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Geneva meeting to end Red Cross emblem row

This content was published on Nov 7, 2005 The proposal has been widely welcomed, including by Israel which has been denied full membership for more than 50 years. The long-standing controversy focuses on the symbol the Israeli first aid society – Magen David Adom – could use to identify itself for humanitarian missions in armed conflicts. The Israeli authorities reject the red cross…

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Switzerland hosts bird flu conference

This content was published on Nov 7, 2005 The three-day meeting on avian influenza and human pandemic influenza opened at the Geneva headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday. The Geneva meeting is the latest in a series of conferences and meetings that have been held all over the world in the past few months to assess the challenge posed by…

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Lüthi rides off with world championship title

This content was published on Nov 6, 2005 In only his third season as a professional, “Little Lüthi” is the third Swiss rider to achieve this honour after Stefan Dörflinger and Luigi Taveri. Going into the Spanish race, the 19-year-old from canton Bern had amassed 235 points and a 23-point lead over his Finnish rival Mika Kallio. Kallio won in Valencia, but Lüthi’s…

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Criminals face computer re-offender test

This content was published on Nov 5, 2005 But the software has been criticised for being too rigid amid fears that psychiatrists will become over-reliant on the risk assessment programme when it goes live this month. The sophisticated programme, called Fotres, processes up to 700 items of information on criminal behaviour and personality to conjure up the probability of someone committing new crimes…

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Demand for flu jab remains within bounds

This content was published on Nov 4, 2005 Organisers said the public seemed to have realised that there is no connection between seasonal flu and the avian flu virus. The College of Primary Care Medicine, which organised the vaccination day, said more people had been vaccinated than in previous years, with the elderly, the chronically ill and healthcare workers generally heeding advice to…

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Nadja Stoller Group: Short Stories

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Sir Colin: Crazy

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Zurich counts cost of noise on house prices

This content was published on Nov 4, 2005 The cantonal authorities and Zurich’s airport operator, Unique, hope the evaluation system will become standard in determining how much of an impact noise pollution has on the value of homes. The system is being tried out on 19 compensation cases submitted this week to a federal evaluation commission. The claimants are property owners in Opfikon,…

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Funding changes alone won’t save Swiss sport

This content was published on Nov 3, 2005 Kägi says there should be more federal funding, and a central decision-making body governing sport in the country. On Friday Jörg Schild was elected as Kägi’s successor. The outgoing president believes that by hosting major sporting events, Switzerland can increase interest in different sports and raise their profile. Swiss Olympic recently warned that sport in…

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Swiss to step up human trafficking fight

This content was published on Nov 3, 2005 The move comes on the same day that non-governmental organisation Terre des Hommes said that tougher laws on people smuggling were needed in Switzerland. The Swiss Coordination Unit against the Trafficking of Persons and Smuggling of Migrants, a section of the Federal Police Office, said on Thursday that cases of trafficking were hard to detect.…

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