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How cannabis becomes medicine

This content was published on Jun 22, 2015 Chemist Markus Lüdi is Switzerland’s only producer of a natural tincture made from cannabis. In his laboratory in Burgdorf in canton Bern he demonstrates how a liquid drug can be produced from cannabis flowers. (Photos: Thomas Kern, swissinfo.ch)

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A flourishing urban space: Place du Marché

This content was published on Jun 22, 2015

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The high life – cannabis, managers’ salaries and Brussels blood pressure

This content was published on Jun 21, 2015 Here are the top stories we’re following in the week of June 15, 2015:

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US carpenter finds timber – and roots – in Bern

This content was published on Jun 21, 2015 For a dozen American carpenters and wood enthusiasts on an 11-day tour of Switzerland, the best sights are well off the beaten track.

Culture

Fighting cows boom

This content was published on Jun 21, 2015

Same-sex blessing not act of rebellion, says priest

This content was published on Jun 20, 2015 In an interview published in German-language Neue Luzerner Zeitung newspaper on Saturday, priest Wendelin Bucheli admitted that the blessing of a lesbian couple in his parish of Bürglen was a personal decision that was based on his familiarity with them. “The two women live in a deep relationship with Christ,” he said. “From my point…

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CHF100 million to churn out more Swiss doctors

This content was published on Jun 20, 2015 The CHF100 million ($109 million) is expected to create 250 more Swiss doctors every year, an increase of 25%. The extra funds will be available from 2017 onwards pending parliamentary approval and will be distributed over four years. It is a part of the government’s “masterplan” to train more health professionals and constitutes one of…

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The Portuguese hulk who wants to rule Swiss wrestling

This content was published on Jun 20, 2015 The rules of Swiss wrestling are simple and brutal: If you find yourself down with your back on the ground, you’ve lost.

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Switzerland still ‘attractive location’ for money laundering

This content was published on Jun 19, 2015 Switzerland is not immune to financial crime and is still an attractive location for laundering the proceeds of crime mostly committed abroad, experts have said.

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Are Older Fathers Really More Likely to Have Autistic Children?

This content was published on Jun 19, 2015 The incident was presented as evidence that Hollywood was still helmed by a retrograde, discriminatory establishment, out of touch with the era in which Hillary Clinton, 67, has the potential to become the most powerful person in the world – US president – by the end of next year. But even as glass ceilings are…

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