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‘White Masai’ rediscovers passion for Africa

This content was published on Jul 8, 2011 It tells of an arduous but glorious journey, her experiences visiting slums and her daughter’s first meeting with her Masai father. Hofmann made a name for herself with the bestselling The White Masai, which told the story of her marriage to a Masai warrior, which eventually broke down in 1990. Visiting Hofmann in her pretty…

Two US presidents at the World Food Prize

This content was published on Jul 8, 2011 Two presidents at the World Food Prize Hans Rudolf Herren talks about the presence of Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter.

Government stops to ponder universe origins

This content was published on Jul 7, 2011 The cabinet visited the Atlas Experiment, one of the detectors of particle movement in the Large Hadron Collider. The machine, which aims to understand the make-up of matter and the Big Bang, has been temporarily suspended for a review. After a tour by Cern director general Rolf Heuer, Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey, who also holds…

Scientists fear pressure for quick results

This content was published on Jul 6, 2011 But important as it is, education has never had a ministry of its own. Last week, however, after more than ten years of discussion, responsibility for higher education and research was switched from the interior to the economics ministry, which already looked after professional training. The move to bring the two closely related areas together…

New hope for treatment of breast cancer

This content was published on Jul 4, 2011 A team at Fribourg University, working with colleagues at Lausanne University Hospital, have found a hitherto unknown mechanism that helps tumours to grow, according to a report on the university website on Monday. They found that the tumour produces a molecule known as PGF (placental growth factor), which gets into the blood stream and attracts…

Leuthard calls for climate timetable

This content was published on Jul 4, 2011 She was speaking at the two-day Petersberg Climate Dialogue, which wraps up in Berlin on Monday. Some 35 leaders from around the world are there for the talks, which are being co-hosted by Germany and South Africa. Emphasising Switzerland’s goal of achieving a comprehensive and legally binding international climate agreement, Leuthard said that the timetable…

Solar Impulse team eyes Mediterranean flight

This content was published on Jul 4, 2011 Pilot André Borschberg said the first European flight to Belgium and France had encouraged the Solar Impulse team to consider flying the aircraft to Morocco in 2012. He said after returning from Paris on Sunday that Turkey was another possible destination next year. The Mediterranean flights will be a major challenge for the engineers and…

Sociologists focus on the future

This content was published on Jul 1, 2011 Of the six projects pre-selected by the European Commission for the final round of the Future and Emerging Technologies Flagship programme, FuturICT is the only one in the field of social sciences. The idea behind the project is that information and communication technologies and the wealth of data they can provide open up new perspectives…

“Yeti skin” sells at Geneva auction

This content was published on Jun 22, 2011 The hide was the main attraction on Wednesday at the Hotel des Ventes auction house, selling for SFr18,200 ($21,600). It was originally collected by mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary during his famous Yeti hunt to the Himalayas in 1960. “It’s such a curious object and fairly unique so it merited the price,” art expert Christina Robinson…

Study finds truth behind rock-a-bye baby

This content was published on Jun 20, 2011 In a study published on Monday, the scientists said that swaying from side-to-side makes people nod off faster. “It is a common belief that rocking induces sleep: we irresistibly fall asleep in a rocking chair and, since time immemorial, we cradle our babies to sleep,” said brain researcher Sophie Schwartz. “Yet how this works had…

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