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Geothermal project shakes Basel again

This content was published on Jan 6, 2007 This time buildings stood up to the force unlike the minor damage inflicted by a small earthquake in December that clocked a reading of 3.4. Nobody was hurt in either of the two incidents. The latest tremor took place at 08.19 on Saturday, prompting around 40 residents to call the emergency services. Work on the…

Controversy over giant screen in Engadine

This content was published on Jan 5, 2007 A local railway company is using a light machine to project a picture the size of four football pitches against Piz Corvatsch in the Engadine valley. The Foundation for Environmental Protection called for an immediate halt to the campaign which runs during evening hours through the week until February. A statement said the environment at…

Four out of ten conscripts unfit for duty

This content was published on Jan 4, 2007 Officials say the drop-out rate has more than doubled over the past decade owing to a tougher selection process, growing anti-army sentiment and declining physical fitness among young people. According to the defence ministry, more than 40 per cent of the 33,000 conscripts called up for military service – mandatory for all 20-year-old Swiss men…

How a Swiss invention hooked the world

This content was published on Jan 4, 2007 The hook-and-loop fastener, better known under the trademark Velcro, was the result of an alpine walk, a dog, some burdock and a pinch of Swiss genius. De Mestral was born in 1907 in the castle of Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges, the family estate in the wine region of Lake Geneva near Lausanne. As a boy, de Mestral showed…

Sunshine replaces snow in Alps

This content was published on Dec 27, 2006 However, most hotels and apartments in Swiss ski resorts are fully booked, and the tourist industry has reported few if any cancellations. The high-pressure zone has affected much of western Europe’s weather since December 19. It has led to a thick layer of fog settling over Switzerland’s valleys and plains, and clear blue skies –…

Far-right dogma runs deep, says study

This content was published on Dec 22, 2006 In an interview with swissinfo, one of the authors, Wassilis Kassis, says society needs to do more to help these people leave the past – and their convictions – behind them. “They take off their bovver boots and their bomber jackets but they rarely throw them away,” said the Basel University researcher. The study, which…

Action demanded to stop urban sprawl

This content was published on Dec 21, 2006 A survey found that 52 per cent of people surveyed felt too much land was being developed, while only 34 per cent thought the current rate of land loss was acceptable. Carried out by the gfs-zürich research institute, the survey also found that 80 per cent of people questioned opposed the development of “particularly beautiful…

ABB lands huge contract from Qatar

This content was published on Dec 18, 2006 ABB said the deal was the latest in a series of orders from the Gulf region, and the biggest transmission and distribution substations order it had ever received. In a statement from its headquarters in Zurich, the group said it had been awarded the contract from the Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation – Kahramaa.…

Joblessness still tops Swiss list of worries

This content was published on Dec 18, 2006 The report published by the bank, Credit Suisse, on Monday showed the top worries haven’t changed over the past four years. Two thirds of those interviewed said their main concern was keeping their jobs, while health and pension issues came second with 55 per cent and 51 per cent respectively. The study found that an…

Equality still has a long road ahead

This content was published on Dec 17, 2006 The parliamentarian says although some progress has been made, there is still not equal pay and women often find themselves hampered by old-fashioned attitudes. Simoneschi-Cortesi is the president of the Federal Commission for Women’s Issues, an extra-parliamentary commission of women’s organisations, academics and professionals, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Women only received…

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