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Swiss hospitals begin operating internationally

This content was published on Jul 23, 2007 The hospital of the Bern-based Sonnenhof group will open at the end of this month in the emirate of Ras Al-Khaimah, with further hospitals planned for Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Al-Ain. Switzerland has an excellent reputation abroad for the quality of its medical facilities and care. Now Sonnenhof is going in the other direction and,…

Culture

Montreux Jazz Festival is back in black

This content was published on Jul 22, 2007 The icing on the cake for the 41st festival, which draws to a close on Sunday, was a surprise appearance by Prince who gave what founder and president Claude Nobs described as a “royal” performance. The clouds surrounding the festival’s finances, which saw Nobs appeal last year for public aid, look to have been well…

Education

Federal institute aims to keep up the quality

This content was published on Jul 22, 2007 Wunderli-Allenspach tells swissinfo about her plans to reduce the first-year drop-out rate without lowering the quality bar and to encourage more women to take up sciences. The institute has endured a torrid eight months that included the controversial resignation of president Ernst Hafen and funding rows. However, the appointment of a new president, Ralph Eichler,…

Culture

Pottermania hits Switzerland

This content was published on Jul 21, 2007 Hordes of would-be warlocks, sorcerers and ordinary, non-magical “Muggles” lined up outside Swiss bookstores for the English version of the new novel, which officially went on sale across Switzerland at 1am on Saturday. Midnight parties were held at bookshops in Zurich, Basel, Interlaken, Lucerne and Lenzburg. Elsewhere many stores opened their doors early on Saturday…

Inquiry continues into fatal Jungfrau accident

This content was published on Jul 20, 2007 A religious ceremony for the sixth victim of the July 12 accident – Switzerland’s worst military accident for 15 years – also took place in Saas-Grund in canton Valais on Friday. The accident happened at 10am local time as the troops were taking part in an exercise on the southwest flank of the Jungfrau peak…

Demographics

Swiss push to tighten bioterrorism plans

This content was published on Jul 20, 2007 This echoes a recent warning by the European Commission about the dangers of possible biological attacks and calls for member states to step up cooperation as the first step to possible EU-wide policy. The likelihood that terrorists would use smallpox, anthrax, botulism or Ebola-style viruses to launch strikes against Switzerland remains very small according to…

Culture

Expressionism

This content was published on Jul 20, 2007

NGO slams application of new asylum laws

This content was published on Jul 19, 2007 The Swiss Refugee Council (SRC) criticised on Thursday the Federal Migration Office for setting the bar too high when considering applications from asylum seekers, in particular over the kinds of identity documents required. Under the asylum law that came into effect in January, those people who fail to produce a valid identity card or passport…

Culture

Wale Liniger: Sidemeat

This content was published on Jul 19, 2007

Erik Truffaz: Arkhangelsk

This content was published on Jul 19, 2007

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