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Making biofuels could lower food production

This content was published on Apr 17, 2008 A report by researchers at the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich says that such a situation could happen if the price of diesel were more than SFr2.30 ($2.30) per litre and petrol more than SFr2.70. In their study, published on Thursday by the Federal Agriculture Office, they explain that in such a situation the…

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Organ-harvesting claims spark controversy

This content was published on Apr 17, 2008 In her new book, Del Ponte claims – based on what she describes as credible and eyewitness reports – that Kosovar Albanian guerrillas transported 300 Serbian prisoners to Albania where they were killed and their organs removed and trafficked. Serbia and Russia are demanding a war crimes investigation into the accusations. The Kosovar government, now…

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Expert urges caution over anti-Chinese protests

This content was published on Apr 16, 2008 Nicolas Zufferey, head of Chinese studies at Geneva University, told swissinfo that the Chinese government is not as strong as it appears and western protests could well jeopardise earlier signs of openness. On Wednesday the Olympic torch will be paraded in Pakistan after brief and uninterrupted stopovers in Latin America, Africa and the Middle East…

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Survey favours links to new EU states

This content was published on Apr 16, 2008 A survey by the Swiss Business Federation, economiesuisse, showed overwhelming support for extending the EU bilateral agreements. But opponents are expected to challenge such a move by referendum. Some 97 per cent of business enterprises and associations surveyed by economiesuisse said they supported free movement of workers with Romania and Bulgaria. And 83 per cent…

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Calls for turning around agricultural policy

This content was published on Apr 15, 2008 An international study, published on Tuesday, shows that efforts to increase food production come at the expense on the world’s poor and damage the environment. “We can’t go on as we are,” said Hans Rudolf Herren, head of the Swiss non-governmental organisation BioVision, which promotes sustainable agriculture in developing countries. Along with Kenyan colleague Judi…

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Problem bear killed by authorities

This content was published on Apr 15, 2008 The bear, known as JJ3, was killed on Monday after attempts to frighten it away failed in recent weeks, the environment ministry announced. The bear did not show any fear and had become a danger to the population, a spokesman added. JJ3 caused problems last year, destroying rubbish bins around the Lenzerheide resort and in…

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Swiss media see no change for Italy

This content was published on Apr 15, 2008 They point out that the billionaire businessman, who easily defeated the centre-left led by Walter Veltroni, has already had two opportunities to reform Italy’s political system – opportunities that he failed to grasp. The Tribune de Genève called Berlusconi’s win a chance to avenge his defeat at the hands of Romano Prodi in 2006. It…

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Israeli pacifist attacks gas deal

This content was published on Apr 14, 2008 Yossi Beilin also attacked Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey, who went to Tehran for the signature of the deal, which is worth at least €10 billion (SFr15.9 billion). In a letter to Calmy-Rey, he wrote that he found it very hard to accept that she met Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, who is a Holocaust denier…

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IMF advisory body says time for reform has come

This content was published on Apr 13, 2008 This would mean a loss of influence for nations like Switzerland, if approved by all of the IMF’s 185 member countries. The decision was taken at the twice-yearly meeting of the International Monetary and Financial Committee in Washington and has the support of the IMF’s new managing director, Dominique Strauss-Khan. An essential part of the…

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Poll finds strong support for justice minister

This content was published on Apr 13, 2008 The survey found that 60 per cent wanted Widmer-Schlumpf to remain a party member and 68 per cent backed her as a cabinet minister. Commissioned by Sunday newspapers in the German, French and Italian language regions, the poll also found that two-thirds of voters thought the move by the People’s Party leadership to expel her…

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