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Charity fights child trafficking in Albania

This content was published on Dec 10, 2002 For the past two years, the organisation has been investigating the grim trade in children between Greece and its northern neighbour. According to Terre des Hommes, Albanian children are being smuggled into Greece, where they are forced into street crime and begging. But there is an infinitely darker side to the child-smuggling network. “A young…

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What’s so funny about Arosa?

This content was published on Dec 10, 2002 Now in its 11th year, the Arosa Humour Festival is once again proving that holidaying in the Swiss Alps can be a laughing matter. At around 2,000 metres above sea level, the snow-bound resort is one of the more unlikely places to find a bunch of comedians pitching their gags. The audience was told to…

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Swiss target death penalty on human rights day

This content was published on Dec 10, 2002 Human rights groups, including Amnesty International, and Switzerland’s churches singled out the United States, Japan and Saudi Arabia for criticism. “The death penalty is not a solution,” is the motto of the campaign. “Executions shouldn’t be used by the state or victims as a means of avenging themselves,” said Daniel Garcia of Amnesty International Switzerland.…

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Bern museum takes flight of fancy

This content was published on Dec 8, 2002 Entitled “Head Trips”, it takes a collective flight of fancy in the minds of artists, comic strip creators and science fiction writers. The exhibition makes the point that for the artistic “armchair travellers” there are no limits in space or time. Nor are there any of the inconveniences which physical travel involves, such as the…

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Curling sets ice on fire

This content was published on Dec 7, 2002 Judging from the presence of countries like Latvia and Belarus, the popularity of curling seems to be on the rise. While curling is said to be more than 500 years old, it was only recently that it entered the consciousness of the general public, outside the hallowed circle of curlers. Curling reached its pinnacle when…

Basel art fair hits the beach in Florida

This content was published on Dec 6, 2002 As in Basel, Miami’s focal point is the presence of leading galleries from North and Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia, showing art from the 20th and 21st centuries. But there are differences: Art Basel Miami Beach features more contemporary art than its Swiss counterpart – which concentrates on modernists – and it’s slightly smaller.…

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Swiss bishops target child abuse in the church

This content was published on Dec 5, 2002 The guidelines, recommended by a commission set up to examine the issue, advise priests to avoid situations where there might be a temptation to molest children. Under the measures unveiled on Thursday, would-be priests will undergo rigorous psychological tests to weed out potential sexual predators. “The commission will be vigilant … on the issues of…

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Press welcomes “grandmother” into government

This content was published on Dec 5, 2002 But most papers warned that Wednesday’s vote was the opening round of next year’s federal elections. Switzerland’s French-language newspapers had the most to say about parliament’s choice for the vacant cabinet post, after weeks of speculation about who was best suited to represent the country’s biggest minority. The “Tribune de Genève” called the choice of…

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Blatter cleared of corruption

This content was published on Dec 4, 2002 Blatter had been accused of corruption and mismanagement, but on Wednesday the prosecutors’ office said it had found no evidence to support the claims. After conducting interviews and examining Fifa documents, the prosecutors said “it was not possible to ascribe any punishable behaviour” to Blatter. “This is an important day not only for him but…

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Swiss troops set to stay on in Kosovo

This content was published on Dec 2, 2002 In its latest report on the Swisscoy contingent, the government said the troops might also be called upon to provide military help to stabilise the region. The government called for Swisscoy to maintain an open-ended presence in the region, ahead of a parliamentary vote on the issue next year. Swiss troops have already had their…

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