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Traffic returns to normal at Swiss border

This content was published on Jan 12, 2000 Traffic has returned to normal at the Swiss border, after French truckers lifted their two-day old blockades. The barriers were dismantled early on Wednesday after haulage companies reached a deal with the French government on a new labour law and fuel prices. Some of the larger road-blocks are still being dismantled, but French officials said…

Search for missing black boxes resumes

This content was published on Jan 12, 2000 The cause of Monday’s aircrash near Zurich airport remains a mystery. The search for the flight recorders has resumed. Seven passengers and three crew members died in the accident. Efforts to find the black boxes of the Crossair plane near the village of Niederhasli were called off as darkness fell on Tuesday evening. Much of…

Flight recorders found from Crossair plane crash

This content was published on Jan 12, 2000 Investigators trying to establish the cause of Monday’s Crossair crash near Zurich have now found the plane’s two flight recorders. Ten people died in the crash. The two black boxes are expected to shed light on the reason why the Saab-340 plane went down two minutes after taking off from Zurich’s Kloten airport on its…

Zermatt hosts symposium on creativity

This content was published on Jan 12, 2000 The Swiss ski resort of Zermatt will welcome some of the world’s most innovative thinkers today, when the tenth international symposium on creativity gets under way. The meeting will touch on subjects as diverse as flamenco, lasers, information technology and Buddhism. The four-day gathering, which ends on Sunday, brings together five leading figures from different…

Post Office announces big price rises

This content was published on Jan 11, 2000 The Post Office has announced a sharp increase in the cost of sending letters and parcels. The price hikes, some of which are as high as 85 per cent, will take effect in July. The changes, which come a day after the unexpected resignation of Post Office boss Reto Braun, will particularly affect the price…

Industrial sector boosts economy

This content was published on Jan 11, 2000 The leading indicator of the Zurich-based Institute for Business Cycle Research rose to 1.24 in November from a revised 1.12 in October, thanks primarily to a robust industrial sector. The indicator, which signals economic trends six to nine months ahead, had originally been reported at 0.97 in October. The institute said the result showed the…

Credit Suisse wins acclaim

This content was published on Jan 11, 2000 Credit Suisse has been named best European Internet bank by the Lafferty Group. It placed just ahead of the Deutsche Bank and the Dresdner Bank. The survey took into account such issues as inter-action, navigation, content, speed and design of the banks’ Internet sites. Credit Suisse got 47 out of a possible 50 points. The…

Yellow giant moved too slowly for Reto Braun

This content was published on Jan 11, 2000 Monday’s resignation of the head of the postal service, Reto Braun, is a sign that American-style restructurings do not necessarily spell success in Switzerland, according to industry analysts. Braun is leaving Swiss Post after only 16 months in office. He took over in the summer of 1998 after a scandal led to the resignation of…

Pressure groups launch campaign against World Economic Forum meeting

This content was published on Jan 11, 2000 Two Swiss lobby groups have launched a campaign to make the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos more transparent. The Berne Declaration and Pro Natura say the present informal format of the Davos meeting serves only to encourage a deepening of the rift between the rich and the poor, and is harmful…

Swiss avalanche measures judged adequate

This content was published on Jan 11, 2000 Switzerland’s avalanche protection measures are adequate, an official study on last winter’s record snowfall has concluded. However, the study highlighted weaknesses in the early warning system and crisis management. The study also said the widespread damage to forests done by hurricane Lothar last month will not increase the avalanche risk as long as this winter…

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