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Stadler rail on right tracks in Russia

This content was published on Jul 13, 2011 Stadler Rail has been contracted to provide 100 diesel-powered drive components in the next three years to trains owned by Russian manufacturer Transmasholding. The details were released at a meeting of Swiss and Russian rail companies gathered in Moscow on Tuesday. The state-owned Russian railways company states that 43 per cent of all freight in…

Cancer study sounds all-clear but doubts remain

This content was published on Jul 12, 2011 Critics say the amount of data is insufficient and they challenge the independence of some of the scientists involved. The authors of the study, which was co-financed by the energy industry, have rejected the allegations but they acknowledge statistical uncertainty. “The risk of childhood cancer in the vicinity of Swiss nuclear power plants is similar…

Passenger numbers take off at Swiss airports

This content was published on Jul 12, 2011 On Tuesday, the airport reported an increase in passenger traffic of 12 per cent to 6.64 million people for the first six months of 2011 compared with 2010 figures. If the trend continues, the airport will report a record number of passengers in 2011. The increase results from a nine per cent rise in aircraft…

Bearded vulture makes long excursion

This content was published on Jul 12, 2011 Experts from Pro Bartgeier (the Foundation for Bearded Vultures) had worried lest the male bird, named Sardona, would not find his way back to the Alps. Sardona, who was bred in the Goldau zoo in central Switzerland, carries a transmitter, enabling his movements to be tracked. The foundation announced on Tuesday that it had released…

Search underway for tunnel accident causes

This content was published on Jul 12, 2011 Switzerland is a country of tunnels, with more than 220 – the equivalent of about 11 to 12 per cent of the 1,800 kilometres of national roads. And there have been many fatal accidents. In March 1999, a fire in the Mont Blanc tunnel caused the deaths of 39 people, while in May of the…

Stem cells can help repair damaged brains

This content was published on Jul 12, 2011 Along with colleagues at Stanford University in the United States, Robert Andres conducted experiments on rats, the results of which add weight to the theory that stem cell therapy is one of the main hopes of modern medicine. The idea is for stem cells to be introduced into damaged tissue, where they then transform into…

Leuthard debates energy issues with US

This content was published on Jul 12, 2011 She said she was hoping for “institutionalised cooperation” concerning energy, pointing out that when it came to energy-saving houses, the US could learn a lot from Switzerland. Other issues discussed included how energy consumption could be stabilised and how Switzerland had managed to agree nationwide regulations for energy-efficient buildings even though construction was largely a…

Strong franc may cause longer work hours

This content was published on Jul 11, 2011 Swiss firms are searching for creative solutions to deal with a strong franc which has gained 25 per cent in value against the euro and the dollar over the past four years. Lonza, the Basel-based chemical and biotechnology company, which on Monday agreed to buy Arch Chemicals in the United States for $1.2 billion (SFr1…

Minister hopeful about economic ties with Russia

This content was published on Jul 11, 2011 Schneider-Ammann was speaking on Monday to Russian captains of industry in Moscow, as part of a four-day visit to the country. The economics minister told the audience that interest from Swiss companies wishing to expand to Russia was growing. “I’m sure that Switzerland with its modern economic structure, its potential in know-how and innovative high-technology…

Lonza buys Arch Chemicals for $1.2 billion

This content was published on Jul 11, 2011 The takeover will create the world’s biggest microbial-control business. Lonza, the world’s biggest maker of drug ingredients, said on Monday it would pay $47.20 a share, 12 per cent higher than the closing price on Friday. Shares of Connecticut-based Arch surged 11 per cent on Friday, the most in 14 months. Arch’s products are used…

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