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More die from suicide than wars and murders

This content was published on Sep 10, 2006 The news comes as the Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO) marks World Suicide Prevention Day and amid a debate in Switzerland on the high number of gun suicides. Some 20 million to 60 million people try to kill themselves each year, but only about a million of them succeed, said Dr Jose Manoel Bertolote, a…

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Stakes rise in passive-smoking debate

This content was published on Sep 9, 2006 The news comes as the parliamentary health committee recommended a national smoking ban in workplaces, covering restaurants, bars, cinemas and shopping centres. No date had been set for the vote in Geneva that also aims to ban smoking in enclosed public buildings, but following challenges to the initiative’s constitutional legality – which the Geneva cantonal…

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François-Joseph Gossec. Le Triomphe de la République ou Le Camp de Grand Pré.

This content was published on Sep 9, 2006

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Us Stefans Rucksack. 8 beliebte Bläserformationen interpretieren 16 Kompositionen von Stefan Schwarz.

This content was published on Sep 9, 2006

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Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin: Stoa

This content was published on Sep 9, 2006

Plüsch: Früsch gwäsche

This content was published on Sep 9, 2006

Zurich minaret weathering political storm

This content was published on Sep 9, 2006 The mosque’s imam cannot understand why the cantonal branch of the rightwing People’s Party has called for a future ban on “provocative” minarets that symbolise an “expansionist, aggressive religion”. The initiative launched last week, which is backed by two other political parties in the Canton Zurich parliament, has sparked fierce debate about religious freedom in…

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First arrest in relation to Swissfirst affair

This content was published on Sep 8, 2006 In a statement on Friday, Siemens Switzerland said the manager was placed in custody after being questioned for allegedly accepting kickbacks. On Saturday, Swissfirst rejected all accusations. “The manager was questioned over the last two days by Zurich police, who decided to place him in custody on Friday afternoon,” said Charles Breitenfellner, spokesman for Siemens…

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Taiwan calls for frozen funds to be returned

This content was published on Sep 8, 2006 The Federal Justice Office in Bern confirmed on Friday that a request was received three days ago and the case was now in the hands of an examining magistrate. The affair, dating back to 1991, involves the controversial $2.5 billion (SFr3.25 billion) sale of six frigates to Taiwan by the French former state-owned firm, Elf…

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“Europe must tell truth about secret prisons”

This content was published on Sep 7, 2006 Dick Marty told swissinfo that governments, including Switzerland’s, had to come clean about their role following Wednesday’s admission by President Bush that terror suspects had been held outside the United States. Marty, who is a Swiss senator, was appointed by the Council of Europe in November last year to investigate claims that the CIA had…

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