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Swine flu advisory lifted

This content was published on May 12, 2009 The director of the Swiss health office said on Tuesday that the new flu virus appears to be mild. He said that although the number of cases might increase, avoiding trips to Mexico would not prevent this happening. However, travellers who develop flu symptoms on returning from the US, Mexico and Canada are advised to…

Release of US-Iranian “totally political”

This content was published on May 12, 2009 The United States thanked Switzerland for its help in the case after Saberi was freed on Monday. Switzerland represents US interests in Iran and the Swiss embassy intervened on behalf of the dual US and Iranian national. Mohammad-Reza Djalili of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies said keeping the young woman behind bars…

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US trade rep and Leuthard pin hopes on Doha

This content was published on May 12, 2009 It was the first meeting between the two officials. Kirk, a Democrat and former mayor of Dallas, Texas, assumed the office on March 18 after accepting an appointment by US President Barack Obama. Leuthard and Kirk found common ground on Tuesday after they agreed that concluding the Doha Round of trade talks quickly could help…

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Zurich airport adapts to Schengen

This content was published on May 12, 2009

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Roche donates 5.65 million packs of Tamiflu

This content was published on May 12, 2009 Roche says the donation will replenish stockpiles of Tamiflu that were depleted when WHO sent supplies to poor countries in response to the H1N1 virus outbreak. Each pack of Tamiflu, also known as oseltamivir, is enough for one course of treatment for the viral infection. The Basel-based company says 650,000 packs containing smaller doses of…

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When the Swiss made America

This content was published on May 11, 2009 In that decade nearly 82,000 Swiss packed their bags, travelled overland to ports such as Hamburg and Le Havre and boarded steamships for America. The number of Swiss emigrating to the US in the 1880s equalled the total amount over the previous 70 years. The Swiss joined a wave that counted nearly five million Europeans,…

Poll pits Swiss against killing predators

This content was published on May 10, 2009 Ninety per cent of respondents backed either keeping or increasing the number of protected areas where hunting is banned, according to results of the survey commissioned by nature organisation Pro Natura. More than two-thirds – 69 per cent – were against culling of fish-eating birds such as the cormorant in protected areas, as called for…

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Suspected flu virus cases drop to four

This content was published on May 9, 2009 Those being checked for the so-called “swine flu” are from the cantons of Basel Country, Vaud and Aargau, the Federal Health Office said on Saturday. There have been 76 suspected cases in Switzerland since the virus spread from its epicentre in Mexico in April, 71 of which tested negative for the disease. One person was…

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OECD seeks to heal tax rift with Switzerland

This content was published on May 8, 2009 swissinfo.ch has obtained an exclusive copy of a letter sent on Thursday by OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría to Swiss President Hans-Rudolf Merz. The text gives a detailed reply to Swiss concerns and in a tone contrasting with the earlier war of words. In his letter, the head of the OECD recalled that he had told…

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Bar poll

This content was published on May 8, 2009

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