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Nuclear power tax receives criticism
The Swiss government’s plan to institute a nuclear power tax is receiving criticism. The tax would be to fund renewable energy. swissinfo.com writes, “A similar “climate cent” tax already exists…
Child’s death raises questions about car seats
[swissinfo.ch]– A tragic accident in which a child died after unbuckling a car seat and falling into the road has highlighted the limitations of such safety devices. Days after the…
Swiss step up fight to end death penalty
[swissinfo.ch]– With the current wind of change blowing through the United States, the death penalty will be abolished there in the next 20 years, says a former US death row…
Swiss deny Polanski release on bail
[Mail & Guardian]– Swiss authorities denied a request to release film director Roman Polanski on bail after he was arrested in September after fleeing sentencing for having unlawful sex with…
Polanski arrest shocks his Swiss neighbours
[swissinfo.ch]– Roman Polanski’s arrest has shocked and disappointed many in Switzerland, particularly in Gstaad, where the Oscar-winning director has holidayed for years. Well after he became a fugitive, the French-Polish…
France rushes to Polanski’s defense
[Detroit News]– Was Roman Polanski “thrown to the lions because of ancient history?” That’s what the French culture minister says – though not everyone in France agrees. The French government…
Roman Polanski arrested in Switzerland
[Guardian]– The Oscar-winning film director Roman Polanski has been taken into custody in Switzerland in relation to a US arrest warrant, issued more than 30 years ago, for having sex…
Switzerland apologises to Libya
Swiss President Hans-Rudolf Merz has apologised in Tripoli for the arrest in 2008 of one of the sons of the Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi. Two Swiss businessmen currently detained in…
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