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Glencore-Rio Tinto union still a prospect

This content was published on Oct 8, 2014 For months the sector has been awash with gossip about what might be Glencore’s next move, a year after it swallowed Xstrata in mining’s biggest ever deal. Now we know: Mr Glasenberg is eyeing the creation of “GlenTinto”, a $160 billion (CHF153.5 billion) resources giant that would rival BHP Billiton as the must-own stock in…

The Swiss start-up tackling radiation threats

This content was published on Oct 8, 2014 Entrepreneurs have helped develop a new system to detect radiological threats, which is being tested at ports across Europe. (SRF ECO, swissinfo.ch)

To lure their peers to the polls, Geneva youth get creative

This content was published on Oct 8, 2014 Most Swiss youth stay away from the polls at voting time, but one canton is trying to buck the trend with comics and cinema.

Europe’s brain project is ‘back on track’

This content was published on Oct 7, 2014 One year after the launch of the Human Brain Project (HBP) – a major European Commission-led brain mapping initiative – the project’s supporters boast ‘remarkable’ results and say the venture is on track after a war with dissenting neuroscientists.

US farmers sue Syngenta over GM corn

This content was published on Oct 7, 2014 Syngenta’s MIR162 corn, known as Agrisure Viptera, contains a protein that kills off damaging insects such as corn earworm, army worm and corn borer. In November 2013, inspectors in China found traces of the protein in imported corn. Since then the import levels of US corn into China have fallen by 85% and the country…

Three out of four Swiss willing to work abroad

This content was published on Oct 6, 2014 According to a worldwide surveyExternal link of more than 200,000 job seekers conducted by The Boston Consulting Group and The Network, a global alliance of recruiting websites, the proportion of Swiss job seekers ready to move abroad for work is higher than the global average of around 64%. With over 75% expressing their willingness to…

Indian trailing spouses – in love and out of work

This content was published on Oct 5, 2014 They are educated, qualified and experienced. But many trailing spouses from India find it difficult embarking on a new work life in Switzerland.

Why the Palais des Nations needs a facelift

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Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier dies at 63

This content was published on Oct 5, 2014 Millions of dollars allegedly stolen by Duvalier have sat in Swiss bank accounts for years, with new laws – such as the “Lex Duvalier” – allowing the government to freeze, confiscate and pave the way for the eventual return of looted funds. Duvalier, whose death on Saturday was confirmed by his lawyer, inherited power from…

Manipulating climate to fight global warming

This content was published on Oct 3, 2014 The amount of CO2 in the atmosphere continues to increase and a world agreement on climate seems far off. So why not use technology to change the climate artificially? Swissinfo.ch asks some Swiss scientists about the pros and cons.

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