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Canadian tourists die in bus accident

This content was published on Jun 12, 2010 The bus carrying 48 Canadian tourists went over the edge of the road and overturned onto a field outside the village of Reckingen in canton Valais on Saturday morning, a spokesman for the Valais cantonal police said. The German-registered bus, driven by a 73-year-old driver, had left the alpine resort of Zermatt in the morning…

“Zero star” hotel targets commercial expansion

This content was published on Jun 12, 2010 The Zero Star Hotel started off life in a disused nuclear bunker as an art project making a statement against making a fast buck. But it enjoyed such success that it will soon relaunch as a commercial venture. The original location in Teufen, canton Appenzell Outer Rhodes, closed down a year after opening but has…

Chile quake to cost Swiss Re more than thought

This content was published on Jun 11, 2010 The world’s second largest reinsurance group has reassessed the cost to $630 million (SFr720 million) against $500 million forecast at the beginning of May. Swiss Re said the new appraisal is based on clients’ damage declarations, and added the final cost remained subject to change. The quake that shook Chile on February 27 killed nearly…

Swiss transport funding “is best”

This content was published on Jun 10, 2010 He was speaking during the TEN-T days 2010, a European Union conference in Zaragoza in Spain, which debated plans for an integrated, efficient and environmentally friendly transport system for the continent. Discussions at the two-day meeting, which finished on June 9, focused in particular on how to finance economically important freight corridors. The Swiss model…

Zurich project offers safety net to vulnerable

This content was published on Jun 10, 2010 The city of Zurich and the Swiss Red Cross are working with qualified volunteers on the “Salute” project, aimed at improving the existing public health sector services. Zurich is Switzerland’s financial and innovative centre. Yet constant pressure to perform in the workplace can have a negative influence on a person’s life outside the workforce –…

Employers will be “flexible” over World Cup

This content was published on Jun 10, 2010 A survey by the Swiss News Agency found that workers were being offered flexible hours. Unions are not issuing any special guidelines. A German study found that on average a quarter of an hour was lost per employee in Germany during the 2006 World Cup. The loss of productivity was equivalent to 0.4 per cent…

Prize-winning professor shines in Finland

This content was published on Jun 9, 2010 Michael Grätzel is the Director of the Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces at the Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne. His third generation, low cost, dye-sensitized solar cells impressed the jury. “The constraint of solar energy has traditionally been its price. ‘Grätzel cells’ provide a more affordable way of harnessing solar energy. Grätzel’s innovation is…

Government ups spending on livestock protection

This content was published on Jun 9, 2010 Over the past few years, the number of wolves in Switzerland has increased. In 2009, 11 were identified in 11 different cantons. This summer, there are expected to be 15 to 20 wolves in the country, according to the Federal Environment Office. The Swiss Wolf Project, which was created in 2008 so as to facilitate…

Technology group contributes to Eurofighter

This content was published on Jun 9, 2010 The Bern-based concern, active in the aerospace and defence sectors, said it and EADS would cooperate in various areas and the total volume could amount to more than a billion francs. Ruag’s work on the Eurofighter aircraft will involve maintenance and repair work in addition to development and assembly. Lukas Braunschweiler, head of Ruag, said…

Getting to grips with geology

This content was published on Jun 9, 2010 That was the message put across by the Living Geology days held all across Switzerland. About 10,000 people took part in some 80 events at the end of May, enticed by such intriguing questions as: Were there ever rhinos in Switzerland? How old are the Alps? Did the Matterhorn come from Africa? The possibilities ranged…

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