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Tackling long-term unemployment

This content was published on Sep 4, 2006 The two-year trial comes as parliament is tightening regulations in an effort to cut the number of claims for invalidity benefits. The programme is specifically designed to assist people who can’t find employment for a complex set of reasons. “It’s often very difficult in such cases to assign a person to one particular welfare authority,”…

4,000 new Credit Suisse jobs in Asia-Pacific

This content was published on Sep 4, 2006 Chief executive Oswald Grübel said the bank intends to create 2,000-4,000 jobs in backroom operations, investment banking, asset management and private banking in the next two years. Switzerland’s second-largest bank has made no secret of its plans to expand in the region that is creating millionaires at a faster rate than Europe and north America…

Space probe makes lunar crash landing

This content was published on Sep 4, 2006 Smart-1, a washing machine-sized cube, tested new space technology including a Swiss camera, which gathered information on the moon’s composition. A small flash illuminated the lunar surface on Sunday as the European Space Agency’s (ESA) unmanned spacecraft crashed into the near side of the moon in the “Lake of Excellence” region at about 7,200 km/h.…

Conference highlights earthquake threat

This content was published on Sep 4, 2006 The five-day meeting, which opened on Monday, has attracted more than 1,000 seismologists and earthquake engineers in what is the first major European gathering of its kind. According to the Swiss Seismological Service, there have been more than 10,000 earthquakes felt in Switzerland over the past 800 years. Half a dozen of them have registered…

Mr Fix-it solves problems of the Swiss abroad

This content was published on Sep 3, 2006 Whether handling major crises or simple issues affecting Swiss nationals overseas, there’s never a dull moment in Börlin’s working day. Börlin, who took over the department at the end of May, explains why helping Swiss citizens who run into trouble abroad is always a matter for the state to deal with. swissinfo: You lived abroad…

Hikers told how to avoid scuffles with cows

This content was published on Sep 2, 2006 The common-sense advice, in the form of cartoons, lists various things walkers should and should not do when strolling through open alpine pastures. “Do not scare the animals or look them directly in the eye,” the organisation advises. “Do not wave sticks. Never stroke a calf.” The leaflet appears to be targeted at urban visitors.…

“No Crisis” at business lobby group

This content was published on Sep 1, 2006 However, Ueli Forster admits to communication problems within the organisation and has suggested a raft of reforms to heal divisions, reduce costs and give smaller businesses a greater say. Forster was speaking at economiesuisse’s Day of the Economy forum in Zurich on Friday at which he was supposed to hand over the baton to Andreas…

Farmhouse stay takes leaf out of old book

This content was published on Sep 1, 2006 I must admit, I was a keen viewer of the reality television show aired a couple of years ago featuring a family who exchanged their modern lifestyles for those of 19th century peasants. That’s why I jumped at the chance when I saw the tourist board in the Emmental region of canton Bern offering stays…

Researchers find clue to antibiotic resistance

This content was published on Sep 1, 2006 The researchers say their findings could eventually lead to new ways of overcoming drug-resistant bacteria, but warn that it is not a solution by itself. Bacteria resistant to drugs have become more widespread in recent years, especially in hospitals. This has been due mostly to continuous use of antibiotics and detergents in the clinical setting.…

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