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Locarno projects bright future for Swiss films

This content was published on Aug 12, 2009 Despite a lack of funding, Swiss films are quality productions, he says. Swiss Cinema Day was initiated in 2006 when the outgoing artistic director, Frédéric Maire, took charge of Switzerland’s largest film festival. Despite the usual arguments about who receives what financially in the film branch from the Swiss authorities, the Swiss cinema industry can…

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Fine for man in hospital mystery

This content was published on Aug 11, 2009 A judge in eastern Switzerland confirmed a report on the case in the local newspaper on Tuesday. Charges of abandoning the women were dropped, since it was clear the man wanted her to receive medical attention. The case made headlines in Switzerland in April, when mystery surrounded the identity of the woman, who was too…

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Isolationists seek more say on treaties

This content was published on Aug 11, 2009 A conservative pressure group, Campaign for an Independent and Neutral Switzerland (Cins), handed in the necessary signatures to the Federal Chancellery on Tuesday. The group said the initiative was aimed at boosting democratic rights. “Switzerland’s independence has to be strengthened because the government has been caving in to pressure and threats by other states and…

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Italians riot on Cisalpino train

This content was published on Aug 11, 2009 The 18 Italian nationals, all aged 18-25, were among passengers on Monday’s 17.01 ETR 470, the characteristic slant-nosed tilting trains. What precisely triggered the punch-up, which spread to three carriages, remains unclear, but at some point a fire extinguisher was let off – causing breathing problems for innocent bystanders. Otherwise no one was injured. The…

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Benaglio and Doumbia win football awards

This content was published on Aug 11, 2009 Benaglio was voted by fans as Credit Suisse Player of the Year – applicable to a member of the national team – and Doumbia, from the Ivory Coast, was considered the best player of the Axpo Super League for 2008/2009. In other awards on Monday, best goal of the season went to FC Basel’s Fabien…

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Lara’s theme continues among Swiss babies

This content was published on Aug 10, 2009 Pop culture continues to be a big influence on Swiss parents, according to the “First name hit parade 2006-2008”, published by the Federal Statistics Office on Monday. In 2008, 76,691 births were registered – just under one every seven minutes – and the 269 Laras born in German-speaking Switzerland were enough to boost the name…

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Cabinet favourite plays hard-to-get

This content was published on Aug 10, 2009 Pelli will accept a nomination by the national party’s parliamentary group at the end of the month, according to his local party chapter. “We are confident that the parliamentary group will take the right decision,” a statement on Monday said. However, the Ticino section added it did not want to put Pelli under undue pressure…

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Locarno underlines the impact of anime

This content was published on Aug 10, 2009 Manga Impact, a retrospective of Japan’s comic book and cartoon movement, runs throughout the festival and was the main attraction on Locarno’s Grand Piazza screen on Monday night. The retrospective is a pet project of the festival’s outgoing artistic director, Frédéric Maire. Two masters of the genre will go home with special awards as part…

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Tax breaks and banker salaries tabled in Senate

This content was published on Aug 10, 2009 On the table are proposals by the government to reduce tax rates for families and to tie tax thresholds to inflation and the pace of earnings growth. The tax breaks would result in a loss in revenue of SFr500 million ($463 million) for the federal authorities and SFr100 million for cantons. However the cantons, which…

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You’ve got mail… from your psychologist

This content was published on Aug 10, 2009 Appointments can take place by email, instant messaging or telephone, the website, psy-help-online.ch, says. Would-be patients will have the option of choosing from experts with different areas of specialisation including depression, anxiety, burnout, relationship problems, addictions and sexuality issues. They will have the option to speak anonymously with the psychologist. The website has been approved…

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