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Is Switzerland really a land of sex and love?

This content was published on Apr 21, 2007 But some experts have doubts about whether the report reveals what is really going on between the sheets in Switzerland. The first part of the Sexual Wellbeing Global Survey, by condom maker Durex, was released earlier this week. The online survey questioned more than 26,000 adults of all orientations in 26 countries about their sexual…

Novartis wants drugs access overhaul

This content was published on Apr 20, 2007 Paul Herrling, head of corporate research at the Swiss pharmaceutical giant, told swissinfo the present system of supplying affordable medicines to poor countries was problematic and unsustainable. The supply of cut price or free medications is currently provided by charitable programmes of pharmaceutical companies or via World Trade Organization (WTO) rules allowing governments to override…

Forest fire alert due to warm, dry weather

This content was published on Apr 20, 2007 A high-pressure area over part of western Europe has determined the weather in Switzerland over the past two weeks. Several forest fires have been reported over the past few days in areas of both southern and northern Switzerland. The environment office in Bern said forests across the country were dry, with a few exceptions in…

Renewable energy attracts investors

This content was published on Apr 20, 2007 Last year they poured SFr18 billion ($14.8 billion) into sustainable investments in Switzerland – an increase of 70 per cent over 2005. This impressive growth mirrors the boom in companies active in environmental technology. Meyer Burger and 3S Swiss Solar Systems, both based in canton Bern, are two companies that have embraced the sustainability ideal.…

Mighty mouse roars on to new highs

This content was published on Apr 19, 2007 He told swissinfo that Logitech was going from strength to strength because of very motivated people who shared a belief that they could “invent the future”, creating new products that people “love to buy”. The company reported on Thursday that its net profit for the fiscal year ending in March was $230 million (SFr276.6 million)…

Gadgets and gizmos bring invention to Geneva

This content was published on Apr 18, 2007 The event, which opened on Wednesday, is said to be the world’s leading showcase for inventions, this year drawing around 1,000 gadgets from more than 40 countries. The exhibits – among them a new aphrodisiac – should provide plenty of food for thought for the 75,000 visitors, but it is commercial success that is foremost…

Swiss retailers’ profits rise despite price war

This content was published on Apr 18, 2007 The two groups have been forced to deal with the arrival of foreign discounters, dropping the prices on their products and trying to consolidate their market share. Migros, the country’s top retailer announced on Wednesday that its profits grew 7.9 per cent in 2006 to SFr754 million ($626.6 million). Sales were again above the SFr20…

Swiss firms react slowly to ageing workforce

This content was published on Apr 18, 2007 A barometer of eight countries shows that only French firms are less prepared than the Swiss to adapt. Switzerland, like its European neighbours, has a shortage of workers and a creaking pension scheme. By 2010 some 55 per cent of the Swiss workforce will be over 40, Adecco said in its report on Tuesday. Looking…

Spring explodes into life in Zurich

This content was published on Apr 16, 2007 It took 12 minutes and nine seconds for the snowman’s head – loaded with explosives – to blow up on Monday, forecasting a “moderate” summer. According to tradition, the quicker the Böögg explodes, the better summer will be. Over the past ten years, the average time for the Böögg to blow his top has been…

Bond bidder has all the time in the world

This content was published on Apr 16, 2007 The collection stretched from Hollywood to Africa – Bond’s Seamaster Planet Ocean went for more than SFr250,000, and the 18K yellow gold pocket watch belonging to Haile Selassie I, emperor of Ethiopia from 1930-1974, was bought for SFr40,120. Omegamania, hosted by the world’s leading horological auctioneers, Antiquorum, generated a total of SFr6,536,911 including the highest…

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