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Authorities ban recycled cooking oil in animal feed

This content was published on Jun 15, 1999 As a precaution in the wake of the Belgian dioxin food scare, Swiss authorities Tuesday said that cooking oil collected in public recycling containers should no longer be used in animal feeds. Given that public cooking oil containers are usually next to those for used motor oil, there was a potential risk of a mixup…

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Switzerland’s modernised Crossair fleet to take off next year

This content was published on Jun 15, 1999 One day after Crossair announced a multi-billion dollar deal with Brazilian jet manufacturer EMBRAER, Switzerland’s second largest carrier confirmed that the first new passenger jet would take off early next year, as part of the company’s biggest strategic reorientation in years. “The ERJ-145 (shown above) is expected to take off in February 2000 and will…

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Swiss unemployment situation appears to improve

This content was published on Jun 14, 1999 The Swiss Economics Minister Pascal Couchepin on Monday confirmed reports that uunemployment in Switzerland had dropped below the 100,000 jobless mark in May. With just over 98,000 people out of work, Switzerland’s official unemployment rate has now dropped to 2.7 percent — the lowest figure since 1992. The figure is somewhat controversial and critics have…

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Heroin prescription programme narrowly approved

This content was published on Jun 13, 1999 The Swiss electorate narrowly voted in favor of continuing a programme under which a limited number of heroin addicts can get heroin under medical supervision. Under the federal therapy programme, the state supplies heroin to about 1,500 addicts who have repeatedly failed in their efforts to become free of drugs or switch to less damaging…

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Crossair to buy dozens of new aircraft from EMBRAER

This content was published on Jun 11, 1999 The Swiss carrier Crossair has announced a major modernisation, saying it will replace most of its 81 aircraft with new planes bought from the Brazilian jet manufacturer EMBRAER. The management of Crossair formally approved the purchase earlier this week and the company was expected to reveal more details at the Paris Airshow in Le Bourget…

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Swiss spend more money on foreign trips – foreign tourists spend less in Switzerland

This content was published on Jun 11, 1999 Figures released by the Federal Statistics Office show that Swiss tourists spent more money on travelling abroad in 1998 than in the previous year. Expenditure on foreign travel rose by 3 percent SFr 10.5 billion. The Statistics Office attributed the increase to a greater number of nights spent abroad. It said the Swiss also made…

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Switzerland to improve equality for women

This content was published on Jun 11, 1999 Dreifuss –- along with Patricia Schulz of the Federal Office for Equality (left) — outlined proposals that could help move Swiss society toward full equality for men and women: – Women must be given access to positions of power in politics, industry and business, as well as science and research.– Equal pay for equal jobs.–…

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