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Swiss told to do more to reduce CO2

This content was published on Jul 4, 2003 It warns that unless energy and transport policy change, levels will drop by only 1.3 per cent over the next eight years. The report, entitled “Potential for the reduction of CO2 emissions in Switzerland from now until 2010”, was published on Friday by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. Eberhard Jochem, author of…

A visit to the underworld

This content was published on Jul 4, 2003 A three-metre flight of steps led down from the embankment of the River Aare into the bowels of the earth. Beneath the clean streets, used water, human waste and other detritus are whisked away, out of sight, through 320 kilometres of tunnels spanning the length and breadth of the medieval city. Our guide was Markus…

Dinosaur site wins Unesco accolade

This content was published on Jul 2, 2003 Monte San Giorgio, which lies on the southern shore of Lake Lugano, is famous for its abundance of well-preserved reptile and fish fossils. In the late 19th century, miners began digging for bituminous shale on the Italian side of Monte San Giorgio in order to extract oil to light the street lamps of Milan. What…

Swiss told to improve air safety

This content was published on Jul 2, 2003 The transport ministry has appointed a security expert to assist in drawing up a national aviation safety policy. The independent report, carried out by a Dutch institute, was commissioned after the authorities were criticised in the wake of last year’s mid-air crash in Swiss-controlled airspace. The collision between a Russian passenger plane and a cargo…

Switzerland blocks Iraqi assets

This content was published on Jul 2, 2003 The move follows a request by the United Nations to all member states. On Monday the UN published the names of 55 Iraqi officials – including Saddam Hussein and his two sons – who are regarded by the United States as “most wanted”. Tuesday’s decision by the Swiss government means that any assets found in…

Lack of competition keeps Swiss prices high

This content was published on Jul 1, 2003 The economics ministry has blamed high prices on a lack of competition and said the issue needed addressing. Figures from Eurostat, the Statistical Office for the European Commission, show that Swiss prices in 2001 were the highest in Europe, followed by prices in Norway and Denmark. Ever since Eurostat first began compiling these figures in…

Unemployed cast adrift by new law

This content was published on Jul 1, 2003 Under the changes, which were strongly opposed by unions, the period during which benefit can be claimed has been slashed by a quarter – from 520 days to 400. This means that payments will cease for more than 4,000 workers who have spent over 18 months on the dole. They will now have to fall…

Shambhala: Bleu

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Health insurers ditch drug deal

This content was published on Jun 30, 2003 They want pharmacists to sell more generic drugs in a bid to reduce Switzerland’s spiralling health costs. The cost of drugs covered by basic health insurance has continued to rise despite measures agreed by the two parties two years ago. Last year the bill rose 11 per cent to SFr2.5 billion ($1.84 billion), according to…

BeamExpress shines for investors

This content was published on Jun 30, 2003 The company develops next-generation multiple-wavelength arrays and tuneable lasers. BeamExpress delivers its lasers in a semiconductor format, known as a VCSEL. Its target market is optical networking systems’ manufacturers, who provide equipment for metropolitan and access networks. The telecommunications industry has been interested in VCSELs as a replacement for the more expensive, and larger, edge-emitting…

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