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Swiss cows flown to Kosovo

This content was published on Sep 22, 1999 The first 61 cows were loaded aboard an aircraft at Zurich airport Wednesday and flown to Kosovo as part of a Swiss programme to help rebuild agriculture in the war-ravaged Balkan region. Just under 500 cattle will be flown to Kosovo’s capital Pristina in eight separate flights by mid-October. About 400 cows and calves will…

Affoltern pays tribute to the apple

This content was published on Sep 22, 1999

Switzerland hosts Sahel development conference

This content was published on Sep 22, 1999 An international conference got underway in Switzerland Wednesday to chart the future course for international aid in the Sahel region. About 100 government and development agency representatives are meeting in the town of Yverdon-les-Bains for a three-day conference called by the Swiss Agency for Development and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. The conference…

Swiss team joins rescue efforts for Taiwan earthquake victims

This content was published on Sep 22, 1999 Armed with experience from the recent disaster in Turkey, teams from several nations, including Switzerland, arrived in Taiwan Wednesday to help rescue victims of another earthquake. The United States, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey, Japan, Singapore and Israel dispatched experts, while the United Nations said it was sending a disaster assessment team. Switzerland, Germany and Austria operate…

Compromise reached on road-to-rail freight traffic

This content was published on Sep 21, 1999

Austrian switches from Swiss to German alliance

This content was published on Sep 21, 1999 (AP) — National carrier Austrian Airlines said Tuesday that it was pulling out of a European alliance with Swissair and Sabena to join Germany’s Lufthansa and United States partner United Airlines. The company said in a statement that, following a detailed evaluation of all options for alliances, it believed it would be better off in…

Switzerland to become key information technology player

This content was published on Sep 21, 1999 Swiss Finance Minister Kaspar Villiger Tuesday praised the economic opportunities offered by the latest information and communications technologies and said the government would try to make Switzerland a key player in the field. However, he also underlined the need for extensive training and warned of a society where too many people were technologically illiterate. Villiger…

Comptoir Suisse took a gamble

This content was published on Sep 21, 1999

Information technology fair “Orbit 99” opens

This content was published on Sep 21, 1999 The information and communications technology fair Orbit 99 opens its doors to the public Tuesday, featuring the latest trends and newest products and services from nearly 1,300 exhibitors. The five-day event in the city of Basel is titled “Business today for business tomorrow” and showcases present and future technologies in this booming industrial sector. Trade…

SAirGroup leasing company announces joint Airbus order

This content was published on Sep 20, 1999 (AP) — The leasing company of Swissair parent SAirGroup, Flightlease AG, and its United States-based joint venture partner GATX Capital Corp. have ordered 38 Airbus jets, SAirGroup said Monday. The order is worth some SFr2.5 billion ($1.63 billion), the Swiss company said in a statement. It is intended to “secure Swissair and its Qualiflyer Group…

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