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WHO agrees to address research on neglected diseases

Sat, 26 May 2012 07:00:52 +0200

Campaigners on Saturday welcomed a World Health Organization pledge to tackle research and funding gaps concerning some of the developing world's biggest killer...

Bringing old shipwrecks back to the surface

Sat, 26 May 2012 07:00:34 +0200

Researcher Gilbert Paillex developed a passion for finding shipwrecks long before the famous Titanic was discovered. Instead of the Atlantic, he explores Lake Geneva using an underwater...

We are people who matter

Sat, 26 May 2012 14:00:21 +0200

Around the turn of the 19th and 20th century, group photos were a popular way for people to make a record of themselves and their world. They reflected the self-confidence of the rising...

Book fair and sale in Nyon

Sat, 26 May 2012 03:00:36 +0200

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Pilatus seals plane deals with India and Saudis

Sat, 26 May 2012 00:00:21 +0200

The Pilatus aircraft manufacturer has confirmed a deal to export 75 PC-7 military training aircraft to India worth 523 million SFr500 million - a major contract for the turboprop...

ILO to elect new chief next week

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:00:43 +0200

The International Labour Organization (ILO) will elect a new head on Monday, with Briton Guy Ryder and Frenchman Gilles de Robien among the favourites to clinch the...

Gene identified for male contraception

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:00:39 +0200

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Scientists at the University of Edinburgh have identified a gene responsible for the production of healthy sperm which may cause temporary...

US Senate cuts Pakistan aid following Bin Laden doctor sentencing

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:00:39 +0200

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A United States Senate panel voted Thursday 24 May to suspend 33 million of aid to Pakistan following the sentencing for treason of a surgeon...

Annan to return to Damascus as peace plan flounders

Fri, 25 May 2012 12:00:36 +0200

UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan is to return to Syria "soon" for talks on boosting his floundering peace plan for the conflict-stricken country, his spokesman said...

WHO considers health research aid for developing countries

Fri, 25 May 2012 12:00:36 +0200

Health talks in Geneva on Friday could pave the way for a binding international convention to help fight the developing world's major killer diseases, currently overlooked by the...