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Migros rejects ban on Muslim headscarf

This content was published on Nov 18, 2004 In a statement on Thursday, it said it would decide each case on an individual basis and “take into account the interests of Migros customers, management and employees”. Migros added that it was concerned with the issues of hygiene and safety, as well as with protecting its staff from verbal or physical abuse. Spokeswoman Monika…

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Jazz In Zürich

This content was published on Nov 18, 2004

Award-winning artist challenges expectations

This content was published on Nov 18, 2004 At 52, Hatoum has just won Switzerland’s Roswitha Haftmann Prize of SFr120,000 ($103,000), making her the youngest-ever recipient. “There is an undertone of malevolence that disturbs expectations,” the artist told swissinfo. “I want people to question the things around them.” “Home” in Hatoum’s works is not a place of peace and shelter. In much of…

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Insurance price-fixing – how far will probe go?

This content was published on Nov 17, 2004 James Schiro made the comment on Wednesday, shortly after two of the Swiss firm’s US-based executives pleaded guilty to criminal charges relating to violation of anti-trust law. He was speaking during a conference call to discuss the company’s nine-monthly figures, and did not elaborate. However, a ZFS spokesman told swissinfo that several other employees had…

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ZFS staff plead guilty in US bid-rigging case

This content was published on Nov 17, 2004 The Swiss insurance giant issued a statement confirming that the charges related to a violation of New York State anti-trust law. A spokesman told swissinfo that the two employees had been dismissed by the company after being suspended last week. He said several other employees had also been suspended pending the outcome of an internal…

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Chronic cough hacks away at smokers’ health

This content was published on Nov 17, 2004 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), to use the medical term, is a condition characterised by a progressive closing of the respiratory tract. To mark World COPD Day on Wednesday, the Swiss Lung League has launched a new brochure warning that chronic coughing could mean serious trouble. The condition is caused by chronic irritation of the…

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Patrick Nuo: Girl In The Moon

This content was published on Nov 17, 2004

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Switzerland sends a plane to Ivory Coast

This content was published on Nov 16, 2004 The foreign ministry said a Swiss-chartered plane returned to Switzerland from Abidjan on Tuesday. The MD 90 with 160 seats left Switzerland on Monday evening on its mission to bring back Swiss citizens caught up in the unrest. The plane also repatriated between 80 and 90 French citizens, as well as other nationalities according to…

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Blusbueb: Super Tortas Gigantes

This content was published on Nov 16, 2004

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The Alps cast their spell

This content was published on Nov 16, 2004 “When the Alps cast their spell” has won the prestigious Boardman-Tasker prize for mountain literature. “They don’t cast the same spell anymore,” says Braham, who has lived in Switzerland for the past 30 years. “They don’t raise the same passion as they used to in those [Victorian] days.” Braham is talking about the reason he…

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