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Widmer-Schlumpf arrives in Bosnia

This content was published on Nov 2, 2008 Widmer-Schlumpf met the director of the Bosnian border police and will attend an official dinner hosted by the country’s justice ministry and police departments. On Monday, the justice minister will have discussions with her counterpart Tarik Sadovic and will sign agreements that will make it easier for Bosnians to enter Switzerland. She will also hold…

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Protestants celebrate Calvin in Geneva

This content was published on Nov 2, 2008 Born in France, Calvin spent some 20 years of his adult life in Switzerland’s western city, transforming Geneva into a base for French Protestantism and an intellectual centre of Europe. He reinforced the link between humanist thought and Christian convictions. “Calvin, the visionary Reformer, sparked off a movement which has spread to the four corners…

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Seco official predicts “significant slowdown”

This content was published on Nov 2, 2008 Serge Gaillard, the head of Seco’s labour directorate, told Sunday’s NZZ am Sonntag newspaper that the number of unemployed would increase to 125,000, or to a rate of 3.2 per cent, within the next year. Around 96,000 people in Switzerland were unemployed in September, representing an unemployment rate of 2.4 per cent. Some 140,000 could…

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This content was published on Nov 1, 2008 Send us your international photos to ireport@swissinfo.ch

Deep-sea adventurer Jacques Piccard is dead

This content was published on Nov 1, 2008 Swiss oceanologist Jacques Piccard, one of the 20th century's last great adventurers, has died at the age of 86.

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Annan receives university honour in Neuchâtel

This content was published on Nov 1, 2008 Annan, the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, received the honour from the university’s rector, Martine Rahier, in front of 500 people. In his address, Annan spoke of equality and commitment to human rights, peace and sustainable development, arguing that gender equality and better distribution of wealth were necessary to peace and to the development of…

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Swiss immigrants pin hopes on Obama victory

This content was published on Nov 1, 2008 However, the situation of immigrants in the United States cannot really be compared with that of Europe, where life is much tougher for black people, they say. “The Democrat candidate’s campaign slogan, ‘Yes, we can’, is also a signal for all immigrants living here,” said Quan-Vinh Nguyen, president of the Fribourg section of the Forum…

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Injured Federer pulls out of Paris

This content was published on Oct 31, 2008 Friday’s withdrawal means Federer will finish 2008 without a single win in the nine-event Masters Series for the first time since 2003. Federer wrote on his website he had been having problems with his back for a few days. He said he felt a surge of pain while serving in an earlier match. “I woke…

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Let it snow

This content was published on Oct 31, 2008 Winter has arrived in Switzerland even though autumn technically lasts until December 21, the shortest day of the year. Record amounts of snow lead to precarious road conditions, delayed trains and many happy skiers and snowboarders.

Paranormal exhibition offers tricks and treats

This content was published on Oct 31, 2008 The recording is one of many personal tales of paranormal contact featured at the Museum for Communication in the Swiss capital Bern. The exhibition, Goodbye and Hello: Dialogue with the Beyond, is unique, says curator Kurt Stadelmann. “I think it is the first time in Europe that you can see an exhibition with these kinds…

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