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Big Bang scientists herald success

This content was published on Sep 22, 2010 Researchers at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (Cern) say the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) appears to have produced a small amount of the matter that existed in the first moments of the universe. They said colliding particles seem to be creating “hot dense matter” that would have existed microseconds after the Big Bang and…

A visit home

This content was published on Sep 22, 2010 Verner Soler makes a series of trips back to Vrin and rediscovers the raw beauty of its landscape. It also gave him an outside perspective of the many changes underway. Soler felt compelled to record some of the vestiges of the old ways of life before they vanished entirely.

Roche sued by British rival

This content was published on Sep 22, 2010 According to GlaxoSmithKline, Roche Holding infringes patents issued in 2008 and 2010 covering antibody purification when it produces its cancer drug Herceptin. Roche, and its United States business Genentech, infringe the patent by “making and/or having made therapeutic antibody products, including without limitation Herceptin,” the complaint said. Glaxo is demanding damages to compensate for violations…

Solar Impulse lands in Geneva

This content was published on Sep 21, 2010 Pilot André Borschberg flew the solar aircraft from its hangar in Payerne, canton Vaud, to Geneva International Airport on Tuesday. With an average speed of 50km per hour, the flight took about four hours. Borschberg returned to Payerne in the afternoon. On Wednesday the plane is scheduled to fly to Zurich, weather permitting. The Solar…

Exports helped by watches but not by franc

This content was published on Sep 21, 2010 The Federal Customs Administration said total exports had fallen by more than SFr2 billion from July but were helped by positive developments in the watch sector. The value of exports from the Swiss watchmaking industry rose by almost a quarter from August last year to SFr1.07 billion in what was described by the sector as…

New cars put brakes on CO2 reduction

This content was published on Sep 21, 2010 The SonntagsZeitung newspaper revealed this week that in 2009 the average C02 emissions of new cars bought in Switzerland were higher than in its neighbours. Not only that, but Switzerland is not managing to reduce these levels as quickly as the EU is doing. In France, the average new car produced only 133 grams per…

Airline chairman Jetzer dies while out hiking

This content was published on Sep 20, 2010 Jetzer joined the board of Swiss in 2004 before the airline was taken over by Germany’s Lufthansa. He was elected chairman in 2005. A Swiss statement on Monday said that during his time he had “devoted unstinting energy and commitment to the airline’s positive development”. The vice-chairman, Walter Bosch, will provisionally take over as chairman.…

Strong franc slows economic growth

This content was published on Sep 20, 2010 The institute said in its annual autumn report released on Monday that Switzerland’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) had soared 2.7 per cent this year, surpassing the European Union and the United States. In June forecasters had predicted GDP growth at 1.8 per cent. Growth will likely slump to 1.8 per cent for 2011 as exports…

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Swiss bankers urge restraint ahead of reforms

This content was published on Sep 19, 2010 Speaking at the association’s annual address, SBA chairman Patrick Odier called for “proportionate” regulations that would not be “detrimental to the financial centre and the wider economy.” This week the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision agreed new rules that would require banks to hold more capital reserves to cover potential losses. The Basel III rules…

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