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Gilbert Paeffgen: Joran

This content was published on Jun 9, 2005

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Domestic violence victims face bed shortage

This content was published on Jun 8, 2005 The country currently fails to meet the minimum number of places recommended by the Council of Europe – it should offer 980 beds but provides only 189. Around a fifth of women in Switzerland experience sexual or physical violence during marriage or in a partnership, according to the first representative study into this issue, published…

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Oldest Swiss woman reveals her secrets

This content was published on Jun 8, 2005 In an interview with the NZZ am Sonntag, the sprightly Ringier talks about her life, which has spanned three centuries. Born in 1896, Ringier grew up on a farm as the youngest of four children. When she started school in 1903, the streets were unpaved and there were no cars. At that point, she says,…

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Police scramble to prepare for Euro 2008

This content was published on Jun 8, 2005 Security specialists are hoping new legislation on hooliganism, and specific preventive measures will be in place before the huge event. For the Swiss, hosting major events is not a problem. According to Martin Jäggi, head of security for the tournament, police are regularly deployed at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos and at international…

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Stars of the future chart World Cup glory

This content was published on Jun 8, 2005 It is the first time that Switzerland’s under-20s have qualified for the tournament and their immediate challenge will be to get past a tough opening group. As baptisms of fire go, they don’t come much hotter than Switzerland’s first-round opponents: Brazil are the reigning world champions, South Korea won the Asia qualifying group and Nigeria…

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Travel bug loses its grip on Swiss

This content was published on Jun 8, 2005 Many people now say they don’t have enough time or money to take a trip although retired people are bucking the trend, according to a poll. St Gallen University’s Institute for public services and tourism carried out the survey, polling 1,500 households. The results, published in Wednesday’s edition of Zurich’s Neue Zürcher Zeitung, show that…

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Swiss take the rap for human rights wrongs

This content was published on Jun 8, 2005 Alvaro Gil-Robles, the council’s Commissioner for Human Rights, said he was particularly worried by “attitudes of rejection towards foreign nationals”. In a report published on Wednesday, Gil-Robles said he was satisfied that Switzerland is a country that ensures “a very high degree of respect for human rights within its borders, while actively and persuasively promoting…

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Gruäss vom Arnigrat.

This content was published on Jun 8, 2005

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Moody mountain lures alpine worshippers

This content was published on Jun 7, 2005 Hiding in a foggy wet cloak, the 3,970-metre peak refused to show its infamous north face to worshippers at the start of the weeklong series of man and mountain events. Humans weren’t around during the Cretaceous period to celebrate the earth-shattering tectonics that resulted in the Alps, but they have more than made up for…

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Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich. David Zinman. Yefim Bronfman, piano.

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Gilbert Paeffgen: Joran

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Domestic violence victims face bed shortage

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Oldest Swiss woman reveals her secrets

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Police scramble to prepare for Euro 2008

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Stars of the future chart World Cup glory

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Travel bug loses its grip on Swiss

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Swiss take the rap for human rights wrongs

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Gruäss vom Arnigrat.

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