Contributor ReportsLow vaccination rate "could spark big flu wave"
Source: SwissInfo
Geneva :: Switzerland | updated Fri Nov 20 12:48:59 -0800 2009 | health-news
As the number of people with swine flu rises fast, the authorities have been defending their immunisation plan which began this week for at-risk groups. Up to 27 per cent of the general public are expected to get vaccinated. The...
'Big Bang Machine' restarts after 14 months of repairs
Source: NewKerala
Geneva :: Switzerland | updated Sat Nov 21 02:28:22 -0800 2009 | technology-news
The machine, which was designed to smash together beams of protons in a bid recreate conditions after the Big Bang, was launched with great fanfare last year. But, just nine days after the launch, it suffered a spectacular failure from...
Warren Buffett Is a Growth Investor
Source: The Motley Fool
Zurich :: Switzerland | updated Fri Nov 20 13:49:45 -0800 2009 | business-news
While these aren't meant to be formal recommendations, they're a great place to kick off some more research. In fact, why don't we start by taking a closer look at Royal Bank of Canada ...Warren Buffett and banking are sort...
Atom smasher back on collision course
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Zurich :: Switzerland | updated Fri Nov 20 05:06:19 -0800 2009 | technology-news
In an attempt to recreate conditions just after the Big Bang, beams of particles will again be sent whizzing round the giant atom smasher, deep under the Swiss and French countryside. But forget the previous scare that the $10 billion...
Polanski's lawyer says jailed director's family bearing brunt of ...
Source: Macleans
Zurich :: Switzerland | updated Fri Nov 20 11:55:57 -0800 2009 | political-news
The wife and two children of Roman Polanski are bearing the brunt of the director's imprisonment in Switzerland as he awaits a decision on his extradition, his lawyer said in an interview to be published Friday. Polanski has proposed "very...
Particles from car brakes can harm your lungs
Source: NewKerala
Bern :: Switzerland | updated Fri Nov 20 22:24:37 -0800 2009 | health-news
Mechanics Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser and Peter Gehr from the University of Bern and Michael Riediker from the Institute for Work and Health, Lausanne, worked with a team of researchers to study such effects. "Brake wear contributes up to 20 percent of...
eBay Is $2 Billion Richer!
Source: The Motley Fool
Zurich :: Switzerland | updated Fri Nov 20 13:04:32 -0800 2009 | business-news
But you can stop scratching now. eBay just completed the spinout of voice and chat service Skype, receiving $2.05 billion in cash and IOU notes from a consortium of private investment firms . Since eBay is keeping a 30% stake...
Large Hadron Collider to be started up after fault forced year-long ...
Source: Times Online
Geneva :: Switzerland | updated Fri Nov 20 03:46:18 -0800 2009 | business-news
Engineers at the Cern particle physics laboratory plan to begin injecting protons into the world’s most powerful atom-smasher at around 4pm GMT tomorrow afternoon, after the “big bang machine” was formally handed over to its operations team. A first beam...
AP: Muslim countries seek blasphemy ban
Source: USA Today
Geneva :: Switzerland | updated Thu Nov 19 19:10:27 -0800 2009 | political-news
Islamic nations are mounting a campaign for an international treaty to protect religious symbols and beliefs from mockery — essentially, a ban on blasphemy. Documents obtained by The Associated Press show that Algeria and Pakistan have taken the lead in...
Students in Switzerland mounting protests
Source: United Press International
Bern :: Switzerland | updated Thu Nov 19 18:06:17 -0800 2009 | political-news
Hundreds of university students in Switzerland have been protesting as part of Global Week of Action, participating students said. A Bern University sociology student identified only as Luca said this week's rallies are intended to highlight students' concerns such as...
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