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A better way to model teeth and gums

This content was published on Feb 18, 2017 A new algorithm created by researchers in Switzerland and Germany shows potential both for the dentist’s chair and the big screen.

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The universe of cows

This content was published on Feb 18, 2017 Deity, icon or just cattle? Cows are seen differently across cultures. An exhibition in Zurich examines the role of cows in art and society.

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Accommodations closed due to fewer requests

This content was published on Feb 17, 2017 Officials say they no longer need several cantonal centres for housing asylum seekers. The reason: fewer asylum requests after the 2015 high.

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Paedophile priest and his victim talk openly

This content was published on Feb 17, 2017 Daniel Pittet was nine years old when he was sexually abused by a Catholic priest over a four-year period. Now he has written about his experiences in his book “Mon Père, je vous pardonne” (“Father, I forgive you”). In the book’s preface, Pope Francis wrote that such assaults were abominable and a terrible crime. Pittet…

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That was close! Swiss air force plane clips TV cable

This content was published on Feb 17, 2017 A Swiss air force plane has clipped a television cable above the finish line at the skiing world championships in St Moritz.

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Report laments lack of political action on addiction issues

This content was published on Feb 17, 2017 A quarter of the Swiss population smokes and more than half of those want to quit, according to the latest numbers from a report published on Thursday by the national research and advocacy group, Addiction Switzerland, In addition, 21% of people in Switzerland drink alcohol in amounts that could be hazardous, and a quarter million…

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Swiss vices seen in an international comparison

This content was published on Feb 17, 2017 One in four Swiss smokes cigarettes and one in five drinks alcohol in amounts that could be hazardous to health.

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Pascale Kramer tells of ‘characters who push me’

This content was published on Feb 16, 2017 Pascale Kramer, the Geneva novelist based in Paris, received the 2017 Swiss Grand Prize for Literature in Bern on Thursday.

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Jihadist suspect released by federal authorities

This content was published on Feb 16, 2017 Radio Top, a regional Swiss radio stationExternal link, confirmed the decision by federal prosecutors in a report on Thursday. Authorities arrested the man in February of last year and accused of training for jihad in Syria and recruiting young people to follow him. The prosecutor’s office said the man was released under certain conditions that…

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