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Changing climate changing lives in Bangladesh

This content was published on Dec 4, 2009 High tides are getting higher and storms are stronger, villagers say. “We have found a lot of changes in the past 15 to 20 years, especially the water going up,” says Antu, a primary school teacher. “Now, we need to raise our old road.” In May, Cyclone Aila roared through his village of Jhapa and…

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UN calls for postal sector to reduce emissions

This content was published on Dec 3, 2009 Edouard Dayan’s call for action comes after the UPU – the United Nations specialised agency for postal services – reported that it estimates at least 26 million tonnes of C02 emissions were produced by its 191 members’ postal vehicles and buildings in 2008. A statement from the UPU’s headquarters said that on the eve of…

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End of the road for cheap mobility?

This content was published on Dec 3, 2009 Just imagine: the cost of train tickets, particularly at peak times, has shot up. Driving on minor roads is cheaper than on major highways. Petrol has just about doubled in price. Groups can only book train seats for times when commuters are safely at work. Every trip by car is noted and monitored. These are…

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Access for disabled improving

This content was published on Dec 3, 2009 About 90 per cent of the country’s buses are wheelchair accessible and more than half of trains have access level to platforms, the interior ministry said in a statement on Thursday, the International Day of People with Disabilities. Swiss law mandates that all public transport be accessible for disabled people by 2024. It also stipulates…

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Private banks must adapt to survive

This content was published on Dec 3, 2009 The consensus is that banks will have to attract new clients with onshore operations abroad as the flow of assets into Switzerland shrinks. And smaller operations would need to find smart solutions to the problem. Swiss private banking has been hit with the double whammy of the financial crisis and a global crackdown on tax…

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Bottoms Up

This content was published on Dec 3, 2009 An exhibition about the history of drinks and drinking in Switzerland displays 150 works of art and everyday artefacts. Find out how ancient wines tasted, about the first mineral waters and why Switzerland went mad about milk.

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Private banks must adapt to survive

This content was published on Dec 3, 2009 The consensus is that banks will have to attract new clients with onshore operations abroad as the flow of assets into Switzerland shrinks. And smaller operations would need to find smart solutions to the problem. Swiss private banking has been hit with the double whammy of the financial crisis and a global crackdown on tax…

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Defending popular rights – by limiting them?

This content was published on Dec 1, 2009 Much of the feedback swissinfo.ch received on the vote has focused on this aspect of the Swiss political system, which means that ordinary people have the right to shape laws. But the history of direct democracy over the past 150 years is one of slow evolution and adaptation, and the result of the minaret vote…

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Switzerland climbs slowly out of recession

This content was published on Dec 1, 2009 But GDP growth compared with a year ago fell by 1.3 per cent, a Seco statement said. Figures showed that private consumption remained robust and grew 0.6 per cent in the third quarter. After posting a significant decline for the past year, exports of goods and services grew again. The statement also said that the…

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