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Rare animals freeze on flight to Switzerland

This content was published on Feb 19, 2003 Many of the creatures, which included exotic chameleons, frogs and hedgehogs, were due to be housed at a Zurich reptile centre and at the city zoo. Reptile centre director Martin Schreiber arranged the February 7 flight with Air France, and even travelled to Madagascar to help pack the animals, but he was unable to travel…

Swiss move closer to decriminalisation of cannabis

This content was published on Feb 19, 2003 A parliamentary commission met on Wednesday to discuss the possible liberalisation of the drug in Switzerland. The Senate has already come out in favour of such a move. However, anti-decriminalisation sentiment is growing, with the staunchest opposition centred in the German-speaking part of Switzerland. Opponents of liberalisation have stepped up pressure on parliamentarians, and one…

Swiss regain upper hand in time measurement

This content was published on Feb 19, 2003 The unique timepiece measures seconds with extreme precision using lasers and is so accurate it will gain or lose no more than a second every 30 million years. Its creators – a group of physicists at Neuchâtel’s cantonal observatory – say the clock will act as a reference point for measuring international time and play…

Nestlé takes to the water… again

This content was published on Feb 19, 2003 Its water division has acquired Russia’s Clear Water company, the country’s leader in Home and Office Delivery (HOD). The acquisition, at an undisclosed price, comes just a fortnight after Nestlé expanded its bottled-water empire by acquiring the Powwow group for €560 million (SFr754 million). That deal cemented Nestlé’s position as the leader in the bottled…

Cannabis film to tour Swiss schools

This content was published on Feb 19, 2003 The Swiss Institute for Alcohol and Drug Prevention (SFA) has made a short drama film on the subject for schools across Switzerland. ‘Zoff mit Stoff’ (Trouble with Stuff) tells the story of a school trip which begins in nightmare fashion for one boy, when he leaves his bag – complete with a stash of cannabis…

The Magglingen Declaration

This content was published on Feb 18, 2003 While accepting the diversity of sports, we believe it is a human right and an ideal learning ground for life’s essential skills. We acknowledge the possibilities and values sport offers, and declare that: – Sporting activity can improve people’s physical and mental health at a low cost, and is essential for development. – Making physical…

UBS profit hit by rebranding

This content was published on Feb 18, 2003 The company blamed the slump on last year’s decision to scrap the PaineWebber brand at a cost of SFr953 million. The non-cash writedown was reflected in the bank’s fourth-quarter loss of SFr101 million – down from a net profit of SFr1.106 billion a year ago. This was worse than the SFr65 million loss predicted by…

Innovation awards tap Swiss tech prowess

This content was published on Feb 18, 2003 The winner this year, SwissProbe, which was founded by University of Basel (UniBas) researchers, is a case in point. It makes a powerful microscope, which is used by researchers and product developers working on next generation computer hard drives. SwissProbe comes from the same University of Basel department that worked with Nobel prize winners Rohrer…

ABB’s US unit files for bankruptcy

This content was published on Feb 18, 2003 The move, which is expected to resolve the group’s potentially crippling asbestos liability, pushed ABB shares up by 20 per cent on Monday. The debt-laden group Swiss-Swedish engineering group, based in Zurich, said its offer to settle asbestos claims had won approval of representatives of 103,000 present and future claimants. It added that fewer than…

Intelligent surfing poses a challenge

This content was published on Feb 17, 2003 Education experts say the challenge now is teaching pupils to make the best use of the web. Some 40 per cent of Swiss schools – over 1,800- have free broadband access thanks to the Schools on the Net programme.The plan is to get all of Switzerland’s 5,000 schools fully wired up by the end of…

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