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Finding fulfillment among the Tanzanian Masai

This content was published on Jul 12, 2016 She helped create a company that works with around 200 Masai women to make jewellery for international customers. Home is a now a yurt on a farm in northern Tanzania and her horse and two dogs are her favourite companions. She wouldn’t have it any other way.

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Living life to the full on the Kenyan coast

This content was published on Jul 12, 2016 Elephants may have brought her to Africa but it is her four adopted children – ranging from three to 18 years of age – that have made her put her roots down there. Daniela has created a company that make bags from recycled fishing boat sails and provides valuable employment to the local fishing community.

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Worshipping in the woods

This content was published on Jul 12, 2016 Sacred groves are an important component of spiritual life in rural Tamil Nadu. Local deities can be venerated here away from prying eyes.

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Swiss tennis pro Bacsinszky takes on UNAIDs job

This content was published on Jul 11, 2016 Swiss professional tennis player Timea Bacsinszky has been named by UNAIDS as their Global Advocate for young people.

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Famed Swiss alpinist dies in climbing accident

This content was published on Jul 11, 2016 The highly accomplished Swiss alpinist Norbert Joos has died in a climbing accident on the highest mountain in Switzerland’s Bernina Range. He was 55.

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Portugal fans celebrate in Switzerland

This content was published on Jul 11, 2016 Portugal fans took to the Swiss streets in their hundreds late on Sunday night following their country’s 1-0 Euro 2016 victory over France in extra time. The Portuguese are the third biggest foreign community in Switzerland, representing 268,067 citizens at the end of 2015 (13.1% of all foreign residents). Switzerland has a population of 8.2…

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Why is Switzerland behind in palliative care?

This content was published on Jul 11, 2016 Earlier this year, Steffen EychmüllerExternal link was appointed Professor of Palliative Care External link– only the second such position in Switzerland – at the University of Bern. swissinfo.ch met him at the Centre for Palliative CareExternal link at the University Hospital Bern, which he heads. It is clear that the experienced doctor is passionate about…

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Switzerland, leading the way in assisted suicide?

This content was published on Jul 11, 2016 The final act in assisted suicide – which is widely accepted in Switzerland – is the taking of a lethal substance. It needs the patient’s active involvement. Or to put it another way: it’s a suicide for which the patient requires medical help to prepare. Switzerland is one of the most progressive countries in the…

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Price watchdog wants to speed up reforms

This content was published on Jul 10, 2016 Stefan Meierhans blamed the interior ministry for its inability to find political compromises which would result in higher costs for the compulsory health insurance. In an interview with the SonntagsZeitung newspaper, Meierhans accused the ministerial administration of shelving his recommendations about an amended pricing system for generics and therapeutic appliances. He proposes binding deadlines for…

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