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Swiss head for sun, sea and sand

This content was published on Jul 3, 2008 The weak dollar and less fear of terrorism means that trips to the United States are also undergoing a boom, report travel agencies. Summer is here and the Euro 2008 football championships are over. The Swiss are in the holiday mood, and for many of them this means heading off to the sun. Switzerland’s main…

No relief from aircraft noise in Zurich

This content was published on Jul 3, 2008 The Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) said in a statement on Thursday that the proposed northern approach to the airport did not meet the highest safety standards. FOCA said pilots would have had to steer aircraft to the runway during the final approach without the aid of an instrument landing system. The airport authorities…

Tourism booms in 2007

This content was published on Jul 3, 2008 In total, foreign visitors forked out SFr14.6 billion in 2007 – SFr1.1 billion more than the previous year, the Federal Statistics Office said on Thursday. Swiss holidaymakers spent SFr12.3 billion on their vacations abroad, which was a rise of 6.4 per cent. The Statistics Office said the strong global economy and strength of the euro…

Butterfly zoo celebrates 20th anniversary

This content was published on Jul 3, 2008 Butterfly zoo celebrates 20th anniversary.

Scientists map brain’s wiring diagram

This content was published on Jul 2, 2008 It provides a draft of the connections in the cerebral cortex – the outer layer of the brain responsible for activities such as reasoning and planning – and fills in some of the important blanks concerning this organ. The scientists used a variation of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), known as diffusion spectrum imaging, to study…

US wins court order for UBS bank records

This content was published on Jul 2, 2008 The order gives the US Internal Revenue Service permission to serve a summons on UBS to obtain information on possible fraud by people whose identities are unknown. Some observers see the decision as putting further pressure on Switzerland’s traditional banking secrecy laws. US district judge Joan Lenard granted the so-called “John Doe” summons a day…

Use-by date demanded for web browsers

This content was published on Jul 1, 2008 In a paper entitled “Understanding the web browser threat”, they revealed that 637 million internet users worldwide surfed with vulnerable software. The problem, according to the researchers, is that most users are unaware that they are not using the latest version of their browser. The authors therefore suggest that, as a critical component of software,…

Directors step down at embattled UBS

This content was published on Jul 1, 2008 No reason was given for the departure of a third of the bank’s board two months after its annual general meeting. UBS shares dipped temporarily below SFr20 ($19.6) for the first time since the bank was created over ten years ago, before finishing the day at SFr20.30. Stephan Haeringer, Rolf Meyer, Peter Spuhler and Lawrence…

More worried investors turn to ombudsman

This content was published on Jul 1, 2008 In normal economic conditions, those types of requests generate 15 to 20 per cent of inquiries, ombudsman Peter Häni on said Tuesday. The ombudsman also said that the number of inquiries his office received stabilised in 2007 at 1,470 compared with 1,467 in 2006. Of the cases submitted to the ombudsman in 2007, 39 per…

Authorities wage war on citizen pirates

This content was published on Jul 1, 2008 Counterfeited and pirated goods entering, leaving or passing through Switzerland are subject to stricter legislation as of July 1. “Counterfeited products should no longer circulate from July 1,” Felix Addor, Deputy Director-General for the Federal Institute of Intellectual Property told swissinfo. The problem costs the Swiss economy roughly SFr2 billion ($1.96 billion) annually. The regulations…

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