Swiss Identity

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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Cities develop their wild side

This content was published on Feb 5, 2011 Overall there is much more wildlife in cities than might be expected: stone martins abound, bats are making a comeback and there have even been sightings of lynx. “We have quite a big fox population in the city of Zurich, around 1,200 foxes. In most other Swiss cities you’ll find big fox populations as well,”…

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Ski star mistaken for ski thief

This content was published on Feb 4, 2011 Austrian media on Friday reported three police officers arrested a man in Ischl, without knowing he was the 1992 overall World Cup champion, after they saw him carrying the skis but not wearing ski boots. Accola, who was not carrying any ID, was taken to a police station where he was cleared of all charges…

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“First Swiss burlesque dancer” dies

This content was published on Feb 4, 2011 Marty was born Josefina Magdalena Marty in Goldau, canton Schwyz, and moved aged 20 to Zurich where she met her future husband and manager, Billy Frick. In 1948 Marty and Frick moved to Los Angeles, where she began her career as a burlesque dancer at the Can Can Follies Theater in Hollywood. In an eventful…

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Fifa upholds ban for World Cup bids bribery

This content was published on Feb 4, 2011 Adamu’s former Fifa executive committee colleague Reynald Temarii also lost his appeal on Friday against a one-year ban for breaking Fifa confidentiality rules. Fifa’s appeals panel partially upheld appeals by three former executive committee members who had their bans from all football duty reduced by one year each. The appeal committee announced verdicts after hearing…

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ART: Picasso. The Power of Eros

This content was published on Feb 4, 2011 A collection of prints from the Georges Bloch Collection illustrate how Pablo Picasso continually and intensely experimented with varied methods of printing. The heart of the exhibition embraces the desiring and desirable female body.

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A Swiss in the service of the SS

This content was published on Feb 4, 2011 A protege of military commander Heinrich Himmler, Franz Riedweg stood only two ranks below his mentor in the central office of the SS – an elite quasi-military unit of the Nazi party, which served as Adolf Hitler’s personal guard – and was entrusted with extensive power and authority. Wyss spoke to swissinfo.ch about his book,…

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Illegal imports of medicines continue to rise

This content was published on Feb 4, 2011 In total, 1,861 shipments of illegal medicines were confiscated, up from 1,154 reported in 2009 and from 687 in 2008. Nearly half, 45 per cent, of shipments came directly from India, while many of the 35 per cent of shipments which arrived from Western Europe contained products manufactured in India. Most commonly imported products included erectile…

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Security ranks high on internet concerns

This content was published on Feb 4, 2011 A survey by the Federal Statistics Office shows that three quarters of households in the country have internet access, with most concerned about risks for children, financial losses and abuse of personal data. The statistics office said in a statement on Friday that four out of five internet users had some form of security software,…

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