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G8 leaders condemn attacks on London

This content was published on Jul 7, 2005 At the G8 summit in Scotland, leaders of eight of the world’s most industrialised nations described the acts as “barbaric”. Swiss President Samuel Schmid expressed his solidarity with all those affected by the attacks. He said the events in London showed that attacks on civilians could occur at any moment and that Britain and other…

Unemployment falls again

This content was published on Jul 7, 2005 The jobless rate fell in June for the fifth month in a row, from 3.7 to 3.6 per cent. The number of jobseekers has also dropped. At the end of the June 140,661 people were registered as unemployed, a decline of 4,709 on the previous month. Geneva was the only canton to report a rise…

Fusion reactor finds home in France

This content was published on Jul 7, 2005 Researchers across Switzerland, who have been working on unlocking the potential of thermonuclear energy for decades, are participating in the multi-billion euro project. A decision on where the experimental reactor should be located was due to be taken 18 months ago. But with several nations involved in the project, which is likely to cost €10…

Hydrogen car powers to record finish

This content was published on Jul 6, 2005 The PAC 11 car came in first at the recent Shell Eco-Marathon in Ladoux, France, completing a 25-kilometre circuit using only one gram of hydrogen. This converts to about 5,385 kilometres per litre of petrol, a new world record in economical fuel consumption, and means that PAC-Car would only use eight litres to drive around…

Heritage is much more than mere monuments

This content was published on Jul 6, 2005 The move comes as Unesco is trying to encourage the listing of World Heritage sites outside Europe that require better protection. The World Heritage Committee, which approves new sites, believes Europe is generally over-represented among the 788 listed objects worldwide, particularly when it comes to monuments. To correct this imbalance, it has begun to implement…

Economy campaigns for labour accord

This content was published on Jul 6, 2005 Speaking at a joint news conference on Wednesday, they said it was vital people voted yes to opening up Switzerland to eastern European workers in September’s referendum on the issue. The “firms for bilateral accords” committee, which was represented by the heads of five major business associations at the event in Bellach, near Solothurn, said…

Swiss Post accused of flawed accounting

This content was published on Jul 6, 2005 The report, published on Wednesday, found there had been serious breaches of the service’s legal regulations. Swiss Post has denied the accusations. In 2004 Swiss Post recorded a profit for its basic or universal service of SFr522 million ($400 million), but PostReg said the figure should have been at least SFr776 million. It accused Swiss…

Swiss machine industry remains fighting fit

This content was published on Jul 5, 2005 But the report from the BAK Basel Economics research group says that Switzerland’s largest export sector must invest more in research and training. The competitiveness of the machine industry has over the past eight to ten years even improved over the new EU members in eastern Europe, commented BAK’s deputy director, Hansjörg Blöchliger. He told…

Leica Geosystems expands in North America

This content was published on Jul 5, 2005 It has bought the Canadian company Terramatics for an undisclosed sum and is expanding its United States headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. Leica Geosystems said in a statement on Monday that the acquisition of Terramatics, based in Calgary, Alberta, would strengthen the expertise in its geospatial imaging division. The company is also to occupy a 100,000…

Leica welcomes US counter-offer

This content was published on Jul 5, 2005 The Leica board of directors has welcomed the new offer, which is higher than the hostile takeover bid made by the Swedish engineering concern, Hexagon, last month. Leica advised its shareholders on Tuesday to accept Danaher’s offer of SFr500 ($385) per share, which values the firm at around SFr1.17 billion. The offer, made through Danish…

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