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Ban on al-Qaida extended

This content was published on Dec 5, 2008 The cabinet on Friday renewed an ordinance that was enforced after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States. The ruling also requires anyone with information on the organisation to contact authorities. “Jihadism in general and al-Qaida in particular still pose a threat to Switzerland,” the Federal Justice Department said. The ban covers…

Federer adds his name to those with a fortune

This content was published on Dec 5, 2008 Federer, aged 27, is valued at SFr100-200 million ($83.2-166.4 million) by the Swiss business magazine Bilanz. It notes that since 2005, Federer has been under the wings of the influential sport marketing and management agency IMG, which has managed to triple his annual income from advertising to $35 million. The magazine also points out that…

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Schmutzli: the Swiss Santa’s sinister sidekick

This content was published on Dec 5, 2008 This is not the Santa Claus known to English-speaking countries but the Swiss version – who is normally accompanied by a strange-looking individual with a blacked out face. The Swiss Father Christmas was based on Saint Nicholas, whose feast day was celebrated on Saturday – his Swiss German name, Samichlaus, alludes to that. But the…

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Denis Beuret: Alone. Augmented bass trombone. Live electronics.

This content was published on Dec 5, 2008 Polyloop08 Denis Beuret

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Rich list not immune to economic ills

This content was published on Dec 5, 2008 The 300 richest Swiss residents – half of whom are foreigners – together lost SFr70 billion ($58.5 billion) last year. Their combined wealth is now SFr368 billion. For the seventh year in a row, the business magazine Bilanz listed Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad as the richest person in Switzerland, with an estimated wealth of SFr35-36…

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“Solar taxi” completes circumnavigation

This content was published on Dec 4, 2008 The small two-seater, carrying chief United Nations climate official Yvo de Boer, glided up to a building in the Polish city of Poznan, where delegates from some 190 countries are working toward a new treaty to control climate change. “This is the first time in history that a solar-powered car has travelled all the way…

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One in three babies born by caesarean

This content was published on Dec 4, 2008 The rate of caesareans, which the association says are more risky than conventional methods, in 2007 rose to 32.2 per cent of births, compared with 22.7 per cent in 1998. In other countries it is less than 20 per cent, the association said. The midwives say there is no medical explanation for the increase and…

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Human rights

This content was published on Dec 4, 2008 Images from “The Face of Human Rights” (Lars Müller Publishers, 2004; Baden, Switzerland).

Swiss Review faces budget cuts by parliament

This content was published on Dec 4, 2008 The House of Representatives voted to cut SFr500,000 ($411,000) from the bi-monthly publication’s funding during a debate on next year’s federal budget. The Senate – the other parliamentary chamber – will discuss financial matters next week. The Organisation of the Swiss Abroad (OSA) said it was disappointed by Thursday’s decision, which it said was against…

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Walter Alder

This content was published on Dec 4, 2008

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