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Brown bears knock on Switzerland’s door

This content was published on Apr 19, 2005 A study commissioned by the environmental organisation, WWF, shows bear populations over the border in northern Italy have recovered in recent years and are expected to begin roaming further afield. The nearest brown bear population is reckoned to be between 38 and 87 kilometres away from Switzerland in the Trentino region. There are three corridors…

Research institute calls for more risk-taking

This content was published on Apr 18, 2005 Ralph Eichler said that brave decisions and more risk-taking were needed, particularly in Switzerland. Speaking at the institute’s annual press conference in Villigen in northern Switzerland earlier this month, Eichler said that science and research were all about innovation. “You need people who have imagination and non-conformist ideas,” Eichler told swissinfo. “Students and researchers have…

“Japan can learn a lot from Switzerland”

This content was published on Apr 18, 2005 In an interview with swissinfo, Takaji Kunimatsu also said the 2005 World Expo would help to challenge traditional perceptions of Switzerland in Japan. Kunimatsu served as Japan’s ambassador to Switzerland from 1999 to 2002. He has written a book on his experience of living in the country and was invited to attend Swiss Day at…

Why God is not an economist

This content was published on Apr 15, 2005 The Zurich Institute for Business Cycle Research, better known by its German acronym KOF, staged a conference on Friday to mark the 50th anniversary of its renowned business and consumer confidence surveys. In an interview to mark the occasion, KOF director Bernd Schips told swissinfo about the limits of forecasting, and why God was probably…

Swiss tsunami aid project faces delays

This content was published on Apr 13, 2005 Switzerland is currently negotiating with the Thai authorities about the right to build houses on parts of the island. During a tour of tsunami-hit countries in January, Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey unveiled plans to invest millions of francs in the rebuilding of three Thai villages on two remote islands. Reconstruction work on the island…

Roche spin-off plans float to fund drug trials

This content was published on Apr 12, 2005 The aim of the initial public offering (IPO), for which no date has yet been set, is to raise sufficient capital to pay for the trials of Iclaprim, the firm’s lead drug candidate. Iclaprim targets skin and skin structure bacterial infections that are increasingly resistant to existing antibiotics. Management at Arpida, which is based in…

Schmid signs global Parkinson’s Declaration

This content was published on Apr 11, 2005 The declaration, which is sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO), calls for more solidarity and professional support for those with the degenerative disease. Speaking at the signing ceremony in the Swiss capital, Bern, Schmid said healthy people should take responsibility for those who are ill. “We cannot allow our society to individualise itself to…

Inventors look for big break in Geneva

This content was published on Apr 11, 2005 Over 1,000 inventions are on display at the city’s annual inventors fair, their creators hoping to attract the investor who will help them find fame and fortune. Inventors are considered by many to be slightly eccentric, or at least original thinkers. The 33rd International Exhibition of Inventions does little to dispel this belief. Folding fins…

Majority of Swiss fear electrosmog

This content was published on Apr 8, 2005 The survey by the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine at Bern University found that five per cent had already complained of ailments due to electrosmog. Most of those who said electrosmog affected their health cited various symptoms such as problems sleeping and headaches. At the top of the list of causes was radiation from…

Sport lifts children’s spirits

This content was published on Apr 5, 2005 Organisers claim that the sport activities offered have already had a positive impact on the well-being of the young victims. The Swiss Academy for Development (SAD) initiated the programme in the Iranian city – which was flattened by a tremor in December 2003 – to help children and young adults cope with the fallout. Last…

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