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Asian approach to life and skiing

This content was published on Feb 18, 2014 Johnson has become somewhat of a celebrity in the resort due to extensive media coverage, and is constantly greeted by passers-by as he walks down the street. Johnson, a translator as well as a qualified ski instructor, arrived in Switzerland at the beginning of December 2013. It is his first trip abroad. He only started…

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Swiss customs generates record income

This content was published on Feb 18, 2014 Every day 20,000 lorries cross the Swiss border, the customs office said. In 2013, Switzerland imported CHF509 million and exported CHF582 million worth of goods every single day. The imports generated value added taxes worth CHF12.2 billion last year, half of the customs total revenues. The customs administration’s main concern remains organised smuggling, mainly groceries…

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One in five experiences stress at work

This content was published on Feb 18, 2014 As many as 83% of the population say that their health and 92% say their life quality is “good” or “very good”, according to data gathered for the Swiss Health Survey 2012. Still, as many as 18% suffer from mental pressure and feel “emotionally exhausted”, the statistics showed. As much as 17% of the working…

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Ethiopian hijacker likely to face prison

This content was published on Feb 18, 2014 The co-pilot took control of the plane, which was flying from Addis Ababa to Rome, while the pilot was taking a bathroom break, locking himself in the cockpit. One passenger said the hijacker threatened to crash the plane if the pilot didn’t stop pounding on the locked door. Another said he was terrified “for hours”…

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Alberto Giacometti, seine Skulpturen und sein Atelier oooOriginalooo

This content was published on Feb 17, 2014 Die Bilder wurden nun in der 2. Auflage des Fotobuch-Klassikers “Spuren einer Freundschaft” neu aufgelegt. Sie entstanden dort, wo Giacometti lebte und arbeitete, im Bergell und in Paris. Es sind persönliche, intime Aufnahmen des Künstlers mit dem Charakterkopf, aber auch seiner Skulpturen und seiner Ateliers. Ernst Scheidegger feierte am 30. November 2013 seinen 90. Geburtstag.…

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Bassirou Bonfoh on how he got his nickname

This content was published on Feb 17, 2014

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Swisscom accepts court decision over NZZ

This content was published on Feb 14, 2014 The NZZ said on Friday it was satisfied but not surprised by the outcome. Swisscom for its part said it accepted the decision, but pointed out the judge had made clear that any further piecemeal reports about the data leak could be in breach of the competition law. The spat dates back to September…

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Drug prices continue to drop

This content was published on Feb 13, 2014 Swiss health insurers, pharma lobby group Interpharma and the country’s largest pharmaceutical association, vips, compared the prices of the 200 top-selling original and generic drug therapies in Switzerland with those of products in Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Britain, France and Austria. The Swiss cabinet has lowered prices on drug therapies sold in Switzerland in the…

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Where Evelyn gets her daily fixes

This content was published on Feb 13, 2014 Switzerland has distributed heroin to addicts legally for the past 20 years. Around 1,500 people receive the drug under supervision.

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