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Gunman used brother’s pistol in factory shooting

This content was published on Mar 21, 2013 In a media conference on Thursday, the local authorities shared more details of the incident, which took place at the Kronospan timber processing plant in Menznau on February 27. The motive and the exact details of the gunman’s death are unclear. Two of the victims are still in hospital. Police say the 42-year-old got the…

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Swiss join the crowdfunding craze

This content was published on Mar 21, 2013 Recent projects in Switzerland, such as the revival of a legendary watchmaking company, the building of a humanoid robot or the recording of a Frank Zappa-inspired album have revealed the power of the internet to generate the funding that traditional means might not provide, or no longer provide. In just five years, the number of…

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The culinary heritage of the Alps

This content was published on Mar 20, 2013 For three years the Lucerne photographer travelled through the European alpine region. The result is to be found in his German-language book Culinary Heritage of the Alps. A selection of the images is currently on display at the Zurich Photogarage.

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Horsemeat scandal raises ante on food labelling

This content was published on Mar 20, 2013 Deep freezers in Swiss supermarkets offer a wide range of popular dishes such as lasagne al forno, lasagne verdi and lasagne Bolognese – all labelled as containing beef. Since February, however, when tests revealed horse in such products around Europe in varying amounts, the Swiss have been asking themselves what exactly is in the processed…

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Social change stirs emotions in the kitchen

This content was published on Mar 20, 2013 By their own admission, almost one in three Swiss pays no attention to his or her diet and shows no interest in dietary recommendations. This was one of several surprising findings of the Sixth Swiss Nutrition Report, published every seven years and most recently in January, when the Swiss received a resounding “could do better”…

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Police chief sentenced for Turkish theft

This content was published on Mar 19, 2013 The sentence, which concludes the so-called Varone stone affair, will only be activated if Varone commits a similar offence in the next five years. According to Turkish law, there will be no criminal record of the offence. “It’s what we expected,” Varone’s Turkish lawyer said, adding that they were satisfied with the judgement. The court…

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Examining healthcare in India

This content was published on Mar 19, 2013 Examining healthcare in India

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Geneva Airport scoops award

This content was published on Mar 18, 2013 “This is a great honour which rewards many years of sizeable investment to move the airport from one era into another,” said the airport’s CEO Robert Deillon on Monday. The awards were presented at a ceremony in Montreal. “We’ve managed to keep up with the growth in traffic at Geneva by offering our passengers and…

Swiss know-how helps fight Beijing smog

This content was published on Mar 18, 2013 “The government isn’t doing enough to reduce pollution. There is too much black smoke, too many exhaust fumes,” says Mr Ma, a Beijing pensioner who, along with his granddaughter, is taking advantage of a brief interval of clear sky to get some fresh air into his lungs. “I have lung cancer, I can hardly breathe,”…

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All eyes turn to Geneva Motor Show

This content was published on Mar 18, 2013

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