https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Swiss farmers can continue to use the weedkiller glyphosate after the lower house of parliament decided on Friday not to ban it. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160930/swiss-refuse-to-ban-controversial-weedkiller Fri, 30 Sep 2016 13:51:49 +0200 swiss-refuse-to-ban-controversial-weedkiller The controversial weedkiller glyphosate, which is used by Monsanto in its herbicide Roundup, is "unlikely" to cause cancer, a United Nations finding said on Monday, in a blow to critics who have called for its ban. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160517/un-weedkiller-unlikely-to-cause-cancer Tue, 17 May 2016 10:12:45 +0200 un-weedkiller-unlikely-to-cause-cancer UPDATED: China National Chemical Corp on Wednesday offered to buy Syngenta for $43 billion, the Swiss pesticide giant said in a statement, in what would be the biggest-ever overseas acquisition by a Chinese firm. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160203/chemchina-close-to-buying-swiss-based-syngenta Wed, 03 Feb 2016 09:17:16 +0100 chemchina-close-to-buying-swiss-based-syngenta Monsanto is weighing whether to launch another attempt to take over Swiss agrochemicals giant Syngenta, after the Swiss company snubbed an offer from a Chinese group, the Bloomberg financial news agency reported on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20151118/monsanto-weighs-fresh-syngenta-takeover-bid Wed, 18 Nov 2015 18:21:20 +0100 monsanto-weighs-fresh-syngenta-takeover-bid Swiss agricultural products giant Syngenta said on Wednesday that it would sell its flower seeds business. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150819/syngenta-to-shed-flower-seeds-business Wed, 19 Aug 2015 11:30:22 +0200 syngenta-to-shed-flower-seeds-business US agriculture and seed giant Monsanto restated its hope to acquire Syngenta Wednesday despite repeated rejections by the Swiss company, calling the deal the "logical next step for our business." https://www.thelocal.ch/20150624/americas-monsanto-still-seeks-syngenta-takeover Thu, 25 Jun 2015 00:38:34 +0200 americas-monsanto-still-seeks-syngenta-takeover US agriculture and seed giant Monsanto said Wednesday that it would sell Syngenta's seeds and traits assets to address regulatory concerns if the Swiss company accepts its takeover offer. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150520/monsanto Thu, 21 May 2015 00:19:14 +0200 monsanto Swiss farm chemicals giant Syngenta's shares made further gains on Monday as market analysts weighed the chances of a higher bid from US rival Monsanto after its offer was rejected last week as being too low. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150511/market-senses-new-syngenta-bid-from-monsanto Mon, 11 May 2015 17:24:42 +0200 market-senses-new-syngenta-bid-from-monsanto