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Ausstellung Tinguely im Centro Cultural Borges (CCB)

This content was published on Jul 24, 2012

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Hindus able to follow funeral rites in Lucerne

This content was published on Jul 24, 2012 Only the local Hindu population, mainly Tamils from Sri Lanka, are supposed to use this particular spot in this way. The authorities don’t want to encourage funeral tourism from other parts of Switzerland. (TSI/swissinfo.ch)

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Traditional burial practices lose ground

This content was published on Jul 24, 2012 Funeral rites have become increasingly diverse as people move away from tradition and respond to new practices of spirituality. If Switzerland is rare among European countries in allowing a large amount of freedom to families and loved ones following a death, the country, along with the Czech Republic, also has one of the highest rates…

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Muslim cemeteries face generation gap

This content was published on Jul 24, 2012 Since 2000, about 15 cities, mostly in German-speaking parts of Switzerland, have created Muslim sections in their cemeteries. Debate over whether this was necessary erupted last spring when several German-speaking media outlets reported that few of these plots were being used. The Lucerne youth chapter of the rightwing Swiss People’s Party called for the Muslim…

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Freed Taliban hostages escape bill

This content was published on Jul 22, 2012 The 32-year-old man and his partner, 29, both from Bern, managed to escape the clutches of their captors in a dramatic escape in March. On returning home, the couple faced a SFr10,000 ($10,070) bill from the foreign ministry that had spent months negotiating with the Taliban and then arranged their safe passage back to Switzerland.…

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Weed accessories

This content was published on Jul 22, 2012 Swiss law bans the sale of cannabis with a THC rate of more than 1%. The Federal Health Office can allow its sale however in some cases, such as for therapeutic reasons. Sales of the items bearing the famous cannabis leaf symbol are still thriving though. (Pictures: Thomas Kern)

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Experts debate what to do about cannabis

This content was published on Jul 22, 2012 The Swiss legislative position on cannabis is unambiguous: growing it, consuming it and dealing in it are all forbidden. At the same time, however, the 1951 legislation allows for some margin of tolerance. Preparation of a very small quantity of drugs for personal use is not a crime. There are also the usual local variations…

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Weed accessories

This content was published on Jul 22, 2012 Swiss law bans the sale of cannabis with a THC rate of more than 1%. The Federal Health Office can allow its sale however in some cases, such as for therapeutic reasons. Sales of the items bearing the famous cannabis leaf symbol are still thriving though. (Pictures: Thomas Kern)

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Experts debate what to do about cannabis

This content was published on Jul 22, 2012 The Swiss legislative position on cannabis is unambiguous: growing it, consuming it and dealing in it are all forbidden. At the same time, however, the 1951 legislation allows for some margin of tolerance. Preparation of a very small quantity of drugs for personal use is not a crime. There are also the usual local variations…

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