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Roche HIV drug move greeted with scepticism

This content was published on Jan 12, 2006 But the Swiss non-governmental organisation, the Bern Declaration, has criticised the move, calling it a public relations exercise. In a statement, Roche said it would offer manufacturers in sub-Saharan Africa and the world’s Least Developed Countries the technical expertise to make generic versions of the drug, as part of its new Technology Transfer Initiative. These…

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Down the Lauberhorn to the Turin Olympics

This content was published on Jan 12, 2006 Barely one month away from the Winter Olympics several Swiss skiers have another opportunity to qualify for Turin. “The Lauberhorn downhill is a work of God,” local legend and six-time Lauberhorn champion, Karl Molitor joked to swissinfo last year. The Lauberhorn race, set against the backdrop of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau mountains in the…

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Mel et lac. Twelfth-Century Songs for the Virgin. Ensemble Peregrina.

This content was published on Jan 12, 2006

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Breastfeeding wins mothers’ approval

This content was published on Jan 12, 2006 The office said that this was mainly due to a campaign to promote mothers’ milk. But it warned there was still work to be done to comply with international breastfeeding guidelines. The study, carried out by Basel University’s Institute for Social and Preventative Medicine, was conducted in 2003 among almost 3,000 mothers living in Switzerland.…

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Berna shareholders say “yes” to Crucell deal

This content was published on Jan 11, 2006 The deal, valued at SFr591 million ($461.3 million), was given the blessing by Crucell shareholders on Tuesday, hours after Novartis declined to make a counter-offer to Crucell’s bid. Despite harsh criticism voiced at the meeting, Berna shareholders voted 88 per cent in favour of the takeover. By the same margin, they also elected three Crucell…

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Cabinet condemns CIA leak

This content was published on Jan 11, 2006 It said the publication of the classified document in the mass-circulation Sunday newspaper, SonntagsBlick, had damaged the credibility of the country. A government spokesman said the fax in question intercepted by the Swiss intelligence services included information that was already known publicly but which had yet to be verified. He refused to give any more…

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“Human rights lie at the heart of the UN”

This content was published on Jan 11, 2006 But Adrien-Claude Zoller does not rule out that the council, which is intended to replace the discredited Human Rights Commission, will eventually migrate from Geneva to New York. The UN resumed negotiations on the proposed Human Rights Council in New York on Wednesday. Among issues that need to be resolved are the size of the…

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Kamilya Jubran – Werner Hasler: Wameedd

This content was published on Jan 11, 2006

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Swiss buttress defences as bird flu draws closer

This content was published on Jan 10, 2006 The Federal Veterinary Office on Tuesday extended an import ban on poultry products to six of Turkey’s neighbours and said checks on flights into Switzerland from Turkey were being strictly enforced. Western European governments have become increasingly edgy since cases of bird flu in humans started moving westwards across Turkey. But the World Health Organization…

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