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Tutankhamun murder mystery solved

This content was published on Mar 9, 2005 But Frank Rühli believes a fracture to the king’s left leg, which theoretically could have occurred shortly before his death, may have been the source of an infection. The Swiss anatomist and paleopathologist was one of only three international experts invited last week by the Egyptian authorities to examine a Computed Tomography (CT) scan of…

Tsunami death toll revised upwards

This content was published on Mar 8, 2005 The government said on Tuesday that it was considering making it easier and faster for victims’ relatives to receive compensation. A previous statement released on February 22 had put the death toll at 16, with 96 still unaccounted for. Arnold Bolliger, vice-director of the Federal Police Office, said on Tuesday that 27 bodies – 26…

Swiss musician has a taste for music

This content was published on Mar 4, 2005 The Swiss woman said she was proud of her abilities, but the sudden media interest made her feel like a circus attraction. In an article published in the British science journal Nature, the team from Zurich University says the woman can also see music in different colours. The 27-year-old woman, identified only as E.S. in…

A man with a passion for cultures

This content was published on Mar 4, 2005 Jean-François Giovannini, former deputy head of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), told swissinfo that the world still faced many challenges. Giovannini worked for the SDC for more than 30 years and represented Switzerland at the United Nations summit on the environment in Rio in 1992. He retired from his job in 2001.…

Beslan survivors look to the future

This content was published on Mar 3, 2005 Switzerland is paying for a team of psychologists and a therapy programme, which was launched three months ago. The Swiss project is housed in a sports centre just 100 metres away from Beslan’s School Number 1, which was seized by Chechen militants on September 3, 2004 – the first day of the new school year.…

WWF demands ban on illegal wood imports

This content was published on Mar 3, 2005 According to research carried out for the environmental group, eight per cent of all wood imported into the country was cut down illegally. Figures compiled by the organisation show that around one million cubic metres of this “illegal” wood make their way into Switzerland each year. The WWF says this is equivalent to one fifth…

Swiss shiver as the country freezes

This content was published on Mar 1, 2005 The cold snap has caused major disruption on the country’s railways, as points and even trains froze. The Swiss Federal Railways reported dozens of cancellations and delays on Tuesday morning, with western Switzerland hardest hit. Spokesman Jacques Zulauff said services running in and around the capital, Bern, were heavily disrupted by the glacial conditions. The…

Swiss child poverty rate is one of lowest

This content was published on Mar 1, 2005 But the number of young Swiss living in poverty – 6.8 per cent – is almost three times higher than in Denmark. The Unicef report on Child Poverty in Rich Countries, published on Tuesday, ranked Switzerland fifth out of 24 of the wealthiest nations around the globe. The UN agency estimates that there are up…

Stem cell research set to begin

This content was published on Feb 27, 2005 The new legislation, approved by two-thirds of voters last November after a sometimes bitter debate, offers the hope of overcoming some incurable diseases. The law allows researchers to take stem cells from “supernumerary” human embryos, in other words embryos created for in vitro fertilisation but not actually needed for implantation. Scientists hope that research on…

Swiss push for peace through technology

This content was published on Feb 26, 2005 The initial aim of the “ICT4Peace” initiative is to create an online platform for the international community to encourage the sharing of ideas and knowledge. The project forms part of Switzerland’s contribution to the second phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), which is to be held in Tunisia in November. The…

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