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Parliament wants violent offenders law

This content was published on Sep 18, 2007 The Swiss population voted in favour of the move three years ago, but opponents have argued that it goes against the European Convention on Human Rights. The proposal calls for violent offenders to be locked up for life without the possibility of parole, if a psychological assessment decides that they cannot be cured. A parliamentary…

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Dramatic Swiss landscape inspires stamps

This content was published on Sep 17, 2007 British artist James Peel viewed Switzerland as a location that inspired some of the great works of English Romantic literature and composed four photographs that also reflected the unique seasonal passage of alpine water. “A lot of my work is around ideas about Romanticism and places, history and memory,” Peel told swissinfo, explaining why he…

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Body of missing girl believed found

This content was published on Sep 15, 2007 At a news conference on Saturday, a police spokesman said they were able to make the identification because of the general appearance of the body and jewellery found on it. The corpse was uncovered by a private individual in a wood between the villages of Oberbüren and Niederwil. The police said the buried body had…

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British analyst assesses “black sheep” row

This content was published on Sep 15, 2007 Clive Church, a leading writer on Swiss affairs, said recent articles in the British press failed to give a full picture of national political debate in which differing views are in “increasingly militant collision”. Switzerland’s biggest political party has come under fire both at home and abroad for a controversial election campaign, which has been…

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Appeal calls for action on child abductions

This content was published on Sep 14, 2007 It calls for an “abduction alert” to be issued as soon as a child is reported missing. The signatories include champion skater Stéphane Lambiel, former ski champion Pirmin Zurbriggen and Alinghi-billionaire Ernesto Bertarelli. “Every magistrate, every policeman, knows that the fate of kidnapped children is decided in the first few hours after their abduction,” says…

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Calls for action over treatment rationing

This content was published on Sep 14, 2007 The Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences is calling for more public debate on the issue and says guidelines should be drawn up for medics. Spiralling health costs, an ageing population and continual advances in medicine mean that some countries have already started to consider whether to ration certain therapies. But weighing up the usefulness of…

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Towards Silence. Paul Giger, violin. Marie-Louise Dähler, harpsicord.

This content was published on Sep 14, 2007

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Marcel Oetiker: Al(l)one

This content was published on Sep 14, 2007

Breathtaking Alps

This content was published on Sep 14, 2007

Rare treasures from Angkor come to Zurich

This content was published on Sep 14, 2007 With its 140 examples of Khmer art from different periods, the exhibition -“Cambodia’s Divine Legacy” – offers fascinating insights into the ancient kingdoms of the country. The director of the Rietberg museum, Albert Lutz, couldn’t hide his enthusiasm as he presented the works to the media. “We have never had so many significant treasures of…

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