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No place to be poor

This content was published on Apr 18, 2003 Charity workers warn that, as well as lacking basic necessities, children from deprived homes in Switzerland have little chance of escaping the poverty trap as adults. Swiss Labour Assistance (SAH), an independent charity, this week launched a campaign to tackle the “rising level of child poverty” in Switzerland. Basing its figures on data provided by…

Doppelbock: Rund um de Buchnabel

This content was published on Apr 18, 2003

Technology holds key to congestion

This content was published on Apr 18, 2003 But technology is set to come to the rescue of motorists desperate to avoid congestion. Although its use is not yet widespread, transport telematics is likely to be an important part of Switzerland’s future transport policy, according to a recent report by the Swiss centre for technology assessment (TA-Swiss). The system provides in-car traffic information…

Germany limits flights into Zurich

This content was published on Apr 17, 2003 Swiss aviation authorities are warning that the new landing rules, which came into force on Thursday, could lead to passenger delays and increased noise pollution for nearby residents. The restrictions follow last month’s refusal by the Swiss parliament to ratify an aviation accord between Germany and Switzerland. Unique, the operator of Zurich airport, said passengers…

Madagascar attracts western drugs giants

This content was published on Apr 17, 2003 Vinblastine is used in the treatment of Hodgkin’s disease, and Vincristine is a treatment for leukaemia. Thanks to the rosy periwinkle, leukaemia victims now have a 99 per cent chance of remission and Hodgkin’s disease sufferers a 70 per cent chance. In the 1960s, only one in five childhood leukaemia victims recovered, and a diagnosis…

Swiss bar access to apartheid-era archives

This content was published on Apr 17, 2003 The head of the Swiss research programme into apartheid-era links says the move will limit his ability to properly probe Switzerland’s relationship with the white regime in Pretoria. A finance ministry statement, issued on Thursday, said the temporary decision had been taken in order to protect Swiss companies facing class action suits in the United…

Swiss observe EU enlargement from the sidelines

This content was published on Apr 16, 2003 The Swiss president, Pascal Couchepin, arrived in Athens as ten countries signed a European Union accession treaty. Couchepin is in the Greek capital for a two-day EU-organised conference to discuss European issues. In a speech he warmly welcomed the new member states and the EU’s “spirit of openness”. Couchepin also talked about the importance to…

LSD turns 60

This content was published on Apr 16, 2003 Discovered by the Swiss scientist Albert Hofmann, the drug not only fuelled the hippie age but was also a well-respected treatment for a variety of psychiatric disorders. For many years it was used to treat alcoholism, obsessive-compulsive disorders and used on patients who had difficulty expressing their emotions. But it seems that LSD has passed…

Smaller firms hit hard by economic woes

This content was published on Apr 16, 2003 A new survey says smaller firms, which form the backbone of the Swiss economy, are pessimistic about the future. According to the Swiss small and medium enterprise association, SMEs account for 99.6 per cent of the 300,000 registered business in Switzerland and 75 per cent of all employees. But the study by the country’s biggest…

Swiss cancels long and short haul routes

This content was published on Apr 15, 2003 Swiss on Tuesday blamed the Sars virus and the war in Iraq for its decision to cut dozens of scheduled flights between late April and May 31. The cancellations confirm that falling demand for air-travel is hitting the one-year-old airline much harder than first thought. Capacity will be cut on services to Beijing (from five…

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