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Swiss climber sets Matterhorn record

This content was published on Apr 30, 2015 Arnold’s record-setting climb was completed on April 22 – made public on Thursday – and beat the existing record by fellow Swiss Ueli Steck by ten minutes, according to Arnold’s sponsor Mammut. “I didn’t feel well at all initially,” Arnold said after the climb, in a press release. “I almost felt sick and thought about…

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Rape cases still cast a shadow on India tourism

This content was published on Apr 30, 2015 The first sentence under the “crime” section of the Swiss travel advisory to India warns potential travellers that “several rapes and sexual offences have been reported all over India and that foreigners are increasingly among the victims”. It also recommends that “women should be particularly vigilant” and are “less likely to be bothered if they…

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Drug prices to drop but probably not until 2016

This content was published on Apr 29, 2015 Interior Minister Alain Berset announced that the Federal Health Office would extend the list of countries used as a reference and publish the name of medication suspected of being overpriced. Berset said the package of measures was aimed at stabilising price hikes, increasing transparency and boosting quality while ensuring fair conditions for the pharmaceutical industry.…

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New device to predict epileptic attacks

This content was published on Apr 29, 2015 The prototype was presented at the recent international brain forum in Lausanne, jointly hosted by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL). Scientists, business leaders and policymakers met to discuss innovative technological solutions, medical devices and medications to enhance brain functions and treat the growing number of neurological disorders like epilepsy. Epileptic seizures may be…

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Tricking the brain into re-wiring itself

This content was published on Apr 29, 2015 Swiss neuroscience start-ups and labs are finding novel hi-tech solutions to help patients despite a depressing global lack of treatments for brain disorders.

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Genetic testing on embryos faces ballot box test

This content was published on Apr 29, 2015 But the result of the ballot – a constitutional amendment – is set to be challenged to a second vote at a later stage. A group led by members of a small centrist party pledged to collect signatures to bring down a law already prepared by parliament to implement the constitutional reform. A practice which…

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Swiss to send 40 tonnes of aid and more experts to Nepal

This content was published on Apr 29, 2015 The rapid response “Mother and Child” team deployed by the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit comprises eight medical personnel and two logistics experts. They will focus on assisting women in childbirth and performing surgery on children. The team left Bern airport on the government’s official jet to ensure they are accorded priority clearance in Kathmandu. The…

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Priest backs down over same-sex blessing

This content was published on Apr 28, 2015 In a joint statement the priest, Wendelin Bucheli, and the vicar general of Chur, Martin Grichting, wrote that Bucheli regretted that “many people had been hurt” because of the blessing. He also regretted causing the Bishop of Chur Vitus Huonder “inconvenience” during his work in a community in canton Uri, central Switzerland. Grichting had been…

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‘Migrants are not adventurers or tourists’

This content was published on Apr 28, 2015 Instead of closing the door on refugees, the EU should be offering more protection to them, says an Eritrean priest living in Switzerland.

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Reported money-laundering cases up 24%

This content was published on Apr 28, 2015 The number of cases reported to the Swiss Money Laundering Reporting Office (MROS) last year rose by almost one quarter, largely due to increased awareness by financial intermediaries, it has revealed.

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