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What’s your beef, meat eater?

This content was published on Jan 28, 2013

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“Moments” – unusual nature scenes

This content was published on Jan 26, 2013 Bösch often makes a point of heading out in bad weather, and he also takes photos of easy-to-reach places. His mostly black-and-white pictures are a far cry from the aesthetics of postcards. He doesn’t try to highlight the beauty of nature or its disfigurement; instead he wants to capture the moment where everything is right…

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Tina Turner on her way to Swiss citizenship

This content was published on Jan 25, 2013 The local newspaper, the Zürichsee-Zeitung, said on Friday on its website that the local council had announced its decision to grant 73-year-old Turner citizenship in an official notice. The decision still requires formal approval from cantonal and federal authorities. “Here in Switzerland it’s a bit of a drawn-out three-step process,” admitted Verena Spitzer, the case…

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Examining a Martha-daughter relationship

This content was published on Jan 24, 2013 The Franco-Swiss production, which looks at the issue of reconciling motherhood and a career, is being shown for the first time in Switzerland at the Solothurn Film Festival, which runs until January 31. Martha Argerich, considered a “goddess” by her daughter and the greatest living pianist by many others, is a Swiss citizen and performs…

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Aspiring film stars stick to the script

This content was published on Jan 24, 2013 “For me, acting was love at first sight. Even as a young girl, I watched spellbound the actors on stage and dreamed of being up there with them,” Marie Leuenberger, 33, told swissinfo.ch. “I love stepping into people’s clothes and trying to decode their personality. Sometimes I seem to be able to express myself better…

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Nuns admit to past mistakes in children’s homes

This content was published on Jan 23, 2013 The excessive punishment doled out by some sisters was mainly due to the “systemic misery” of the homes, where both children and carers experienced hardship, the commission of experts found in its review of the decades from 1928 to the 1970s. The commission, mandated by the Ingenbohl Sisters of Mercy of the Holy Cross two…

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Finding the right identity

This content was published on Jan 23, 2013 The expression “transgender” is used to describe the gender identity of people who are born with a clearly male or female body, but who feel they belong to the other sex, or that they are half-way between the sexes, or that they are part one and part the other. Many – but not all –…

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Do we need a third gender?

This content was published on Jan 23, 2013 People who consider themselves transgender or are intersexual are two minority groups that have a hard time finding their place in today’s society. Since 2011, Australian passports have been issued with three genders: male, female or X, which covers indeterminate, unspecified or intersex. Should this solution become more widespread, in particular for administrative purposes?

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Swiss given poor marks for diet

This content was published on Jan 22, 2013 People aren’t adequately aware of the importance of a balanced diet, according to the report, which is published every seven years. Since the previous report in 2005, the consumption of ready-made and convenience food – which contain high amounts of fat, salt and sugar – had greatly increased, it said. Overall, the use of fat…

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