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Give me your blood and I’ll map your origins

This content was published on Sep 21, 2008 A team of Swiss and American researchers used DNA to predict the geographic origins of individuals from a sample of Europeans, creating a genetic map with a remarkable degree of accuracy – often to within a few hundred kilometres. By analysing single-letter DNA differences in the genomes of 1,387 Europeans, experts could tell a Brit…

City of Lausanne acts as magnet for visitors

This content was published on Sep 21, 2008 The real magnet was the new railway which since its inauguration on Thursday pulled in more than 150,000 people wanting to try out Switzerland’s first fully-automated driverless system. Despite a few teething problems, the steepest underground in Europe received positive echoes from near and far, with passengers even bursting into applause after their first journey.…

Poll finds Swiss continue to trust their banks

This content was published on Sep 21, 2008 The survey, commissioned by the Sonntagsblick and Il Caffè newspapers found that only 35 per cent of those questioned trusted UBS. Matthias Kappeler, head of the Isopublic institute that carried out the poll among more than 600 people, said the result was a “vote of no confidence” in the new UBS management. “The management communicate…

“We’re at a financial crossroads”

This content was published on Sep 21, 2008 But despite bankruptcies, emergency sell-offs and state intervention across the Atlantic, Manuel Ammann, head of the Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance at St Gallen University, believes Switzerland’s largest bank is in no immediate danger. On Tuesday UBS shares fell to SFr15.18 ($13.55), an all-time low, and more than 60 per cent down on the…

Cern suffers setback with its mammoth machine

This content was published on Sep 20, 2008 The European Organization for Nuclear Research (Cern) announced the news just 24 hours after saying its Large Hadron Collider was back in business after repairs to a transformer. Cern spokesman James Gillies said a sector of the 27-km tunnel containing the LHC would now have to be warmed up well above absolute zero degrees Celsius…

Federal coffers to suffer in financial crisis

This content was published on Sep 20, 2008 In an interview in Saturday’s edition of the Neue Zürcher Zeitung newspaper, Merz said there were three revenue sources that were suffering as a result of the financial crisis at banks and insurance companies. He cited the fall in tax on profits, the lower level of income from stamp duty and the fall in withholding…

Robotic surgeons pose challenges for society

This content was published on Sep 20, 2008 Speakers warned that the technological revolution could meet the same problems as genetically modified organisms (GMOs) unless governments and other interested parties formed long term strategies. The speed at which such life changing inventions are being developed was compared to a new world wide web being created every two years. The subject was discussed at…

Is UBS going to go bankrupt?

This content was published on Sep 19, 2008

All aboard for the walk to school!

This content was published on Sep 19, 2008 swissinfo joined a “walking school bus” of a dozen children in Lausanne to find out why Swiss kids are more apt to walk than youngsters in many other industrialised countries. “In twos. Hold hands. Ready? We’re off!” It is just after eight o’clock in the morning as the 12 children in this walking school bus…

Top banker defends Swiss finance centre

This content was published on Sep 18, 2008 Mirabaud admitted that 2008 had so far been an “annus horribilis” for the financial sector but countered that crises threw up opportunities, not just risks. In particular, he honed in on Switzerland as a financial centre, noting that the country was not specifically associated with the crisis. “I wonder when we will finally stop continually…

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