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Second wave of fierce gales batters Switzerland

This content was published on Dec 28, 1999 Another wave of fierce gales hit western Switzerland and the country’s low-lying midland region on Tuesday, tearing off roofs, knocking out electricity and disrupting traffic. The weather system, carrying top wind speeds of 100 kmh (62 mph), swept across the Lake Geneva region and then moved towards the capital Berne. The winds again tore down…

The Swiss watchmaking industry is booming

This content was published on Dec 28, 1999 The Swiss watchmaking industry is set to achieve record exports: Time pieces worth at least SFr8.6 billion ($5.4 billion) will be exported this year. Customs officials attribute the rise to more luxury watches being sold abroad. The head of the Watchmaking Federation, François Habersaat, explains that the United States remains the premier market for exports.…

Le Corbusier: A Swiss who redesigned modern architecture

This content was published on Dec 28, 1999 Switzerland has produced some amazing personalities over the past 100 years, their achievements ranging from business to ballooning, from science to the ski-slopes. One of those eminent persons was Le Corbusier. It was the late actor Orson Welles who, in the film “The Third Man,” said the Swiss had had 500 years of peace and…

Switzerland tackles clean-up after deadly weekend storm

This content was published on Dec 27, 1999 Switzerland was on Monday tackling major clean-up operations after the worst storm in decades killed 12 people and wreaked havoc with road, rail and air traffic. Tens of thousands of people were still without power Monday morning, even though police, firefighters and volunteers worked round the clock to repair damage caused by hurricane-force winds of…

Millennium champagne boom in Switzerland

This content was published on Dec 27, 1999

Ascom Names Unisys Executive As Chairman

This content was published on Dec 27, 1999 Ascom Holding AG, the Swiss telecommunications equipment group, said on Monday it has named Alfred M. Rüssli, formerly at Unisys Corp., to succeed chairman Felix M. Wittlin (picture). Wittlin, 70, will step down at Ascom’s annual general shareholders meeting on May 17, 2000. He has been chairman since 1994, and a member of Ascom’s board…

Albert Einstein: The road to E=mc2 began in Switzerland

This content was published on Dec 27, 1999 Switzerland has produced some amazing personalities over the past 100 years, their achievements ranging from business to ballooning, from science to the ski-slopes. One of those eminent persons was Albert Einstein. It was the late actor Orson Welles who, in the film “The Third Man,” said the Swiss had had 500 years of peace and…

Eleven dead as worst storm in decades hits Switzerland

This content was published on Dec 26, 1999 Eleven people were killed over the weekend as hurricane-force winds of up to 248 kmh (155 mph) in the mountains, and nearly 150 kmh (94 mph) in the flatlands, cut a path of death and destruction across Switzerland. Rescue teams described the weather system “Kurt” – which also caused a number of deaths in France…

Free ride for “red noses”

This content was published on Dec 24, 1999

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Christmas Eve: Nine out of ten households decorate tree

This content was published on Dec 24, 1999 Holly or Ivy may be acceptable, but what the Swiss really want for Christmas is a pine tree illuminated with real candles, rather than electric bulbs. Nine out of ten households in this country of 7 million people have a decorated Christmas tree. Most Swiss celebrate on Christmas Eve. The erstwhile poor country now invests…

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