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Swiss nuclear plant probes leaky British fuel elements

This content was published on Aug 4, 2000 Beznau, which is about 30 years old, is one of five Swiss nuclear power plants and is run alongside Beznau II by the Swiss utility, NOK. NOK said on Thursday it had launched an investigation, which could take six months to a year to establish whether the producer, British Nuclear Fuels (BNFL), or the workers…

Campaign launched against move to cut number of foreigners

This content was published on Aug 3, 2000 Launching its campaign in Berne on Thursday, the “Committee against the 18 per cent initiative” said proposals to restrict the number of foreigners in Switzerland would have dire consequences. The committee, made up of 186 parliamentarians from seven parties, including the four in government, is resolutely opposed to an initiative, which proposes restricting the number…

Internet provider questioned about data leak

This content was published on Aug 3, 2000 Guntern also wants Sunrise to outline what measures it plans to take to prevent such a leak happening again. However, the data protection ombudsman said he did not plan to open an inquiry into a possible breach of data protection laws. Sunrise was alerted about the leak on Tuesday by the weekly newspaper “Weltwoche”. In…

Italian authorities fine insurance companies

This content was published on Aug 3, 2000 The three – Winterthur, Zurich and Helvetia Patria – are among 38 companies which are facing fines of SFr559 million by the Italian competition regulators. The three are going to appeal against the fines. Winterthur has been fined SFr33 million and is not making any comment about the case until the appeal is heard. Helvetia…

Inflation rises to a four-year high

This content was published on Aug 3, 2000 The federal statistics office in Neuchatel reported that the annual inflation figure a year ago was only 0.7 per cent. It added that the consumer price index, calculated according to a new system since May, rose by 0.2 per cent in July compared to the previous month to reach 100.6 (May 2000 = 100). The…

Geberit sees income treble

This content was published on Aug 3, 2000 A communiqué said the company increased sales by 6.7 per cent in the first half to reach SFr647.4 million, with operating profit increasing by 16.4 per cent to SFr117.3 million. It added that profit had tripled in the absence of non-recurring financing costs incurred during the same period last year. Geberit said the board of…

Inflation driven higher by rising fuel and accommodation costs

This content was published on Aug 3, 2000 The Federal Statistics Office in Neuchâtel reported that the annual inflation figure a year ago was only 0.7 per cent. It added that the consumer price index, calculated according to a new system since May, rose by 0.2 per cent in July compared to the previous month to reach 100.6 (May 2000 = 100). The…

UBS plans share increase to fund US acquisition

This content was published on Aug 3, 2000 A UBS communiqué said an extraordinary general meeting would be held on September 7, when shareholders would be requested to approve the creation of 38 million new UBS shares in the form of authorised capital and 17 million in the form of conditional capital. The board of directors will propose that UBS shareholders be paid…

Novartis bans GMOs in own food, but seed production continues

This content was published on Aug 3, 2000 A Novartis spokesman said that since the end of June, all of its food brands sold in Europe’s Benelux region had been certified GMO free. In September last year the company’s babyfood brand, Gerber, also stopped using GMOs. The international environmental pressure group, Greenpeace, welcomed Novartis’ decision to end the use of GMOs. A spokesman…

Tobacco companies reject WHO accusations

This content was published on Aug 2, 2000 The vice-president of Philip Morris’s European Union operations, David Davies, told swissinfo that the WHO’s accusations did not stand up to scrutiny. “We do not believe that any of the documents included in the report substantiate a conclusion that we obstructed the WHO’s health message about tobacco or its tobacco control initiatives.” Davies admitted that…

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