World Cheese Awards 2010: Von Mühlenen wins award
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Abionic wins the 'Prix Debiopharm Valais pour les Sciences de la Vie' for its innovative biomedical device for diagnostic testing
Lausanne (ots) - Debiopharm Group (Debiopharm), an independent specialist in global bio-pharmaceutical development in the field of oncology and regarding certain serious diseases, has announced the winner of the Prix Debiopharm Valais pourles Sciences de la Vie (Debiopharm Valais Life Sciences Prize). ...
plusGAIN - Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
AFRICA'S FOOD SECURITY PLANS / EU-Africa Summit: Nutrition must be put at Heart of Africa's Food Security Plans
Geneva (ots) - Three days before the EU-Africa Summit, Jay Naidoo, Chairman of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and former Chairperson of the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), will hold a virtual press conference on how to achieve food security targets of the Millennium Development ...
plusBKW FMB Energie AG and Axpo / Safety authorities attest to suitability of sites
Bern (ots) - An important milestone has been reached in the framework permit application process for replacement nuclear power plants in Beznau and Mühleberg. The Beznau and Mühleberg sites have been declared suitable for these replacement facilities. The Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) has confirmed their suitability in its definitive ...
plusPevion´s breakthrough candida vaccine demonstrates safety and immunogenicity in Phase I clinical study
Ittigen, Berne (ots) - Pevion Biotech AG today announced positive preliminary results from a Phase I study of PEV7, the first vaccine against recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC). Also known as chronic recurrent thrush, RVVC is a highly debilitating condition, which affects an estimated 3-6% of women ...
plusWorld Radio Switzerland secures future and announces major changes to programme line-up
Geneva (ots) - Three years after its launch, World Radio Switzerland is expanding its programme line-up and coverage of Switzerland. WRS, the English-speaking radio station of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SSR SRG), is extremely pleased to announce that it has increased its programming offer through new partnerships with internationally renowned ...
plusFormer Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, Professor Anna Tibaijuka, to Chair the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council
Geneva (ots) - The Steering Committee of the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) today elected Professor Anna Tibaijuka, Former Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, as its new Chair. WSSCC ( www.wsscc.org ) is an alliance of members from a range of sectors who are committed to improving the ...
plusThe Gotthard Base Tunnel: the world's longest railway tunnel witnesses its final breakthrough in Switzerland on 15 October
Bern (ots) - The new Gotthard Base Tunnel - at 57 kilometres the longest railway tunnel in the world - will achieve breakthrough on October 15, 2010. swissinfo.ch is devoting a multimedia special dossier to this important stage in the new transalpine transit route, explaining the most important aspects of the ...
plusEuropean Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)
35th ESMO Congress: Milan, Italy (FieraMilanoCity), 8-12 October 2010 - Press Programm CURTAIN RAISER
Lugano (ots) - Press releases will be issued during the Congress, on a daily basis. Please contact the ESMO Press Office at media@esmo.org if you would like to receive the full text of the press releases/abstracts in advance, available as of Wednesday, 6 October 2010 R. Bastian, DE Surgical ...
plusSolianis Monitoring finalizes clinical trial for non-invasive conti¬nuous glucose monitoring in patients with diabetes
Zurich (ots) - Solianis Monitoring Ltd reaches another milestone testing their Multisensor Glucose Monitoring System for non-invasive continuous glucose monitoring in daily life The latest generation of Solianis' Multisensor Glucose Monitoring System with the final sensor configuration was tested in ...
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Renowned Haitian Journalist Joseph Guyler Delva to Speak at IPI World Congress
Vienna (ots) - Delva To Talk about Plight of Haiti's Journalists, at Closing Ceremony in Bratislava The International Press Institute (IPI) today announced the inclusion of Joseph Guyler C. Delva, one of Haiti's most respected and renowned journalists, in its line-up of World Congress speakers. In a presentation titled, "After the Quake: Press Freedom and ...
plusVon Mühlenen's Nantwich Success Continues With "Le Gruyère Premier Cru" awarded "Best Swiss Cheese"
Düdingen (ots) - Von Mühlenen proves its consistency by winning Gold and then going on to be awarded "Best Swiss Cheese" for "Le Gruyère Premier Cru" at the International Cheese Awards Nantwich, Cheshire on July 27/28th 2010; this follows on from last year's success as Supreme Champion "Best Continental ...
plusGreenpeace: Jail Term for Anti-whaling Activists?
Zurich/Jungfraujoch (ots) - In a public protest on Mt. Jungfraujoch, timed to coincide with Japan's Oceans Day, Greenpeace activists demanded a fair sentence trial and an acquittal today for Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki, two non-violent whale protectors threatened with one year and six months' jail after exposing embezzlement inside Japan's whaling industry. Under the eyes of Japanese tourists on the "Top of ...
plusAuma Obama is set to become a new member of the Jacobs Foundation's Board of Trustees
Zürich (ots) - The Jacobs Foundation's Board of Trustees has appointed Dr. Auma Obama as a new member. Auma Obama works as a Global Technical Advisor for the aid organisation "CARE International" and - like the Jacobs Foundation - actively promotes educational and development opportunities for young people. The Jacobs Foundation, with its registered office in ...
