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Profit at ABB forges ahead

This content was published on Jul 28, 2005 The engineering concern, which has its headquarters in Zurich, said on Thursday that sales for the first six months had risen by 11 per cent to $10.81 billion, with orders up by eight per cent to $12.4 billion. In a statement, the power and automation technology firm said net income for the second quarter had…

Swiss warm to new climate treaty

This content was published on Jul 28, 2005 But environmentalists say the pact lacks firm obligations to cut pollution and warn that it might undermine the 140-nation Kyoto accord. The world’s top two air polluters – the United States and China – joined Australia, India, Japan and South Korea on Thursday to unveil the initiative. “I am optimistic,” Philippe Roch, head of the…

Sumida’s sights still set on Saia

This content was published on Jul 27, 2005 Sumida’s chairman Shigeyuki Yawata made fresh overtures on Wednesday, saying he did not intend to split up the company. The Japanese manufacturer of coils and electronic components formally announced a SFr950 ($731) per share bid for the company on Friday. Sumida, which already holds a 24.5 per cent stake in Saia, is aiming for a…

Entrepreneur sends smoke signal to railways

This content was published on Jul 27, 2005 Airline entrepreneur Moritz Suter says he is willing to finance privately operated smokers’ carriages on intercity lines – an idea which has left many smokers and non-smokers in a haze. The man who launched Crossair in the 1970s, which became Europe’s leading regional airline, has asked the railways to allow him to operate two completely…

Focus switches to other drought-hit countries

This content was published on Jul 27, 2005 The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) said on Wednesday that it had already taken steps to help fight the devastating effects of drought and locusts in West Africa. The UN warned earlier this week that food shortages in the West African country of Niger were also having an impact on three other countries…

Swiss expert welcomes shuttle blast-off

This content was published on Jul 26, 2005 But Rudolf von Steiger, a director at the Bern-based organisation, warned that the shuttle fleet was now showing its age. Discovery was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida shortly before 11am local time. The United States space agency, Nasa, said it was happy with the launch, but engineers are reviewing video images which…

Farmers demand protective tariffs

This content was published on Jul 26, 2005 They handed in a petition at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva in protest at global trade-liberalisation talks. The group of 500 farmers’ representatives included a delegation from Norway which had marched more than 2,000km from Scandinavia. The protesters called on the WTO on Tuesday to recognise the right of every country to shield…

Agency warns of high-dosage online vitamins

This content was published on Jul 25, 2005 Officials said some of these imported products could lead to serious health problems for consumers. Last year the Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products, Swissmedic, checked about 1,600 imports of medication, mainly ordered online by private individuals. Swissmedic said many of these imports were vitamins and mineral salts with an exceedingly high dosage. The packages of…

Diplomat hails progress on internet governance

This content was published on Jul 25, 2005 The head of the secretariat of the Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) told swissinfo about the cautious advances made in this area four months before the United Nations’ information summit opens in Tunis. Presenting the group’s conclusions in Geneva on Monday, Kummer acknowledged that the WGIG had failed to reach consensus on how the…

Aid workers say food getting through in Niger

This content was published on Jul 24, 2005 But they have criticised the international community for being slow to react to the crisis in the West African nation. “Aid is beginning to arrive slowly but the situation is also getting better because the rains have come early. Plants are growing again and people are once again finding food,” Peter Bieler, head of the…

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