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US retreat from Iraq “leaves bitter taste”

This content was published on Sep 1, 2010 Hasni Abidi, director of the Study and Research Center for the Arab and Mediterranean World in Geneva, warns of the frailty and the ambiguities of this transition. President Barack Obama kept a promise but took a risk on Tuesday in boldly declaring an end to more than seven years of war in Iraq and asserting…

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Time called on happy hours

This content was published on Aug 31, 2010 While alcohol prevention experts say the measure does not go far enough in these times of increasing alcohol consumption among the young, bar and restaurant owners say they are being targeted unfairly. Happy hour, ladies’ night or two-for-one offers – all enticing revellers to drink alcohol at a reduced price – are now commonplace, especially…

Swiss-Indian relations to be given boost

This content was published on Aug 30, 2010 The accord, which is subject to approval by parliament, includes provisions on the exchange of information on Swiss bank accounts, according to the finance ministry. The protocol is also aimed at promoting the further development of bilateral economic relations. Following an easing of banking secrecy rules in line with the standards of the Organisation for…

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“We must participate in global solutions”

This content was published on Aug 30, 2010 Burkhalter talked to swissinfo.ch at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation research centre in Rio de Janeiro at the end of his six-day visit to Brazil. His trip aimed to strengthen Swiss science and health cooperation with Brazil. The country belongs to the group of eight non-European countries, including India and Russia, that Switzerland considers a priority…

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Defence minister threatens to switch departments

This content was published on Aug 29, 2010 The defence minister told the German-language SonntagsZeitung he cannot be responsible for the Swiss army and its soldiers without an adequate budget for training and equipment. The next opportunity to switch departments would be September 22, but Maurer said he needed more time to think about the move. It could take a year to thoroughly…

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Studies aim to demolish clichés about migrants

This content was published on Aug 28, 2010 These are some of the findings presented in a study by the Federal Migration Office earlier this week. Kosovars often get a bad press in Switzerland, but when they first came in the late 1980s, people were barely aware of them. A combination of circumstances – the arrival of asylum seekers with large families during…

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Health premium woes leave patients in lurch

This content was published on Aug 27, 2010 According to the Santésuisse health insurance association, 150,000 people have already been suspended due to non-payment of premiums and are only eligible for emergency treatment. Some 400,000 are additionally facing claims by their insurance companies and risk losing their insurance coverage. A patient with suspected cancer cannot be admitted to hospital for tests; an operation…

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INTERVIEW MORITZ LEUENBERGER

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Estonia’s children’s homes count on Swiss funds

This content was published on Aug 27, 2010 The aim is to enable children from problem families and disabled children to live in a way that is as close as possible to growing up in a family. The rain is pouring down and it’s cold indoors even in June. It is lunchtime in a newly built house for severely handicapped children in Estonia.…

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New national park is a step closer

This content was published on Aug 27, 2010 It has granted financial aid to help in the setting up of the Adula Park straddling the border of cantons Graubünden and Ticino, it said in a statement. Switzerland already has a national park in Graubünden, in the Engadine, which dates from 1914. This second one would be 1,000km² in size and include the breathtaking…

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