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Experts sound alarm over rise in eating disorders

This content was published on Dec 14, 2003 A nationwide study has shown that almost three out of four girls think they are too fat, and 40 per cent are unhappy with their bodies. The report into the health of 16- to 20-year-olds was carried out last year by three university institutes with the support of the Federal Health Office. It found that…

Culture

Unique bells ring in the season

This content was published on Dec 13, 2003 swissinfo presents a guide to a few of the places where the bells are definitely worth hearing. The “poor sinners’ bell” announces the hour. It is 7pm in Bern and the Minster bell is a signal for merchants at the Christmas market in the square below to close up for the evening. Switzerland is particularly…

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Governments pledge to bridge digital divide

This content was published on Dec 12, 2003 Conference organisers hailed the adoption of a blueprint to bridge the digital divide as a historic step. “Geneva 2003 will stay in my mind as being the launch of a new international dialogue and a new political concept, namely digital solidarity,” said Swiss President, Pascal Couchepin, at the close of the World Summit on the…

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Kyrgyzstan’s tourism is all mountains and hunting

This content was published on Dec 12, 2003 The mountains could give visitors the impression that they have arrived in an unpopulated version of the Bernese Oberland. Despite a rapidly expanding infrastructure and political stability, tourists remain a rarity in the region. But for those who do make the effort, a visit to Central Asia offers activities no longer found in many of…

History

Switzerland asked to continue peace efforts

This content was published on Dec 12, 2003 Nabil Shaath said Swiss efforts to bring about a resumption of peace talks were “very useful”, after meeting his counterpart, Micheline Calmy-Rey, in Bern. He appealed to the Swiss foreign minister to continue her work on the Geneva Accord – launched earlier this month – even if doing so carried a certain amount of risk…

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Chorgemeinschaft ‘Contrapunkt’: Zu Bethlem überm Stall. Dir. Georg Hausammann.

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Culture

Popmonster: Destressor

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Claudio Monteverdi: Cruda Amarilli. Madrigali dal quinto e sesto libro. Vocal ensemble ‘colla ‘voce’, Zurich. Dir. Lukas C. Reinitzer.

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Culture

Information boom causes memory overload

This content was published on Dec 12, 2003 The sheer speed of technological change and the daily flood of data make it virtually impossible to keep track of all this material. Millions of words and images circle the globe every second, using a web of subterranean cables, optical fibres, antennae and satellites. It’s not only users who are being put to the test…

History

Central Asia battles radical Islam

This content was published on Dec 11, 2003 Anxiety at the growing strength of Islamic groups has prompted crackdowns by the governments of Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. In Kyrgyzstan, bans have been introduced against the secretive and radical Islamic group Hizb-ut-Tahrir al-Islami (the Party of Islamic Liberation), which agitates for the creation of an Islamic state. Kyrgyz officials told swissinfo that the group…

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