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Swiss au pair receives wartime medal

This content was published on Dec 10, 2008 More than 60 years later Nelly, whose married name is Robson, has been awarded a special medal by the British government to commemorate her wartime service. Robson and her friend Ida Klauser planned to stay in Scotland for a year to learn English, but when the Second World War broke out, they were stuck overseas.…

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FC Basel leave Champions League on low note

This content was published on Dec 10, 2008 The home side finished at the bottom of the Group C standings with just one point from six games, with Tuesday night’s game a mere formality as FC Basel were already out of the next stage of the competition. Heavy defeats against Barcelona and the Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk had left the Swiss side hoping…

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Acting for human rights victims around the world

This content was published on Dec 10, 2008 Pillay talked to swissinfo about her new role and the relevance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the most translated document in the world, which on Wednesday celebrates its 60th birthday. The daughter of a bus driver, Pillay rose during the apartheid years to become the first non-white South African to start her own…

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Right wing looks set for cabinet comeback

This content was published on Dec 9, 2008 The rightwing Swiss People’s Party – the largest of the four main groups in parliament – is poised to return to the government after one year of self-declared opposition and increasing internal tensions. The People’s Party is presenting a double ticket for the vacant cabinet seat, with the front-runner being Ueli Maurer, a member of…

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Switzerland is “no longer an island”

This content was published on Dec 9, 2008 The Swiss Social Report 2008 revealed, however, that there was still some way to go to close the gaps in income, education and between the sexes. The report, unveiled on Tuesday in Bern, compared economic, social and cultural developments between Switzerland, several European countries and the United States. It found that social differences were becoming…

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Tickling the taste buds around the country

This content was published on Dec 9, 2008 It includes products from all the country’s 26 cantons, for example carrot cake from Aargau or the Ticinese cheese speciality Zincarlin. “Varied, familiar but also surprising… and mainly tasty,” commented the Swiss Culinary Heritage Association on the contents of the database in a statement on Tuesday. “It’s a living catalogue. The items listed provide a…

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Triomusig Ueli Mooser: Zrugg.

This content was published on Dec 9, 2008

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Geneva still hopes for 2022 Olympics

This content was published on Dec 9, 2008 City officials complained on Monday about the lack of political support – in particular from the Swiss Olympic Association – as one of the reasons for delaying their bid, which was first announced a year ago. Despite its disappointment, the committee is convinced that the idea of hosting the Games in 2022 is still feasible…

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Invalidity in mediaeval times

This content was published on Dec 8, 2008 Invalidity in mediaeval times.

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