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Teens to stay in jail for Munich rampage

This content was published on Jul 13, 2009 German law allows for people to be released before trial, but that is not likely to happen in this case because the students are considered a flight risk, said Andreas Franck, a Munich public prosecutor. The three 16-year-olds from the Zurich area randomly attacked five strangers in Munich on June 30 while on a school…

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BRASIL BOAT MONTREUX 2009

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Household spending increased in line with wages

This content was published on Jul 13, 2009 The Office said on Monday that households benefited from the “positive” economic climate, spending about SFr240 more than in the previous year. In particular, consumers spent more on housing, furnishings, travel, entertainment and recreation. The Office noted that the additional expenditure coincided with an increase in income, mainly due to a rise in salaries. The…

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Boosting trade ties with Colombia

This content was published on Jul 13, 2009 “It will be interesting to find out how much progress has been made for a free trade agreement,” Leuthard said. Negotiations for an accord between Colombia and the European Free Trade Area, comprising Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, is expected to be concluded by next spring. Colombia is one of the focus countries of Switzerland’s…

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Europe’s oldest wooden house still going strong

This content was published on Jul 13, 2009 A well-to-do local family is in the middle of building a fine two-storey wooden house. They’ve already cut the timber from the local forest and they are helping the master carpenters assemble their dream home. They are proud of their comfortable new dwelling with its modern blockhouse design and practical layout. The family, whose name…

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Swiss hostage held in Mali freed

This content was published on Jul 12, 2009 The man was seized with three other people near the Mali border in Niger in January by a group calling itself al-Qaida in the Islamic Magreb (AQIM). His Swiss wife was among two female abductees released in April. The foreign ministry said in a statement that it that it was “relieved” and felt “great joy”…

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Swiss hostage held in Mali freed

This content was published on Jul 12, 2009 The man, seized with three others near the Mali border in Niger in January, is the last of the Western hostages held by a group calling itself al-Qaida in the Islamic Magreb (AQIM). His Swiss wife was among two abductees freed in April. The foreign ministry said in a statement on Sunday that it that…

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Schnyder defeated in Budapest tennis final

This content was published on Jul 12, 2009 Szávay won in 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the match in front of her home crowd on Sunday. Schnyder had to first complete two matches on Saturday after her Friday quarterfinal game was delayed because of rain. The 21st-ranked Schnyder showed hardly a sign of fatigue in her semifinal, breaking Gallovits’ first service game and winning…

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Call made for tougher sentencing of youth crime

This content was published on Jul 12, 2009 But criminal law professor and centre-left Social Democrat Parliamentarian Daniel Jositsch tells swissinfo.ch that current legislation should be enough to deal with the problem of youth violence. He says that imposing tougher sentences would be preferable to drawing up new legislation. Judges, he adds, have the leeway to act but have refused so far to…

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Swiss pirates prepare to take on internet

This content was published on Jul 11, 2009 The party wants to strengthen the rights to privacy online and demands reforms to copyright laws, a move seen by some as an attack on performing artists. The zone of conflict has moved from the high seas to the virtual ocean. “The Pirate Party Switzerland is, like its international models, the politically correct answer to…

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