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Unrest in Argentina hits Swiss trade ties

This content was published on Dec 21, 2001 The Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (seco) has reported a 15 per cent drop in Swiss exports to Argentina for the first 10 months of the year. Imports during the same period have shrunk by 20 per cent. Rioting and looting Argentinians have taken to the streets to violently protest economic hardship. At least…

Explosives removed from Gotthard tunnel area

This content was published on Dec 21, 2001 General Chief of Staff, Hans-Ulrich Scherrer, confirmed in Bern on Thursday that the explosives, kept in a depot near the southern entrance of the Gotthard as part of Switzerland’s security system, had been removed before his target date of December 19. Explosives near the train tunnel will be taken away next January. About 1,000 of…

Light aircraft crashes on takeoff from Zurich Airport

This content was published on Dec 21, 2001 The plane, a Cessna 560, was bound for the Swiss capital, Bern, when it crashed and burst into flames shortly after take-off. Urs Fleischer, a spokesman for Zurich Airport, confirmed that neither pilot had survived the impact. “A fire broke out on board the aircraft as it was making a first turn to the right,”…

Swiss seize biggest ever illegal ivory haul

This content was published on Dec 20, 2001 Federal customs officers found the 72 kilogramme shipment in Zurich on a September 23 Swissair flight from Nairobi, Kenya. The crate was destined for shipment to Beijing. Customs spokesman, Roger Gauderon, said the cargo – which included four kilograms of ivory jewelery, two rhino horns and a leopard skin – was found in a crate…

Jura museum is a testament to peasant life

This content was published on Dec 20, 2001 The Chappuis-Fändrich museum boasts objects which tell the story of life on the farm, local crafts and religious rites over three centuries – from 1650 to 1950. The collection – housed in a barn – includes furniture, iron objects, religious artefacts, pottery, metal utensils and agricultural tools. It is the result of the painstaking efforts…

Woman wins a top chemistry prize

This content was published on Dec 20, 2001 Awarded by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, the prize comes with a cheque for SFr10,000 ($6,000). The institute said the prize was awarded to Röthlisberger on Wednesday for research and trials which aim to imitate chemical processes that are common in a natural environment but unseen in laboratories. In nature, molecules are…

New Crossair board approves rescue plan

This content was published on Dec 20, 2001 The 11-member board, under the leadership of former KLM airline head, Pieter Bouw, reviewed the business plan at the marathon session and approved the takeover of 26 short-haul and 26 long-haul aircraft from Swissair. Crossair boss André Dosé confirmed the move in the German-language Swiss television news programme “10 vor 10”. However, he emphasised the…

Scientists keep finger on pulse

This content was published on Dec 20, 2001 Using biotechnology, Swiss and Indian scientists are trying to improve yields to meet the needs of a growing population. They believe current yields of about 620 kilogrammes per hectare could be increased as much as four-fold. “Until now, pulses have been largely ignored,” said Katharina Jenny, programme manager of the Indo-Swiss Collaboration in Biotechnology (ISCB).…

Heavy penalties hit Credit Suisse First Boston

This content was published on Dec 20, 2001 Britain’s Securities and Futures Authority said CSFB International and CSFB Europe, part of the Credit Suisse Group, had been fined and reprimanded for management failings for not properly overseeing two of their traders. CSFB has been the subject of regulatory investigations in several countries this year, including the United States. In this latest case, one…

Quirky inn serves up variety of sensations

This content was published on Dec 20, 2001 The Auberge, or Four Winds Inn, which opened two years ago in Fribourg, is somewhat off the beaten track. Far away from any public transport, down a side road, it has however managed to attract many guests, who have beaten a well-worn path to its door. The owners knew from the beginning they had to…

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