars doesn’t quite fit in with these writers. His reputation is first and foremost as a poet, who made…

New imaging gives insight into tumours’ travels

This content was published on May 14, 2013 They found that a developing tumour blocks the lymphatic system’s normal paths, creating a sort of bypass. That discovery could help doctors spot and diagnose metastasising cancers earlier. Cancer has long been known to stimulate the growth of blood and lymph vessels, but this is the first time it has been found to alter the…

C-section rates create a stir

This content was published on May 13, 2013 Particularly procedures that are not deemed necessary are causing the divide. It is an emotional issue that has hardened the fronts between advocates and opponents, who cannot even agree whether the current rate is too high or not. So what are the facts? The lowest C-section rates (19 per cent) are found in rural Jura,…

New chemical controls agreed in Geneva

This content was published on May 10, 2013 United Nations officials said Friday that production and use of hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD), a flame retardant, would be prohibited effective immediately, and export of four other chemicals – an insecticide (Azinphos-methyl), two flame retardants (PentaBDE and OctaBDE) and a fabric protector, PFOS – would be possible only if the recipient countries agreed in advance and were…

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