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Employment continues to grow

This content was published on May 29, 2008 According to the Federal Statistics Office, 2.6 per cent more people – a total of 4.469 million – were holding down full-time and part-time jobs than over the same period last year. The number of women employed went up three per cent – against 2.2 per cent for men – to 1.994 million. For foreigners,…

Schnyder wins Swiss duel at French Open

This content was published on May 28, 2008 Schnyder, tenth in the ATP women’s ranking, won Wednesday’s match 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 and will meet French player Emilie Loit in the third round. In second-round matches in the men’s singles tournament on Thursday, Roger Federer will play Albert Montanes of Spain. Federer won their last meeting on clay in Monte Carlo in 2005. After…

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Parliament split on free movement of workers

This content was published on May 28, 2008 The house went against an earlier Senate decision by voting on Wednesday to treat the issues separately. One issue is the free movement of people, under which EU and Swiss citizens are allowed to work in each other’s countries. It is part of the package of agreements which came into force in 2002. Switzerland now…

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Kuhn announces final Euro squad

This content was published on May 28, 2008 Defender Patrick Müller and midfielder Tranquillo Barnetta have been included, despite lingering injury concerns. Two weeks ago Kuhn named a 26-man squad and therefore had to drop three people on Wednesday. An injury to striker Blaise Nkufo made Kuhn’s decision slightly easier: not only was Nkufo dropped, but also his replacement, 34-year-old striker Thomas Häberli.…

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A journey into the world of the invisible

This content was published on May 28, 2008 Using a highly sophisticated microscope, the Basel scientist takes pictures of the extremely small – a cell, a grain of pollen – and turns them into award-winning scientific fine art. By day 34-year-old Oeggerli is a molecular biologist working in cancer research at Basel University Hospital. By night, the micronaut, as he likes to be…

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Amnesty criticises treatment of asylum seekers

This content was published on May 28, 2008 Switzerland fared better in the human rights organisation’s annual report than alphabetical neighbours Syria and Swaziland, but Amnesty again highlighted issues of racial discrimination and treatment of asylum seekers in the alpine nation. “Injustice, inequality and impunity are the hallmarks of our world today,” Irene Khan, Amnesty International’s secretary- general, said on Wednesday. This year…

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Anker painting breaks record

This content was published on May 28, 2008 Die Kartenlegerin (The Fortune Teller) fetched SFr2,625,000 ($2,555,858) on Tuesday, the highest price ever paid for an Anker painting at auction. It was bought by an anonymous buyer. The work, painted in 1880, shows an old woman spreading out cards on a table, watched by two young women. The Sotheby’s auction saw another artist, Robert…

Parliament approves federal budget for 2007

This content was published on May 28, 2008 They have also approved a supplement of SFr227.8 million for this year’s budget, which will go to the defence ministry and spending on civil servants. Philipp Stähelin, president of the parliamentary budget committee, called last year’s surplus “almost dangerously good”. However, Finance Minister Hans-Rudolf Merz cautioned against excessive exuberance. He noted that the past year…

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Paul Juon (1872-1940): Piano Quartets.

This content was published on May 28, 2008

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