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Radio and television lose ground to internet

This content was published on Apr 17, 2007 The annual survey, which was published on Tuesday, reveals regional differences, but confirms long-term trends. People in the majority German-speaking part of the country as well as in the French-language region watched one minute less TV per day in 2006. Their Italian-language compatriots sat in front of the screen for five more minutes. Mediapulse, the…

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Sechseläuten

This content was published on Apr 17, 2007 Each year, thousands of spectators crowd into the centre of Zurich to take part in the Sechseläuten (six bells) festivities and watch the parade of the city’s 26 guilds, which date back to the Middle Ages. The highlight of the spring festival, which always takes place on a Monday in April, is the burning of…

Gun debate sets sights on army ammo

This content was published on Apr 17, 2007 It comes at a time of increased debate in Switzerland over the long-standing tradition of keeping army guns at home, and shock at the killing of more than 30 students in the United States’ worst-ever shooting. It also follows a fatal shooting last week in the northern city of Baden when a 26-year-old Swiss emptied…

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Martin Streule Jazz Orchestra: Earth

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Alain Morisod Sweet People: Santa Felicita

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Explosive festival

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Jodlerklub Oberhofen: Us em Allmithuus.

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Suspicious banking dealings hit record high

This content was published on Apr 17, 2007 Overall the number of suspicious transactions reported dropped by 15 per cent on 2005, according to the findings. Just two per cent of the aggregate assets involved the suspected financing of terrorism. The Annual Report of the Money Laundering Reporting Office Switzerland (MROS), published on Tuesday, say reports from the banking sector rose 22.5 per…

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Zurich commune shows spitting the red card

This content was published on Apr 17, 2007 The fines are part of Wallisellen’s new clean-up programme which also involves the issuing of yellow and red “warning” cards to offenders. “This is the event of the century. Super!” was one comment on the commune’s website which seemed to capture local sentiment. “I hope others follow your example so I won’t have to avoid…

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Killings threaten free press in Iraq

This content was published on Apr 16, 2007 At a meeting in Geneva on Monday the Iraqi Union of Journalists accused the international community of doing nothing to protect its members against a reign of terror that has claimed hundreds of lives. Moauad Allamy, the union’s secretary-general, said “an agenda to kill journalists” in the country was threatening the future existence of the…

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