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John Harlin III - Hiking, biking, climbing and kayaking around Switzerland's borders in three months
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Un documentplusGold Fever in the Emmental Valley / "Emmentaler Tradition" celebrates the best Emmental cheesemaker
Düdingen (ots) - This year, the best Emmental cheesemaker was elected for the very first time. The title of Best Cheesemaker 2009 went to "Emmentaler Tradition", produced by cheesemaker Urs Fankhauser from the Ilfis dairy near Langnau. On the 12th of June 2010, a big celebration was held to honour this ...
plusswissinfo.ch: World Heritage Sites in Switzerland
Bern (ots) - swissinfo.ch is presenting special multimedia reports on the country's growing and diverse list of Unesco World Heritage Sites. The special dossier, available online in Switzerland's national languages, is now also in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese and Japanese. The reports invite visitors on a virtual journey through the centuries to discover Switzerland's cultural and natural treasures that ...
plusUNI Global Union: Bank workers demand their rights at demonstration in Frankfurt / "Fair Banking Advice? Fair Working Conditions? Now!"
Nyon (ots) - European bank workers will demonstrate in front of the headquarters of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt this morning to call for a radical change in the sales practices of financial service providers. UNI Finance Global Union, German union ver.di, bank workers and representatives of ...
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Legendary Anchorman Dan Rather Further Enhances IPI World Congress Speaker Line-Up
Vienna (ots) - 'We're in Grave Danger of Losing the News as We Have Known It' The International Press Institute (IPI) on Tuesday announced that legendary US anchorman and reporter Dan Rather is to host a town hall-style debate at this year's IPI World Congress in Vienna and Bratislava. Rather, whose career has spanned five decades, will speak and ...
plusUNI Global Union: Hundreds gather in Brussels to protest post liberalisation
Nyon (ots) - Postal workers, union members, MEPs and concerned citizens will tell the European Parliament in Brussels today to demand an end to post market liberalisation. The groups say the switch from publicly funded post systems to private ownership routinely leads to unemployment, attacks on working conditions and poorer service for customers. UNI ...
plusHumboldt Forum for Food and Agriculture
Humboldt Forum for Food and Agriculture Declaration on Water and Food Security
Zurich (ots) - Currently, about one billion humans are undernourished. The prospects for achieving world food security in the next decades are bleak. Global food demand is likely to double in the first half of the century. As a consequence, prices of key agricultural commodities may be expected to be 50 to 100 percent higher towards the end of this decade than ...
plusFONDATION FRANZ WEBER: Trial against the slaughter of Whales and Dolphins - The United Animal Nations demand immediate stop of whaling and dolphin killing
Montreux (ots) - - Indication: The Verdict can be downloaded free of charge under: http://www.presseportal.ch/de/pm/100019151/?langid=2 - The United Animal Nations (UAN) is not going to rest with the Geneva International Court of ...
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IPI to Hold 60th Anniversary World Congress in Vienna and Bratislava
Vienna (ots) - The International Press Institute (IPI) will hold its annual World Congress in Vienna, Austria, and Bratislava, Slovakia, from 11- 14 September 2010, the organisation today officially announced. The 2010 World Congress will mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of IPI, and the organisation will celebrate 60 years of defending press freedom in a series of events, culminating in the World ...
plusElephants: Is EU giving green light for new massacres?
Montreux (ots) - Despite overwhelming opposition from the European Parliament against the resumption of elephant ivory trade, the European Commission now looks increasingly likely to support overturning the 1989 global ban at the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), 13th - 25th March in Doha. On 10th February, the ...
plusMedia Invitation: The slaughter of whales and dolphins practiced by Japan, Norway, Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands before the International Court of Justice for Animal Rights
Geneva (ots) - - Indication: PDF-File incl. invitation can be downloaded free of charge under: http://www.presseportal.ch/de/pm/100019151/?langid=2 - Monday, 22 February 2010, 9 am - 4 pm Centre International de ...
Un documentplusGAIN - Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
GAIN's Effectiveness in Reducing Malnutrition Confirmed in its New Annual Report
Geneva (ots) - GAIN - the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition released today its 2008-2009 Annual Report. The report confirms the effectiveness of GAIN's work in reducing malnutrition in high-burden countries. GAIN's national food fortification projects are reaching more than 200 million people, including more than 108.3 million women and young children. "Our ...
plusInnovation boost to tackle Climate Change
Budapest, Hungary (ots) - While Heads of State are negotiating to reach a substantial climate agreement in Copenhagen, the EU is stepping forward to take the lead in developing innovations to tackle climate change. The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has launched a groundbreaking new research, innovation and education initiative that aims to answer the various challenges of climate change. A ...
plusSeychelles rejects financial piracy allegations
Mahé, Seychelles (ots) - The Seychelles Government rejects the allegations posted by PR NEWSWIRE on behalf of Mr. George Xiao and his company LXE Solar Incorporated under the headline "Lawsuit Charges Seychelles Government With Financial Piracy." The funds were not "seized" by the Government but frozen, and the article's accusations are unfounded, defamatory and incorrect, and no part should be considered as ...
plusGreenpeace: Kenya's Obama Schools e-mail President Obama on Climate Change
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