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Alinghi challengers set sail to do battle

This content was published on Apr 16, 2007 Eleven potential competitors were hoping to take part in a first round-robin stage, racing against each other twice, but a lack of wind in Valencia meant Monday’s ten match races had to be rescheduled for Friday. Racing was expected to resume on Tuesday. A challenger must first win the Louis Vuitton Cup before racing against…

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Most handsome Swiss is an “older man”

This content was published on Apr 15, 2007 Wielandt, the oldest candidate competing for the title of the most handsome Swiss citizen, said he was overwhelmed to have won the contest. He beat off competition from 14 other men – among them the son of a parliamentarian – during a live television show broadcast from Geneva on Saturday evening. The prize is worth…

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Swiss arms monitors upbeat over Nepal’s future

This content was published on Apr 15, 2007 Two of the eight Swiss monitors taking part in the registration procedure told swissinfo that the verification of the Maoists in the 28 camps as well as the registration of the weapons had gone extremely smoothly. Swiss monitors Daniel Beyeler and Nicolas Bonvin also said everything was in place to begin with the second phase…

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Palestinians face “crucial period”

This content was published on Apr 13, 2007 Mario Carera, head of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) for Gaza and the West Bank, says Palestinians are going through a “crucial period” following the formation of a unity government and ahead of talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders. “It’s a real turning point,” Carera told a Swiss news agency on Friday,…

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Gunman uses army rifle in hotel shooting

This content was published on Apr 13, 2007 The latest in a series of fatalities involving army weapons – which all able-bodied Swiss men have to keep at home with ammunition – will add fuel to the heated political debate over reforming the country’s gun laws. The man was subdued and arrested by police after the shooting on Thursday evening in the northern…

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Laut und Luise: Open That Door

This content was published on Apr 13, 2007

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Chinese medicine attracts healthy interest

This content was published on Apr 13, 2007 But practitioners say there is still a long way to go before the profession is fully recognised and are calling for it to be covered by the basic health insurance. Alternative therapies are on the rise. It has been estimated that around a third of the population has tried complementary medicine at least once in…

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Zurich researchers make diabetes breakthrough

This content was published on Apr 13, 2007 Type 2, which affects 90 per cent of diabetics, is on the rise worldwide due to health and lifestyle factors, such as being overweight. Several companies are already interested in the treatment – the first of its kind for type 2 diabetes – with a drug estimated to come onto the market in three to…

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Thai monarch pardons imprisoned Swiss

This content was published on Apr 12, 2007 The long-time Thailand resident has been ordered to leave the country. The Swiss embassy in the capital Bangkok has confirmed the pardon, which coincides with the Thai new year. The 57-year-old man last month became the first foreigner in at least a decade convicted under strict Thai laws protecting the monarchy. Police and prison officials…

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Ticino tightens the screws on smokers

This content was published on Apr 11, 2007 Several other cantons are considering whether to follow suit, while a nationwide ban has also been mooted. Last March citizens in Ticino decided to follow neighbouring Italy’s lead and voted overwhelming in favour of banning smoking in bars, restaurants and discos. However, the local authorities announced this week that the cantonal parliament had decided to…

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