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New flight rules on liquids cause minor delays

This content was published on Nov 6, 2006 Airport authorities in Geneva said fears of major disruption on Monday had failed to materialise as passengers heeded warnings about the restrictions on items such as shampoo, toothpaste and gels. “It’s gone pretty well so far,” Didier Steullet, responsible for security at Geneva airport, told swissinfo. “Passengers have been very understanding, apart from one or…

Post-Kyoto climate talks focus on third world

This content was published on Nov 6, 2006 The two-week summit, which gets underway on Monday, is looking at objectives for reducing greenhouse gases beyond 2012 and measures to help countries adapt to climate change. Under the Kyoto Protocol, industrialised countries agreed in 1997 to reduce harmful emissions by an average of 5.2 per cent below 1990 levels by 2012. The conference comes…

Novartis at home in Cambridge

This content was published on Nov 6, 2006 But while the company’s scientists turn to the United States as they seek new drugs, Novartis has not completely abandoned research in Switzerland. In Cambridge, Novartis has three sites, but the firm’s showcase is an old sweet factory building it has turned into a designer research complex. It is located right next door to the…

Novartis sets up research centre in Shanghai

This content was published on Nov 6, 2006 The investment aims to tap into the fast-growing Chinese drugs market, and to take advantage of China’s cheap scientific talent. A start-up operation is expected to open next May, and construction work should begin in July. The new centre’s primary focus will be the infectious causes of cancer endemic in Asia. “The level of scientific…

Ageing population taxes minds in Geneva

This content was published on Nov 5, 2006 Academics, government officials and economists will address issues such as the consequences for the labour market, the welfare system, society and the economy. Like global warming, demographic changes that will see a big increase in the number over-65s in the coming decades tend to be viewed as a “ticking time bomb” menacing society. Frequent concerns…

Swiss seeks younger flight attendants

This content was published on Nov 5, 2006 The company, which is part of Germany’s Lufthansa, says it hopes to bring in younger staff who had to bear the brunt in previous rounds of restructuring. Swiss International Air Lines has put aside a total of SFr15 million ($11.9 million) for the measures, confirmed a company spokesman on Sunday. He added that the offer…

Swiss escape power cuts in western Europe

This content was published on Nov 5, 2006 Swiss electricity companies reduced imports from neighbouring Germany and temporarily increased the production capacity of domestic power plants. Switzerland had managed to maintain its electricity supplies, said a spokeswoman for the power grid coordinator, Etrans. She said Swiss experts had reacted as soon as they noticed a drop in the extra high-voltage grid. The situation…

Swiss believe cooperation is wise investment

This content was published on Nov 3, 2006 She warned that a lack of job prospects in the region could force many youngsters to emigrate, generating a series of problems for countries in western Europe. Speaking in Lausanne on Friday, she seized the opportunity to once again exhort citizens to vote in favour of a subsidy for the ten new European Union member…

Zurich’s Italian landmark faces axe

This content was published on Nov 3, 2006 Restaurant Cooperativo has a long association with Italian immigration and culture and the anti-fascist and trade union movements. But an impending rent hike has put its future in doubt. Canvasses from the artist Mario Comensoli depicting vibrant street scenes gaze down on the diners packed onto the wooden benches at lunchtime during a typical weekday…

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