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Zoos fear dolphin ban could extend to other species
Tuesday, 8 May, 2012Will zoos and animal parks in Switzerland still feature dolphins in the future? The one park which does have dolphins—Conny-Land in the canton of Thurgau—has opened for the season amid unsettling headlines. Eight dolphins have died there in three years, and some MPs say enough is enough: they want to ban the import and even the keeping of sea mammals in captivity. A decision won’t be made in Parliament until this summer, but a commission of MPs is discussing the matter this week. For Swiss zoos this is quite a threat. They’re afraid a ban on dolphins may be extended to other species within their enclosures. WRS’s Pete Forster talks to Peter Dollinger, the director of Zooschweiz, an organization that represents six different parks in Switzerland:
Tuesday, 8 May, 2012Will zoos and animal parks in Switzerland still feature dolphins in the future? The one park which does have dolphins—Conny-Land in the canton of Thurgau—has opened for the season amid unsettling headlines. Eight dolphins have died there in three years, and some MPs say enough is enough: they want to ban the import and even the keeping of sea mammals in captivity. A decision won’t be made in Parliament until this summer, but a commission of MPs is discussing the matter this week. For Swiss zoos this is quite a threat. They’re afraid a ban on dolphins may be extended to other species within their enclosures. WRS’s Pete Forster talks to Peter Dollinger, the director of Zooschweiz, an organization that represents six different parks in Switzerland:
IMF head: 'Stick to the fiscal measures, not the targets'
Tuesday, 8 May, 2012The head of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde says indebted European countries should push through fiscal cuts gradually. Speaking at the University of Zurich, Lagarde said countries did not need to decide between austerity or growth but should design a strategy that was good for today and good for tomorrow. WRS’s Vincent Landon reports:
Tuesday, 8 May, 2012The head of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde says indebted European countries should push through fiscal cuts gradually. Speaking at the University of Zurich, Lagarde said countries did not need to decide between austerity or growth but should design a strategy that was good for today and good for tomorrow. WRS’s Vincent Landon reports:
Report finds polarization at heart of Swiss People's Party decline
Tuesday, 8 May, 2012Yesterday, Swiss People’s Party vice president Oskar Freysinger told WRS that the party’s drop in support in the 2011 elections was due to bad communication—and that a polarization of the political landscape would help the Swiss People’s Party in the end. Today—a different take. The Swiss electoral study or “SELECTS” just came out. It finds political polarization was in fact at the heart of the party’s decline last year. They lost about two percent of the vote—the first drop in support in two decades. WRS’s Jordan Davis asked political scientist Georg Lutz just how they measured whether a party polarized the landscape:
Tuesday, 8 May, 2012Yesterday, Swiss People’s Party vice president Oskar Freysinger told WRS that the party’s drop in support in the 2011 elections was due to bad communication—and that a polarization of the political landscape would help the Swiss People’s Party in the end. Today—a different take. The Swiss electoral study or “SELECTS” just came out. It finds political polarization was in fact at the heart of the party’s decline last year. They lost about two percent of the vote—the first drop in support in two decades. WRS’s Jordan Davis asked political scientist Georg Lutz just how they measured whether a party polarized the landscape:
Mining industry fights nationalisation
Tuesday, 8 May, 2012The mining industry is planning to fight what it calls resource nationalism. That’s according to Ivan Glasenberg, CEO of Glencore, speaking last week. Glencore is the world’s largest commodities trader based in canton Zug. He was referring to a pattern of countries seeking ever higher shares of mining profits. He also said that miner Xstrata, which Glencore partly owns, was holding back on a big copper investment in Argentina. Possibly he had in mind the spectre of nationalization after Bolivia took control of a power company and Argentina an oil company, both Spanish-owned. WRS’s Pete Forster talks to Professor Marc Hufty, who specializes in resource politics at the Graduate Institute:
Tuesday, 8 May, 2012The mining industry is planning to fight what it calls resource nationalism. That’s according to Ivan Glasenberg, CEO of Glencore, speaking last week. Glencore is the world’s largest commodities trader based in canton Zug. He was referring to a pattern of countries seeking ever higher shares of mining profits. He also said that miner Xstrata, which Glencore partly owns, was holding back on a big copper investment in Argentina. Possibly he had in mind the spectre of nationalization after Bolivia took control of a power company and Argentina an oil company, both Spanish-owned. WRS’s Pete Forster talks to Professor Marc Hufty, who specializes in resource politics at the Graduate Institute:
'Swissifying' the NYC subway
Tuesday, 8 May, 2012The New York subway may be known for its grit but over the next two weeks commuters may be able to spot edelweiss or pristine alpine peaks. Switzerland Tourism’s decked out cars on the city’s S-train—that’s the train connecting Times Square and Grand Central station in Manhattan. What do New Yorkers think? Reporter Britta Conroy-Randall has this report:
Tuesday, 8 May, 2012The New York subway may be known for its grit but over the next two weeks commuters may be able to spot edelweiss or pristine alpine peaks. Switzerland Tourism’s decked out cars on the city’s S-train—that’s the train connecting Times Square and Grand Central station in Manhattan. What do New Yorkers think? Reporter Britta Conroy-Randall has this report:
Ransomware attacks on personal computers up from previous years
Monday, 7 May, 2012Cybercrime, and in particular ransomware, in Switzerland was up last year compared to previous years according to the government’s Reporting and Analysis Center for Information Assurance, known as MELANI. WRS’s Alex Helmick learns how to spot an attack from Max Klaus, Deputy Director of MELANI:
Monday, 7 May, 2012Cybercrime, and in particular ransomware, in Switzerland was up last year compared to previous years according to the government’s Reporting and Analysis Center for Information Assurance, known as MELANI. WRS’s Alex Helmick learns how to spot an attack from Max Klaus, Deputy Director of MELANI:
Swiss foreign minister proposes mediation of EU, Ukraine dispute
Monday, 7 May, 2012Foreign Affairs minister Didier Burkhalter says Switzerland should mediate the on-going dispute between the European Union and Ukraine. The clash surrounds the alleged mistreatment of ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko, who is currently in prison on corruption charges. Later this week, EU heads were supposed to meet for a summit in Ukraine along the Black Sea, but several have cancelled and some are even boycotting the European Football championships in June co-hosted by Ukraine. WRS’s Alex Helmick speaks to Andre Liebich, Professor of International History and Politics at the Graduate Institute in Geneva:
Monday, 7 May, 2012Foreign Affairs minister Didier Burkhalter says Switzerland should mediate the on-going dispute between the European Union and Ukraine. The clash surrounds the alleged mistreatment of ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko, who is currently in prison on corruption charges. Later this week, EU heads were supposed to meet for a summit in Ukraine along the Black Sea, but several have cancelled and some are even boycotting the European Football championships in June co-hosted by Ukraine. WRS’s Alex Helmick speaks to Andre Liebich, Professor of International History and Politics at the Graduate Institute in Geneva:
