romandie/ats, Fre - The German military Tornado that crashed near Lauterbrunnen Thursday, killing the 27-year-old pilot and injuring the 34-year-old officer with him, was flying lower than is normal for Swiss military jets, officials said at a press conference Friday afternoon. The cause of the crash remains unknown and a military as well as a penal invetigation have been opened. The surviving officer was well enough to be questioned. They were flying by sight rather than by instrument. (continue reading)→
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German fighter jet that crashed in canton Bern flying lower than normal
April 13, 2007 - 19:44 Bern, Switzerland :: posted by Ellen Wallace
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German Tornado fighter jet crashes near Lauterbrunnen
April 12, 2007 - 18:48 Bern, Switzerland :: posted by Ellen Wallace
[Update, Friday, 12:56: the plane was headed towards Sion, according to romandie/ats. 24 Heures reports that the two German fliers managed to eject and were found on a glacier below the point of impact, where the survivor gave signs of life.]
RSR, Fre - A German fighter jet returning home after exercises in Corsica crashed in canton Bern near Lauterbrunnen Thursday, shortly after 15:00. One pilot was killed and another injured. The plane had refueled in the region and was apparently doing navigation exercises, where a set of objectives must be met. For reasons that are not clear, it crashed into a rock wall between Aebniflue and the Mittaghorn, close to Stechelberg. (continue reading)→
Swisscom gets green light to buy Fastweb
April 12, 2007 - 12:13 Bern, Switzerland :: posted by Ellen Wallace
romandie/ats, Fre - The Swiss competition commission, Comco, Thursday approved Swisscom's offer to buy Italy's second-largest fixed network company, Fastweb.
Post office breaks Swiss philately taboo with Federer stamp
April 11, 2007 - 06:26 Bern, Switzerland :: posted by Ellen Wallace
Roger Federer stamp issued by La Poste in Switzerland 10 April 2007
Tribune de Geneve/sports, Fre and GenevaLunch - The Swiss postal service Tuesday unveiled its new collectors' stamp featuring tennis star Roger Federer, breaking its own taboo against images of living people on stamps. Swiss philately has long been a hobby around the world but the new Federer one-franc stamp is already at the top of the list of most popular La Poste online shop items because it is expected to be very popular with non-collectors, for simply sending mail. (continue reading)→
Unemployment in Switzerland hits 4.5 year low
April 10, 2007 - 11:34 Bern, Switzerland :: posted by Ellen Wallace
swissinfo - The unemployment rate in Switzerland hit a 4.5 year low in March, with 3% of the population unemployed. The government attributes the downward trend to the continuing strength of the economy.
