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Consumption of local wine rises again

This content was published on Apr 22, 2014 The total wine consumption rose 2% to 273 million litres, as people increasingly drank white wines. The consumption of all Swiss wines rose 10% to 107 million litres, while that of foreign wines – mainly imported from France, Italy, Spain and South Africa – dropped 2.6% to 166 million litres, the Federal Office for Agriculture…

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How the Blanks cope

This content was published on Apr 22, 2014

‘Swiss diplomacy supported Franco’

This content was published on Apr 20, 2014 Schweizer unter Franco – “Swiss under Franco” – was written by journalist and historian Ralph Hug, the author of numerous books on the Spanish Civil War of 1936-39. He was also one of the sponsors of an initiative to rehabilitate the approximately 800 Swiss volunteers who fought against the Franco side in the Spanish Civil…

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The art of extraordinary origami

This content was published on Apr 19, 2014

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The trip to Tunisia that changed modern art

This content was published on Apr 19, 2014 For the first time in almost 30 years these works, created during or inspired by the two-week trip, have been reunited in the Swiss capital. Some of them come from the Zentrum Paul Klee itself, others from private collections or other Swiss museums. The theme of the exhibition, which runs until June 22 and is…

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Geneva talks end in roadmap to calm tensions

This content was published on Apr 17, 2014 All sides at the talks have agreed steps to calm the crisis. The foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia, the United States and the European Union began talks in the Swiss city on Thursday morning. It is the first meeting of its kind between Moscow and Kiev since Russia annexed Crimea. In a press conference Thursday…

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Controversial artwork towers over Zurich

This content was published on Apr 17, 2014 It will be officially “opened” on May 10. Once a week after that – until the crane is dismantled and scrapped at the beginning of 2015 – a connected foghorn will echo through the city. The project, chosen as part of an international competition, has ruffled feathers since its launch in 2009 and triggered a…

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E-cigarettes stubbed out by lung experts

This content was published on Apr 17, 2014 Two Swiss lung specialist societies on Thursday said the use of e-cigarettes should remain forbidden on public transport and minors should not be able to buy them regardless of the nicotine content. They argue the effectiveness of e-cigarettes to help addicts quit smoking is debatable. E-cigarettes look similar to regular cigarettes and work by vaporising…

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Swiss town seeks outgoing hermit

This content was published on Apr 16, 2014 “Are you an idealistic, religious person who gets joy out of meeting people?” asks the notice in the regional Protestant Press publication advertising the position. While those criteria may not seem to meet those of a typical hermit, the Neue Zürcher Zeitung newspaper reports that hermits who previously occupied the position were often overwhelmed by…

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Conflicts are ‘evolving into new forms’

This content was published on Apr 14, 2014 swissinfo.ch caught up with him at the ICRC’s Geneva headquarters after a gruelling tour of field operations and meetings in Syria, Iraq, South Sudan and the Central African Republic since January. Last year was the 150th anniversary of the ICRC. In 2014 it is celebrating another birthday – the 150th anniversary of the signing of…

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