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Government recommends a “no” and a “yes”

This content was published on Oct 3, 2005 But it is calling on the electorate to vote in favour of allowing shops at major railway stations and airports to open on Sundays. The two issues go to a nationwide vote on November 27. Economics Minister Joseph Deiss told a news conference on Monday in Bern that a moratorium on GMOs in agriculture would…

Johnson motors its way to Saia-Burgess

This content was published on Oct 3, 2005 At the same time, Saia-Burgess announced it was continuing its expansion course, buying a company in the United States in the automotive business. Last week, Japan’s Sumida group pulled out of the race for Saia, agreeing to sell its 29.4 per cent stake to Johnson, clearing the way for the Hong Kong company to take…

Lingering at the “last beer stop before heaven”

This content was published on Oct 3, 2005 The brewery in the mountain village of Monstein above Davos is a paradise on earth for anyone with a head for hops and heights. Unlike wine, beer can be made anywhere. All you need is water, malted barley, hops and yeast. Add a talented brewer if you want good beer, and to market a new…

Swiss favour Unesco cultural diversity plan

This content was published on Oct 3, 2005 The Swiss ambassador to Unesco, Ernst Iten, also told swissinfo that the organisation needs to continue its streamlining process to make it more effective in the future. The conference, which takes place at Unesco’s headquarters in Paris from October 3-21, is to focus on education, development and science. Specific issues to be discussed are cultural…

Convention parties consider chemical HQ idea

This content was published on Oct 1, 2005 The convention conference in Rome also granted Switzerland the chair of a committee that will propose the admission of new chemicals to the convention. The Rotterdam Convention, in force since 2004, regulates the international trade of certain hazardous chemicals. It stipulates that the export of the most dangerous pesticides and chemicals can only be authorised…

New petrol levy is put to the test

This content was published on Oct 1, 2005 Environmental organisations are critical of what they call this “pseudo alternative”, which they say only benefits the oil and gas industry. The so-called climate centime is expected to generate SFr100 million per year. The levy has been set at 1.5 centimes, but will later vary between 1.3 and 1.9 centimes. The scheme will run for…

Pre-summit talks fall on deaf ears

This content was published on Oct 1, 2005 The so-called PrepCom-3 was marked by accusations of press censorship in Tunisia and the United States’ refusal to loosen its grip on managing the internet. However, delegates on Friday agreed to meet again three days before the summit on November 16-18. “The past ten days haven’t been as successful as I hoped,” Marc Furrer, president…

Unions campaign against Sunday trading

This content was published on Sep 30, 2005 A nationwide vote is set to take place on November 27 on whether to allow shops at major railway stations and airports to open 365 days a year. In January a coalition of trade unions, consumer organisations, shopkeepers and churches handed in more than 80,000 signatures to the federal authorities to try to overturn a…

Roche’s Valium inventor dies in US

This content was published on Sep 30, 2005 As recently as 1994, Roche products with the name “Sternbach” on their patents accounted for more than a quarter of the company’s worldwide drug revenues. “Within every company there are one or two people whose legacy becomes the hallmark of what the company is all about. For Roche, that is Dr Sternbach,” said George Abercrombie,…

Dusty sniffs out cause of fires

This content was published on Sep 30, 2005 Dusty, a four-year-old springer spaniel, showed off his skills recently by picking out, from five charcoaled carpets, the one that had been treated with a drop of fuel. Sniffer dogs are already used for detecting drugs, explosives, corpses, smuggled food and for tracking. Fire investigation dogs are trained to locate a variety of flammable liquids…

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