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Luca and Sara lead the way in baby names

This content was published on Aug 6, 2008 This year 416 Swiss baby Lucas and 445 baby Sara(h)s will be taking their first steps. Lena and Tim topped the list of most popular baby names in German-speaking Switzerland in 2007, while Nathan and Emma were the favourites in French-speaking regions. According to the latest “first name hit parade” released by the Federal Statistics…

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Swiss spend less on trying to beat the odds

This content was published on Aug 6, 2008 The Federal Statistics Office on Wednesday reported that turnover in the industry was SFr2.73 billion ($2.6 billion) – SFr70 million or 2.5 per cent less than in the record year of 2007. It said this represented SFr360 per head of the population (SFr374 in 2006). The Statistics Office also noted that the most popular lottery…

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At the pictures

This content was published on Aug 6, 2008 Simon Edelstein, a Swiss photographer and filmmaker, has travelled through many lands capturing old-fashioned cinemas, whose existence are increasingly threatened by modern multiplexes. An exhibition of 160 photographs is being held at the Locarno Film Festival. (Pictures: Simon Edelstein)

Europe takes its seat at Locarno film festival

This content was published on Aug 6, 2008 Also coming to the fore at the festival, which starts in the southern Swiss city on Wednesday, are films from other English-speaking nations, including Britain, Australia and Ireland. Last year marked a strong return to the festival of Hollywood blockbusters and United States independent films, such as Hairspray starring John Travolta and Waitress by Adrienne…

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Federer leads Swiss tennis contingent in Beijing

This content was published on Aug 5, 2008 He was accompanied by fellow player Stanislas Wawrinka, girlfriend Mirka Vavrinec, coach Severin Lüthi and several hundred cheering Swiss fans. Federer, who will lose his world number one ranking on August 18, was able to arrive in the Chinese capital earlier than expected after his exit from the Cincinnati Open tournament at the hands of…

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Expat magazine faces budget cut

This content was published on Aug 5, 2008 The bimonthly magazine is distributed free worldwide to the estimated 670,000 registered Swiss abroad. The budget is to be cut by 28 per cent to SFr1.3 million ($1.24 million) next year. The Organisation of the Swiss Abroad (OSA) said it would to have to reduce the number of editions to four from the present six.…

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Senior UBS lawyer out amid US securities probe

This content was published on Aug 4, 2008 A spokeswoman for the Swiss bank confirmed that David Aufhauser, general counsel of its investment bank and of the Americas, stepped down but said he would continue as an adviser until September 30. Aufhauser is said to be at the centre of New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s probe of UBS – part of a…

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Majority back army but fewer want new jets

This content was published on Aug 4, 2008 Two-thirds oppose replacing the ageing Tiger, according to a study conducted by the polling firm Institute Demoscope. Nevertheless, 70 per cent of respondents said Switzerland needed an army and 78 per cent said the army was well prepared to handle current threats. The results come amid pressure on the defence minister, Samuel Schmid, who has…

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Young Swiss hold European record for gun suicide

This content was published on Aug 4, 2008 This is directly linked to liberal Swiss gun laws and the easy access to firearms, said researchers from the European Alliance Against Depression, whose study is published in the current edition of the Journal of Affective Disorders. The research showed that 43.6 per cent of suicides in Switzerland committed by 15- to 24-year-old men involve…

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Metal rendezvous pulls in rock fans to Bern

This content was published on Aug 4, 2008 Swiss rockers Krokus delivered the concert they'd owed fans for 25 years when they played a packed Stade de Suisse in Bern.

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