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One in four shuns religion in Switzerland

Posted in Current affairs, tagged , , , , , on April 4, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Saint Jost's Chapel in Dottenberg near Lucerne

The role of organized religion in Switzerland is an increasingly small one, according to a publically funded study.

Through hundreds of questionnaires as well as dozens of in-depth interviews with individuals across the country, researchers have found that the Swiss population has distanced itself from organized Christianity as well as traditional spirituality in recent decades.

Read the whole story here:

http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/One_in_four_shuns_religion_in_Switzerland.html?cid=29877728

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People and places

Posted in Current affairs, tagged , , , , , , on March 14, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Podcast icon courtesy of Colleen AF Venable

The place to be: for many international firms, that’s Switzerland. A place revisited: a political exile revisits Tunisia for the first time in 19 years. Places you wish you’d never been: a woman remembers her painful past.

Click on the link below to listen a recent swissinfo.ch podcast, which I regularly contribute to.

http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/multimedia/audios_podcast/People_and_places.html?autoPlay=y&view=podcastDetail&cid=29650988

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Luxury call girls hook rich clients in Zurich

Posted in Current affairs, tagged , , , , on November 1, 2010| Leave a Comment »

Luxury escorts often receive gifts like shoes and bags. © Susan Vogel-Misicka

The sex trade is evident in some parts of Zurich, so much so that the city may erect garage-like “sex boxes” where streetwalkers can do their business more discreetly.

Yet this won’t be necessary for the city’s other breed of prostitute – the luxury escort. Unlike hookers, who stand in the cold waiting for a car to climb into, these women often meet their clients in fancy hotels.

Read the whole story here: http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/Luxury_call_girls_hook_rich_clients_in_Zurich.html?cid=28528396

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Trends threaten wellbeing of workers

Posted in Current affairs, tagged , , , , , on October 19, 2010| Leave a Comment »

The cover image of the Suva future study © Suva

Buildings that are too clean, vehicles that are too quiet and workers who are always on call – these are risks facing us in the future, according to a study.

Suva, the Swiss accident insurer, commissioned the report to see what kinds of issues could have a detrimental effect on the workforce and general public in 2029. In consultation with businesses the research team identified 21 trends to watch out for.

Click here to read the whole story: http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Trends_threaten_wellbeing_of_workers.html?cid=28402052

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Banking on bunkers in the Swiss Alps

Posted in Current affairs, tagged , , , , on July 18, 2010| Leave a Comment »

A security checkpoint within Swiss Fort Knox, © MOUNT10

Sheltered deep within the Bernese Oberland, two old military bunkers now serve as maximum security vaults for the use of an international clientele.

Swiss Fort Knox borrows its name from the Kentucky version, which happens to be the home of the United States Bullion Depository. The focus is on secure data storage in the resort towns of Saanen and Zweisimmen, but it’s safe to say that just about anything could find a well-guarded home in the bedrock.

Read the rest of the story here:

http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Banking_on_bunkers_in_the_Swiss_Alps.html?cid=10018268

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