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New hope for treatment of breast cancer

This content was published on Jul 4, 2011 A team at Fribourg University, working with colleagues at Lausanne University Hospital, have found a hitherto unknown mechanism that helps tumours to grow, according to a report on the university website on Monday. They found that the tumour produces a molecule known as PGF (placental growth factor), which gets into the blood stream and attracts…

Leuthard calls for climate timetable

This content was published on Jul 4, 2011 She was speaking at the two-day Petersberg Climate Dialogue, which wraps up in Berlin on Monday. Some 35 leaders from around the world are there for the talks, which are being co-hosted by Germany and South Africa. Emphasising Switzerland’s goal of achieving a comprehensive and legally binding international climate agreement, Leuthard said that the timetable…

Solar Impulse team eyes Mediterranean flight

This content was published on Jul 4, 2011 Pilot André Borschberg said the first European flight to Belgium and France had encouraged the Solar Impulse team to consider flying the aircraft to Morocco in 2012. He said after returning from Paris on Sunday that Turkey was another possible destination next year. The Mediterranean flights will be a major challenge for the engineers and…

UBS justifies payments and reviews goals

This content was published on Jul 3, 2011 In an interview with the SonntagsZeitung newspaper, Villiger said the market environment had deteriorated sharply and the regulatory environment was significantly different, making it difficult for the bank to reach its targets, including a pre-tax profit or about SFr15 billion ($17.8 billion). Villiger said there were no plans for UBS to sell its wealth management…

Federal Railways plans introduction of e-tickets

This content was published on Jul 3, 2011 Swiss Federal Railways confirmed reports that preparations were underway to introduce the e-ticket within six years as additional option beside the traditional travel document. First trials are scheduled for 2016 and costs for technical upgrades are estimated at about SFr200 million ($236 million). A plastic card containing a chip would allow the billing of passengers…

Pilots reach compromise in labour dispute

This content was published on Jul 3, 2011 Both sides are close to a compromise on different issues, according to a spokeswoman at Swiss. The pilots union Aeropers said the result of protracted negotiations was “a milestone” paving the way for the recruitment of more pilots. The details of the new accord are still to be settled and are subject to a approval…

Consumer groups slam high roaming charges

This content was published on Jul 2, 2011 The Swiss are currently paying much more than their European neighbours for phone calls, text messages and downloading abroad, a situation consumer groups want to change. However, the government is not set to intervene. “Swiss mobile phone tariffs abroad are a total cheek and we cannot tolerate this in the long term,” said Peter Salvisberg,…

Sociologists focus on the future

This content was published on Jul 1, 2011 Of the six projects pre-selected by the European Commission for the final round of the Future and Emerging Technologies Flagship programme, FuturICT is the only one in the field of social sciences. The idea behind the project is that information and communication technologies and the wealth of data they can provide open up new perspectives…

Unions attack firm’s strong franc tactics

This content was published on Jul 1, 2011 The working week for the 2,500 staff at its Visp plant will be increased from 41 to 43 hours for 18 months. Production costs at the site in canton Valais are accounted for in francs while sales are tallied in euros or dollars, which under the rising Swiss currency has resulted in significant losses, Lonza…

Axel Weber expected to become new UBS chairman

This content was published on Jul 1, 2011 He is to be nominated for election to the board of directors of the Swiss bank in May 2012, and if elected will be appointed vice-chairman. In a statement, UBS said after his first year in office he is expected to take over from Villiger in 2013. Villiger praised Weber’s “extremely broad expertise in international…

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