Swiss Identity

No clues in search for missing twins

This content was published on Feb 7, 2011 Police in canton Vaud said on Monday that possible sightings had not produced any clues to the girls’ whereabouts since January 30, when they were abducted by their father. He committed suicide on Thursday night. Around 40 officers from the Vaud force were taking part in the joint search with French and Italian police. A…

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Hats off to a fashionable career

This content was published on Feb 7, 2011 A visit to Switzerland’s only workshop dedicated to training young people in the art of millinery.

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Over 40s turn away from safe sex

This content was published on Feb 7, 2011 Men and women aged 45 and over often do not use a condom during sex, even at the start of a new relationship, according to the study, commissioned by the Federal Health Office. However, people aged 17 to 30 regularly do protect themselves. Most sexually active were people aged 31-45; in one year 94 per…

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The Alps prepare for a new facelift

This content was published on Feb 7, 2011 The battle lines have been drawn between the mountain transport companies behind the plans and environmentalists who have banded together to keep the peaks from undergoing the scalpel. Nature protection organisations fear plans by the village council in Zermatt to rezone the area around the Klein (little) Matterhorn will be the green light the local…

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Cancer rates exceed European average

This content was published on Feb 7, 2011 Cases of melanoma, prostate and breast cancer are higher than the European average, the study of cancer cases between 1983 and 2007 found. Actual deaths from melanoma and prostate cancer are slightly higher in Switzerland than the European average, while deaths from breast cancer are lower. Around 35,000 people are diagnosed with cancer in Switzerland…

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Minister criticises asylum policy

This content was published on Feb 7, 2011 In an interview with the NZZ am Sonntag newspaper, Sommaruga spoke of a “crisis of credibility”. “Over the past 20 years the public has been fooled into thinking that multiple tightenings of the asylum law have made Switzerland unattractive for asylum seekers. But these revisions have neither solved the problems nor generated confidence among the…

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International search continues for missing twins

This content was published on Feb 6, 2011 Italian, French and Swiss police are now on the hunt for the girls who are thought to have been taken to the island of Corsica. The girls, who live with their mother in Saint-Sulpice near Lausanne, were visiting their father last weekend. But he failed to take them to school on Monday as planned. The…

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Swiss hope for gold on Bavarian slopes

This content was published on Feb 5, 2011 They aim to repeat their success of two years ago at Val d’Isère in France, where Switzerland came top in the country ranking for the first time in 20 years. In 2009, Didier Cuche, Carlo Janka and Lara Gut won six medals between them, including two golds. The same trio are still Switzerland’s best medal…

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Minister seeks tougher rules for paedophiles

This content was published on Feb 5, 2011 She will soon make a recommendation to her cabinet colleagues, she told the Neue Luzerner Zeitung newspaper on Saturday. Sommaruga said she was “deeply shocked” by the Bern case involving at least 122 victims. A 54-year-old Swiss man has admitted to sexually abusing disabled children and adults in care homes over a 29-year period. “My first question…

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Bush trip to Geneva cancelled

This content was published on Feb 5, 2011 The Jewish organisation that had invited him for a Geneva gala event has cited growing protests as the reason for cancelling his visit. The Swiss branch of the United Israel Appeal said it feared that demonstrations in Geneva could get out of control. The charity’s lawyer told the Tribune de Geneve newspaper on Saturday the…

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