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On the trail of Romansh

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Binsack plans odyssey to the South Pole

This content was published on Aug 8, 2006 In an interview with swissinfo ahead of her departure on “Expedition Antarctica”, Binsack, who is more used to scaling mountain peaks, talks about her search for new goals. On September 1 the 39-year-old mountaineer and helicopter pilot will set off on her bicycle from the Bernese Oberland to Antarctica. Her 28,000-km journey over land and…

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Romansh speakers learn to love Zurich

This content was published on Aug 8, 2006 Anton Killias, president of Quarta Lingua, a Romansh language association in Zurich, tells swissinfo about his experiences as an expat. Killias’s association was founded in 1972 and has about 400 members, not all of whom are native Romansh speakers. There are also numerous other Romansh associations in Zurich, as well as a mixed Romansh-German choir.…

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Little islands of Romansh

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Disabled sex “assistants” tackle taboo

This content was published on Aug 8, 2006 The idea of professional sexual services for the disabled has been revived following a failed scheme in Zurich three years ago that had to be scrapped after a public outcry. Basel-based Welfare Group Disabled and Sexuality (Fabs) already arranges erotic massage in the German speaking part of Switzerland, but wants to offer penetrative sex, also…

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Swiss intellectuals launch peace initiative

This content was published on Aug 7, 2006 The head of the Swiss-run International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Jakob Kellenberger, meanwhile, travelled to Beirut on Monday for talks with the Lebanese government about the humanitarian situation and ongoing relief operations. Over 100 personalities from the Swiss film world have joined forces at the 59th Locarno International Film Festival to protest against…

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Government finalises bird flu preparations

This content was published on Aug 7, 2006 Part of the strategy proposed in the 250-page plan includes the supply and distribution of anti-viral drugs and vaccines for treating up to one quarter of the Swiss population who might fall sick. The new bird flu plan, which is described as a “flexible working tool” for authorities, business and the general public, proposes detailed…

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Charges brought against Skyguide staff

This content was published on Aug 7, 2006 The Skyguide staff are charged with negligent manslaughter for their role in the air crash in which 71 people died when two jets collided over Swiss-controlled airspace in southern Germany. In the charges read before Bülach district court in canton Zurich, the public prosecutor called on Monday for suspended sentences of between six and 15…

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Daniel Schmid

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