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Malaria vaccine appears to be within reach

This content was published on Jul 13, 2012 No-one claims that the battle against the disease – which kills about one million people a year – has been won. But of the 20 or so vaccines under development, testing of RTS,S is at the most advanced stage. Some 16,000 children aged between five and 17 months are taking part in phase III clinical…

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Nuclear plants must resist extreme weather

This content was published on Jul 6, 2012 The Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) said on Friday it had written to the operators of the country’s five nuclear power facilities to outline the conditions for meeting the requirements. The onus on operators to demonstrate that their plants can resist extreme weather was one of the outstanding issues highlighted by the European Union…

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Glacier climber tells how he found skeletons

This content was published on Jul 4, 2012 DNA tests are now being carried out to determine whether the remains are those of four local men who disappeared in March 1926 after bad weather interrupted their climb. In a first interview with the media, Robert McGregor, from Eastbourne in southern England, told swissinfo.ch how he and his partner Sally Stoneley were walking back…

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Nearly 100,000 fewer animals used in labs

This content was published on Jun 28, 2012 In all, 662,128 animals were experimented on. Of those, 79 per cent were rodents such as rats, mice and hamsters. Ten per cent of the animals were poultry on which researchers were testing feeding and caging methods. The veterinary office said the number of animals used for experiments in which they suffered “severe distress” had…

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Government asks Solar Impulse for rent

This content was published on Jun 26, 2012 Swiss public radio revealed on Tuesday that the Federal Audit Office had established there was no “legal basis” for Solar Impulse not to have paid rent for the use of the hangars at Dübendorf or Payerne in canton Vaud. SFr700,000 worth of modifications made to the Dübendorf hangar in order for it to house the…

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Rio+20: Big powers need to step up

This content was published on Jun 22, 2012 Small countries such as Switzerland cannot make a significant difference, Leuthard said in her plenary speech on Thursday in Rio de Janeiro. If major countries do not participate or make only vague commitments, then other actors will be unwilling to act, pointed out Leuthard. She said that action was essential in view of the growing…

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Growth and sustainability seek common ground

This content was published on Jun 11, 2012 Humanity’s challenge of managing the earth’s limited natural resources requires new and efficient modes of production, and the green economy, which is now on the international agenda, could be a solution. Whether the Rio summit will take this new kind of economy to its heart remains questionable though, as preparatory meetings have shown stakeholders do…

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“The spirit of Rio risks being lost”

This content was published on Jun 11, 2012 At the time this was the largest political conference ever. Twenty years later, international heads of state are returning to the Brazilian city to renew political commitment for sustainable development. In the run-up to the Rio+20 conference, being held from June 20-22, swissinfo.ch looked back at 1992 with Philippe Roch, the former head of the…

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A home made of recycled materials

This content was published on Jun 3, 2012

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Swiss Alps proposed as powerhouse of Europe

This content was published on May 27, 2012 Snowy mountains, glaciers, streams and torrents tumbling down into the valleys, rivers that irrigate the soil of Europe: the Swiss Alps have always been one of the continent’s most important sources of water. In the not-too-distant future they may also serve as an energy source, able to store electricity and distribute it to other European…

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