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Centralised higher education to boost competitiveness

This content was published on Sep 17, 1999 Economics Minister Pascal Couchepin called for better national coordination in the higher education sector, warning that Switzerland’s international competitiveness might otherwise suffer. Addressing staff from cantonal higher education institutions in the town of Olten, Couchepin laid out his vision for a “Higher Education Switzerland” plan, which will be discussed in greater detail at a conference…

Experts call for urgent earthquake safety measures in Switzerland

This content was published on Sep 16, 1999 Earthquake experts urged the Swiss authorities Thursday to swiftly beef up building codes, saying about 20 percent of all constructions in the country were not safe enough should a tremor hit Switzerland. The experts from the Federal Institute of Technology told a news conference in Berne that earthquakes were the most likely natural catastrophe to…

Are six billion people on planet Earth too much?

This content was published on Sep 14, 1999

Oerlikon Contraves Defence sold for undisclosed amount

This content was published on Sep 14, 1999 Oerlikon-Bührle Holding AG announced Tuesday it was selling its defence division Oerlikon Contraves Defence for an undisclosed amount to German-based Rheinmetall DeTec AG. A spokesman for Oerlikon-Bührle said that the division simply “lacked the critical size” to compete successfully in the international weapons market. Oerlikon Contraves Defence is best known for its air defence systems…

Study: Swiss parties need urgent reorganisation

This content was published on Sep 3, 1999 A newly-released study of Switzerland’s political landscape finds that the main political parties need urgent reforms as they suffer from financial shortfalls, a decline in membership and a workload increasingly difficult to handle.The study was carried out by the Swiss National Science Foundation, which based its research on about 180 cantonal party offices throughout the…

Fighting poverty is key element of Swiss development policy

This content was published on Sep 2, 1999 Foreign Minister Joseph Deiss said Thursday that the key focus of Switzerland’s development policy abroad was to alleviate poverty in order to prevent major international migration movements in the future. Deiss said Switzerland should step up international cooperation – particularly with the European Union – in order to help develop a successful long-term development policy.…

Energy for the future

This content was published on Aug 30, 1999

Rescuers race against time in search for Turkey quake survivors

This content was published on Aug 19, 1999 The death toll from western Turkey’s worst recorded earthquake surpassed 6,000 Thursday as rescuers raced against time in their attempts to find survivors under the mountains of rubble. Fresh rescue teams arrived from abroad to continue searching for the missing. Many wore scarves over their nose and mouth as a barrier against the growing stench…

Swiss, international teams search for Turkey quake survivors

This content was published on Aug 18, 1999 A second Swiss rescue team joined international relief efforts in Turkey on Wednesday as local crews faced the dual tasks of searching for bodies and aiding survivors from the previous day’s massive earthquake. The Swiss team is made up of 90 delegates of the Swiss Disaster Unit and includes 18 sniffer dogs and special search…

Swiss team assists search for Turkey quake victims

This content was published on Aug 17, 1999 A Swiss search and rescue advance team was on its way to Turkey on Tuesday to assist local efforts to find survivors of a massive earthquake that killed hundreds of people, Swiss authorities said. The Swiss Disaster Relief Unit said the nine-member advance team – which includes three sniffer dogs – would be followed Wednesday…

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