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Youth therapy at sea

This content was published on Apr 14, 2009

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Train detectives sniff out untidiness

This content was published on Apr 14, 2009 Swiss Federal Railways, considered by some to have a spotless reputation, are reacting to complaints that trains and stations are not as tidy as they should be. There are already five cleanliness detectives in operation on the Zurich S-Bahn commuter train network. From mid-April their numbers will rise to 16 to cover the whole of…

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Davos crowned ice hockey champions

This content was published on Apr 13, 2009 It was a game of three thirds, with no side standing out in the first period of play, Davos imposing themselves in the second and then bracing themselves against Kloten pressure in the third. After a goalless first period in front of 7,600 fans in Kloten, Dino Wieser opened the scoring in the 27th minute.…

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Bird’s eye perspective brings stork to life

This content was published on Apr 13, 2009 Avid ornithologists have been able to track Max – actually a female – since she was fitted with a transmitter as a chick. And now children’s writer Katja Alves has given her a near human personality with an “autobiographical” story. The book, A Stork named Max – Life is no Frog Buffet, charts the birth,…

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Zumthor wins “Nobel Prize of Architecture”

This content was published on Apr 13, 2009 The Pritzker jury of architects, academics, writers and designers on Sunday praised Zumthor in their citation for his timeless structures that feed off the cultures in which they are built and show respect for their surroundings. “His buildings have a commanding presence … showing us again and again that modesty in approach and boldness in…

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Traditional Easter march now has peace themes

This content was published on Apr 13, 2009 This year’s march in the capital, Bern, was directed against the social marginalisation of migrants and called for harmony with them. It attracted almost 600 people. The vision of United States President Barack Obama of a world without atomic weapons is similar to that of those who took part in Easter marches in the 1960s.…

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Aid comes before human rights

This content was published on Apr 12, 2009 Martin Dahinden, who has been the director of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) for almost a year, tells swissinfo the agency often elects to work in areas where the rule of law is not well respected, such as Darfur. Dahinden divides the SDC’s long-term philosophy into three levels. The organisation’s broadest objective…

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Swiss aim for glory in world motorcycling

This content was published on Apr 12, 2009 Motorcycling journalist Bernard Jonzier tells swissinfo it’s a “historic” occasion for the Swiss. In 2005 Thomas Lüthi became the first Swiss rider to win a world champion title in more than two decades. But over the past few years the Bernese has struggled with injuries. He will have to show some progress this season if…

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Federer marries longtime girlfriend

This content was published on Apr 12, 2009 The world’s number two tennis player announced the wedding on his website, saying the couple had got married on Saturday “surrounded by a small group of close friends and family”. “It was a beautiful spring day and an incredibly joyous occasion,” he said. Federer, 27, and Vavrinec, 31, announced last month they were expecting their…

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