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Civil protection chiefs plot common strategy in Geneva

This content was published on Nov 1, 2000 Although not a member of the International Civil Defence Organisation, Switzerland is playing a central role. The ministerial conference of the ICDO is being held against the backdrop of globalisation, which presents risks and opportunities for civil protection forces – a central theme at this week’s gathering. “We can predict that there will be more…

A century of Swiss gardening

This content was published on Oct 27, 2000 Entitled “From Flower Show to Art Garden”, the exhibition highlights the trends and fashions of Swiss gardens, both private and public. The show has been organised by the Landscape Architecture Department at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), and holds plenty of surprises for the visitor. Most remarkable, perhaps, is the fact that throughout…

Six-year-old in critical condition after Rottweiler attack

This content was published on Oct 26, 2000 Police said the boy was rescued by a neighbour who heard his screams. The dog was put down on the spot. The child was flown to hospital in St Gallen immediately after the attack on Wednesday. He is still in intensive care. The police said they were trying to establish how the dog escaped from…

Transport policy receives ringing public endorsement

This content was published on Oct 26, 2000 The study unveiled in Berne on Thursday says the government’s record on transport is by far the most successful, compared to other key policy issues. It says that over the past two decades, only two out of 27 nationwide votes on transport have gone against the authorities. The authors of the study, conducted as part…

Gondo residents ponder fate of village

This content was published on Oct 25, 2000 The village of Gongo lies between walls of rock and the fast flowing river, Doveria. Engineers say it will always be at risk from natural disaster, even if new safety measures are introduced. Gondo was home to just 150 inhabitants. They have found temporary shelter in the nearby town of Simplon, while the clean up…

Gondo buries flood victims

This content was published on Oct 25, 2000 The funerals for the six victims follow the burials of three others last weekend. All were killed during recent floods, which left a trail of destruction across the Valais. Rescue teams are still trying to locate the bodies of three missing villagers. The search has been shifted to the lower part of the village, near…

Unaxis sales up by more than a third

This content was published on Oct 25, 2000 Sales in its core businesses of Information Technology, Surface Technology and Component Special Systems rose by 38 per cent to SFr1.84 billion. In a statement, the company said: “For the business year as a whole, we continue to expect a positive development for sales and profits as well as a significant improvement on the prior…

Public forum to quiz experts about organ transplants

This content was published on Oct 23, 2000 The two sides are to meet from November 24 to 27 at Berne’s Insel Hospital in a so-called “PubliForum” session. The 30-member public group will be quizzing experts about issues such as when organs should be removed from dying people, how a fairer distribution of organs can be achieved, whether controversial research projects should be…

International meeting highlights protective role of alpine forests

This content was published on Oct 23, 2000 Experts from seven countries kicked off their meeting on Monday to review measures taken to strengthen and extend their alpine forests, and to try to prevent devastating mudslides and avalanches. The three-day meeting in Maienfeld, in canton Graubünden, comes only a week after the dangers of living in the mountains were highlighted by the deaths…

First flood and mudslide victims buried

This content was published on Oct 22, 2000 A 33-year-old man was buried on Saturday in the village of Simplon-Dorf, while the 70-year-old woman, who was found last weekend in Neubrück, has been buried in Stalden. Funeral services were held on Friday in the Valley of Goms for a 43-year-old woman who was killed in Gondo, while another victim from the village has…

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