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Scientists threaten boycott of brain project
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Scientists threaten boycott of brain project

At least 280 scientists are threatening to boycott the Human Brain Project (HBP), a Geneva-based research project budgeted at more than €1 billion, that aims to use supercomputers to simulate the human brain.
Swiss cheese exports dented by price war
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Swiss cheese exports dented by price war

The Swiss cheese industry expanded exports in 2012 despite a strong franc and a troubled world economy, although price cutting by competitors slowed sales in the latter half of the year.
Cannibal-case cop fined for hard-core porn
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Cannibal-case cop fined for hard-core porn

Two years after cannibals were sought to kill his wife and step-daughter, a veteran officer from the Zurich police force has been convicted of possessing violent hard-core pornography.
Rival party leader calls SVP a 'sect of morons'
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Rival party leader calls SVP a 'sect of morons'

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size: small;">Christophe Darbellay, leader of the Christian Democratic People&rsquo;s Party (CVP), has come under fire after describing the far-right Swiss People&rsquo;s Party (SVP) as &ldquo;a sect of morons&rdquo;.<br /></span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>