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09/02/2010 Switzerland launches biometric passport

From March 1 biometric passports will be issued in Switzerland - containing a holders photograph and fingerprints - bringing the country into line...

09/02/2010 Swiss so-so on train service satisfaction

Swiss Federal Railways passengers are generally satisfied with the companys services, although many feel the trains are too crowded and dirty.

09/02/2010 Afghanistan massive avalanche kills 15-30, scores injured

A massive avalanche in Salang, a nearly 4,000 metre pass connecting Kabul and the north of Afghanistan, has killed at least 15 and possibly up to...

09/02/2010 Sugar supply may not meet demand for third year

Lausanne, Switzerland GenevaLunch – Sugar stocks may increase in the 2010-11 season if the sugar harvest in Brazil is not spoiled by rains in...

09/02/2010 Ukraine vote to be contested, Russia congratulates winner

Ukraine’s Yulia Tymoshenko has said she will ask the country’s election commission to recount the votes in several polling districts...

09/02/2010 Iran declares it will further enrich uranium, West vows sanctions

Iran’s government says it will begin immediate enrichment of uranium to 20 percent grade in order to supply a reactor for medical research,...

09/02/2010 Illegal medicine imports on the rise

Swiss customs seized 68 per cent more illegal medicines at border checks in 2009, prompting warnings that the public should not buy remedies over...

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