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Canine society takes lead in dog training

This content was published on Jan 29, 2007 The voluntary exam is being introduced a year after a six-year-old boy was mauled to death by pitbull terriers as he walked to school near Zurich. At a news conference in Bern on Monday, the society said the aim was to ease the tensions that have mounted in Switzerland after a number of incidents in…

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Anti child pornography campaign scores success

This content was published on Jan 29, 2007 On Monday, the police said that the participating ISPs accounted for 80 per cent of all internet users in the country. The request for providers to block access on a voluntary basis was made last July by crime prevention specialists, the Federal Police Office and the Swiss Child Protection Association. It is part of a…

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Papers sceptical about Economic Forum pledges

This content was published on Jan 29, 2007 But not all editorials were negative about the results of the five-day event in Davos. Winter arrived just in time for the start of the WEF, said the Tages-Anzeiger. The Zurich-based newspaper said the late start to the season was not lost on the participants since climate change was not only one of the main…

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Swiss bring home winter sport medals

This content was published on Jan 28, 2007 Meanwhile, there have been both gold and silver medals for Swiss this weekend at the bob and skeleton World Championships in the Swiss resort of St Moritz. Meier, the Swiss national champion, was beaten by Carolina Kostner of Italy, who won her first European figure skating title. She had started the free skate part of…

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Federer scores perfect ten

This content was published on Jan 28, 2007 The world number one improved his winning streak to a career-best 36 matches and advanced through a major without dropping a set for the first time. He has now won ten grand slam titles. Tenth-seeded Gonazalez, who was playing his first grand slam final, kept Federer under pressure at the beginning of the match. But…

Vollenweider still hits all the right notes

This content was published on Jan 28, 2007 Vollenweider has a new CD out and the soundtrack to a DVD is nominated at this year’s Grammy Awards, but he prefers to concentrate on something he considers more important: love and compassion. The 53-year-old, who has sold more than 15 million albums around the world, is mostly an instrumentalist, although he has collaborated with…

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Forced prostitution to be fought at Euro 2008

This content was published on Jan 26, 2007 Police announced on Friday they will increase checks during the tournament, which is to be held in Switzerland and Austria, while the NGOs will be carrying out prevention and awareness programmes. Both parties will be following recommendations issued by the Swiss Coordination Unit against the Trafficking of Persons and Smuggling of Migrants. These guidelines are…

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Swiss see positive impact of World Social Forum

This content was published on Jan 25, 2007 Some were pleased that civil society in Africa had finally been given a voice, but others were concerned by the lack of solutions and innovative ideas on offer at the gathering. The WSF was launched in 2001 in response to growing mistrust of the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, which opened…

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Defending Davos

This content was published on Jan 25, 2007 During the World Economic Forum Davos is considered a risk area for terrorist attacks. Protecting the high-ranking international guests is the special task of the Swiss military. (SF/swissinfo.ch)

Child prodigy drama and Iraq film win awards

This content was published on Jan 24, 2007 The prizes, which were awarded for the tenth time on Wednesday, are one of the highlights of the annual Solothurn film festival. The jury praised Vitus as a poetic film full of tenderness and humour. The drama about a child piano prodigy and his grandfather features Bruno Ganz and Teo Gheorghiu. Director Fredi M.Murer’s latest…

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