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Red List confirms global extinction crisis

This content was published on Sep 28, 2000 In its latest Red List of Threatened Species, published on Thursday, the IUCN says that 24 per cent of mammals and 12 per cent of birds are threatened with extinction. It adds that more than 11,000 plants could also disappear in the near future. From its headquarters at Gland, near Geneva, the IUCN said that…

Contradictory attitudes towards animals highlighted in Zurich

This content was published on Sep 26, 2000 The hair belonged to the St. Bernard dog, Barry, who became a legend in the 19th century because of his success in saving the lives of people caught in avalanches in the Alps. The piece of skull was cut from a living dog in an experiment to study the re-growth of tissue, while the St.…

Cuba to receive Swiss aid

This content was published on Sep 23, 2000 The investment will be limited to a version of the Swiss Development Agency’s agricultural storage project, which has been successful throughout Central America. It helps small farmers to hold off selling their produce until prices are favourable to them. The programme will cost the agency less than SFr1 million a year over a trial period…

Geneva conference assesses disaster risk

This content was published on Sep 22, 2000 The conference is organised by CLUSE, which groups the main univerities of western Switzerland (Geneva, Lausanne, Fribourg and Neuchatel) and those of eastern France (Besançon and Dijon), and which, every two years, organises a major cross-disciplinary conference. Professor Jean-Jacques Wagner says: “In getting together academics from various disciplines, we’re hoping to extract what is common,…

Number of job-seekers continues downward

This content was published on Sep 22, 2000 In its breakdown of the latests figures, the office says that at 2.7 per cent of the active population, the number of people looking for work is at its lowest level for nine years. Graduates have benefitted most from the recovery in the jobs market, while those aged over 55 have seen no benefit. The…

North American companies move to canton Berne

This content was published on Sep 22, 2000 The United States company, IXYS, which makes electrical semiconductors and spares, has chosen the town of Brügg, near the bilingual town of Biel, as the location of its international office. Twenty jobs are expected to be created there in the medium term. Two Canadian companies have chosen the federal capital itself for their offices. International…

Berne and Montreux join forces

This content was published on Sep 22, 2000 Organisers of “Bern 2010” and “Montreux 2010” announced on Friday they had decided to join forces after several weeks of merger negotiations. They said the joint bid brought together Berne’s strengths as the capital with those of the popular tourist region of Montreux, a town on Lake Geneva best known for its annual Jazz Festival.…

Physicists and artists in unique collaboration

This content was published on Sep 21, 2000 Scientists at the European Nuclear Research centre, CERN, have teamed up with 12 of Europe’s leading contemporary artists for Signatures of the Invisible, a project which it is hoped will redefine the relationship between art and science. The project was the brainchild of Neil Calder, head of public relations at CERN, and the British filmmaker,…

Out & About in Switzerland: Worshipping the sun in mountain village

This content was published on Sep 21, 2000 It occurs every year approximately eight days before the start of spring and around eight days after the start of autumn on the astronomical calendar (This autumn at 09:33 on September 30). On these two days, the sun pokes through the “Martin’s Hole”, which nature has carved out of the peak of the Tschingelhorn (2,850…

Out & About in Switzerland: Mountain high film festival

This content was published on Sep 18, 2000 Les Diablerets in canton Valais is the jumping off point for the spectacular cable car ride up to the icy slopes at 3,000 metres above sea level. The resort offers summer and autumn skiing and hiking on the glacier, making it one of the few places in Switzerland where winter is celebrated year round. It’s…

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