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Bird of play

This content was published on Dec 28, 2010 Sherkan the bald eagle is the mascot of Geneva’s Servette ice hockey club. He flew through the stadium in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos before a Spengler Cup match against Sparta Prague on December 27. (Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann)

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Psychological problems abound in Geneva jail

This content was published on Dec 28, 2010 The study, whose results were published on Tuesday, said that 45.3 per cent of men and 56.6 per cent of women had various emotional problems. Carried out by researchers at Geneva’s University Hospital from 2007, the study examined 1,510 different cases on inmates between the ages of 18 and 82. The average age was 30.…

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Simon Ammann vows to win Four Hills event

This content was published on Dec 28, 2010 “I will win the tournament,” the 29-year-old Ammann told journalists ahead of the European classic that takes place in both Germany and Austria. During his career, Ammann has won just about everything the sport has to offer, including a World Cup title and four Olympic gold medals, but the Four Hills title has eluded him.…

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New equality chief faces overflowing in-tray

This content was published on Dec 28, 2010 After 16 years at the helm of the Federal Gender Equality Office, Patricia Schulz is taking up a job at the United Nations. She will be replaced by canton Vaud’s head of equality, Sylvie Durrer, on March 1. Ahead of her departure, Schulz told swissinfo.ch that gender equality in Switzerland had improved over the past…

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Snowy winter leaves salt stocks low

This content was published on Dec 27, 2010 In most places it is only the main roads that are being kept ice-free by use of salt; gravel is being used on local roads and pavements – if they are cleared at all. The canton Zurich authorities have limited the amount of salt that they are delivering to the communes, while the city plans…

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Swiss eye new markets after Japanese stay away

This content was published on Dec 27, 2010 Japanese overnight stays have dropped from around one million in 2001 to 520,000 in 2010, Switzerland Tourism director Jürg Schmid told the Tages-Anzeiger newspaper on Monday. Other countries are also experiencing a drop in Japanese visitors, with many now choosing to travel to China instead. Switzerland Tourism intends to turn its attention to other markets,…

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Holiday warning issued over fireworks

This content was published on Dec 27, 2010 The centre said accidents involving candles or fireworks caused hundreds of fires in apartments every year in Switzerland. It advises against lighting candles on or near Christmas trees after December 31, by which time the trees become dry and are very flammable. Candles should always be put out whenever people leave the room and buckets of…

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Aelpler Chilbi. 20 urchigi Tänzli und Liedli.

This content was published on Dec 27, 2010 De Housi De Housi & Keiser Chörli

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