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Party head calls for ‘Swiss Islam’ debate

This content was published on Aug 21, 2016 The partyExternal link is the second one to moot the possibility of a new religion article in the Swiss constitution. “We should think about whether we want to recognise Islam as an official religion so that we don’t leave the training and financing of Imams to foreign and perhaps fundamental circles,” Christian Levrat told the…

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Episode 6: To Bali and beyond

This content was published on Aug 21, 2016 Follow Nina on her travels to Bali and Singapore and find out whether she likes eating frog. Laura and Nina are spending half a year working as interns for swissnex IndiaExternal link. (Laura Leonardis & Nina Zellweger for swissinfo.ch)

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Inside the world’s best restaurant

This content was published on Aug 21, 2016 The restaurant was named number one in the world by La Liste, a new ranking by the French foreign ministry. When chef Benoît Violier committed suicide earlier this year, his second-in-command and old friend Franck Giovannini had to step into his shoes. He’s an anomaly in this high pressure profession.

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Swiss triathlete gets Olympic silver

This content was published on Aug 20, 2016 The 34-year-old, who was the 2015 European Games champion, fought a brave battle but she faced tough competition from the United States’ Gwen Jorgensen, who sprinted away at the end to get the gold medal. Spirig crossed 40 seconds later for the silver medal. In doing so, she became the first woman to win multiple…

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Behring steps up the pressure over his trial

This content was published on Aug 20, 2016 It is the second complaint he has made over people involved in his court case. The 61-year-old Behring has been answering charges at the Bellinzona Federal Criminal Court after his collapsed investment scheme cost clients some CHF800 million ($804 million). He is accused of fraud, qualified money laundering and embezzlement. On Saturday the Attorney General’s…

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Episode 5: Journey to Sri Lanka

This content was published on Aug 20, 2016 Laura and Nina are spending half a year working as interns for swissnex India. (Laura Leonardis & Nina Zellweger for swissinfo.ch)

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Olympian, but broke

This content was published on Aug 19, 2016 Winning an Olympic medal takes years of practice, and in the case of some Swiss athletes, money out of their own pockets. (SRF, swissinfo.ch) Heidi Diethelm won a bronze medal for Switzerland in the women’s 25m pistol shooting in Rio. To chase her Olympic dream, she had to put her personal finances on the line.…

See Siang Wong plays an excerpt from “Adagio for Strings” by Samuel Barber (1910-1981)

This content was published on Aug 19, 2016 See Siang Wong plays an excerpt from “Adagio for Strings” by Samuel Barber (1910-1981). The piece was made famous by “Platoon” in 1986.

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See Siang Wong plays an excerpt from the “Main Theme” to the 1988 film “Cinema Paradiso”

This content was published on Aug 19, 2016 See Siang Wong plays an excerpt from the “Main Theme” to the 1988 film “Cinema Paradiso”. The soundtrack was composed by Ennio Morricone (b. 1928).

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Does Switzerland have fewer police than neighbouring countries?

This content was published on Aug 18, 2016 Increase the number of railway police (currently 300), check people at station entrances, reintroduce conductors on regional trains, introduce a wide range of technology: after the attack on Saturday there is no shortage of ideas on how to increase security. Pierre Maudet, the Geneva councillor in charge of cantonal security, told Swiss public radio, RTS,…

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