Roche, the Swiss pharma company that manufactures the Avastin injection, has issued a statement on the issue of special injections to save the sight of diabetic patients. In a statement, the pharma company said that Avastin was approved in more than 130 countries, including the US, for the treatment of cancer. According to the company,…
Speaking in Geneva, WMO spokesperson Clare Nullis said that a new altitude record for the freezing point had been set a day earlier, climbing to 5,298 metres (17,381 feet) – well above Europe’s very highest peaks including Mont Blanc, at 4,811 metres (15,784 feet). WMO figures show that this is 115 metres above the previous record…
A Singapore court ordered Credit Suisse to pay $926 million to the former Georgian prime minister. Credit Suisse was bought by another Swiss bank, UBS, in March amid fears that the bank might go bankrupt due to various scandals. Former Prime Minister of Georgia Budzina Ivansholi filed lawsuits against Credit Suisse in Singapore, New Zealand…
“We welcome the timely action taken by Switzerland to suspend the children’s return to Bulgaria, in compliance with the Committee’s request for interim measures,” said Ann Skelton, a member of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC). “We also welcome the decision to reassess these children’s situation and their risk of being exposed…
