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Scientists introduce ‘nano-velcro’ to detect mercury in water and fish
Scientists in Switzerland and the United States on Sunday said they had created a “nano-velcro” textile that offers a swift, sensitive and low-cost way of detecting mercury, a toxic and accumulative pollutant, in water and fish. The fibres are made out of gold nanoparticles that are coated with compounds called…
Switzerland objects to ‘Romney Girl’ video
GENEVA, Switzerland — Switzerland hit back Tuesday at a US presidential election campaign video that portrays the country as a tax haven. In the video, a character named Miss Swiss Bank Account describes the Republican candidate Mitt Romney as a “boss millionaire with accounts everywhere”, the ATS news agency reported.…
Swiss president denies charges that banks help Germans evade taxes
Accusations that Swiss banks are helping German citizens dodge taxes grew Saturday, as Switzerland’s President Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf dismissed the charges. German daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) reported that tax authorities were investigating Swiss bank Julius Baer as well as the banking giant UBS, suspected of transferring German clients’ funds to…
Cocaine use in Swiss cities among highest in Europe: report
GENEVA, Switzerland — Cocaine use in several Swiss cities is among the highest in Europe, researchers said on Monday. “The amounts of cocaine … were in the same range as those European cities with the highest consumption,” said Christoph Ort, from the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology…
Mafia cashes in as hard-up Italians flog their gold
Italy’s traditional goldsmiths are up in arms over a boom in the poorly regulated cash-for-gold sector that is making billions for the mafia as hard-up Italians rush to sell off their bling. Cash-for-gold shops have filled Italy’s streets in recent months, with blanket television adverts urging Italians to sell off…
Swiss sheep to be outfitted to cry ‘wolf’ by text message
GENEVA, Switzerland — Using sheep to alert shepherds of an imminent wolf attack by text message might sound fanciful, but testing is already under way in Switzerland where the predator appears to be back. “It’s the first time that such a system has been tried outdoors,” said biologist Jean-Marc Landry,…
Controversial Down’s syndrome testing gets Swiss go-ahead
GENEVA, Switzerland — Switzerland has given the green light for a new prenatal test for Down’s syndrome amid controversy over whether this will lead to more abortions, a Swiss newspaper reported Sunday. Testing will be available in the country from mid-August following a decision by Swissmedic, the national agency for…
Solar-powered plane soars over the Moroccan desert
An experimental solar-powered plane, flying without using any fuel, arrived late on Friday in Rabat on a return journey to Switzerland after its successful flight over the Moroccan desert. The Swiss-made Solar Impulse took off from Quarzazate in southern Morocco at 0733 GMT, and touched down in the Moroccan capital…
‘Inspector Bear’ finds missing man in Europe
A wild bear on the prowl in the forests of Tyrol is being feted by locals after inadvertently helping unravel the mystery of a missing man. According to officers, the brown bear, which for several weeks had been rampaging in the area close to the border between Austria and Switzerland,…
Meat-eating animals lose taste for sweets: study
European and US scientists said Monday that many meat-eating animals appear to lose their ability to taste sweet flavors over time, a finding that suggests diet plays a key role in evolution. Most mammals are believed to possess the ability to taste sweet, savory, bitter, salty, and sour flavors, said…
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