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Airports face rising numbers of passengers

This content was published on Jul 14, 2007 Air travel is, in general, becoming increasingly popular, meaning that the country’s hubs will have to make huge investments in their infrastructure and services to cope. Thousands of passengers are expected at the airports over the next few days, which will result in a higher workload for personnel. Added to this is the fact that…

Building sector banks on “soft landing”

This content was published on Jul 13, 2007 The Swiss Master Builders Association is counting on a “soft landing”, saying commercial and civil engineering projects should compensate for a decline in house building. Figures published on Friday by the industry review “baublatt” showed that building applications were down by about seven per cent to 16,143 for the first six months of the year.…

“Solar taxi” starts record trip round world

This content was published on Jul 13, 2007 Palmer’s circumnavigation – which he hopes will highlight the problem of global warming – is set to take around 15 months and cover at least 50,000 km, 50 countries and five continents. “I got the idea when I was 14,” Palmer told swissinfo, before he set off from outside Lucerne’s culture and convention centre on…

Politicians discover dimensions of cyberspace

This content was published on Jul 13, 2007 But so-called blogs, video clips, podcasts and chat forums are not taken for granted here, as appears to be the case with top politicians in the United States and France. Communications Minister Moritz Leuenberger attracted considerable media attention when he launched his blog – a form of interactive diary – earlier this year. He is…

Farmers could win from greater biodiversity

This content was published on Jul 13, 2007 Crop yields could also be boosted by simply widening the range of farmland flora and fauna, one of the authors told swissinfo. A separate study in May warned that Swiss farming was destroying biodiversity. The research carried out by scientists at Zurich and Oxford universities concludes that the impact of reduced biodiversity on food production,…

Six soldiers die in Jungfrau avalanche

This content was published on Jul 12, 2007 The accident happened at 10am local time on Thursday morning as the troops were taking part in an exercise on the southwest flank of the Jungfrau peak in the Bernese Oberland region. The army’s deputy commander Fred Heer said that the soldiers were part of a 14-strong patrol. The other eight soldiers were rescued by…

Six killed in avalanche on Jungfrau

This content was published on Jul 12, 2007 Two rope teams of three climbers were hit by an avalanche on the southwest flank of the Jungfrau peak, the Swiss air rescue service Rega said. “The people who were in the avalanche were killed,” said spokesman Thomas Kenner. The accident took place at 10am local time, 90 kilometres southeast of the capital Bern. The…

Unions call for more holidays for workers

This content was published on Jul 12, 2007 Trade union body Travail.Suisse announced on Thursday that it therefore wanted to launch a people’s initiative for a statutory six weeks off for every worker. Employers have described the demands as “unnecessary and exaggerated”. Working life is not a sprint but a marathon, said Travail.Suisse in a statement. Demands on workers are higher than ever.…

Swiss tourism benefits from weak franc

This content was published on Jul 12, 2007 The Swiss Travel Centre (STC), that manages bookings for the industry, reports surging numbers of tourists holidaying in Switzerland while European bookings are apparently unaffected. Swiss tourists taking their breaks in European Union countries have been counting the cost ever since the euro climbed to a record high of 1.66 against the Swiss franc last…

EU court bans Syngenta’s paraquat weedkiller

This content was published on Jul 11, 2007 Swiss pressure group the Berne Declaration, which has fought for several years to have the product outlawed, hailed the decision as “a milestone”. Paraquat has not been approved for use in Switzerland since December 31, 1989. The substance, which has been in use for more than 40 years, is the main ingredient in Basel-based Syngenta’s…

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