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Campaigners call for end to female circumcision

This content was published on Feb 6, 2008 To mark the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation, around 150 people took part in a conference in Geneva on Wednesday looking at ways of putting an end to the practice. Some 130 million women are affected by genital mutilation, mostly in Africa, the Middle East and Indonesia, but also in immigrant…

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Nuclear smuggler given suspended sentence

This content was published on Feb 5, 2008 Daniel Geiges had been accused – along with a German and a Briton – of illegally trafficking nuclear equipment around ten years ago. He had admitted guilt in the scheme organised by disgraced Pakistani scientist AQ Kahn. The ruling was in accordance with a plea bargain Geiges, 69, had organised with prosecutors in Pretoria. It…

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Cheesemakers celebrate boom year

This content was published on Feb 5, 2008 Imports of cheese also increased, showing that the gradual liberalisation of the European cheese market had led to a clear increase in the exchange of goods, according to the Swiss Cheese Organisation. A total of 3,235 tonnes more cheese was exported in 2007 than the previous year, a rise of 5.8 per cent. Emmental AOC…

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Suspected paedophile priest kills himself

This content was published on Feb 5, 2008 The 45-year-old shot himself in the heart early on Sunday evening, said Pascal Luthi, spokesperson for canton Neuchâtel police, confirming a report in the French-language Le Matin newspaper. The priest left behind a message criticising the media. Since December several cases of child sexual abuse have come to light in western Switzerland. The priest’s case…

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Tinu Heiniger: Bärg u Talsänger

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Jodlerklub Herisau-Säge / Striichmusig Alperösli Weissbad: So hemmer ‘s gern…

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Hitzfeld set to sign up for Switzerland

This content was published on Feb 4, 2008 A statement from the Swiss Football Association confirmed that an agreement was near for Hitzfeld to take over the reins from Köbi Kuhn after Euro 2008, which is being co-hosted by Switzerland and Austria. Hitzfeld, aged 59 and no stranger to Swiss football, has been linked with the job after telling Bayern in December that…

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World cinema

This content was published on Feb 4, 2008 For the past 20 years, Swiss label Trigon has delivered films documenting the rest of the world to Swiss audiences. Many of these films would otherwise not be shown in mainstream theatres. To date, the company’s films have left impressions on over three million people.

Campaigners call for end to passive smoking

This content was published on Feb 4, 2008 The Geneva-based organisation launched a yearlong global campaign, “I love my smoke-free childhood”, to mark World Cancer Day on Monday focusing on the dangers to children when parents smoke. Swiss anti-smoking campaigners used the event to underline their ongoing fight against passive smoking. According to recent figures published by the World Health Organization (WHO), if…

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New HIV infections remain high

This content was published on Feb 4, 2008 It reported on Monday 735 documented cases for 2007, down from 761 the previous year, adding however that late cases would mean the high level in 2006 would be reached. Heterosexual cases, which made up only 14 per cent of diagnoses, continued to drop. New infections involving women fell from 80 in 2002 to 40…

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