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“Angelina” shoots up Swiss baby name chart

This content was published on Jul 27, 2006 Angelina and Silas were the highest climbers, according to the latest “First name hit parade” published regularly by the Federal Statistics Office. The authorities say 37,569 boys and 35,334 girls were born in Switzerland in 2005, 180 babies down on 2004. A list of the most popular names in German-, French- and Italian-speaking parts of…

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Swiss to extend London cultural shrine

This content was published on Jul 27, 2006 The new pyramid-style building, due to be completed in time for the 2012 London Olympics, is intended to house its huge collection and ease visitor congestion at the world’s most popular modern art museum. Swiss superstar architects Jacques Herzog & Pierre de Meuron, who were responsible for the original conversion of the disused power station…

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Swiss step up humanitarian aid for Lebanon

This content was published on Jul 26, 2006 The government on Wednesday decided that the money would go to the Swiss-led International Committee of the Red Cross for its emergency activities. Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey said a special cabinet session on the Lebanon crisis had supported the current policy of the foreign ministry but had not decided on any other measures. “Switzerland is…

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Humanitarian aid goes to Lebanon

This content was published on Jul 25, 2006 In a first step, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) will be provided with essential medical and hygienic supplies, such as antibiotics, painkillers, toothbrushes and soap. Following a meeting in Beirut with the Lebanese prime minister, Fouad Siniora, a senior Swiss aid official, Toni Frisch, said a key goal was to ensure the chronically ill continued to…

Education

One in six adults lacks basic literacy

This content was published on Jul 25, 2006 But the Federal Statistics Office said on Tuesday that although one in six people aged 16-65 has trouble reading, illiteracy was falling. The federal office’s analysis of last year’s “Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey” showed that a large proportion of working-age people lacked basic skills. Around 16 per cent could not read well enough to…

Culture

DJ Tatana: Summer Parade Mixed By DJ Tatana

This content was published on Jul 25, 2006

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Stewy von Wattenwyl & Nick Perrin: I Got A Right To Sing The Blues

This content was published on Jul 24, 2006

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Paléo festival stays on song

This content was published on Jul 24, 2006 At the end of the 31st event, spectators and programmers were delighted with the performances of the big names in addition to the lesser-known acts on hand. “It’s like with wine, you can have a couple of good vintages in a row,” said Daniel Rosselat, the head of the festival. Praise has once again been…

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Swiss voted third-most beautiful of them all

This content was published on Jul 24, 2006 Gilliéron – vital statistics 86-60-91 – was “delighted and very proud” with the result on Sunday evening and said she felt like a diplomat for all of Switzerland. Although Gilliéron, who turns 22 on Tuesday, was considered one of the favourites, she admitted she never thought she would get so far, saying she was “extraordinarily…

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Phonak’s Floyd Landis wins Tour de France

This content was published on Jul 23, 2006 The result represents a major success for Phonak boss Andy Rihs, who set up the team in 2000 and in doing so has raised the profile of his hearing aid business. Landis’s victory – the third by an American – put the closing seal on one of the most absorbing contests of recent times. His…

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