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Swiss researchers work on ‘paedophile detector’

This content was published on Apr 13, 2015 Forensic psychiatrists in Basel and Zurich are developing a brain test that would help identify paedophiles.

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Ricci heiress found guilty in HSBC tax fraud case

This content was published on Apr 13, 2015 Arlette Ricci, 73-year-old granddaughter of Nina Ricci, was sentenced to three years in jail with one year suspended and ordered to pay a fine of €1 million (CHF1.04 million) in a verdict read out by a judge at a criminal court on Monday. Ricci was tried on charges that she hid more than $22 million…

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Making the most of more aid

This content was published on Apr 13, 2015 Aid hit a historic high of $135 billion in 2014, showing that economies want to promote global development despite their own problems.

Destroyed UNESCO sites in Mali rebuilt with Swiss help

This content was published on Apr 13, 2015 Fourteen of the 16 mausoleums listed as UNESCO World Heritage sites in Timbuktu, a city on the southern edge of the Sahara desert, were destroyed during the occupation of the area between March 2012 and January 2013. Reconstruction of the area is expected to cost $11 million. So far $3 million has been pledged by…

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Illegal immigrants from Kosovo on the rise

This content was published on Apr 12, 2015 People from Kosovo account for the second highest number of illegal immigrants stopped at the Swiss frontier, statistics for the first three months of the year have shown.

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Globi travels to China

This content was published on Apr 11, 2015

Olympics HQ celebrates 100 years in Lausanne

This content was published on Apr 10, 2015 On April 10, 1915, the founder of the modern Olympic Movement, Pierre de Coubertin, decided to establish the headquarters of the IOC in Lausanne. A century later, the celebrations programme was unveiled on Friday by the IOC’s German president Thomas Bach in the presence of the Swiss sports minister, Ueli Maurer, and the mayor of…

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Sports bodies bring CHF1 billion a year for Swiss

This content was published on Apr 9, 2015 The 45 international sporting associations that have their headquarters in Switzerland, such as FIFA and the IOC, contribute CHF1.07 billion ($1.11 billion) to the Swiss economy annually, according to a Lausanne-based sports education body. Just under half of the economic effect of hosting global sporting bodies (CHF550 million) is focused on canton Vaud that hosts…

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Paper cuts old and new

This content was published on Apr 9, 2015 The Paper Cuts exhibition at the Swiss National Museum opens the door on the fascinating world of images created from paper.

Paper cutting moves on into the 21st century

This content was published on Apr 9, 2015 Think of Swiss paper cutting and you might come up with cows going up the Alps to pasture. You might not think of a torso or people dancing.

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