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Rights watchdog criticises Swiss prisons

This content was published on Jan 8, 2008 Members of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) also had strong words for the Geneva police over alleged force used during arrests. The comments, published on Monday, were contained in preliminary remarks following the CPT’s visit to Swiss jails in autumn last year. The CPT said it was “concerned” over the use…

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swissinfo hits the airwaves

This content was published on Jan 8, 2008 Bern, 3 October 2007 The current affairs Podcast highlights the top stories of the week in Switzerland as well as offbeat and cultural news. The reports give a voice to the people making the headlines or who have a unique story to tell. The Podcast compliments the news and feature texts available on our website,…

Records are broken at youth hostels

This content was published on Jan 7, 2008 The 59 hostels and franchise operations registered 919,052 overnight stays, an increase of 4.3 per cent compared with the previous year. In its own 47 operations, Swiss Youth Hostels achieved a 10.6 per cent growth. A statement on Monday cited new hostels, renovation and increased demand among the reasons for the performance. Swiss Youth Hostels…

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Swiss call for safer ski slopes

This content was published on Jan 7, 2008 A survey reveals that the Swiss want greater safety in the mountains, with public support for schemes such as police patrolling the slopes and the compulsory wearing of ski helmets. Early snow, good weather and the timing of this year’s holiday period mean that the ski season has had an excellent start with reports of…

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Customs poised to pounce on fake goods

This content was published on Jan 7, 2008 For the first time, border officials will be able to confiscate counterfeit products intended for personal use, in addition to existing powers to seize items smuggled into the country for resale. The illegal counterfeit market costs the Swiss economy an estimated SFr2 billion ($1.79 billion) a year and the watchmaking industry alone some SFr800 million…

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Slalom hopes dashed in Adelboden

This content was published on Jan 6, 2008 None of the Swiss athletes qualified for the second leg of Sunday’s race after Marc Berthod and Daniel Albrecht both went out in the first run. It is Matt’s eighth World Cup slalom victory, but the first this season. Felix Neureuther of Germany came third, while the best-placed American Jimmy Cochran finished in the top…

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Health campaign targets fat kids

This content was published on Jan 6, 2008 A programme, to get off the ground officially on Monday, targets children aged five to ten and aims at introducing an additional hour of physical education per week. The head of the Federal Sport Office, Matthias Remund, said there is an increasing number of children who are overweight and risk ending up as disabled people…

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Wawrinka falters in Qatar tennis final

This content was published on Jan 6, 2008 His appearance in the final earned the 22-year-old Swiss a place in the top 30 of the ATP list, ahead of the Australian Open which is due to begin on January 14. Murray broke Wawrinka – Switzerland’s number two behind undisputed Roger Federer – in the opening game of the first set and again in…

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Swiss comedian Emil grapples with languages

This content was published on Jan 6, 2008 Emil, as he is known, turns 75 on Sunday and has lived on Lake Geneva since his return from New York in 1999. A native of the central Swiss city of Lucerne, the former employee of the Swiss Post first appeared on stage as a comedian at the age of 20. In the 1960s he…

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Swiss skiers triumph in giant slalom race

This content was published on Jan 5, 2008 Saturday’s result confirms the return to form displayed by the Swiss men’s alpine team in the same resort a year ago. It is the first such Swiss success in nine years. Berthod clinched best time in the second leg of the race in Adelboden distancing Austria’s Stephan Görgl as well as his two Swiss team-mates,…

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