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Japanese train tourists remain in hospital

This content was published on Jul 26, 2010 The Valais hospital authorities said seven of the victims – all Japanese citizens – were severely injured, including two who are on artificial respiratory machines. One Japanese tourist was killed and 40 other passengers suffered injuries when the train derailed in the Upper Valais region on its journey from Zermatt to St Moritz. The cause…

Sister collider planned for “Big Bang” machine

This content was published on Jul 26, 2010 Plans for the €10 billion (SFr10.5 billion), 50-kilometre tunnel called the International Linear Collider were presented to the International Conference on High Energy Physics in Paris on Monday. It could be built in Japan, Russia, the United States or at Cern (the European Organization for Nuclear Research), the home of the current collider. Barry Barish,…

Cosmetic botox booms at expense of mice

This content was published on Jul 26, 2010 Crow’s feet? Creased forehead? Botox is regularly touted as a solution, but few mention the animal cruelty involved.

Swiss funds to put Polish trains back on track

This content was published on Jul 25, 2010 The old rolling stock of the Warsawska Kolej Dojazdowa (WKD), a suburban railway that connects the city centre with the southwest, is to be modernised with funds from Switzerland’s enlargement contribution. In the centre of Warsaw, right next to the city’s famous landmark, the Palace of Culture, there are modern shopping malls, a multilevel city…

First alpine flights remembered

This content was published on Jul 24, 2010 The pioneering gas balloon pilot and photographer was not only the first to see and photograph the Alps from above, but also took the first aerial shots of the Arabian Desert. He went on a European tour with his slideshow winning rave reviews. Images: Eduard Spelterini © Transport Museum, Lucerne

Swiss banks pass tougher stress tests

This content was published on Jul 23, 2010 UBS and Credit Suisse are deemed to be more resilient to stock market plunges and national debt defaults than some other European banks, according to separate reports by Swiss and European Union regulators. The EU and the Swiss Financial Markets Supervisory Authority (Finma) both released the findings of their stress tests on Friday. Both measured…

Tourist train derails, several injured

This content was published on Jul 23, 2010 Three carriages from the Glacier Express came off the track for unknown reasons shortly after 12pm near a viaduct in the Goms Valley. Eyewitnesses said one carriage had tipped over and two others remained upright. No deaths have been reported so far. Rescue workers, including five helicopter crews from Air Zermatt, several dozen firemen, paramedics…

Swiss see highs and lows in Aids fight

This content was published on Jul 23, 2010 Luciano Ruggia, from the Federal Health Office, said that the rising HIV epidemic in eastern Europe and the lack of human rights had been key topics at the meeting. Switzerland, at least, is on the right track with its Aids policy. The six-day biennial conference, which ended on Friday and is the largest of its…

Estonia

This content was published on Jul 23, 2010 Estonia’s economy was dealt a severe blow by the global economic crisis. The capital, Tallinn, is still booming and efforts are being made to restore the country’s architectural heritage suppressed during Soviet rule. (Text/photos: Andreas Keiser, swissinfo.ch)

Rightwing challenge of tax accords fails

This content was published on Jul 23, 2010 The far-right Lega dei Ticinesi group said it had given up collecting the necessary signatures for a referendum. The group said it was disappointed that neither banks nor other financial institutions outside the Ticino region had given their support. The move comes in the wake of similar announcements by the Swiss People’s Party and the…

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