Fri, 3 Sep 2010
- Brewers face beer group pressure
Following the announced closure of the Cardinal brewery in Fribourg, swissinfo.ch looks at whether the glass is half-full or half-empty for the Swiss beer industry.
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Thu, 2 Sep 2010
- Swiss want a say on how to end their lives
Most Swiss are in favour of assisted suicide, and would also support direct active euthanasia – a practice currently outlawed.
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Thu, 2 Sep 2010
- Wind energy proponents seek to end stalemate
With wind turbines popping up haphazardly around Switzerland, the time has come for better planning and dialogue to avoid opposition which the machines provoke.
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Thu, 2 Sep 2010
- Heavy metal cleanup goes off target
Switzerland is earmarking nearly a billion francs to clean up soil contaminated by heavy metals leached from spent bullets.
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Wed, 1 Sep 2010
- Talks aim to secure climate finance progress
Switzerland’s top climate envoy hopes this week’s informal financing meeting in Geneva will rebuild trust to revive the stalled global climate change talks.
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Wed, 1 Sep 2010
- Cabinet sticks to planned spending cuts
The government is pushing ahead with proposed spending cuts to the tune of SFr1.6 billion ($1.56 billion) annually until 2013 to balance the federal budget.
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Wed, 1 Sep 2010
- University reforms cause headaches for some
Ten years after the Swiss and Europeans embarked on university reforms, the Bologna Process continues to raise questions of flexibility in higher-education.
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Wed, 1 Sep 2010
- US retreat from Iraq “leaves bitter taste”
Iraq has won its sovereignty as the United States formally ended combat operations there, but a political expert tells swissinfo.ch challenges still lie ahead.
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Tue, 31 Aug 2010
- Sawiris lays foundation stone in Andermatt
Developers behind the holiday resort under construction in Andermatt have reached an important milestone.
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Tue, 31 Aug 2010
- Authorities crack down on botox promotion
Swiss law prohibits the advertisement of prescription drugs – including botulinum toxin, which is commonly used to smooth wrinkles.
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Tue, 31 Aug 2010
- Time called on happy hours
The new federal alcohol law wants to ban happy hours in Swiss bars on Fridays and Saturdays – a move that has come in for strong criticism.
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Mon, 30 Aug 2010
- UN climate panel urged to stick to science
A global group of scientists has said a United Nations panel should avoid advocacy and rely only on solid evidence when making predictions about climate change.
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Mon, 30 Aug 2010
- “We must participate in global solutions”
Interior Minister Didier Burkhalter says the visit by a group of Swiss health and science experts he led to Brazil confirmed its emerging importance in the sectors.
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Mon, 30 Aug 2010
- Attitudes towards minorities “getting worse”
The political climate for minorities in Switzerland is becoming more difficult, an expert tells swissinfo.ch.
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Sun, 29 Aug 2010
- Federer remains on comeback trail
A final in Toronto and a win in Cincinnati have shown that Swiss tennis superstar Roger Federer is close to his best form ahead of the US Open that begins on Monday.
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Sun, 29 Aug 2010
- Action urged to end workers' exploitation
When buying goods, many Swiss communes just look at the price and don’t think about how they were produced, according to a charity.
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Sat, 28 Aug 2010
- Studies aim to demolish clichés about migrants
Migrants who intend to go home tend not to integrate, coping with an unfamiliar society can be bad for the health – and not all migrants are the same!
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Sat, 28 Aug 2010
- Russian shops offer taste of home
The Russian community in Switzerland is ever increasing, along with the number of businesses catering to their needs.
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Fri, 27 Aug 2010
- Swiss set to digitalise Nuremberg Trials
Historic audio recordings from the Nuremberg Trials of notorious Nazi war criminals look set to be made available to the public thanks to a unique Swiss system.
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Fri, 27 Aug 2010
- Health premium woes leave patients in lurch
Large numbers of people in Switzerland are unable to pay their health insurance premiums and at risk of being cut off from care.
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Fri, 27 Aug 2010
- Civilian service boom “shows army crisis”
Calls to make it make it more difficult to opt out of the army in favour of civilian service are unlikely to be successful, a leading military expert believes.
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