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Generic drugs deal moves step closer

This content was published on Nov 15, 2002 Meeting in Australia, 25 members of the World Trade Organization – including Switzerland – said they hoped a deal could be struck by December 31. Switzerland was represented by the economics minister, Pascal Couchepin, at the informal meeting, which is part of an ongoing attempt by WTO members to push ahead with a new trade…

Ski season begins thanks to early snow

This content was published on Nov 15, 2002 Zermatt, Verbier and Grindelwald are among the first reporting good ski conditions. Half of the lifts in Zermatt are running, while Verbier is reporting good conditions in the upper reaches. Skiers wanting to get a head start on the season at Verbier can make their first curves in the Lac des Vaux and Mont-Fort areas.…

Scientists reveal how fingers form

This content was published on Nov 15, 2002 In a five-year study, they have unravelled the mechanisms by which digits grow. The work should offer new understanding into birth defects. It is estimated that one in every 1,000 babies has malformed digits. Geneva university’s zoology department made headlines in the 1990s when it announced that if a gene responsible for digit growth was…

Credit Suisse reaches bottom

This content was published on Nov 14, 2002 The group’s share price rallied on Thursday, after analysts said they expected Switzerland’s second largest bank to return to profitability next year. Credit Suisse avoided incurring market wrath by warning of substantial losses well in advance of Thursday’s figure. The scale of the third-quarter loss dwarfed last year’s deficit of SFr299 million. “The figures are…

Campaigners say keep water public

This content was published on Nov 14, 2002 Swiss unions and charities say water supply and price would be severely jeopardised if the authorities were to yield to pressure and liberalise the market. Under the banner “Water: a public utility”, the campaign hopes to keep water out of private hands, both in Switzerland and around the world. “Hard facts do not support the…

Girls take steps towards jobs for the boys

This content was published on Nov 14, 2002 The aim of the event is to open up new professional horizons to girls aged between 10 and 15, by giving them the chance to follow their fathers at work. Fathers are encouraged to take their daughters to work because the scheme aims to introduce girls to the more traditionally male-dominated professions. If father is…

Swiss dots foil counterfeiters

This content was published on Nov 14, 2002 It is called parallel importing. Until brand owners make prices the same the world over, a Swiss high tech startup company has come up with a way to foil modern day brand pirates. The profits in parallel importing lie in price differences between countries. Brand name and luxury items meant for the US or Singapore…

Minimalist cowshed helps needy farmers

This content was published on Nov 14, 2002 The modular shed, which costs half the price of a traditional barn, is designed to help them survive falling milk prices and increased competition. The Meili Minimalist Cowshed has already been in use for nine months at a farm near Anwil, about 30 kilometres south east of Basel – and early impressions have been positive.…

Credit Suisse crashes to record loss

This content was published on Nov 14, 2002 The figure, which was worse than analysts had feared, included a SFr1.4 billion loss at the group’s struggling Winterthur insurance business. Credit Suisse also announced on Thursday that it had appointed Leonhard Fischer, former head of investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, as the new chief executive officer at Winterthur to turn around its flagging fortunes.…

Swiss study links social class to early death

This content was published on Nov 13, 2002 The Catholic charity, Caritas, said the findings were clear evidence that blue-collar workers should be allowed to retire earlier. Although the findings come as no great surprise – the link between poverty and earlier death has been well documented – Jürg Krummenacher, Caritas director, says it is the first time that data from 16 cantons…

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