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Syngenta agrees to payouts to cancer victims

This content was published on Dec 6, 2006 According to the Unia trade union, which described the deal as “exemplary”, Syngenta is also giving SFr250,000 ($208,950) for cancer prevention programmes. Both sides have agreed to withhold details of the payouts to employees, however. The agreement comes more than a year after reports of a number of cases of bladder cancer around the southwestern…

Tracking down the scents of the natural world

This content was published on Dec 6, 2006 It is a quest that has taken Kaiser – a chemist, botanist and perfumer at the Givaudan fragrances and flavours company – to such exotic places as Lower Amazonia, Papua New Guinea, India and many rainforest biotopes. He has now documented his travels and exciting finds in a book “Meaningful Scents around the World”, which…

Plans to build bases on moon “long overdue”

This content was published on Dec 6, 2006 Bruno Stanek, who covered the 1969 Apollo landing for Swiss television, told swissinfo that for a comparable amount of money the space station programme had led to a “dead end”. Unveiling the agency’s plan for a return to the moon, Nasa said on Monday it would establish an international base camp on one of the…

Swiss in space

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Booming economy helps rich get richer

This content was published on Dec 5, 2006 The flourishing economy, high stock market levels, rising real estate prices and the boom in the art market have pushed up the wealth of Switzerland’s 300 richest individuals and families by SFr55 billion compared with last year. According to the Bilanz magazine, the super rich own on average SFr1.517 billion each. But it notes that…

Hopes of a snowy winter ski season melt away

This content was published on Dec 4, 2006 This follows what Swiss weather experts have called the warmest autumn ever in the country – but they have cautioned against blaming the climate changes solely on global warming. The first weekend in December brought warm temperatures to Swiss cities. In Basel the thermometer recorded 16 degrees Celsius and in Geneva it was 14 degrees.…

Reducing the growing e-waste mountain

This content was published on Dec 1, 2006 The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) estimates that up to 50 million tons of waste from discarded electronic goods is generated annually. Improper disposal of “e-waste” can release hazardous chemicals and heavy metals into the environment. “The amount of e-waste is growing and creating lots of unresolved problems mainly in developing countries,” Thomas Kolly, head…

Deal seeks end to Geneva’s housing crisis

This content was published on Dec 1, 2006 The deal is expected to result in the cantonal government investing SFr300 million ($250 million) over the next decade in affordable public housing. The accord, signed by an array of actors from the canton to property companies and campaigners, is designed to revitalise the city’s residential housing sector, which has been stagnant for years. Significantly…

Historic Montreux hotel to “set sail” again

This content was published on Dec 1, 2006 The Hotel National opened in 1875 as the first grand hotel in Montreux, the resort on the Swiss Riviera that would eventually become known for its stately accommodation. The lights went out 20 years ago when the hotel owners decided to close it down, and there is still no power. The windows are broken; torn…

Economy loses steam in third quarter

This content was published on Dec 1, 2006 However, the economy is healthy and economists still believe that the Swiss National Bank (SNB) will continue raising interest rates step-by-step. Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.4 per cent compared with the second quarter, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs reported on Friday. Growth in the second quarter was revised down to 0.6…

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