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Holcim found innocent in Mexico poisoning cases

This content was published on Oct 19, 2010 A civil movement in the city blockaded the Ecoltec factory earlier this year and the non-profit Pro Salud health organisation had accused the company of laying illegal drainage pipes which carried effluent from Mexico City into the River Salado. According to the country’s national water commission Conagua, which conducted an investigation into the allegations, there…

World’s highest lighthouse shines in the Alps

This content was published on Oct 19, 2010 A lighthouse isn’t what visitors expect to see on a mountain pass – and that’s exactly why it’s there. The Disentis-Sedrun tourist office, which covers the Oberalp area, wants it to be a talking point. The Oberalp pass, 2,046 metres above sea level, which links the central Swiss tourist resort of Andermatt with the Surselva…

Neuroscience joins psychiatry on the couch

This content was published on Oct 18, 2010 The director of the Brain Mind Institute at the Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne is leading a major new national research project, “Synapsy”, into the neurobiological mechanisms behind mental and cognitive disorders. The research, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation and launched at the beginning of October, aims to bring the two disciplines…

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Why noise is bad for attracting girls

This content was published on Oct 17, 2010 The research on reed buntings by a Zurich University team has shed further light on the – still not yet fully known – effects of noise pollution on birds. Previous studies among certain species in Europe, Australia and North America have shown that city birds sing at a higher pitch than their country cousins. This…

Luxury call girls hook rich clients in Zurich

This content was published on Oct 16, 2010 Yet this won’t be necessary for the city’s other breed of prostitute – the luxury escort. Unlike hookers, who stand in the cold waiting for a car to climb into, these women often meet their clients in fancy hotels. There are several escort agencies based in Zurich and many of them target wealthy businessmen. “Experience…

Glimpses of the celebrations inside the new Gotthard base tunnel

This content was published on Oct 15, 2010 Glimpses of the celebrations inside the new Gotthard base tunnel.

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Sunrise sale given green light

This content was published on Oct 15, 2010 The commission said on Friday that the SFr3.3 billion ($3.45 billion) deal, which should be concluded during the final quarter of 2010, would not structurally alter the dynamics of the mobile telephone market in Switzerland. Sunrise is owned by the Danish TDC Group, which has been trying for some time to part ways with its…

Ex-UBS chiefs dodge legal action – for now

This content was published on Oct 14, 2010 No shareholders had come forward to claim damages against ex-UBS chairman Marcel Ospel and other managers in time for the first deadline on Thursday. UBS itself has defended its decision not to launch legal proceedings. UBS endured a dramatic fall from grace during the financial crisis and was the worst hit European bank, writing down…

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