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Geneva summit to fight armed violence

This content was published on Sep 12, 2008 The “Global Burden of Armed Violence” report was presented in Geneva on Friday as a conference reviewed a Swiss initiative aimed at reducing armed violence and its negative impact on socio-economic and human development. Representatives of 70 countries, including members of civil society, are attending the “Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence and Development” ministerial review…

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Most Swiss say they are feeling fit

This content was published on Sep 12, 2008 The Federal Statistics Office conducted a poll last year that asked 18,760 people how they felt about their health. Of them, 87 per cent responded “good” or “very good”, a figure that declined to 65 per cent for those over the age of 75. But from the figures they gave about their height and weight,…

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Seeking common ground in the Promised Land

This content was published on Sep 12, 2008 Church leaders and theologians from around the world have gathered in Bern this week to consider the religious roots of the conflict and how they can promote a peaceful outcome. With more than 100 participants from Europe, the Middle East, America, Asia and Africa the event is one of the most important ecumenical events ever…

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Frei wins first Paralympic gold for Switzerland

This content was published on Sep 12, 2008 Fifty-year-old Frei, who hails from canton Solothurn and carried the Swiss flag at the opening ceremony, beat Vittorio Podesta of Italy by six seconds on the triathlon course used for the summer Olympics. His winning time was 22 minutes 6.23 seconds. It takes Frei’s tally of gold medals at Paralympic Games to 13. It’s Switzerland’s…

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Migrant labour contributes to Swiss prosperity

This content was published on Sep 12, 2008 Immigration is clearly above the OECD average and has been described as “good news” for the country. Comparative figures presented in Paris show that in 2006, a total of 86,300 migrants came to Switzerland and were granted a residence permit of more than a year. The increase over the previous year was ten per cent,…

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Olympic gold winners return to celebrations

This content was published on Sep 11, 2008 Doubles tennis winners Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka and two-time cycling champion Fabian Cancellara displayed their gold medals from a balcony at the city hall on Thursday. Around 3,000 people turned out for the event, giving the trio a standing ovation as they arrived. The celebrations came just two days after Federer clinched the US…

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Adecco entrepreneur dies in Switzerland

This content was published on Sep 11, 2008 Jacobs, a Swiss citizen born in Germany, died in Küsnacht on Lake Zurich after a long illness, his family said on Thursday. After rising through the ranks of his family’s Johann Jacobs & Co coffee firm and heading the Jacobs Suchard group, he created the Zurich-based company Barry-Callebaut, currently the world’s leading producer of cocoa…

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In the summertime

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Heritage Days

This content was published on Sep 11, 2008 “A Day to Enjoy” is the slogan of this year’s Heritage Weekend on September 13-14, when visitors can look behind the scenes at different places where people go to enjoy themselves. (Pictures: NIKE, the national information centre for the preservation of cultural objects)

Egypt to get back pharaoh’s eye

This content was published on Sep 11, 2008 It will go back in October with no conditions attached, Zahi Hawass of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities said on Wednesday. The eye, nearly 50 cm long, was stolen in 1972. It came from a statue of Amenhotep III discovered in a temple in Luxor in 1970. The thieves sold it to a US dealer.…

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