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CD-ROM spreads the message of sustainable forests

This content was published on Apr 28, 2000 The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation has brought out a CD-ROM and brochure aimed at informing developing countries about the sustainable development of alpine forests. The government agency says the information could prove invaluable to developing countries facing many of the environmental and economic problems Switzerland has already tackled. The publications coincide with a…

Swiss scientists hold biotech open house

This content was published on Apr 28, 2000 Swiss Scientists involved in bioengineering research have held an open house day in Berne in an effort to gain public confidence in their work. “There is nothing to fear from bioengineering and gene technology, and we have to make up for a lot of lost time in explaining our work to the general public”. This…

Hope is in sight for insomniacs

This content was published on Apr 27, 2000 A team of scientists from the University of Geneva has identified the neurones (pictured) which send us to sleep and keep us awake. It is hoped that the discovery, revealed in the latest edition of the science journal Nature, will lead to a better understanding of sleeping disorders and produce more effective treatments that are…

US authorities give go-ahead for Alzheimer’s drug

This content was published on Apr 25, 2000 The life sciences group, Novartis, has announced from its headquarters in Basel a “breakthrough” for sufferers of Alzheimer’s disease in the United States. It has been given the green light by the US Food and Drug Administration to market its Exelon drug used in the treatment of mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease –…

Increasing opposition against gene-technology in agriculture

This content was published on Apr 24, 2000 There is growing opposition against genetic engineering being used in agriculture. According to a survey conducted by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), just under three quarters of people interviewed rejected genetically-modified products being created in Swiss agriculture. Over one third of those asked said genetic engineering should not be used in medicine. The…

Another barren Easter for Berne’s bears

This content was published on Apr 23, 2000 The traditional Easter presentation of newly-born cubs at the bear-pits in Berne has failed to take place for the sixth year in a row. However, the bears’ keepers say they are not too upset about another barren spring. The pitter-patter of tiny paws may bring tourists flocking, but finding homes for the new cubs can…

Couchepin and Ogi at odds over defence cuts

This content was published on Apr 23, 2000 The economics minister, Pascal Couchepin, has called for cuts to be made in the military budget, just 24 hours after the defence minister, Adolf Ogi, rejected such a move. Speaking in the French-language newspaper, Le Matin, Couchepin said a planned reduction in the number of troops serving in the army should lead to long-term savings,…

Late Easter brings warm Swiss weather

This content was published on Apr 22, 2000 Switzerland has been bathing in the warmest Easter weather since 1962. According to the national weather institute, central areas have been particularly hot with temperatures in Basel climbing above 27 degrees centigrade on Good Friday. The sunny skies also brought holiday-makers onto the streets of Lugano (pictured), where the temperatures also went above the “summer…

Swiss goods regarded as expensive world-beaters

This content was published on Apr 21, 2000 “Made in Switzerland” is a label that reassures consumers around the world, according to a new study by the University of Berne. The findings are based on interviews carried out between 1991 and 1997 with 3400 senior managers in Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Switzerland and the United States. Those questioned regarded Swiss-made goods as…

Highs and lows for tourism industry

This content was published on Apr 18, 2000 Switzerland’s cable car operators say turnover increased by six per cent to SFr690 million this winter compared to the 1998/1999. However, not all regions did equally well, reported the operators in a statement. Companies in the Bernese Oberland and in canton Valais saw large increases, with the Grindelwald-First operator recording a record result. Turnover also…

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