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Senior Basel banker regrets taking US clients

This content was published on Sep 14, 2011 Andreas C. Albrecht of Basel Cantonal Bank told the Basler Zeitung newspaper that his bank opened accounts for thousands of UBS customers after the United States tax probe against the Zurich banking giant. “It was mainly Swiss customers, but also a lot of foreigners, including of course Americans,” Albrecht said. “Looking back, I have to…

Swiss TV opts not to show Halifax crash film

This content was published on Sep 14, 2011 The documentary presents the argument that the crash was not due to a cable fire but a targeted attack. Swiss television’s chief editor Diego Yanez said the film’s findings did not justify its broadcast at this time. “It’s not our task to spread speculation,” he said. Swiss television will not air the film until its…

Tougher law passed on human research

This content was published on Sep 14, 2011 The law stipulates that anyone involved in a research project must have given their written consent after having been sufficiently informed about the project. People who are mentally unable to make decisions and children should be involved as much as possible in the consent process. Researchers will have to answer for damages related to their…

In a far country…

This content was published on Sep 14, 2011 An exhibition curated by Nicole Aeby and Silvia Luckner features photos by Jashim Salam from Bangladesh, Juan Manuel Barrero Bueno from Columbia and Eman Mohammed from Palestine, showing the ordinary lives of people in those countries – which are not so ordinary at all.

Jet Aviation to cut 300 jobs in Basel-Mulhouse

This content was published on Sep 14, 2011 The reasons given for the decision, made public by the firm’s head of personnel on Tuesday, were the strength of the Swiss franc and a decline in orders. News of the job cuts first emerged at the end of August and a consultation process was initiated which concluded at the end of last week. The…

Banks optimistic despite gathering clouds

This content was published on Sep 14, 2011 The Swiss Bankers Association (SBA) believes that growth in emerging markets will offset losses in Europe and the United States. A study has also highlighted opportunities in niche areas that are currently under-represented. Despite coming though the financial crisis relatively unscathed, the Swiss financial centre has since been buffeted by the dilution of banking secrecy…

Planet hunters chalk up successes

This content was published on Sep 13, 2011 A team led by Swiss astronomers has recently discovered more than 50 exoplanets – planets orbiting stars outside the solar system. Their findings were presented at a conference in the United States on Monday. Of these, 16 are “super-Earths” – planets with a mass higher than that of Earth, but considerably less than that of…

Humans and Neanderthals rarely mated, study finds

This content was published on Sep 13, 2011 A recent Swiss study showed that two to three per cent of the human genome can be traced to the Neanderthals. With that in mind, researchers wanted to figure out exactly where, when and how often Homo Sapiens interbred with Neanderthals. Model calculations using simulated French and Chinese DNA samples showed that successful pairings –…

Asia visa bottleneck frustrates tourist sector

This content was published on Sep 13, 2011 Tourism bosses have complained to the foreign ministry that bottlenecks are costing the industry income in its hour of need. Emerging markets, such as China and Russia, are seen as the sector’s salvation. Industry insiders have complained that a lack of consulate staff and excessive red tape has delayed – and in some cases even…

Radio station links Madagascar farmers

This content was published on Sep 12, 2011 Today, the station is entirely locally managed, but more importantly has become an indispensable communication channel for farmers seeking to do business with one another. “An advertisement on Radio Mampita allowed me to sell 16,000 fish fry to a wholesaler based more than 200 kilometres from here,” said Henri Randrianitsiriana, a fish farmer in the…

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