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Business Report: Burger King's on the block
Thursday, 2 September, 2010Henk Potts talks about yesterday’s strong markets and how investors are still putting their money into precious metals, especially gold. (Henk makes clear he’s not buying gold at $12,000 an ounce!) And French media giant Vivendi gets good profit news. And finally, a whopper of a story— Burger King’s on the block.
Thursday, 2 September, 2010Henk Potts talks about yesterday’s strong markets and how investors are still putting their money into precious metals, especially gold. (Henk makes clear he’s not buying gold at $12,000 an ounce!) And French media giant Vivendi gets good profit news. And finally, a whopper of a story— Burger King’s on the block.
Pros and cons of homeschooling your kids
Thursday, 2 September, 2010School’s in but not necessarily at school. Some parents are schooling their kids at home. Estimates say there could be as many as hundreds of kids being homeschooled. Is it good for kids, from both academic and socialization perspectives? WRS’s Conor Lennon first speaks to Beatrix Zumsteg, head of socialization and equity studies at the Zurich University of Education, who is not in favor of the idea, as well as homeschooling fan Joan Moy, who is a Geneva representative of the Home Schooling Swiss Association.
Thursday, 2 September, 2010School’s in but not necessarily at school. Some parents are schooling their kids at home. Estimates say there could be as many as hundreds of kids being homeschooled. Is it good for kids, from both academic and socialization perspectives? WRS’s Conor Lennon first speaks to Beatrix Zumsteg, head of socialization and equity studies at the Zurich University of Education, who is not in favor of the idea, as well as homeschooling fan Joan Moy, who is a Geneva representative of the Home Schooling Swiss Association.
Climate change conundrum: Who will pay?
Thursday, 2 September, 2010Ministers are meeting in Geneva this week in the wake of high hopes raised by the Copenhagen climate change talks. Representatives from 40 countries will tackle the thorny issue of how to finance solutions to climate change. Leading the Swiss delegation is Franz Perrez, head of international affairs at the Federal Office of the Environment. He explains the meeting’s relevance to WRS’s Adam Beaumont. WRS’s Conor Lennon also speaks to Liliana Andanova, associate professor at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, for her perspective.
Thursday, 2 September, 2010Ministers are meeting in Geneva this week in the wake of high hopes raised by the Copenhagen climate change talks. Representatives from 40 countries will tackle the thorny issue of how to finance solutions to climate change. Leading the Swiss delegation is Franz Perrez, head of international affairs at the Federal Office of the Environment. He explains the meeting’s relevance to WRS’s Adam Beaumont. WRS’s Conor Lennon also speaks to Liliana Andanova, associate professor at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, for her perspective.
Pollution solution: Ban dirty cars downtown?
Thursday, 2 September, 2010Dirty, polluted air is the bane of many Swiss cities. Some think low emissions zones could be a solution. These involve banning more polluting cars from certain parts of the city. Cantons Geneva and Ticino are keen on the idea, but deciding whether it’s worth the money is proving tricky. Lucas Chambers reports.
Thursday, 2 September, 2010Dirty, polluted air is the bane of many Swiss cities. Some think low emissions zones could be a solution. These involve banning more polluting cars from certain parts of the city. Cantons Geneva and Ticino are keen on the idea, but deciding whether it’s worth the money is proving tricky. Lucas Chambers reports.
Escalator etiquette—do we have the right to stand on the left?
Thursday, 2 September, 2010Long posters showing yellow footprints appeared at the foot of escalators in Zurich’s main train station last week. They showed which side of the escalator to stand on and which side to leave free for people to walk, or run, up or down. If you’ve been on the tube in London you’ll know that keeping to the right to allow streams of people to run past you on the left is commonplace—in fact standing in the way is likely to be met with anger. So should Zurich’s train station be trying to get people here to follow the same rules? WRS’s Jo Fahy took a tight hold of the hand rail and found out if escalator etiquette has gone global.
Thursday, 2 September, 2010Long posters showing yellow footprints appeared at the foot of escalators in Zurich’s main train station last week. They showed which side of the escalator to stand on and which side to leave free for people to walk, or run, up or down. If you’ve been on the tube in London you’ll know that keeping to the right to allow streams of people to run past you on the left is commonplace—in fact standing in the way is likely to be met with anger. So should Zurich’s train station be trying to get people here to follow the same rules? WRS’s Jo Fahy took a tight hold of the hand rail and found out if escalator etiquette has gone global.
Business Report: Hermes profit on the upswing
Wednesday, 1 September, 2010Despite fears of a double-dip recession, a slight recovery got investors buying on the markets. The strong Japanese yen is raising concern. And Eurozone unemployment is at 10 percent but the German jobless rate falls. Henk Potts gives Conor Lennon these stories, plus—what does that ’H’ really stand for—Hermes and a boost in profits—or Henk?
Wednesday, 1 September, 2010Despite fears of a double-dip recession, a slight recovery got investors buying on the markets. The strong Japanese yen is raising concern. And Eurozone unemployment is at 10 percent but the German jobless rate falls. Henk Potts gives Conor Lennon these stories, plus—what does that ’H’ really stand for—Hermes and a boost in profits—or Henk?
Getting aid to Pakistan despite the dangers
Wednesday, 1 September, 2010In Pakistan it remains very difficult to get aid to the people who need it. Around seventeen million people have been affected. Flood levels are receding in the South, but Thatta, a key staging post for relief workers in the Southern province of Sindh, is still in danger of being submerged. There are also ongoing security concerns, with Taliban threatening to attack aid workers. Conor Lennon spoke to Jonathan Mitchell, emergency response director of Geneva-based CARE, and Bettina Iseli, head of Emergency Relief in Pakistan for Catholic charity Caritas Switzerland. He began by asking Mitchell about the current humanitarian situation.
Wednesday, 1 September, 2010In Pakistan it remains very difficult to get aid to the people who need it. Around seventeen million people have been affected. Flood levels are receding in the South, but Thatta, a key staging post for relief workers in the Southern province of Sindh, is still in danger of being submerged. There are also ongoing security concerns, with Taliban threatening to attack aid workers. Conor Lennon spoke to Jonathan Mitchell, emergency response director of Geneva-based CARE, and Bettina Iseli, head of Emergency Relief in Pakistan for Catholic charity Caritas Switzerland. He began by asking Mitchell about the current humanitarian situation.
