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Scientists split over biotechnology

This content was published on Nov 20, 2005 On November 27, it will be up to voters to decide in a referendum whether to introduce a five-year moratorium on the use of GMOs. The proposal raises many questions of an ethical, social and economic nature. But the crux of the matter is still scientific. The problem arises when the scientists are unable to…

Bern backs out of tank deal with Chile

This content was published on Nov 20, 2005 The defence ministry also said it intended to redefine its policy on selling used war material. In a statement on Sunday, the ministry confirmed that it was pulling out of the sale of the Leopard II tanks after taking a close look at the costs and benefits. It commented that the offer made to Chile…

Swiss unearth giant camel bones

This content was published on Nov 20, 2005 Bones uncovered in Syria reveal that the animal was more than three metres tall – closer in size to a giraffe than a modern camel. “Between July and August we found several giant camel bones from different animals, which confirmed that this was a new species,” said Jean-Marie Le Tensorer, professor of prehistory at Basel…

Couchepin says investing in knowledge essential

This content was published on Nov 19, 2005 He was speaking at the end of celebrations marking 150 years of the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH). He said that the historic partnership between the institute and the business community was vital for Switzerland’s success. It therefore had to be continued and widened. During the anniversary speech, Couchepin commented that investment was…

Stop The Shoppers: Mambogimp

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Swiss to pledge extra cash to earthquake zone

This content was published on Nov 19, 2005 Kaethy Schneitter of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) said Swiss officials would not be going empty handed to Saturday’s international donor conference in Islamabad. But she said she thought it unlikely Pakistan’s request for $5.2 billion (SFr6.87 billion) would be met by donor nations. Schneitter, who visited the northern Pakistan quake zone…

Swiss Re to become world number one

This content was published on Nov 18, 2005 The firm said on Friday that it would purchase American group GE Insurance Solutions for $6.8 billion (SFr9.01 billion). The GE insurance division is the fifth largest reinsurer worldwide, with total assets of $41.5 billion. This does not include the United States company’s life and health business, which are not part of the deal. In…

Tensions persist between Bern and Tunis

This content was published on Nov 17, 2005 On Wednesday Swiss President Samuel Schmid’s criticism of nations that imprisoned people for their political beliefs was deemed unsuitable for the eyes and ears of Tunisian television viewers. Schmid made his comments at the opening of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in the Tunisian capital, Tunis. The swissinfo website appears to have…

NGOs disappointed with internet accord

This content was published on Nov 17, 2005 Under a compromise reached on the eve of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), a California-based organisation will remain in charge of the web. Icann, the non-profit Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, was set up by the US Department of Commerce in 1998 to take over a number of internet-related tasks…

Farmers man the barricades

This content was published on Nov 17, 2005 They are opposed to a government reform programme designed to increase competitiveness and liberalise the sector. “There are 400,000 Swiss affected by the 2011 reforms [known as AP 2011],” Jacques Bourgeois, head of the Swiss Farmers’ Association, told swissinfo. He added that not only farmers would be hurt, but everyone working in the food sector.…

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