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Swiss lab finds enriched uranium in munitions from Kosovo

This content was published on Jan 17, 2001 The UNEP said the laboratory in Spiez, canton Bern, had found traces of uranium 236 in weapons used by Nato during its campaign. But it said the quantities found were so small that the munitions were no more dangerous than those containing only depleted uranium. “I can confirm that the Swiss found isotope U-236,” UNEP…

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Bankruptcies fall again in 2000

This content was published on Jan 17, 2001 The Creditreform organisation of St Gallen, which defends the interests of creditors, says 8,313 cases were recorded last year. The number of companies going bankrupt went down by 8.4 per cent to 3,842 but the number of private individuals falling into financial difficulties rose by 4.1 per cent to 4,471. Creditreform said on Wednesday that…

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British group creates jobs in Biel

This content was published on Jan 17, 2001 Ecom will invest about SFr100 million ($61 million) in the centre, which will offer a range of services to multinational companies and financial institutions. The mayor of Biel, Hans Stöckli, said the arrival of Ecom would strengthen the town’s reputation in the communications sector. Biel is also home to the Federal Communications Office and has…

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Swiss franc holds its own against big currencies

This content was published on Jan 17, 2001 Gehrig was speaking to the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce in Zurich. “Two years of experience with the euro has taught us that living as a dwarf moving among giants is a reasonable strategy,” he said. “It has allowed us to implement our own policy and at the same time to retain our traditional interest rate…

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Sauber banking on success with Credit Suisse

This content was published on Jan 17, 2001 The exact financial details have not been revealed but a Credit Suisse spokesman said the deal would involve several million Swiss francs. The bank will be one of three major sponsors, alongside the drink manufacturer Red Bull and the Petronas oil company. Team leader Peter Sauber expressed his excitement about the deal in a statement…

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Italian entrepreneur prepares to take over Neuchâtel Xamax

This content was published on Jan 17, 2001 In a deal due to be signed on Thursday in Bologna, Bonora will inject SFr850,000 into the club for a trial period running to the end of the season on June 30. If he is satisfied with Xamax’s results on the field over this period, he will then make a further SFr400,000 available to secure…

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Italian entrepreneur prepares to take over Neuchâtel Xamax

This content was published on Jan 17, 2001 In a deal due to be signed on Thursday in Bologna, Bonora will inject SFr850,000 into the club for a trial period running to the end of the season on June 30. If he is satisfied with Xamax’s results on the field over this period, he will then make a further SFr400,000 available to secure…

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Swiss test finds higher levels of radiation from mobile phones

This content was published on Jan 17, 2001 The test was carried out for the Swiss German television programme, Kassensturz, by Niels Kuster, a pioneer in the field of radiation measurement. It’s believed radiation from mobiles phones could damage health by affecting brain-cell activity. Mobiles are also suspected of causing brain cancer. Even though the test found radiation levels were below legal limits,…

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Swiss German television channel, DRS, tests mobile phones

This content was published on Jan 16, 2001 To conduct its investigation, Kassensturz sought the help of Niels Kuster, a leading expert on cellular phones. Kuster is a pioneer in the field of radiation measurements, and helped establish internationally recognized norms. Even though the radiation levels were below the legal limits, Kuster says this is still far too high. But things could change…

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