Bird flu expert to lead WHO CNN.com
GENEVA, Switzerland (AP) -- Dr. Margaret Chan, who spearheaded the World Health Organization's fight against bird flu, was chosen Wednesday to head the agency and lead the international assault on polio, AIDS and other global scourges, becoming the first Chinese to win such a high-profile United Nations post.
WTO Admits Vietnam to Full Membership CalTrade Report
GENEVA, Switzerland – 11/08/06 – After more than a decade of negotiations, Vietnam has become gained membership to the World Trade Organization. The country will officially join the WTO and become its 150th member 30 days after its national assembly ratifies the accession agreements.
Vietnam gets official nod from WTO CNN.com
GENEVA, Switzerland (AP) -- The World Trade Organization formally invited Vietnam on Tuesday to become the commerce body's 150th member, officials said.
Cross-border education: A strategy  The Manila Times
In the World Conference on Higher Education (WCHE) meeting (held in Paris in 2003) it was revealed that the changes taking place were already exceeding the far reaching expectations of 1998: demographic growth estimations pointed to a population of 7 billion to 8 billion people by 2025; the threshold of 100 million students worldwide had been crossed; and it was estimated that there would be some
Transuals Push Sports to Think Anew: Who Is Male, Female? Bloomberg.com
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- John Harper was his high school valedictorian and Male Athlete of the Year. In college, he became an All-Canadian cross-country runner and earned advanced degrees in physics. Yet he carried a gnawing secret.
Novartis Explores Sale of Nutrition Unit, People Familiar Say Bloomberg.com
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Novartis AG, the world's fourth- largest pharmaceutical company, may sell a unit that makes nutritional supplements used in hospitals for more than $1 billion, two people briefed on the matter said.
In the World The Philadelphia Inquirer
Calderon protests U.S. border fence WASHINGTON - Preparing for a meeting with President Bush, Mexican President-elect Felipe Calderon made clear yesterday his unhappiness with U.S. border security measures, saying the two countries needed "bridges for progress, and not walls that isolate and divide."
The James' town Cavs Chicago Sun-Times
CLEVELAND -- Unlike some other Midwestern cities, this metropolis on the shores of Lake Erie hasn't completely made the adjustment to the economic realities of the 21st century.
French healthcare reforms spoil appetite for pills Reuters via Yahoo! News
The French, among Europe's most avid consumers of prescription drugs, are popping fewer pills and powders -- not because they have become healthier, but because the government is on a mission to cut the country's healthcare bill.
OECD demands more reforms to disability scheme NZZ
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has called on Switzerland to pursue reforms of its invalidity benefit system. The scheme, which is undergoing its fifth revision, needs to provide more incitements to get people off benefits and back into work.

Demographics of Switzerland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Resident foreigners and temporary foreign workers make up about 20% of the population. Almost all Swiss are literate. Switzerland's 13 institutes of higher
Population of Switzerland - Search Results - MSN Encarta
The population of Switzerland (2006 estimate) is 7523934, with an overall population Search for books about your topic, "Population of Switzerland"
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Population Characteristics The population of Switzerland (2001 estimate) is 7250000, yielding an overall population density of about 174 persons per sq km
Population World: Population of Switzerland
POPULATION OF Switzerland. The population of Switzerland is:. 7 376 000 An online exhibit and interactive game about population growth from the Musée de
Population of Switzerland - religion, languages, education system
In 2002 Switzerland's population was estimated to be 7,3 million. Approximately 46 % of Switzerland's population is Roman Catholic, 40 % is Protestant,