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Search for life on Mars set to begin

This content was published on May 26, 2008 The lander touched down early Monday morning in the northern polar region after travelling through space for ten months, and will spend the next 90 days probing the surface. Just hours after its arrival, Phoenix was already dazzling scientists with the first-ever glimpse of Mars’ arctic plains. Images sent back by the probe revealed a…

Rail IPO a “theoretical possibility”

This content was published on May 25, 2008 The interview with Andreas Meyer was published on Sunday in the SonntagsZeitung newspaper. Meyer said a partial initial public offering was one of three options to finance some SFr30 billion ($29.3 billion) in future capital investments for the publicly owned railway. But he cautioned that privatisation, suggested by Transport Minister Moritz Leuenberger one week ago,…

Watch saviour turns attention to environment

This content was published on May 25, 2008 The Swatch chairman has founded a new company, Belenos Clean Power, to research ways of harnessing solar power to produce hydrogen without emitting greenhouse gases. Hayek believes a new generation of hydrogen-powered cars could be on the market within three years. swissinfo: What has pricked your environmental conscience? Nicolas Hayek: I realised a long time…

Novartis chief pans call for cheaper drugs

This content was published on May 24, 2008 In comments made to the Berner Zeitung newspaper on Saturday, Daniel Vasella said lower drug prices would be “a double-edged sword” and could have a negative effect on Switzerland. “The pressure from [Couchepin] is too strong,” he told the newspaper. “Drugs in Switzerland are now cheaper than in Germany.” The Novartis chief argued that that…

Entrepreneurs rewarded for innovative spirit

This content was published on May 23, 2008 The prize, which comes with a SFr75,000 ($72,700) bonus, recognises each year the most innovative SMEs in Switzerland. It is given out by the Swiss Economic Forum, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary. The judges chose Anteis, Digitec and Götti from nine finalists, after initially evaluating more than 130 entries. Anteis specialises in injectable beauty…

Need for improvements in flexible working

This content was published on May 23, 2008 The Federal Social Insurance Office report says that roughly 17 per cent of Switzerland’s labour force, or 700,000 people, worked in “atypical” jobs in 2007. These jobs included temporary or on-demand jobs, and home employment. If the 1.3 million part-time employees are taken into account as well, this means that about half the working population…

Don’t swerve to avoid animals!

This content was published on May 22, 2008 This is the conclusion of experiments by the Touring Club Switzerland (TCS) involving a 55-kilogram “crash test deer”. Tests showed that colliding at 40km/h would result in a buckled bonnet but the driver would be fine. Even at higher speeds there was relatively little risk to those in the car. Trying to swerve around something…

Vekselberg denies Kremlin influence

This content was published on May 22, 2008 Vekselberg’s holding company, Renova, has sent shockwaves through the Swiss manufacturing sector in the past two years by snapping up established companies such as Oerlikon and Sulzer. Speaking at the Swiss Economic Forum in Thun on Thursday, Vekselberg dismissed whispers that his operations are financed by Russian state funds and that he plans to make…

Industrial age

This content was published on May 22, 2008 The exhibition at the art centre in Langenthal provides insight into industrial Switzerland in the 20th century. “Industriebild Langenthal” (A picture of industry in Langenthal) includes a selection of images from local photographer Josef Gschwend (1858-1939), taken from the archives of the Ammann companies. The exhibition runs until June 29, 2008.

UBS issues shares to boost funds

This content was published on May 22, 2008 It will offer more than 760 million new shares at SFr21 each, one-third below the latest market price, the bank said on Thursday. UBS’s board of directors approved an increase in share capital through the issue of the shares on Wednesday and fixed the subscription price. An application has been made for trading in the…

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