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Last update: 10 hours agoFood-tech push at WTO: At the World Seed Congress in Lisbon, WTO agriculture chief Edwini Kessie argued that gene-editing and other innovations must boost sustainable yields, then be shared via public-private partnerships and “good regulatory frameworks,” warning that using productive land for non-food energy could undermine food security. Swiss politics turns demographic: A right-wing Swiss People’s Party financier, Thomas Matter, is driving a June 14 referendum to legally cap Switzerland’s population at 10 million, a move critics liken to a “Brexit moment” over free-movement tensions with the EU. Rail automation in focus: Stadler says its Automatic Train Operation builds on Switzerland’s early steps toward higher automation, including GoA2 on the Waldenburgerbahn. Sports, ethics, and biotech collide: The Enhanced Games in Las Vegas promise “no rigid doping rules” while marketing peptides and documenting drug effects—prompting concern from a Lausanne professor. Security shock in Vaud: F1 legend Alain Prost reportedly suffered a minor head injury in a home robbery in Nyon; police are investigating.
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