Switzerland
Switzerland: Zurich votes to keep assisted suicide
May 27, 2011Mariana Puzderi/ Chisinau / Moldova.ORG/ -- Residents of the Switzerland canton of Zurich voted to legalize euthanasia for terminally ill - not just the citizens of Switzerland, but also tourists coming into the country, reported Agency France-Presse...
Tamiflu used in Moldova to fight A(H1N1) virus
November 19, 2009Tuesday evening 200 doses of the TAMIFLU anti-influenza A(H1N1) preparation arrived to Moldova from Switzerland from its producer, Deputy Director of the Agency of Medicaments Vladimir Safta told Infotag. In his words, on Wednesday these doses must be...
Moldova to receive anti-influenza A(h1n1) vaccine
November 12, 2009The first consignment of the anti-influenza A (H1N1) vaccine, consisting of 200 thousand doses will arrive to Moldova from Switzerland. Starting from Thursday it will be distributed among medical institutions, Minister of Health Vladimir Hotineanu said...
Moldova to buy anti-flu drugs from Switzerland
November 07, 2009The Moldovan government has decided to purchase 500,000 dozes of antiviral medicines, worth 40m lei (3.5m US dollars), from Switzerland. Prime Minister Vlad Filat said that the number of doses to be purchased in Switzerland will cover 30 per cent of...
EU visa centre in Moldova to issue Belgian visas after 1 October
September 23, 2009Starting from 1 October 2009, Moldovan citizens will be able to apply and receive short-term visas for Belgium at the EU Common Visa Centre at the Hungarian embassy in Chisinau. Last week, Finland also announced plans to join the centre starting 1...
600 volunteers pose naked for global cause
August 20, 2007Hundreds of volunteers braved the cold to pose naked on Switzerland's Aletsch glacier for U.S. photographer Spencer Tunick. The photo shoot is part of a campaign by Greenpeace to raise awareness of global warming, Britain's Daily Mail reported. Tunick...
Giant mirror to be used to cast sunshine on mountainous village in Switzerland
February 12, 2007Local officials said Monday they are considering the construction of a giant mirror to light up this mountain village whose 198 residents are deprived of sunlight for three months each year. The project would help illuminate parts of the southeastern...