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Magnificent men in their flying machine

This content was published on May 28, 2006 An exhibition featuring film, photos and documents tracking the historic ascent to a record 15,780 metres has opened at the Lake Geneva Museum in Nyon. “This was the first time anyone had left the earth’s atmosphere and for the time it was an incredible achievement,” curator Jean-François Rubin told swissinfo. The figure of Basel-born Auguste…

Public’s view of tobacco goes up in smoke

This content was published on May 28, 2006 The health office has nevertheless set itself a target of reducing the number of smokers from 30 per cent of the population to 20 per cent over the next ten years. Its anti-tobacco drive is bearing fruit. Since 2001 the percentage of smokers in Switzerland has dropped from 33 per cent to 30 per cent…

Swiss on alert over Indonesia earthquake

This content was published on May 27, 2006 The Swiss foreign ministry said there were no known Swiss victims, but it was trying to contact Swiss nationals in the area. Emergency aid experts are on standby. In a statement, Swiss President Moritz Leuenberger and Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey expressed their condolences to the victims and to the Indonesian authorities. The quake, which measured…

Burckhardt compressors pressurise the world

This content was published on May 27, 2006 The company, which makes machines that can squeeze gases into liquid form, feels that going public will set it on a new course to grow independently and strengthen its market position. A former part of the Sulzer family, the firm has performed well in recent years, although the public knows little of what it actually…

Columbus space lab heads to launch site

This content was published on May 26, 2006 The multi-purpose science laboratory, which has taken a decade to build and cost around SFr1.55 billion ($1.26 billion), is due to dock with the International Space Station (ISS) in 2007. The 13-ton Columbus, which has been built by the European Space Agency (ESA), was originally planned to be sent into orbit in October 2004, but…

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Heart centre sets pace in medicine row

This content was published on May 26, 2006 Their accord comes amid heated debate over a proposed reform of specialised medicine in Switzerland and against a background of increasing health costs. Under Switzerland’s federalist structure, cantons enjoy a high degree of autonomy in health matters. The country has one of the best, but also one of the most expensive health systems in the…

French cement position in Swiss building sector

This content was published on May 26, 2006 The deal will lead to a further concentration in Switzerland’s building industry in the wake of a merger of the country’s two leading construction companies earlier this year. Experts believe the deals are the result of a strategy which targets business abroad, but they say a wave of takeovers and mergers is unlikely. Switzerland’s construction…

US-Swiss trade forum to boost bilateral ties

This content was published on May 25, 2006 The joint forum to boost economic relations is seen as a platform to negotiate a free-trade accord with Washington at a later stage after the failure of an initial project earlier this year. During a ceremony in Washington on Thursday Deiss said the Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum was important to maintain the smooth flow…

Swiss bombproof bin tackles Paris trash

This content was published on May 25, 2006 Paris – which has banned rubbish bins from many districts for fear of terrorist attack – has shown interest. In some European cities, finding a rubbish bin is like looking for a needle in a haystack. In some tourist areas of Paris, such as the Champs-Elysées, rubbish bins are simply non-existent. The problem is not…

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