Montreux Jazz archives gain UNESCO status
Source: SwissInfo
Bern :: Switzerland | updated 2013-06-19 07:27:51 -0700 | entertainment-news
Claude Nobs (1936-2013) Music aficionado Claude Nobs Claude Nobs, the founder and director of the Montreux Jazz Festival, has died. From J to ZZ Magnum photographer Guy Le Querrec captures the essence of the giants of jazz. An exhibition of...
The creeping disease that threatens populations
Source: SwissInfo
Bern :: Switzerland | updated 2013-06-17 02:18:30 -0700 | green-news
At the age of 12, Angelia Maria Schwaller from the sleepy village of Uberstorf in canton Fribourg discovered the internet. She sought out likeminded people on forums to learn from and exchange ideas with. Her passion poetry. [...] Please...
Conciliatory chief - Indian Express
Source: Indian Express
Bern :: Switzerland | updated 2013-06-16 04:33:12 -0700 | sports-news
Conciliatory chief Unlike his predecessor General V K Singh, Army Chief General Bikram Singh has few points of disagreement with the Ministry of Defence. Some circles link this to his desire to become the first person to hold the post...
Police crash illegal Art Basel party
Source: SwissInfo
Bern :: Switzerland | updated 2013-06-15 07:49:51 -0700 | political-news
The government says it wants to take an active role in developing global standards for the automatic exchange of banking information to avoid clashes with other countries over tax issues. [...] Commodities controversy Banking secrecy Please don't touch An...
Would you quit your job if you had a state income?
Source: SwissInfo
Bern :: Switzerland | updated 2013-06-13 04:01:48 -0700 | political-news
The campaigners behind an initiative to give everyone a basic income want a debate on the value of work in society. Would you want to work or be tempted to take a lesser-paid job if you were also guaranteed a...
Feisty Swiss minister shakes up secretive banks
Source: Reuters
Bern :: Switzerland | updated 2013-06-11 07:07:55 -0700 | political-news
Topics Swiss Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf leaves a session of the Committee for Economic Affairs and Taxation on the Swiss-U.S. tax agreement during the summer parliament session in Bern June 11, 2013. Switzerland's Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, a lone woman in the...
Genetic testing on embryos gets cabinet OK
Source: SwissInfo
Bern :: Switzerland | updated 2013-06-07 06:37:46 -0700 | entertainment-news
Switzerland's diverse cultural mix has long preserved a special place for jazz music. Young artists are breaking through and building solid reputations as some of the most innovative musicians on the international jazz scene. [...] Valentin Carron Suburban inspiration...
Swiss police smash Chinese trafficking ring
Source: SwissInfo
Bern :: Switzerland | updated 2013-06-05 09:15:43 -0700 | political-news
Illegal workers Swiss police have smashed a syndicate that allegedly used fake documents to smuggle Chinese into the alpine nation. In all, 57 people were arrested out of 349 taken in for questioning during an extensive police operation. [...]...
Hodler painting fetches CHF8 million at auction
Source: SwissInfo
Bern :: Switzerland | updated 2013-06-05 01:23:00 -0700 | political-news
Carl Elsener III, the man who brought the Swiss army knife to global markets through his family's Victorinox brand, died on Tuesday at the age of 90. [...] Tax evasion Franco-Swiss relations Under the hammer An oil painting by...
‘Swiss are equipped for automatic info exchange'
Source: SwissInfo
Bern :: Switzerland | updated 2013-06-02 02:38:12 -0700 | business-news
Michel Duclos told the Swiss News Agency he was convinced that Switzerland was equipped for this step should it decide to take it and had the ability to adapt and bounce back. He added, however, that the country couldn't expect...
Asylum and cabinet reforms set for clear verdict
Source: SwissInfo
Bern :: Switzerland | updated 2013-05-29 08:24:09 -0700 | political-news
The final poll on the issues, commissioned by the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation and published ten days ahead of the nationwide vote on June 9, found that 57 per cent of the respondents said they would approve the amended asylum law....
Highs And Lows x Reebok Classic Leather CTM
Source: Freshness Mag
Bern :: Switzerland | updated 2013-05-29 08:18:10 -0700 | entertainment-news
Reebok and Highs And Lows got together on yet another joint project, this time in the form of Classic Leather CTM sneakers. As the celebration for the Classic Leather 30th anniversary continues, the Aussies have concocted a unique three-tone version....
Psychotherapy is just as effective as anti-depressants at beating the blues
Source: Mail Online UK
Bern :: Switzerland | updated 2013-05-28 15:07:49 -0700 | technology-news
The comments below have not been moderated. the fact that mental health is totally underfunded in this country may be the reason why these talking therapies will never help.
Unauthorised rally leaves Bern in shambles
Source: SwissInfo
Bern :: Switzerland | updated 2013-05-26 10:07:07 -0700 | travel-news
Smashing Authorities in the capital Bern have severely condemned attacks against police and damage to property in clashes during an unauthorised and politically-charged techno parade that left around 50 people injured, including 21 members of the security forces. [...]...
Chinese premier's Swiss tour fruitful, influential
Source: China News
Bern :: Switzerland | updated 2013-05-25 13:04:56 -0700 | political-news
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in Germany Saturday after wrapping up a fruitful visit to Switzerland, which has far-reaching influences. During his stay in the Alpine country which he visited in 2010 as vice premier, Li has met political, business...
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