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New attempt to introduce paid maternity leave

This content was published on Dec 13, 2000 The Senate on Wednesday passed the motion for the introduction of 14 weeks paid maternity leave. The House of Representatives approved the proposal earlier this year. It envisages that maternity insurance would be financed partly through contributions by employers and partly by the federal government. Last year voters turned down a proposal for paid maternity…

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Violent crime rising in Switzerland

This content was published on Dec 13, 2000 The results of the 15-year study, presented in Lausanne on Wednesday, showed that crime had risen by 200 per cent in Switzerland since the mid-1980s. The most alarming finding was that violent crimes, including assault and muggings, had increased in almost every year of the study. The results are based on five separate surveys of…

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Violent crime rising in Switzerland

This content was published on Dec 13, 2000 The results of the 15-year study, presented in Lausanne on Wednesday, showed that crime had risen by 200 per cent in Switzerland since the mid-1980s. The most alarming finding was that violent crimes, including assault and muggings, had increased in almost every year of the study. The results are based on five separate surveys of…

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Mixed fortunes for Swiss at European Curling championships

This content was published on Dec 12, 2000 Switzerland beat France 10-3 in their fifth match of the competition, and are currently in joint second place with Norway, behind Sweden. While the women’s team are close to securing their place in the semi finals, the Swiss men’s team are having a harder time at the competition in Germany. The team from Biel lost…

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Swiss federal court rejects Raducan appeal

This content was published on Dec 12, 2000 Raducan lost her all-round title at this year’s Sydney Olympic games because she was found to carry the banned substance pseudo-ephedrine, contained in a cold remedy. She turned to the Swiss court after an earlier appeal was dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sports. The secretary-general of the Swiss-based International Olympic Committee, Francois Carrard,…

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Christmas in Solothurn – Baroque style

This content was published on Dec 12, 2000 The church spires of the car-free old town rise majestically above the banks of the Aare, set against the backdrop of the Jura mountains. The main entrance to the town is through the imposing Basel Gate (a Christmas exhibition is being held in the gate tower from December 15 to 17). Entering the old town…

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Court upholds negligence convictions against guides

This content was published on Dec 12, 2000 The Lausanne-based court on Tuesday upheld a district court ruling that the two had failed to take proper care of a 22-year-old American, William Hogue, who froze to death after becoming separated from a tour group. The court said there had been “clear organisation and coordination” mistakes, and confirmed the suspended sentences, of three and…

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Switzerland signs crime-fighting accord

This content was published on Dec 12, 2000 The Italian government is hosting the four-day conference in the Sicilian city of Palermo. Representatives of 40 countries are present to ratify the United Nations convention against transnational organised crime. The United Nations’ secretary-general, Kofi Annan, said the convention represented a “milestone in the fight for the rule of law”. An official from the Swiss…

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Geneva remembers decisive battle with soup and chocolate

This content was published on Dec 12, 2000 Geneva may be renowned as the world capital of peace and humanitarian work. But during the Escalade period, the citizens of the city show a surprising fondness for guns, swords and canons. All Swiss people, it seems, have a secret love of dressing up in period costume, polishing muskets and playing fifes and drums. The…

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