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Scientists make carbon capture breakthrough

This content was published on Oct 13, 2014 Carbon capture has been touted as a solution to reduce global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by collecting the CO2 released from factories and power plants and storing it. However, there are many obstacles that prevent it from being scaled up to the extent necessary to be a really effective solution. The most common approach to…

Lessons learnt, lessons shared at IMF meeting

This content was published on Oct 12, 2014 The Swiss finance minister, Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, has said at the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, that investing in infrastructure programmes is a key way to promote growth, but it must be made more attractive for private investors. She said that the private sector played an important part in making “long-term…

Haute couture from chopped locks

This content was published on Oct 12, 2014 Pablo Kümin has won awards for his hair designs and now is turning heads with his dresses made from hair. (RTS/swissinfo.ch)

Immigration caps to reduce ecological footprint

This content was published on Oct 10, 2014 Under the plan by the group of ecologists behind Ecopop, net immigration – the number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants – shouldn’t exceed 0.2% of the population over a three year average. Ecopop also wants at least 10% of the government’s development aid spent on voluntary family planning. The initiative garnered about 119,000…

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The challenges and rewards of the African business market

This content was published on Oct 10, 2014 The striking statement “Africa is in bad shape” must be countered, say those who believe that Africa is the market of the future.

Recipe for success heeds the power of the ‘mummies’

This content was published on Oct 9, 2014 These are the women traders at markets across the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Mr Barrère, the country director for Nestlé, the Swiss consumer group, believes these women are key to understanding local tastes and purchasing decisions. At Petit Pont, Kinshasa’s main spice market and one of the capital’s 29 open-air markets, a sprawling array…

An initiative to expel foreigners who commit crimes

This content was published on Oct 9, 2014

When democracy gets going, the going can get tough

This content was published on Oct 9, 2014 Isler has worked extensively with film for over a decade, creating video installations, animations, experimental films and documentaries on topics such as Tamil immigration in Switzerland and development aid in Rwanda. His most recent documentary, ‘Die Demokratie ist los!’ (Democracy let loose!) premiered at the 2014 Zurich Film Festival. swissinfo.ch: How did this film come…

Three-day Ebola quarantine judged ‘too short’

This content was published on Oct 8, 2014 The team, led by Tanja Stadler from the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering at the federal institute of technology ETH Zurich, analysed the DNA of 70 people who had fallen ill with Ebola in Sierra Leone in May and June. The researchers used software to establish a family tree of the virus. They thus…

Fat cat pay checked, but bonuses rankle

This content was published on Oct 8, 2014 An initiative aimed at “fat-cat” executives has curbed the pay of Swiss managers but firms are introducing questionable bonuses via the backdoor.

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