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Writer Cendrars joins French hall of fame

This content was published on May 15, 2013 Cendrars is not the first Swiss writer to join the celebrated collection curated by Gallimard, one of France’s most influential publishing houses. Before him came Benjamin Constant, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and, more recently, Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz. The unconventional Cendrars doesn’t quite fit in with these writers. His reputation is first and foremost as a poet, who made…

EU moves to close tax loopholes

This content was published on May 14, 2013 The talks in Brussels had long been opposed by EU members Luxembourg and Austria, which were seeking to defend their own bank secrecy rules, but on Tuesday their finance ministers dropped those objections. “Ministers have adopted a negotiating mandate on the savings tax with Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Andorra, Monaco and San Marino,” said one EU official…

New imaging gives insight into tumours’ travels

This content was published on May 14, 2013 They found that a developing tumour blocks the lymphatic system’s normal paths, creating a sort of bypass. That discovery could help doctors spot and diagnose metastasising cancers earlier. Cancer has long been known to stimulate the growth of blood and lymph vessels, but this is the first time it has been found to alter the…

C-section rates create a stir

This content was published on May 13, 2013 Particularly procedures that are not deemed necessary are causing the divide. It is an emotional issue that has hardened the fronts between advocates and opponents, who cannot even agree whether the current rate is too high or not. So what are the facts? The lowest C-section rates (19 per cent) are found in rural Jura,…

New chemical controls agreed in Geneva

This content was published on May 10, 2013 United Nations officials said Friday that production and use of hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD), a flame retardant, would be prohibited effective immediately, and export of four other chemicals – an insecticide (Azinphos-methyl), two flame retardants (PentaBDE and OctaBDE) and a fabric protector, PFOS – would be possible only if the recipient countries agreed in advance and were…

ABB’s Hogan announces surprise departure

This content was published on May 10, 2013 Hogan joined ABB from General Electric in 2008 to replace former CEO Fred Kindle, who abruptly left the company following a disagreement with the board over strategy. ABB released a statement saying that Hogan would now be leaving ABB for “private reasons”. “Joe is a great and successful CEO and has done a remarkable job…

Forgotten wars

This content was published on May 10, 2013 swissinfo.ch looks at some of these “forgotten wars” based on the 2012 conflict barometer published by the Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research in Germany.

Space is closer than you think

This content was published on May 8, 2013 What was once a furniture warehouse in the industrial zone next to the town’s military airfield is today a 2000-square metre building fitted out with ultra-modern equipment. To get in you have to pass through a series of checks, including finger-print identification. It’s there that Pascal Jaussi, director of the “Swiss Space Systems” project, or…

Launching a satellite sans rocket

This content was published on May 8, 2013

Orbit remains expensive and difficult goal

This content was published on May 8, 2013 S3 does not plan to go head-to-head with the biggest players in the launch market. It wants to restrict itself to satellites weighing 250 kilograms or less used in low-Earth orbit, at an altitude of 700 kilometres. “It’s true that most satellites are bigger,” admits Anton Ivanov of the Swiss Space Center at the Federal…

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