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Crucifixes are still seen in some Swiss classrooms, like this one in Gossau, canton St Gallen (Keystone) A European Court of Human Rights judgement against the display of crucifixes in Italian classrooms has stirred up debate...
BELLINZONA, Switzerland - The Swiss Criminal Court says director Roman Polanski has filed a new bail appeal to be released from prison. Confirmation of Polanski's request came Tuesday, a day after ...
Insch Capital Management, a currency portfolio manager based in Lugano, Switzerland, has launched a structured product. While that may not sound out of the ordinary, chief executive Chris Cruden thinks it will be. He is hoping...
Deep roots can be found in Alpine pioneers by Joyce DeVore There are very deep roots in Alpine County. Shirley Taylor's deep family history in our area reflects the pioneer spirit that combined good stewardship of the land, the...
By Guy Dinmore in Rome and Haig Simonian in Lugano Italy on Thursday urged Switzerland not to retaliate over their deepening tax and banking dispute after Italian finance police raided local branches of Swiss banks and stood...
Some Swiss media describe the raids as dramatic but not wrong (swissinfo.ch) Switzerland's media have expressed dismay at Italian raids on branches of Swiss banks but said they are proof the country remains under extreme...
The UNESCO List Features Ten Swiss Sites Along with cultural and natural heritage highlights, Switzerland also boasts two UNESCO biospheres. UNESCO is the Paris-based United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural...
Learn About Switzerland’s Famous Chocolate in the Italian Lakes Legendary Swiss chocolate begins at Alprose, in the Italian-speaking Ticino; discover how the finest candies are made, at this museum and factory tour. The long...
Italian police filming Swiss citizens in secret is unacceptable, according to the head of the Radical Party (Keystone) The intensifying Italian tax amnesty has sparked a war of words and protests from Switzerland about...
Intellpuke: This commentary was written by Doyle McManus, writing from Lugano, Switzerland, and appeared in the Los Angeles Times edition for Sunday, October 18, 2009. At least one country already has a health care plan roughly...
