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Eight bodies recovered after Swiss-bound train crashes in Germany

This content was published on Feb 6, 2000 At least eight people have been killed and nearly 150 injured after a train on its way from the Netherlands to Switzerland crashed near the German town of Brühl outside Cologne. Nine of the injured were Swiss. The accident occurred in the early hours on Sunday, when the overnight express from Amsterdam to Basel was…

Swiss watch industry ticking over nicely

This content was published on Feb 4, 2000 The value of Swiss watch and watch movement exports passed the SFr9 billion mark for the first time last year – an increase of nearly seven per cent over 1998. However, the actual number of watches sold fell by almost three per cent. The biggest increase in turnover was registered in the last quarter of…

Swiss lead Europe in recycling

This content was published on Feb 4, 2000 It’s well-known that the Swiss are keen on recycling: a recent report showed they recycle more than any other European country. But nowadays there is more to recycling than simply returning your bottles, or collecting newspapers. Switzerland can justly be proud of its record on recycling: 50 per cent of household waste is re-processed and…

The week in Switzerland

This content was published on Feb 4, 2000 After the glitter of the World Economic Forum summit in Davos faded at the start of the week, public attention turned to more domestic issues: pensions, strikes and a string of good business results. Like other countries with an ageing population, Switzerland has been working out how to deal with the cost of ensuring a…

Ebner jostles for more power over Credit Suisse and Roche

This content was published on Feb 4, 2000 The Swiss financier, Martin Ebner, is demanding seats on the boards of the banking concern, Credit Suisse, and the pharmaceuticals giant, Roche. In the case of Roche, Ebner says he also wants the company to create a unified share structure, which would give him more say in the running of the company. At the moment,…

Postal service thriving in the face of new technology

This content was published on Feb 4, 2000 Doom merchants have been predicting the death of traditional postal services since the advent of the fax machine. But figures from the Swiss post office show that letters continue to thrive as a means of communication, despite growing competition from e-mail and mobile phones. The Swiss post office is still toting up the volume of…

Swiss Railways agrees temporary truce in merger battle

This content was published on Feb 4, 2000 The Swiss Federal Railways has agreed to set up a joint project organisation to look at possible co-operation with one of Switzerland’s main private rail companies, the BLS Lötschberg Railway. The move comes after the federal operator spent months trying to get BLS to agree to a merger. A joint statement by the two companies…

Pharmaceutical sector sees exports soar

This content was published on Feb 4, 2000 Swiss chemical and pharmaceutical exports soared by nearly nine per cent last year, reaching SFr34 billion. The rise was due to strong sales in the second half of the year. Chemicals and pharmaceuticals rose by 8.6 per cent compared to 1998, but virtually all growth took place in the second half of the year. Before…

Union leaders say Vaud strike was a success

This content was published on Feb 4, 2000 Union leaders in canton Vaud say a strike by public sector workers has been a success. Thousands of public employees took to the streets on Thursday to protest measures they say will lead to the dismantling and erosion of local services. Hospitals, schools and other services were badly disrupted by the day of strike action,…

Geneva researchers make breakthrough in treatment of diabetes

This content was published on Feb 3, 2000 Researchers at the University of Geneva have made a breakthrough which could have a big impact on the treatment of diabetes. An international research team, which includes Professor Lelio Orci (pictured) and other members of the university’s Morphology Department, has developed a way of regulating the release of hormones into the bloodstream. Their findings have…

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