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Psychiatric help for dangerous inmates

This content was published on Jan 2, 2013 In 2011, 71 such offenders were given custodial sentences. The treatment is expensive and demand for places far exceeds supply. Swiss TV takes a closer look at the conditions for psychiatric inmates in Swiss jails. (SF/swissinfo.ch)

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Population booms across the globe

This content was published on Dec 31, 2012

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Year-end interviews reflect broad Swiss interests

This content was published on Dec 30, 2012 Anticipating the lack of news that tends to accompany the end-of-year holidays, weekend versions of the major newspapers managed to find a range of interview partners to help bring the year to a colourful close. European Union The SonntagsZeitung focused on Switzerland’s relations with the European Union, running an interview with EU Commissioner Viviane Reding,…

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Cosmetic producers demand more Swissness

This content was published on Dec 30, 2012

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Another year ends

This content was published on Dec 29, 2012 Here’s to Switzerland, its alpine pastures, its cultural events and its starry nights. (All pictures: Keystone)

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Shelter for Syrian refugees in Lebanon

This content was published on Dec 29, 2012 Since the uprising against the regime of Bashar al-Assad broke out in March 2011, hundreds of thousands of people have sought refuge in neighbouring countries. The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has registered 160,000 in Lebanon, although Nanzer says many do not sign up, fearing they might find their names on some sort of blacklist…

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Paying Tunisian asylum seekers to go home

This content was published on Dec 28, 2012 This summer Switzerland started a pilot project offering repatriation money to Tunisian asylum seekers who agree to return to their country voluntarily. The one year test phase is limited to 250 people. (SF/swissinfo.ch)

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Swiss technology battles fake drugs

This content was published on Dec 28, 2012 “The phenomenon of fake drugs reached catastrophic dimensions a long time ago for the inhabitants of the world’s poorest regions,” said Claude Rohrbasser, retired head of industrial technology at the College of Engineering and Architecture of Fribourg. “So several years ago we said to ourselves that with our knowledge and technological possibilities, we could do…

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Ski lift workers fight for higher wages

This content was published on Dec 27, 2012 The mountain railway staff put in long hours to keep the slopes safe. Many receive as little as SFr12 ($13) per hour for 12 to 14 hour shifts. The Trade Union Federation is calling for a minimum wage of SFr22 ($24) per hour, to cope with the high cost of living. The transport staff union…

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Cosmetic producers demand more Swissness

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