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Balmy January set to go down in record books

This content was published on Jan 31, 2007 MeteoSwiss said Zurich recorded an average temperature of 4.8° Celsius up until January 29, which was 1.3°C higher than the previous record set in 1993. The weather service said temperatures in January followed on from the highs that marked the last few months of 2006. The unseasonably warm weather comes after two winters that were…

Maja Christina: Quite A Night

This content was published on Jan 31, 2007

Muotathaler Wätterfrösch mit “Wättervorhersage” und urchiger Musik.

This content was published on Jan 30, 2007

Novartis challenges India’s patent law

This content was published on Jan 29, 2007 Novartis went to court on Monday contesting that India’s patent law could leave millions without access to affordable drugs. Opponents accuse the Basel-based firm of squeezing the competition. Two years ago, the Indian government introduced patent protection for drugs for the first time. But the law only protects completely new compounds that were invented after…

Hotels cool to climate change

This content was published on Jan 29, 2007 The average Swiss hotel produces 93 tons of carbon dioxide emissions a year, well above recommended norms. The accommodation sector is now making efforts to improve its record. A joint study completed by the hotel and hospitality schools in Lausanne and Lucerne in 2004 concluded that there was “significant energy-saving potential in the Swiss hotel…

Taking the temperature of ski resorts

This content was published on Jan 29, 2007 Particularly affected are the country’s 650 cable car and ski lift operators, which are the main economic force in many mountain regions. The popularity of holidaying in the Swiss Alps in winter reached its peak in the 1980s. The decline in the 1990s was attributed to cut-throat airline competition which made sunny, southern destinations more…

How well do the Swiss dress for success?

This content was published on Jan 29, 2007 Christine Daborn, a consultant and author on “self-marketing”, tells swissinfo how stylish the Swiss are – at home and abroad – and how they stand out. Daborn, founder of Personal Identity, which motivates and grooms individuals for professional success, believes that although the Swiss have traditionally travelled and done a lot of business abroad, they…

ABB blows whistle and escapes fine

This content was published on Jan 25, 2007 Brussels imposed total fines of €750.7 million (SFr1.22 billion) on the companies, with more than half the fine levelled against Germany’s Siemens for being the ringleader of the price fixing. ABB, which had also been part of the cartel, was originally fined €215 million but this was nullified due to the company’s part in denouncing…

Scientists block brain tumour growth

This content was published on Jan 25, 2007 The researchers at Geneva University Medical School say the results from tests on mice and in vitro are encouraging but caution that human trials have yet to start. Speaking at a news conference in Geneva on Wednesday, team leader Ariel Ruiz i Altaba said he was “very confident” that a way had been found for…

Doors open on Bamiyan project

This content was published on Jan 22, 2007 The House of Science, financed and designed by the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, is part of efforts to rebuild this war-torn area at the foot of the Hindu Kush mountains. Bamiyan is well known for its Buddha statues which were destroyed by Islamic militants in 2001 for being un-Islamic. The move caused an…

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