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“We get a lot of insults and are even shot at”

This content was published on Sep 19, 2012 To reach the site we turn off the road around a kilometre before the village of Yvonand, in canton Vaud. After going through a forest, we end up in a valley which is skirted by the A6 highway. All in all, the campground takes up about 1,000 square metres. It’s surrounded by greenery. In front…

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Research promises better tuberculosis treatment

This content was published on Sep 17, 2012 Tuberculosis is a global threat to public health, and is becoming increasingly untreatable because of widespread resistance to the most effective anti-tubercular medicines such as isoniazid and rifampicin. Steward Cole and his colleagues at the EPFL’s Global Health Institute are betting on pyridomycin, a compound that was abandoned in the 1950s when the discovery of…

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Should all roads lead to an Alp?

This content was published on Sep 17, 2012 “Today, there is a road leading to almost every Alp,” laments Social Democrat parliamentarian Beat Jans. “This is especially true in dairy cow pasture areas, but it’s often also the case in Alpine regions where beef cattle graze. And more and more they are not just small gravel paths, but larger paved roads.” According to…

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The art of happiness

This content was published on Sep 16, 2012 The exhibition explores escapism from daily routine and worries. It features 19th century works alongside contemporary pieces, looking at specific moments or events such as births, family gatherings, dances, or man’s relationship with nature. The show runs until October 28, 2012.

Artists take a look over the rainbow

This content was published on Sep 16, 2012 “We all want to be happy and escape our daily routine. This is a common wish,” said Konrad Bitterli, co-curator of the exhibition. “Happiness is a central part of human well-being, similar to the search for peace and serenity. At least this is what we are always being shown on TV and in romantic comedies.…

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Vevey likes them extra large

This content was published on Sep 15, 2012 The motto this year is “A change of decor”. Internationally renowned artists have created or adapted their work for the festival. The positioning of the photos is designed to create an interaction between the surroundings. Along with the open-air show, there are 21 exhibits indoors to be seen as well. The festival will also name…

Geneva prostitutes band together

This content was published on Sep 14, 2012 Sex workers’ unions already exist in many European countries, including Germany and the Netherlands. Despite having some of the most liberal prostitution laws in the world, Switzerland has never before been home to a formal union for sex workers. The new union, which has formally called itself the Sex Workers’ Syndicate (STTS) and is based…

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Federalism sets tone for smoking rules

This content was published on Sep 13, 2012

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The dreaded Swiss apartment handover

This content was published on Sep 12, 2012 “A famous place where the landlord would inspect was the water container above the toilet. They would lift the top and see if the scale had been cleaned out,” Thomas Köppel tells swissinfo.ch, recalling the handovers of his student years about 25 years ago. Little has changed. On the last day of August four women…

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Novartis patent case opens in India’s top court

This content was published on Sep 11, 2012 The final hearing, which started on Tuesday at the Supreme Court in New Delhi, is expected to last at least two months. Novartis took the case to the highest court after the drug failed to win an Indian patent on grounds that it was not a new molecule. India, the world’s leading exporter of generic…

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