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Immigration to boost population increase

This content was published on Apr 26, 2007 The Federal Statistics Office predicts significant regional differences as people move away from cities into outlying regions with easy access to the centres. According to the forecast, two cantons – Zug in central Switzerland and Fribourg in the west – will record the biggest growth, with a population increase of more than 20 per cent.…

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Swiss researcher finds polar paradise

This content was published on Apr 25, 2007 The softly spoken Swiss has decided to make the remote Norwegian Svalbard archipelago, with its remote natural beauty and unique lifestyle, his new home. Svalbard, roughly one-and-a-half times the size of Switzerland, is subject to sudden storms and intense cold. Nature reigns supreme over man. There are nearly as many polar bears as the roughly…

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Astronomers find Earth-like planet

This content was published on Apr 25, 2007 But anyone thinking of a change of scene had better not hold their breath: the new “super-Earth” lies 20.5 light years or 120 trillion miles away. The planet, whose mass is five times that of the Earth’s – hence the “super” tag – was discovered by a team of European astronomers led by researchers from…

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Businesswomen of the year raise a smile

This content was published on Apr 24, 2007 The sisters were praised for their courage and vision in founding modern “lifestyle” dental centres in prime locations in Zurich. A further opening is planned for London. It is awarded by the French champagne company in honour of its founder, Barbe Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin, a widow who turned round her husband’s firm to create the…

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Study confirms alcohol risk during pregnancy

This content was published on Apr 24, 2007 Researchers at Zurich University and in Germany have published their findings into fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). Nearly 40 individuals with FAS or FASD (fetal alcohol syndrome spectrum disorder) were followed over a 20-year period, from early childhood. The results, published in the Journal of Paediatrics, found while some physical problems such as cranial and facial…

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Legoland comes to Cern

This content was published on Apr 23, 2007 A vital element of the centre’s flagship project is the Compact Muon Solenoid, or CMS, one of six experiments being built to help probe further the origins of the universe. Cern is a non-descript jumble of buildings just outside Geneva. Believing that billions of Swiss francs are being spent here is somewhat difficult, but that’s…

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Is Switzerland really a land of sex and love?

This content was published on Apr 21, 2007 But some experts have doubts about whether the report reveals what is really going on between the sheets in Switzerland. The first part of the Sexual Wellbeing Global Survey, by condom maker Durex, was released earlier this week. The online survey questioned more than 26,000 adults of all orientations in 26 countries about their sexual…

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Forest fire alert due to warm, dry weather

This content was published on Apr 20, 2007 A high-pressure area over part of western Europe has determined the weather in Switzerland over the past two weeks. Several forest fires have been reported over the past few days in areas of both southern and northern Switzerland. The environment office in Bern said forests across the country were dry, with a few exceptions in…

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Gadgets and gizmos bring invention to Geneva

This content was published on Apr 18, 2007 The event, which opened on Wednesday, is said to be the world’s leading showcase for inventions, this year drawing around 1,000 gadgets from more than 40 countries. The exhibits – among them a new aphrodisiac – should provide plenty of food for thought for the 75,000 visitors, but it is commercial success that is foremost…

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