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Tunisian immigrants cling to hope

This content was published on Jul 4, 2011 But even if they are keen to work and have professional qualifications, their future is anything but certain. Crouching under a table, Estelle Konté-Karlen, a counsellor at the Boveresses day centre in Lausanne, tries to get the wonky internet connection to work. A dozen or so immigrants, all men, most of them young, watch her…

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Police protest against growing work pressure

This content was published on Jul 4, 2011 The law enforcement officers are under increasing pressure in their daily jobs, suffering the impact of understaffing in their ranks, and they often do not receive the public recognition they deserve, experts say. Last week marked the official end of a 90-day strike by police in Zurich who had refused to hand out fines for…

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Two Swiss kidnapped in southwestern Pakistan

This content was published on Jul 2, 2011 The foreign ministry said it had contacted the local authorities in Pakistan as well as the victims’ families in Switzerland. The ministry recommends Swiss citizens against travelling to Pakistan. It warns of kidnappings and the risk of attacks in the Balochistan, Sindh and Punjab provinces. The two Swiss were taken at gunpoint by unidentified gunmen…

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Minister moots closer asylum cooperation

This content was published on Jul 2, 2011 “Cooperation must not be limited to calls aimed at preventing migrants from entering Switzerland,” she told the Tribune de Genève and 24 Heures newspapers. “Migration is directly linked to development aid,” she said. “We must not forget the humanitarian aspect.” Over the past few weeks Sommaruga has been criticised by the cantonal authorities for the…

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Two Swiss reportedly kidnapped in Pakistan

This content was published on Jul 1, 2011 The two Swiss entered Baluchistan province from neighbouring Punjab province around 5pm local time and “had been registered by police at a check point” as tourists from Switerland, a local police official said. Their abandoned vehicle was later found in woodlands near Minara, in the Loralai district, about 170 kilometres north-west of the province capital Quetta. Witnesses…

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Old military installations to be turned into homes

This content was published on Jul 1, 2011

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Frequent soft drink consumption “bad for health”

This content was published on Jul 1, 2011 In a study of healthy young men, all participants developed adverse effects within three weeks. Past studies into the health repercussions of sweetened soft drinks looked into high sugar intake, but the Zurich University-led research is the first study to show the effects of low to moderate consumption of fructose, glucose and sucrose drinks. Lead…

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Frequent soft drink consumption “bad for health”

This content was published on Jul 1, 2011 In a study of healthy young men, all participants developed adverse effects within three weeks. Past studies into the health repercussions of sweetened soft drinks looked into high sugar intake, but the Zurich University-led research is the first study to show the effects of low to moderate consumption of fructose, glucose and sucrose drinks. Lead…

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Powell does season best at Athletissima

This content was published on Jul 1, 2011 Powell, clear favourite after Usain Bolt chose to skip the meeting and with American Tyson Gay injured, charged out of the blocks to win in 9.78 seconds, one hundredth of a second better than Gay’s time in Florida earlier this month. Powell, who held the world record for three years until Bolt’s breakthrough in 2008,…

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