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Cern unveils Big Bang number-cruncher

This content was published on Oct 3, 2008 Les Robertson, project manager of the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid, told swissinfo why the system that links more than 100,000 processors at 140 institutes in 33 countries could herald the next leap forward in computer technology. Scientists at Cern, where the worldwide web was invented, created the SFr780 million ($690 million) Grid because they realised…

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Geschwister Amport (1996-2008).

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Compromise smoking bill satisfies few

This content was published on Oct 3, 2008 The Swiss Lung League on Friday said it was disappointed with federal politicians, which it said had done little to protect non-smokers from the dangers of second-hand smoke. “They have failed to provide coherent and effective protection against passive smoking at the national level,” said the organisation’s managing director, Corinne Zosso. The association representing Switzerland’s…

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Conny Riebli: Daydreaming

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Slam & Howie: Guilty

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Plant dignity principle wins spoof Nobel prize

This content was published on Oct 3, 2008 Awarded by the Annals of Improbable Research, a scientific humour magazine, Ig Nobel prizes honour real research, but they are meant as a parody of the prestigious Nobel Prizes, which will be announced next week. In May this year, a report by the Swiss government’s Federal Ethics Committee on Non-Human Biotechnology (ECNH) described interfering with…

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Swiss teams booted out of Uefa Cup

This content was published on Oct 3, 2008 Three games, three defeats, one goal – Thursday’s result is a bitter pill for Swiss football, adding to a spate of poor results this season. Zurich lost 1-0 to AC Milan – 4-1 on aggregate – while Young Boys of Bern failed to shine in a 2-0 defeat to Bruges, going down 4-2 on aggregate.…

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Cabinet confident amid global money meltdown

This content was published on Oct 2, 2008 The acting finance minister, Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, said the country’s central bank, the Swiss National Bank (SNB), had stepped up efforts to ensure liquidity and that commercial banks fulfilled their international monetary requirements. She spoke after an extraordinary cabinet meeting on Thursday evening. Widmer-Schlumpf said that the government would take the necessary steps to ensure that…

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Biometric passport opponents force vote

This content was published on Oct 2, 2008 Opponents of a plan to introduce the new passports said they had collected about 55,000 signatures, which were presented to the Federal Chancellery on Thursday. In March, parliament approved the widespread introduction of biometric passports and identity cards. The passports have been in a trial phase since September 2006 and will include a chip that…

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Scream: H.A.L.L.O.

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