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U.S.-based artist designs costumes for Swiss Winegrowers Festival

This content was published on Jun 22, 1999 Catherine Zuber, a U.S.-based artist of world renown, is the costume designer for the most spectacular and colourful event in French-speaking western Switzerland: the Fête des Vignerons, or Winegrowers Festival. The festival will begin late July in the lakeside town of Vevey, located in a region where wine growing has a long tradition. The main…

Swiss party alliance blocks easing of gold sales for charity

This content was published on Jun 18, 1999 A rare alliance of Left and Right in the Swiss parliament on Friday blocked moves to ease Swiss gold sales to fund a proposed humanitarian fund. But the Swiss National Bank said that it still planned to go ahead with the gold sales. The debate focussed on the SNB’s plan to sell 1,300 tonnes of…

Coca-Cola Switzerland exchanges cans

This content was published on Jun 18, 1999 Facing pressure from the Swiss health authorities, Coca-Cola Switzerland said it would exchange soft drinks that were imported from France and sold in Swiss stores. The announcement was made late on Thursday, after the Federal Health Office called on Coca-Cola to withdraw suspect drinks after it was discovered that potentially contaminated cans and bottles had…

Swiss central bank optimistic about economic growth prospects

This content was published on Jun 17, 1999 Switzerland’s central bank, the Swiss National Bank, on Thursday expressed optimism about the country’s economic performance and said the bank still expected a growth rate of 1.5 percent by the end of the year. SNB President Hans Meyer (right) admitted that the Swiss economy had been sluggish in recent months. But he added that, in…

Swiss health authorities put pressure on Coca-Cola

This content was published on Jun 17, 1999 The Swiss authorities on Thursday put pressure on Coca-Cola Switzerland, saying the soft drinks producer should withdraw all cans and bottles of suspect origin in connection with the recent health scare in Belgium. The Federal Health Office called on Coca-Cola Switzerland to withdraw suspicious drinks after it was discovered that potentially contaminated cans and bottles…

Swiss railways present new tilting Intercity train

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Swiss company builds “farmer’s Ferrari”

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Switzerland suspends refugee flights from Macedonia

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Authorities ban recycled cooking oil in animal feed

This content was published on Jun 15, 1999 As a precaution in the wake of the Belgian dioxin food scare, Swiss authorities Tuesday said that cooking oil collected in public recycling containers should no longer be used in animal feeds. Given that public cooking oil containers are usually next to those for used motor oil, there was a potential risk of a mixup…

Switzerland’s modernised Crossair fleet to take off next year

This content was published on Jun 15, 1999 One day after Crossair announced a multi-billion dollar deal with Brazilian jet manufacturer EMBRAER, Switzerland’s second largest carrier confirmed that the first new passenger jet would take off early next year, as part of the company’s biggest strategic reorientation in years. “The ERJ-145 (shown above) is expected to take off in February 2000 and will…

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