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Joint operation breaks cocaine ring

This content was published on Jan 14, 2009 Border officials in Vallorbe stopped two Cameroonian women aboard a train from Paris to Lausanne in April 2008 after they were spotted in unseasonably warm clothes. The women were wearing body packs containing around two kilograms of the drug. One of the pair admitted forcing an infant travelling with them to swallow a pack. Vaud…

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Schmid-Rojas-Manzanilla: Gersau

This content was published on Jan 14, 2009

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Wakker Heritage Prize

This content was published on Jan 14, 2009 The Swiss Heritage Society awards the prize every year to a town or village in recognition of successful urban planning developments.

Redcharly: Shot By The Muse

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“There’s no place for Sharia in Switzerland”

This content was published on Jan 14, 2009 Christian Giordano told swissinfo that current Swiss legislation was “too narrow” for minorities and he put a case for introducing legal pluralism. His position echoes that of Anglican Church head, the Archbishop of Canterbury, who last year caused a storm of protest in Britain after suggesting a partial adoption of Sharia law there. “Touching simple-mindedness”…

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Man jailed over theft of museum watches

This content was published on Jan 13, 2009 The Serb national was sentenced to four years in prison on Tuesday by a Neuchâtel court for the robbery at the Girard-Perregaux museum in July 2007. He was found guilty of aggravated burglary. One of the museum employees was attacked during the robbery. The accused had told the court his role in the theft was…

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Science squares up to asteroid threat

This content was published on Jan 13, 2009 The issue of errant space rocks has become a disquieting one for some of the world’s top scientists, who in December asked the United Nations for $100 million (SFr112 million) per year to establish detection mechanisms and more for vessels to fend off the danger from space. Astronomers say cataclysmic impacts, such as that which…

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Yverdon-les-Bains scoops design award

This content was published on Jan 13, 2009 The Swiss Heritage Society awards the prize every year to a town or village in recognition of successful urban planning developments. The town in western Switzerland was singled out for its management of public spaces for its 25,000 residents and collaboration with neighbouring towns and villages. The society drew particular attention to “convincing” plans to…

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Leap in asylum seeker numbers

This content was published on Jan 13, 2009 There were 16,606 asylum applications filed last year, according to government statistics published on Tuesday, and a 42 per cent leap in requests in the last quarter. Migration Office spokesman Jonas Montani said Switzerland did not have enough accommodation to meet the rise, and cantons were having to make emergency arrangements. As in 2007, most…

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Olivier Nussbaum: Naïma

This content was published on Jan 13, 2009

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