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Swiss offer help after Italian quake

This content was published on Apr 6, 2009 The Swiss foreign ministry said it had offered help in the aftermath of the quake early on Monday morning. Rome has said it does not need international assistance for the moment. Russia, Germany, France, Greece, Israel and the European Union have also pledged their support. The quake hit central Italy just after 3.30am, damaging 26…

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Billionaire faces decades-old asbestos charges

This content was published on Apr 6, 2009 Schmidheiny, 66 years old, and Jean-Louis de Cartier de Marchienne, 88, face legal action over sicknesses and deaths connected to four asbestos factories they owned. They have been charged with intentionally causing injury. Prosecutors in the northern Italian city mounted the action on behalf of more than 2,600 former employees and close to 300 local…

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Calmy-Rey visits Turkey for tolerance meeting

This content was published on Apr 6, 2009 Calmy-Rey took part in a panel discussion, attended a lunch with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and had dinner with Turkish President Abdullah Gül on Monday at the gathering of UN’s so-called Alliance of Civilizations. The foreign minister also held talks on the sidelines of the event but a spokeswoman declined to release further…

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Plotting a green future for Swiss tourism

This content was published on Apr 6, 2009 These are just three of the “pearls” being promoted by Switzerland Tourism, the country’s umbrella tourism body, as it works to attract visitors during the economic crisis. And if you believe the latest promotional video, you can even come and help clean the mountains. These were some of the ideas presented to tourism professionals who…

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My first day at school

This content was published on Apr 6, 2009

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Kaeslin crowns historic weekend

This content was published on Apr 5, 2009 The 21-year-old from Lucerne won Switzerland’s first gold for a Swiss female gymnast 24 hours after coming third in the overall competition – the first time a Swiss woman had ever appeared on the podium. Kaeslin, who was named sportswoman of the year for her fifth place at the Beijing Olympics, was favourite in the…

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Swiss films honoured in Argentina

This content was published on Apr 5, 2009 A total of six Swiss film productions were screened at the 11th Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente (BAFICI), which ended in the Argentinian capital on Sunday. La Forteresse, directed by Fernand Melgar, is a documentary on Switzerland’s refugee policy filmed at a reception centre for asylum-seekers. It made the headlines on Thursday when…

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Gymnast jumps to historic medal

This content was published on Apr 4, 2009 The 21-year-old from Lucerne, who was named sportswoman of the year for her fifth place at the Beijing Olympics, won the first-ever medal for Switzerland at a major international event. Until now ninth position was the best female gymnasts could do. Despite falling in qualifying, Kaeslin held her nerve, notably in the vault – her…

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Read all about “the end of the world”

This content was published on Apr 4, 2009 A first English collection of the Swiss writer and performer’s works has just been published. It’s called At Home. Hohler makes himself at home – rather appropriately – by sitting on top of a stack of boxes of his new book. We’re in the cellar of the English bookseller and publisher, Bergli Books, in Basel.…

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