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Neverland lost

This content was published on Aug 4, 2010 This collection of photographs was never intended to be a book. In February 2009, Leutwyler flew to California on an assignment to photograph the iconic white glove of pop star Michael Jackson. When he arrived at the venue for the shoot, he had no idea what he’d find.

Swatch’s sales see large increase

This content was published on Aug 4, 2010 The group, which makes Swatch watches and owns a wide range of other Swiss brands, saw operating profit increase by 81.4 per cent to SFr626 million, and net income rise by 54.5 per cent to SFr465 million. “Growth has been solid in July, and we expect a strong result for the second half of 2010…

Scientific hot-air expedition to take off

This content was published on Aug 3, 2010 The expedition was delayed because of unfavourable weather conditions. A week after the arrival of Swiss scientists and pilots, the balloons were due to lift off in the morning. The two-week project launched by the Swiss company Balloon Team involves using an aerostat to fly over the Tanzanian volcano, where scientists will study aerosols, small…

Monte San Giorgio Unesco site gets a boost

This content was published on Aug 3, 2010 Monte San Giorgio is regarded as the best place for studying fossil marine life from the mid-Triassic period and may once have been a part of Africa. It has been a Unesco World Heritage site since 2003. The environment ministry said in a statement that it had been a joint Swiss-Italian project to boost the…

Millions affected by Pakistan floods

This content was published on Aug 3, 2010 A spokesman said that 1.3 million people in the northwest were particularly hard hit, triggering a flood of criticism directed at the government. Many of the victims, who have lost their homes and livelihoods, say that there were no official warnings. The nation has experienced the heaviest monsoon rains in memory and more rain is…

Could the world’s oldest dog be Swiss?

This content was published on Aug 3, 2010 Researchers from Germany have clearly dated the find at the Kesslerloch cave to between 14,100 and 14,600 years ago. The cranial fragment and teeth of the dog were found after investigations that began in the cave in 1873 but have only been analysed in recent years by researchers at Tübingen University. The find has now…

Raising Switzerland’s profile in the US

This content was published on Aug 2, 2010 Dominique Schinabeck tells swissinfo.ch how, as an “unofficial ambassador”, she plans to put Switzerland on the map. The 44-year-old will be juggling her new diplomatic role with being a mother to a 17-month-old daughter and the CEO of the American subsidiary of Swiss company Acutronic, whose main clients include Nasa and Sandia, nuclear arms research…

Young chemists win copper-based metal alloy

This content was published on Aug 2, 2010 The youngsters endured high temperatures in Icho as they sat through two five-hour exams in as many days. The last time the Swiss won so many medals was three years ago. Alain Vaucher and Yannick Suter were successful in the annual academic competition, which is open to secondary school students, the Association of Swiss Scientific…

Salary demand launched for next year

This content was published on Aug 2, 2010 Travail Suisse, an umbrella organisation with about 170,000 members in various sectors of industry, said it was unfair to let only managers benefit from the economic growth. The group said employees deserved higher wages as working conditions had become tougher and productivity had been increasing. An expected increase in salary deductions for social security insurances…

Fireworks of all kinds on August 1

This content was published on Aug 2, 2010 MeteoNews counted more than 5,000 bolts of lightning over the country in the later hours of August 1. A large deluge of rain and even hail caused damage to cars and roofs and led to flooded cellars in the canton of Bern. The local fire service was called out 50 times. Central Switzerland also reported…

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