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Scientific hot-air expedition to take off

This content was published on Aug 3, 2010 The expedition was delayed because of unfavourable weather conditions. A week after the arrival of Swiss scientists and pilots, the balloons were due to lift off in the morning. The two-week project launched by the Swiss company Balloon Team involves using an aerostat to fly over the Tanzanian volcano, where scientists will study aerosols, small…

Monte San Giorgio Unesco site gets a boost

This content was published on Aug 3, 2010 Monte San Giorgio is regarded as the best place for studying fossil marine life from the mid-Triassic period and may once have been a part of Africa. It has been a Unesco World Heritage site since 2003. The environment ministry said in a statement that it had been a joint Swiss-Italian project to boost the…

Millions affected by Pakistan floods

This content was published on Aug 3, 2010 A spokesman said that 1.3 million people in the northwest were particularly hard hit, triggering a flood of criticism directed at the government. Many of the victims, who have lost their homes and livelihoods, say that there were no official warnings. The nation has experienced the heaviest monsoon rains in memory and more rain is…

Could the world’s oldest dog be Swiss?

This content was published on Aug 3, 2010 Researchers from Germany have clearly dated the find at the Kesslerloch cave to between 14,100 and 14,600 years ago. The cranial fragment and teeth of the dog were found after investigations that began in the cave in 1873 but have only been analysed in recent years by researchers at Tübingen University. The find has now…

Raising Switzerland’s profile in the US

This content was published on Aug 2, 2010 Dominique Schinabeck tells swissinfo.ch how, as an “unofficial ambassador”, she plans to put Switzerland on the map. The 44-year-old will be juggling her new diplomatic role with being a mother to a 17-month-old daughter and the CEO of the American subsidiary of Swiss company Acutronic, whose main clients include Nasa and Sandia, nuclear arms research…

Young chemists win copper-based metal alloy

This content was published on Aug 2, 2010 The youngsters endured high temperatures in Icho as they sat through two five-hour exams in as many days. The last time the Swiss won so many medals was three years ago. Alain Vaucher and Yannick Suter were successful in the annual academic competition, which is open to secondary school students, the Association of Swiss Scientific…

Fireworks of all kinds on August 1

This content was published on Aug 2, 2010 MeteoNews counted more than 5,000 bolts of lightning over the country in the later hours of August 1. A large deluge of rain and even hail caused damage to cars and roofs and led to flooded cellars in the canton of Bern. The local fire service was called out 50 times. Central Switzerland also reported…

Bear cubs’ plight ignites debate

This content was published on Aug 2, 2010 European brown bear cubs Urs and Berna are currently the star attractions at the new bear park in Bern, with crowds transfixed by their every move. So when the park’s director, Bernd Schildger, announced that they would have to be moved in 18 months time and could even be euthanised – as a last resort…

World’s oldest captive elephant dies

This content was published on Jul 29, 2010 She was delivered to the zoo in 1952 along with four other young elephants. Ruaha was believed to be one year old at the time. A member of the zoo staff found her dead in the elephant enclosure on Thursday morning. The zoo said she probably died of old age, but will investigate the actual…

Swiss sound alarm over fake drug imports

This content was published on Jul 28, 2010 Products such as bogus Viagra remain the most popular, but there has also been a peak in the orders of slimming products, some of which are dangerous. The Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products (Swissmedic) said on Wednesday that in the first six months of the year it received reports of 992 suspicious, potentially illegal imports…

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