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New talks with Libya take place in Davos

This content was published on Jan 31, 2009 Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, a son of Libyan ruler Moammar Gaddafi, told the French-language newspaper Le Matin that he wanted to “restore friendly relations” between the two countries. The comments followed meetings on Thursday and Friday with Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum’s annual summit. But in the interview, published…

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Rallies held to protest against WEF

This content was published on Jan 31, 2009 Carrying banners reading “You are the Crisis” and throwing snowballs, the protesters said those attending the gathering were not qualified to fix the world’s problems. “It’s the same people who came last year and said the world economic situation is fine, and now we’re in a financial crisis. Now it’s the taxpayer who has to…

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Striving to become the top Swiss figure skater

This content was published on Jan 30, 2009 The 22-year-old took over from Stéphane Lambiel as Switzerland’s top male competitive skater in December, after winning the men’s national championships in La Chaux-de-Fonds. He developed an affinity with the ice after taking his first steps on a rink in his home city of Bern. “I was always a skater. From the first second I…

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Lucerne’s historic Hotel Château Gütsch gets a facelift

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Police stumble on drug crop while browsing Web

This content was published on Jan 30, 2009 The 7,500 square metre plantation was hidden in a cornfield in canton Thurgau. Officers were using Google Earth to find the location of farmers suspected of involvement in a drug ring. “It was an interesting chance discovery,” said Norbert Klossner from Zurich police’s specialist narcotics unit. As part of a wider probe, 1.2 tonnes of…

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Behind bars

This content was published on Jan 29, 2009 The photographer Peter Schulthess spent a year visiting 28 jails across the country for his book “Behind bars – prisons and detention centres in Switzerland” (2006).

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Dodo Hug: Kreis

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Direct contact made with ICRC hostages

This content was published on Jan 29, 2009 Provincial Vice Governor Lady Ann Sahidulla used her personal contacts to meet the rebel group holding the hostages at a jungle hideout near the Jolo Island’s Indanan township. It was the first direct contact by any official with the kidnappers and the ICRC workers since they were taken at gunpoint on January 15. The hostages…

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