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Road and rail hampered by heavy snowfall

This content was published on Feb 18, 2009 The main north-south line was temporarily shut on Wednesday because of a danger of avalanches, according to the Federal Railways. Trains to and from northern Italy were rerouted through western Switzerland, causing considerable delays. Other mountain lines in central and eastern Switzerland as well as roads were also interrupted. Weather experts said up to 70cm…

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Alleged racist attack victim faces proceedings

This content was published on Feb 18, 2009 The Zurich prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday the 26-year-old lawyer was suspected of misleading law-enforcement authorities. Her passport and legal papers have been blocked. Police said the woman claimed she was attacked outside a Zurich train station by three skinheads, one with a Nazi symbol tattooed on the back of his head, and that the…

Education

Mary Crist Fleming

This content was published on Feb 18, 2009 Mary Crist Fleming started The American School in Switzerland in canton Ticino in 1956 to give Americans a strong education in Europe. Today Tasis attracts students from more than 50 countries. Brash, adventurous and irresistibly charming, Fleming traveled extensively through Switzerland and Europe in the 1930s. She died last month at age 98.

Final bell rings for American schools’ founder

This content was published on Feb 18, 2009 Eloquent, stubborn and charming, Fleming founded the American School in Switzerland (Tasis) in 1956 in canton Ticino. Its mission: to give Americans a strong education set in culturally rich Europe. Today the private boarding school offers Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate studies to more than 500 students from 51 countries, most of whom pay SFr64,000…

Culture

Make English an official language, study urges

This content was published on Feb 18, 2009 Well-qualified foreigners only tend to stay in Switzerland for a couple of years, not always enough time to learn a national language, the study says. Making more legal documents and forms available in English would make their life easier and boost recruitment. It is just one of the recommendations in a study carried out as…

Demographics

EU immigrant numbers grow steadily

This content was published on Feb 18, 2009 According to the latest figures released by the Federal Migration Office, 1.6 million foreigners had residence permits out of a total population of 7.6 million. These foreigners include people born in Switzerland of foreign parents. While the number of EU citizens is growing steadily, new arrivals from other parts of the world increased by only…

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Green group keeps up pressure on alpine traffic

This content was published on Feb 18, 2009 The Alpine Initiative group says it is possible to reduce the number of transiting trucks to one million by 2011. The non-governmental organisation aims to protect the environment from road traffic and promote rail transport. But a look back over the past 15 years leaves top representatives of the group with a feeling of ambiguity.…

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Injury forces Federer to take time out

This content was published on Feb 17, 2009 In a message on his website on Tuesday Federer said it was a precautionary measure as he had not had enough time to strengthen his back after it was injured last year. “This decision was very difficult for me, because I won’t just be missing one of my favourite tournaments of the tour, but also…

Culture

Albert Bolliger. Historic Organs in France Vol. 5.

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History

Atheists launch non-prophet bus campaign

This content was published on Feb 16, 2009 The Swiss freethinkers’ association launched a campaign on Monday to collect donations to “give a voice to those people who feel plagued by the missionary slogans” plastered around the country. “We did it because so many people asked us to do it,” Reta Caspar, spokeswoman for the association, told swissinfo. “We hadn’t planned it –…

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