Peter Capella
latest news & developmentsWHO declares swine flu pandemic is over
The WHO on Tuesday announced the end of the swine flu pandemic, more than a year after the disease began spreading around the world.
Atom smasher opens ‘new era’ for science
Scientists at the world’s biggest atom smasher near Geneva on Tuesday started colliding particles at record energy levels.
WHO warns over possibility of new health threats
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday warned that a new deadly infectious disease like Aids or Ebola is bound to appear in the 21st century, in a report urging more…
Global warming melting magic of Swiss Alps
Television images beamed around the globe from the World Economic Forum in late January showed Davos covered by a blanket of snow that also shrouded growing concern in this and…
UN to coordinate relief effort for quake
United Nations and Red Cross agencies were meeting in Geneva on Monday to coordinate a mounting international relief effort for thousands of victims of Indonesia’s deadly…