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Lake Geneva shore in bloom

This content was published on Apr 6, 2001 Around 100,000 tulips, narcissi, hyacinths and daffodils will provide a riot of colour in the Parc de l’Indépendance. It will be the festival’s 30th anniversary, and folk music and other entertainment will add to the attraction over the weekend. It will be the turn of the nearby village of Vullierens from mid-May to mid-June, when…

Cathay Pacific pulls out of Zurich-Hong Kong route

This content was published on Apr 5, 2001 The decision will take effect from the beginning of May and will last until at least the end of the year. A spokesperson for Cathay Pacific in Zurich said the route was not profitable enough to continue a four-times weekly service. The decision to suspend the airline’s Swiss operations would be reassessed in time for…

Astronomers detect 11 new planets

This content was published on Apr 5, 2001 The scientists say the moons of one of these extra-solar planets or exoplanets could theoretically support life. Swiss astronomers from the Geneva Observatory are working in collaboration with research institutes in France, Israel and the United States. Most of the new discoveries were made by the Swiss at La Silla observatory in Chile and by…

New worries for Switzerland’s troubled national exhibition

This content was published on Apr 5, 2001 In 1999, the government promised it would provide the additional funds if exhibition organisers raised an identical amount of money through sponsorship from small and medium-sized Swiss companies. Exhibition organisers have so far only been able to attract SFr2 million from the companies. According to Expo.02’s finance chief, Walter Häusermann, small and medium-sized companies “seem…

Prizes awarded for future scientific projects

This content was published on Apr 5, 2001 The first project, led by two scientists from Lausanne, is looking at ways of grafting new and perfectly functioning heart cells onto the hearts of patients suffering from cardiac failure. Dr Freddy Ratke, a biologist at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research in Lausanne and Dr Thierry Pedrazzini, a biochemist at the University of Lausanne…

Row grows over Swiss handling of foot-and-mouth disease

This content was published on Apr 5, 2001 Despite growing fears among farmers that the disease may infiltrate Swiss borders, the government has refused to launch a mass vaccination programme for livestock. “It’s just not practical to vaccinate en masse,” said Christian Gorot, head of animal diseases at the Federal Veterinary Office. “We would need to vaccinate at least 3.6 million animals and…

Cheaper alcohol undermines efforts to combat abuse

This content was published on Apr 5, 2001 In the two years since the IAP’s prevention campaign was launched, the number of people abusing alcohol has declined by three per cent, with most of the improvement being accounted for by women. However, the figures mask worrying trends in drinking patterns, especially among men and young people. The executive director of the IAP, Richard…

Novartis wins EU approval for diabetes treatment

This content was published on Apr 5, 2001 Starlix is the first in a new class of type 2 diabetes treatments, and is already on sale in the United States, Switzerland and Brazil. Novartis said on Thursday that it had been approved in the EU for use in combination with a second drug, metformin. Together, they help to prevent the body’s insulin levels…

Crossair forecasts return to profit

This content was published on Apr 5, 2001 “Crossair has made a good start to 2001,” the airline said in a statement released at its annual earnings news conference on Thursday. It added: “The financial result to date is already above budget, which is based on a profitable year.” Between January and March the airline carried 690,265 passengers, an increase of nine per…

Say it with flowers from Africa

This content was published on Apr 5, 2001 The Basel-based organisation is lending its fair trade label to roses grown on farms in Kenya and Zimbabwe. A premium imposed on the Swiss retail price will be ploughed back into the communities to improve the lives of the people there. The 12 farms involved in the project have signed contracts with the Foundation promising…

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