Cluster: Swiss Identity

Online news sites singled out for bad marks

This content was published on Sep 25, 2013 The findings were released by the Zurich-based Research Institute for the Public Sphere and Society on Wednesday. Last year there were only 12 online news sites compared with 45 newspapers, falling short of high expectations of increased media variety, a key element in a democracy according to the researchers. “The opposite has happened. The internet…

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Switzerland fined for police abuse

This content was published on Sep 24, 2013 Switzerland was ordered to pay the man damages amounting to nearly €25,700 ($31,600) – €15,700 for “material prejudice”, €4,000 for “moral prejudice” and €6,000 for fees and expenses. The man, originally from Burkina Faso, was stopped by two Geneva police officers in May 2005 for a routine identity check during which he says the officers…

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On the hunt for craft beer in Switzerland

This content was published on Sep 23, 2013 It’s early afternoon on a Wednesday in August, and the parking lot of the New Glarus Brewery in New Glarus, Wisconsin, US is chock full. The 20-year-old brewery, perched high on a hill above the Swiss settlement of New Glarus, is a sort of mecca for beer lovers from across the country, as proven by…

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China’s changing marriage landscape

This content was published on Sep 21, 2013 Between 2015 and 2045, China is expected to amass one million more men than women per year. Already among citizens aged 20 to 49, the overall surplus of men stands at 20 million, leading to stiff competition in China’s marriage market. Marriage is very significant, not only for social status but also for economic security.…

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Suspected Pink Panther gets nine-year jail term

This content was published on Sep 20, 2013 The prosecutor had demanded a ten-year prison term for the accused, who was found guilty on Thursday on the charges of robbery, attempted robbery and theft as part of a criminal gang. The man was arrested a few days after a heist in a Lucerne jewellery store in March 2012, when 78 watches worth CHF1.3…

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The cost of rehabilitating one young offender

This content was published on Sep 19, 2013 Instead of going to prison for stabbing another teenager, “Carlos” was put on a rehabilitation programme which cost canton Zurich CHF29,000 ($31,300) a month. Eighteen-year-old Carlos (not his real name) is the son of a Swiss father and a Brazilian mother and has convictions for robbery, weapon possession and drug use. Two years ago, when…

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Age of prostitution set to rise to 18

This content was published on Sep 19, 2013 People who pay for sex with 16- or 17-year-old prostitutes will face up to three years in prison. Underage prostitutes themselves face no punishment. The cabinet can now ratify and implement the Lanzarote Convention – otherwise known as the Council of Europe Convention on Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse – which…

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‘More human’ Ueli Steck returns to Himalaya

This content was published on Sep 18, 2013 Steck’s return to Nepal comes a little over four months after having left Mount Everest with a bitter taste in his mouth. Vowing he would not go back to the highest mountain in the world, he will now attempt the South Face of Annapurna I for the third time, together with Canadian climber, Don Bowie.…

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Ueli Steck on his return to the Himalayas

This content was published on Sep 18, 2013

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Craftsmanship enters the digital era

This content was published on Sep 17, 2013 “A glass of water with ice!” Almost immediately, Star Trek’s hero Captain Kirk holds his order in his hands. The replicators aboard the Starship Enterprise could produce anything – even edible items – as long as the chemical composition was stored in the spaceship’s computers. Pure science fiction? Sure, figuring out how to reconstruct water…

Cluster: Swiss Identity

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