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Star hacks ponder future of journalism

This content was published on Apr 23, 2010 The investigative reporter, who broke the Vietnam Mai Lai massacre and who has written extensively about Iraq and the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, is in Geneva this week attending the sixth Global Investigative Journalism Conference. “The only way you can look at the future of journalism is optimistically,” Hersh told the audience on Friday during…

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Lab-elle is a label that promotes gender equality in small children’s story books

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Work to start in May on Andermatt project

This content was published on Apr 23, 2010 The idea for a luxury “CO2 neutral” village, which will include a hotel, sports complex and 18-hole golf course, is the brainchild of Egyptian billionaire Samih Sawiris. The focus of the building work at the foot of the Gotthard massif will be on the hotel named The Chedi, the golf course and infrastructure, the project…

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Blatter still hopes Mandela will open World Cup

This content was published on Apr 23, 2010 The former South African president, anti-apartheid campaigner and Nobel Peace Prize winner, now 91, made his last public appearance to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his release from prison on February 11. “We cross our fingers that Nelson Mandela … can realise this dream. For the time being, he is doing well and we hope…

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Third BMC cyclist suspended for doping

This content was published on Apr 23, 2010 Thomas Frei, a 24-year-old racer from Olten, tested positive for the endurance-boosting drug EPO. He was currently in sixth place in the Tour du Trentin. Team manager and co-owner Jim Ochowicz said removing Frei from competition was not an admission of guilt. The results of a second test on the same blood sample were not…

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Wealth planners glean tips for Swiss living

This content was published on Apr 23, 2010 That’s the thinking behind Wealth Planning for Mobile Families, a three-day conference held in Lucerne this week. It’s being run by the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), which has 85 branches worldwide – including five in Switzerland. According to organisers, Switzerland has become a destination of choice for mobile families. “It’s a good…

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Polanski faces extradition after US ruling

This content was published on Apr 23, 2010 The decision paves the way for his extradition but Swiss justice officials are waiting for further information from the US before deciding whether to carry out the extradition order. Polanski is wanted in California for sentencing, having fled the country for France three decades ago. The 76-year-old was picked up by Swiss authorities on an…

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Swiss prisoner in Libya at half way point

This content was published on Apr 21, 2010 The employee of ABB was first detained shortly after the brief 2008 arrest of Hannibal Gaddafi, one of leader Moammar Gaddafi’s sons, on charges he and his wife abused their domestic staff at a hotel in Geneva. Göldi’s Libyan lawyer, Saleh Zahaf, told the AFP news agency on Wednesday that he had called on Seif…

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Four-star breakfast included with two-star bed

This content was published on Apr 21, 2010 While visitors spent nearly five per cent fewer nights in Swiss hotels last year, bed and breakfast accommodation saw a jump of more than ten per cent. A close look at the visitor demographics shows that Swiss BnBs have profited from the recession. The Swiss – like many nationalities – tightened their belts last year,…

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Macabre find in Lake Zurich

This content was published on Apr 21, 2010 The Zurich cantonal building department said that the unmarked urns had been taken to a place which they could be kept in dignified surroundings. An initial 13 urns were removed on Sunday by divers of the Küsnacht Lake Rescue Service who discovered them by chance. The department had originally wanted to leave the rest where…

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