http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/ swissinfo - swiss news and information platform about Switzerland en Sat, 7 Nov 2009 15:43:25 Copyright 2009, swissinfo. http://www.swissinfo.ch/images/logos/swissinfo_120x37.gif http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/ 12037swissinfo - swiss news and information platform about Switzerland http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/front/Consumers_take_on_sunnier_outlook.html?siteSect=105&sid=11460200&rss=true&ty=st Sat, 7 Nov 2009 09:24:00 GMT A surprising upswing in consumer confidence may be premature given the steadily rising unemployment rate and gloomy company forecasts, economists believe. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/front/Balkan_businesses_may_hold_key_to_stable_future.html?siteSect=105&sid=11461001&rss=true&ty=st Fri, 6 Nov 2009 20:56:32 GMT The western Balkans are still not as prosperous as before the wars of the 1990s, but sweeping reforms are starting to make the region more interesting for investors. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/front/South_Korea_investigates_Roche_and_Novartis.html?siteSect=105&sid=11459284&rss=true&ty=st Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:33:15 GMT Authorities in South Korea have raided the Seoul office of Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche for alleged involvement in illegal sales of its swine flu drug Tamiflu. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/front/Italian_crucifix_case_reignites_old_issue.html?siteSect=105&sid=11454368&rss=true&ty=st Fri, 6 Nov 2009 07:18:10 GMT A European Court of Human Rights judgement against the display of crucifixes in Italian classrooms has stirred up debate over the issue in Switzerland. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/front/Clinton_backs_disabled_work_integration_scheme.html?siteSect=105&sid=11456096&rss=true&ty=st Thu, 5 Nov 2009 20:12:49 GMT Former United States President Bill Clinton has thrown his weight behind a pioneering programme to integrate more disabled people into the Swiss workforce. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/front/Cinephiles_refocus_debate_on_Polanski_s_uvre.html?siteSect=105&sid=11453763&rss=true&ty=st Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:30:42 GMT Swiss cinema fans and industry professionals have paid homage to Roman Polanski at a special evening organised by the Swiss Film Archive in Lausanne. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/front/Scientists_retrace_history_of_ancient_scourge.html?siteSect=105&sid=11445890&rss=true&ty=st Thu, 5 Nov 2009 07:30:27 GMT Leprosy - the age-old disease - spread globally from East Africa mirroring population and trade movements but has hardly changed over time, new research shows. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/front/Swiss_suspend_treaty_with_Libya.html?siteSect=105&sid=11449938&rss=true&ty=st Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:05:00 GMT Switzerland's row with Libya took a new turn on Wednesday when the government announced that it was suspending a treaty aimed at normalising relations with Tripoli. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/front/US_ambassador_sees_key_Swiss_role_with_Iran.html?siteSect=105&sid=11444503&rss=true&ty=st Wed, 4 Nov 2009 10:01:59 GMT The United States ambassador to Bern says he is hopeful the Swiss will play a role in nuclear negotiations with Iran beyond hosting the talks. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/front/Police_demand_tougher_measures_against_violence.html?siteSect=105&sid=11445775&rss=true&ty=st Wed, 4 Nov 2009 07:29:06 GMT Violent attacks on the police have increased by 160 per cent since 2000 and the Police Officers Federation is calling for the criminal code to be changed. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/news/feature/The_art_of_displaying_art.html?siteSect=119&sid=11458236&rss=true&ty=st Fri, 6 Nov 2009 11:22:12 GMT Swiss "super-curator" Hans Ulrich Obrist tells swissinfo.ch about inspiration, emerging art scenes – and holding exhibitions in his kitchen sink. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/news/feature/A_woman_of_words_and_light.html?siteSect=119&sid=11449058&rss=true&ty=st Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:15:26 GMT American star artist Jenny Holzer is known for her ability to combine spectacular LED installations and text projections with unsettling messages.