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Campaign targets boozy Brits on the piste

This content was published on Jan 28, 2010 Posters with the slogan “Don’t catch your death” have been put up at Geneva airport and several Swiss ski resorts to raise awareness among British tourists of the risks of binge drinking on a skiing holiday. But Swiss resorts play down the problem. “We’re not here to wave the finger, but to make people more…

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ART: Fasnacht & Art & Tinguely

This content was published on Jan 28, 2010 A special exhibition of selected Fasnacht art dating back 100 years pays tribute to the Basel Fasnacht which celebrates the centenary of the Fasnacht Committee.

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Muslim athlete fails to overturn headscarf ban

This content was published on Jan 28, 2010 A local court in the canton of Lucerne said in a ruling published on Wednesday that the ban didn’t breach the player’s rights. Sura Al-Shawk, a 19-year-old Swiss citizen of Iraqi origin who plays for STV Luzern, sought permission from the Swiss basketball association to wear a scarf. ProBasket said in August she couldn’t because…

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Cabinet wants more talks with US over UBS data

This content was published on Jan 27, 2010 Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf said the country would “discuss with US authorities right away” the issue of providing information on clients of the Swiss bank suspected of tax evasion. Switzerland’s Federal Administrative Court last week ruled that authorities were prohibited from handing over information on a majority of some 4,500 accounts sought by the US…

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Federer moves into semifinal

This content was published on Jan 27, 2010 After losing the first set 2-6, the Swiss star stormed back to win 6-3, 6-0 and 7-5. “I’ve played him many times before, and I know he goes through some rock-solid phases at times,” Federer said. “I just tried to stay positive.” Federer’s victory snapped a 13-match Davydenko winning streak after the Russian player won…

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Holocaust remembered in stories of rescuers

This content was published on Jan 27, 2010 To mark the sixty-fifth anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, swissinfo.ch reflects on a few of the many Swiss nationals who defied authority and provided hope to thousands of persecuted Jews and other refugees. Yad Vashem, which is the Jewish people’s living memorial to the Holocaust, recognises more than 22,000 non-Jewish rescuers…

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Shooting leaves one dead, two injured

This content was published on Jan 27, 2010 A police spokesman said one man had fired at the other two and then killed himself. The killer was an Italian in his late 50s employed by a heating and plumbing company in Buchs in whose premises the shooting occurred. He had entered the building armed with two revolvers, and shot his boss and another…

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Shooting leaves one man dead

This content was published on Jan 27, 2010 The police said it appeared that the dead man had shot at the other two before killing himself. One of the injured is in a serious condition, while the other was only slightly wounded. The shooting occurred in a sanitary equipment business, which employs 27 people. swissinfo.ch and agencies

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Experts reflect on spike in prison population

This content was published on Jan 26, 2010 The number of inmates in Swiss prisons grew by five per cent last year to 6,084 – the second-highest level in a decade. This rise is particularly evident in French and Italian-speaking regions. The overall growth has caused mixed reactions among observers. “It’s a startling increase,” said Daniel Laubscher from the Federal Statistics Office, which…

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