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World expresses sorrow over shuttle Columbia

This content was published on Feb 2, 2003 The space shuttle disintegrated just 15 minutes before it was due to land in Florida. President George W Bush has received condolences from leaders across the globe. The Swiss President, Pascal Couchepin, sent his sympathies to Bush on Saturday. “On behalf of the Swiss government and the citizens of Switzerland, I would like to offer…

The Swiss federation recruits venture capitalists

This content was published on Jan 31, 2003 The CTI Start-up program whose primary objective is to help the scientists understand what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur is an outgrowth of the Federation’s innovation policy and a part of the Federal Office for Professional Education and Technology. The announcement was made at an event hosted by the Swiss Private Equity and…

Zug mediator puts emphasis on prevention

This content was published on Jan 31, 2003 From Monday, a public mediator will be available to citizens who believe they have been wronged by the authorities. It’s hoped that earlier dialogue with aggrieved locals can help prevent such escalations of anger as that which erupted so tragically 16 months ago, when 57-year-old Friedrich Leibacher stormed the cantonal parliament, killing 14 politicians before…

Belgian probe blames Swissair for Sabena collapse

This content was published on Jan 30, 2003 The damning report says Swissair’s failure to honour its commitments towards Sabena, in which it held a 49.5 per cent stake, directly led to the carrier’s collapse in 2001. The parliamentary commission’s 323-page report also blamed the Belgian government – the majority shareholder – and Sabena executives for mismanagement and for failing to defend the…

Aid worker finds Iraqis calm as war looms

This content was published on Jan 29, 2003 Daniel Beyeler, who has been in Iraq since December 2002, says the shops are well stocked and there are no signs of panic buying. “It’s still quite calm,” Beyeler told swissinfo. “Daily business is ongoing – there’s no problem at all.” And although there is some anger at the thought of war, in his experience…

Iraq crisis weighs heavily on Swiss economy

This content was published on Jan 29, 2003 And Swiss exports are suffering from the impact of the strong Swiss franc. The Swiss National Bank has responded to the mounting crisis, saying it can and will act should deterioration in either economic or geopolitical conditions warrant a move on interest rates. Emphasising that the central bank was closely monitoring events, spokesman Werner Abegg…

Study calls for rethink on immigration

This content was published on Jan 29, 2003 But the study also reveals serious inequalities between the salaries of Swiss and foreign workers. The study, carried out by the Swiss National Science Foundation between 1995 and 2002, identified trends in immigration over the past 50 years, and recommended a series of policies for the future. One of the main findings was that Switzerland,…

Ascom slashes more jobs

This content was published on Jan 29, 2003 The Bern-based company also said that it anticipates losses for 2002 to be between SFr260 million ($191 million) and SFr290 million. In a statement released on Tuesday, Ascom blamed the poor market situation in the telecommunications sector as well as the underperformance of its Powerline Communications unit for the losses. The company confirmed that half…

EU leaders attacked over WEF no-show

This content was published on Jan 28, 2003 Reflecting on six days of high-level discussions, Schwab bemoaned the absence of the heads of state of Germany, France, Britain or Italy. Schwab said this was in stark contrast to the United States which sent five cabinet ministers led by the secretary of state, Colin Powell. Americans also made up one-third of the 2,000 business,…

Ziegler launches assault on capitalism

This content was published on Jan 27, 2003 To rapturous public applause, the sociologist and author railed against capitalism and the elites – Bush, Sharon, Putin and bin Laden – as well as the UN and IMF. “The avant-garde of humanitarianism are today living in Latin America,” said Ziegler, the UN’s Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the Right to…

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