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Geneva speaks volumes to bookworms

This content was published on Apr 27, 2005 Writers, publishers, journalists, and a host of buyers and onlookers will be on hand at one of Switzerland’s major annual cultural events. As one of the guests of honour at the fair, Italy will be in Geneva in force, with more than 5,000 titles and 35 publishing houses present. But while Italy is looking forward…

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Police warn of rise in crime if jobs are lost

This content was published on Apr 27, 2005 The warning came after the cantonal authorities announced that the layoffs would form part of a wide-ranging package of public-spending cuts. Peter Reinhard, president of the cantonal police union, said crime prevention in Zurich would become a “joke” if the cuts were implemented. The chief of police in the canton has also publicly protested against…

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Naturalised Swiss do better than natives

This content was published on Apr 26, 2005 However, a Swiss passport is not necessarily a solid guarantee to success on the job market or proper integration. Two studies by the Federal Statistics Office on children born in Switzerland to immigrants show that the offspring are often better educated and have better jobs than their mothers and fathers. About half a million people…

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Switzerland catches up over gay rights

This content was published on Apr 26, 2005 The Scandinavians started to give homosexual partners more rights 15 years ago, while registration of gay partnerships is already in force in neighbouring Germany and France. European countries have led the way in the promotion of gay rights, with Denmark being the first country to introduce registered partnerships in 1989. Norway, Sweden and Iceland all…

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Othmar Schoeck: The 3 Violin Sonatas. Simone Zgraggen. Ulrich Koella.

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DJ Tatana: Peace & Love

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Schools in Bern to put French before English

This content was published on Apr 25, 2005 Children in the canton will in future learn French from their third school year, followed by English two years later. The reform, which was proposed by the cantonal government, is due to be introduced in the 2010/11 school year. Motions put forward in favour of teaching English before French were turned down. As part of…

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Kälin calls for humanitarian action in Nepal

This content was published on Apr 25, 2005 The United Nations’ representative for the human rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs) told swissinfo that the country was in the grip of a “climate of fear”. Kälin has just completed a ten-day visit to Nepal where he travelled to several districts and spoke to those driven from their homes by fighting between Maoist rebels…

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Visa offers Swiss athletes passport to cash

This content was published on Apr 25, 2005 But the head coach of Switzerland’s 2006 Winter Olympics team has expressed concern that other upcoming athletes will continue to struggle to make ends meet. The deal with Visa gives a major financial boost to three Olympic hopefuls: alpine skier Daniel Albrecht, reigning World Cup snowboarding champion Daniela Meuli and Paralympic athlete Thomas Pfyl. The…

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