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Swiss square up for battle to save Kyoto Protocol

This content was published on Jul 17, 2001 The head of the Swiss delegation, Philippe Roch, says his two aims are to extricate the protocol from its current impasse and, in collaboration with other countries, to play a mediating role in searching for a compromise. Since the Bush administration announced it would not implement the treaty because of the harm it would do…

Romantic age of steam alive and well in Brienz

This content was published on Jul 17, 2001 During the 19th century alpine tourism was enjoying its first success, and many communities were looking at ways of attracting visitors. The people of Brienz watched a mountain railway being built up the Rigi in central Switzerland, and realized it might take visitors away from their own town. So they decided on an ambitious plan;…

Georg Fischer upbeat about earnings prospects

This content was published on Jul 17, 2001 The Schaffhausen-based company said on Monday that over the first six months of this year sales rose to SFr2.042 billion ($1.16 billion) from SFr1.821 billion in the same period last year. It said earnings before tax and interest were SFr133 million in the first-half compared with SFr121 million last year, while net profit rose slightly…

EU considers Sabena investment probe

This content was published on Jul 16, 2001 A spokesman for the European Commission, the EU`s governing body, revealed the probe deliberation at the Commission’s daily news briefing on Monday. “The Commission is currently thinking about opening a formal investigation on state aids in the case of Sabena,” said the spokesman, Gilles Gantelet. The EU is expected to decide on July 25 whether…

Uncertainty “rains” in weather forecasting

This content was published on Jul 16, 2001 “The difficulty in a mountainous country like Switzerland is that almost every valley has its own special weather pattern,” said Felix Schacher, who has worked at the Swiss Meteorological Institute or MeteoSwiss for 28 years. An Alpine phenomenon known as the “föhn” wind further complicates forecasting. The föhn occurs mainly in spring and autumn, when…

Poll: Government should protect Swissair

This content was published on Jul 16, 2001 According to the Swiss newspaper, 64 percent of those surveyed feel the aviation group, which includes airlines and aviation-related services such as catering, should receive aid from the government, which is also a Swissair shareholder. The poll indicates that despite last year’s losses and continued financial problems, Swissair remains the pride of many Swiss. The…

Swisscom tight lipped about rumoured German deal

This content was published on Jul 16, 2001 The Swiss-German Sunday paper, the “SonntagsZeitung”, said debitel would pay SFr400 million ($227 million) for German mobile company, Talkline, currently owned by Denmark’s TDC A/S. The paper added that a France Telecom unit, Mobilcom, and the 3G consortium of Telefonica and Sonera were also interested. “We have no comment on market rumours,” said Swisscom spokesman,…

Health and Beauty – it’s a man’s world

This content was published on Jul 16, 2001 The very thought of crossing the threshold of a beauty salon would send shivers down the unmassaged, undepilated spine of many men. But the fact that the Masculin Centre’s clientele is 100 per cent male makes it much easier for men to make the leap. “Many men prefer this to a mixed salon. They feel…

Swiss authorities to launch Internet gateway

This content was published on Jul 15, 2001 The site, which is not due to be activated before December, will initially answer questions related to 12 themes designed to provide users with practical information. These include up-to-date advice about travelling abroad, how to go about setting up a small business, healthcare, employment and tax information. The initial budget for the project has been…

Switzerland’s Tibetan community bitter about Chinese Olympics

This content was published on Jul 14, 2001 In an interview with the Swiss newspaper, the “Aargauer Zeitung”, on Saturday, Chokteng said the IOC’s decision – made on Friday during a secret ballot of its members at a special session in Moscow – would damage the Tibetans’ current situation. “It’s a catastrophic decision, a justification of China’s brutality towards minorities,” Chokteng told the…

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