Cluster: Swiss Identity

Record hoard of celtic coins found

This content was published on Mar 29, 2012 Announcing the find on Thursday, the cantonal archaeological department said it consisted of 293 silver coins, found scattered over an area of about 50 square metres only a few centimetres below the surface. However, cantonal archaeologist Reto Marti said they had probably originally been buried together. The coins are small: about a centimetre across and…

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Deadly practice still rife in fashion industry

This content was published on Mar 29, 2012 A report entitled “Deadly Denim”, published on Thursday by the Swiss non-governmental organisation, the Berne Declaration, and the Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC), says that on-site inspections show that suppliers of some major clothes brands are carrying on with the practice despite undertakings from the companies to put an end to it. The procedure can cause…

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Road safety statistics tell a mixed story

This content was published on Mar 29, 2012 A report published on Thursday by the Federal Roads Office said there had been 18,990 accidents involving personal injury, with 320 people killed, seven fewer than in the previous year. However, a total of 28 people died on pedestrian crossings, eight up on the year before, and five more on the average of the past…

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Refugee commissioner urges asylum cooperation

This content was published on Mar 29, 2012 Antonio Guterres tells swissinfo.ch Switzerland and Europe as a whole should welcome and help displaced people. Speaking at a Swiss humanitarian aid event on Friday, Guterres said the growing number of crises and conflicts around the world has heightened the refugee problem. The situation showed no signs of abating in the years to come. In…

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Child beggars “should be seen as victims”

This content was published on Mar 28, 2012 Putting these recommendations into practice, Bern has rid its streets of underage foreign beggars and now other Swiss cities are looking into following the capital’s example. Some people are irritated by beggars, others have sympathy for them – both are the wrong reaction when it comes to organised begging, according to Reto Nause, responsible for…

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Migration agreements initialled with Tunisia

This content was published on Mar 28, 2012 The new partnership between the two countries will cover entry, stay and readmission, and will also lay out the basis for encouraging migrants to return home voluntarily, as well as the procedures for forced repatriation. It also provides for an agreement on an exchange of young professionals to take up further training. The partnership will…

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Freight firms fined for fixing prices

This content was published on Mar 28, 2012 Kühne & Nagel has been handed a €53.7 million fine while Panalpina was ordered to pay up €46.5 million after being found guilty of fixing prices along with competitors. The 14 firms were adjudged to have violated European Union anti-trust rules between 2002 and 2007. Two of the companies charged, DHL Global Forwarding and Exel,…

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Red Cross head to hold talks in Washington

This content was published on Mar 28, 2012 Jakob Kellenberger arrived in the United States on Wednesday for a two day visit, during which he will meet Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defence Secretary Leon Panetta. Discussions will cover “the relationship between the ICRC and the United States, detention-related matters, and the use of force in armed conflicts and other situations of…

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Swiss help combat hunger in Niger

This content was published on Mar 28, 2012 The organisation said six million people were threatened by famine in the west African country and the “situation is dramatic”. The programme will provide 475 tons of cereals for distribution in nine villages. This is enough millet, maize and sorghum to feed 10,000 people for the next six months, until the next harvest. The relief…

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Swiss trust government more than ever

This content was published on Mar 28, 2012 Between September and October 2011 the Reader’s Digest magazine asked over 27,000 of its readers in 15 European countries about their trust in various institutions. Of the 1,506 Swiss respondents, 54 per cent described their trust in the government as “very high” or “quite high”. This was five percentage points above the response last year,…

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