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 ...
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 ...
European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)
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 ...
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 ...
International Press Institute (IPI)
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
International Press Institute (IPI)
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 ...
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 ...
Humboldt Forum for Food and Agriculture
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 ...
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 ...
International Press Institute (IPI)
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
GAIN - Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Berne (ots) - The Swiss people decided at the weekend to ban the building of minarets in the country. swissinfo.ch has for months been closely following and reporting on the process leading up to acceptance of the people?s initiative. Switzerland?s direct democracy means that it is citizens who have the last word on important political decisions. At the weekend Swiss voted, with a majority of 58 per cent, to ...
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF)
Rome, Italy (ots) - Speaking in Rome, Italy today on the occasion of World Osteoporosis Day, International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) CEO Patrice McKenney called for individuals and governments around the globe to join the fight against osteoporosis. "Osteoporosis is a common but devastating disease which we cannot afford to ignore. Immediate measures must ...
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF)
Nyon (ots) - The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) will issue a new 16- page report on FRAX® to mark World Osteoporosis Day. The report is available at www.iofbonehealth.org . FRAX®, or 'WHO Fracture Risk Assessment Tool', is a free online tool developed by the World Health Organization at http://www.shef.ac.uk/FRAX/ . The tool helps clinicians identify people who are most in need of treatment ...
Berne (ots) - On November 29 the Swiss will decide on whether to ban the construction of minarets. As the debate heats up, swissinfo.ch explores the issues behind the vote. swissinfo.ch's English dossier explains the controversy and offers a wealth of background information. Switzerland's system of direct democracy enables any citizen or pressure group to demand a change in the constitution if they can ...
Bern (ots) - The preparations for the international trade fair for public transport are in full swing. Visitors to suissetraffic can expect a very varied programme with a representative cross-section of current innovations from all sectors of public transport. Over 160 exhibitors occupying 20,000 m2 of space, ...