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Getting to the heart of Switzerland’s organ donor problem

This content was published on Feb 10, 2017 Can ethical arguments be reconciled with the harsh realities of medical decision-making?

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Herbal products to be tested for toxic alkaloid

This content was published on Feb 9, 2017 The plant species listed do not contain the alkaloids themselves but products containing them could due to unintentionally harvested weeds. As a result, all companies using these plants in their herbal formulations will be required to demonstrate that care has been taken to avoid cross-contamination by weeds during the harvesting process. “Producers will have to…

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Stranded Swiss plane is back from Arctic

This content was published on Feb 9, 2017 The plane touched down at Zurich’s Kloten airport at 8.13am on Thursday, it was reported by the Blick newspaperExternal link. The Boeing 777 was on its way from Zurich to Los Angeles last Wednesday when one of its engines malfunctioned and automatically stopped working. It was forced to make an emergency landing at Iqaluit in…

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Can the art market regulate itself against illicit activity?

This content was published on Feb 9, 2017 A group of Geneva-based art dealers and specialists are trying to raise awareness about business risks and to repair the sector’s damaged reputation.

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Ticino migration office workers arrested

This content was published on Feb 8, 2017 The two 28-year-olds were arrested on Tuesday and are accused of theft, bribery and violating the foreigners and integration law, police in the Italian-speaking canton said on Wednesday. According to the police, the two helped a 25-year-old illegally procure B permits (initial residence permits). The details of how this happened are subject to an ongoing…

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Swiss NGO asked to tackle domestic violence in India

This content was published on Feb 8, 2017 The Swiss organisation has partnered with a local NGO Manavlok to offer counselling to married couples, as well as legal aid and shelter for abused women in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. “We are not a women’s’ rights organisation as such,” Catherine Morad, spokesperson for Swissaid told swissinfo.ch. “However, domestic violence was a major…

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Do imams need Swiss training?

This content was published on Feb 8, 2017 Many imams at Swiss mosques spend only a few years in Switzerland, and have little understanding of how Muslims here actually live.

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In Vienna, Samuel Heger found his dream job – and love

This content was published on Feb 7, 2017 Samuel Heger left Switzerland to boost his career. In Vienna, he finally found true love. As a Swiss abroad, he regrets not being able to vote online.

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The devil and Roger Federer

This content was published on Feb 7, 2017 Federer's latest title has underlined his reputation for ‘niceness’ - but the mistake we make is to sanctify him.

World’s longest rail tunnel has a way to go

This content was published on Feb 6, 2017 In its first two months, the Gotthard Base Tunnel has sped up travel and attracted many more passengers, but not everything is on track.

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