Thu, 20 Nov 2008
- Europe faces "disappointment" over Obama
Europe's euphoria at the election of Barack Obama as the next president of the United States may be dampened when he assumes power, a political expert warns.
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008
- Laser on Jungfraujoch gives CO2 clues
From the icy heights of the Bernese Alps, climatologists are using light in breakthrough ways to gather real-time data on how humans are affecting the environment.
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008
- Children's rights "have to be demanded"
Children living in the streets of poor countries are usually the products of complex social, political and economic problems, a child rights expert tells swissinfo.
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008
- Languages generate one tenth of Swiss GDP
Switzerland's multilingual heritage gives it a competitive advantage worth SFr46 billion ($38.15 billion), says a study presented in Bern this week.
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008
- Swiss voters ponder choices
Drug laws, pensions and planning permission are on the agenda for Swiss voters in the next exercise of direct democracy on November 30.
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008
- Zurich retail rent ranks with world's highest
Zurich's Bahnhofstrasse is still one of the most expensive in the world for renting store space, says a study released on Wednesday.
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Wed, 19 Nov 2008
- Switzerland and Turkey strive to improve ties
Swiss cabinet ministers have lined up to visit Turkey this year, signalling rapprochement after the issue of the Armenian massacre in particular had strained ties.
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008
- "Street racers must pay for what they do"
After an accident involving street racers in which an innocent woman died, the head of a road safety group tells swissinfo that a stronger line is needed.
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008
- Right to eat comes before fuel, minister says
An international conference is taking place in São Paulo, Brazil, to discuss biofuels and how promoting them could help solve global security and environmental issues.
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008
- Foreign invaders threaten native Swiss species
From mountain meadows to riverbanks, scientists say a silent war between foreign species and native Swiss plants and animals is unfolding all around us.
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008
- Elevating the minds of future architects
Many modern buildings are still not accessible to people with disabilities – a state of affairs that Swiss lift company Schindler is trying to change.
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Wed, 19 Nov 2008
- Taking home the dead
Ali Furat has anything but a nine-to-five job: his work involves repatriating the bodies of deceased Muslims to their homelands.
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