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Ex-minister lets Swiss pass bank data to France

This content was published on Apr 3, 2013 Normally such procedures take several weeks or even months, but in this case can be speeded up since Cahuzac has given his permission for the transfer of information. The statement said Geneva prosecutor Yves Bertossa had acted on a French request to obtain documents from UBS and Reyl & Cie, the two banks involved. It…

Fewer Swiss donate organs, more need them

This content was published on Apr 3, 2013 In 2012, organs were harvested from 96 people in Switzerland who had agreed to be donors after death. This was six per cent down on 2011 according to Swisstransplant, the organisation charged with organ allocation. Releasing its annual report on Wednesday, Swisstransplant added that the number of living donors – people who give a kidney,…

Cheap surfing remains hard away from home

This content was published on Apr 3, 2013 An early morning walk down Fribourg’s main commercial drag. On the way, you can meet in the space of a few minutes a Texas Ranger with a date at the Coliseum, an action hero looking to infinity and beyond, oh, and a French porn star. Don’t think about getting any autographs though. These are just…

Should Wi-Fi be free in public places?

This content was published on Apr 3, 2013 Some Swiss cities as Geneva or Lucerne have set up Wi-Fi access points enabling users to connect with the rest of the world free of charge. For everywhere else, locals and travellers often have to rely on the expensive connections provided by telecommunications’ operators.

National park river faces ‘worst case scenario’

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Rightwing bid to change cabinet election

This content was published on Apr 2, 2013 Those opposed to the initiative, including the seven-member cabinet, argue the change in the constitution would lead to “American-style” costly and time consuming election campaigns for candidates, weakening parliament and undermining political stability. The initiative – the third such attempt in the history of modern day Switzerland – is indeed aimed at overturning an element of…

Money and faces could decide cabinet election

This content was published on Apr 2, 2013 On June 9, voters are being asked if they want to elect the members of the cabinet. If they say “yes”, money would be the most pressing issue reckons Moritz Leuenberger, Switzerland’s transport minister between 1995 and 2010. Leuenberger experienced numerous elections first hand. Parliament elected and re-elected him as a cabinet member, and voters…

Press consider Novartis ruling short-sighted

This content was published on Apr 2, 2013 The ruling cements the role of Indian companies as big suppliers of inexpensive generics to India’s rapidly growing $13 billion (CHF12.3 billion) drug market and also across the developing world. India introduced drug patenting in 2005 with a provision to exclude the protection for medicines which it considers a modification of an existing compound. The…

Novartis loses landmark patent case in India

This content was published on Apr 1, 2013 India’s top court has refused marketing exclusivity for a new form of Glivec on the grounds that it is not a novel medicine but an amended version of an existing compound. The decision means that generic drug makers are officially allowed to sell more affordable copies of the cancer treatment in India. The Supreme Court’s…

Switzerland tops European innovation list

This content was published on Mar 30, 2013 The Innovation Union Scoreboard 2013, published this week, gives a comparative assessment of the innovation performance of the EU’s 27 member states and the relative strengths and weaknesses of their research and innovation systems. It also covers Croatia, Iceland, Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland and Turkey. Switzerland, which isn’t a member of the EU, confirmed its…

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