http://www.newscloud.com/section/switzerland Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:38:59 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 en-us http://www.newscloud.com/read/Bullfighting_is_tried_by_the_International_Court_of_Justice_for_Animal_Rights_in_Geneva_swissinfo The bullfight: a traditional, spectacular ballet of death that pits man against beast, or a ritualised sadistic slaughter?

]]> http://www.newscloud.com/read/African_pilgrims_commemorate_St_Maurice_an_Egyptian_saint_in_the_early_Christian_church Music and merriment mark the commemoration of an early African saint. Justin Häne reports on an annual African pilgrimage to the southern Swiss abbey of St Maurice, said to hold the remains of the third century martyr.

]]> http://www.newscloud.com/read/BBC_SPORT_Football_Euro_2008_Senderos_pleased_to_restore_Swiss_pride Switzerland defender Philippe Senderos is pleased with his team's display in their final Euro 2008 match as they beat Portugal 2-0 in Basel.]]> http://www.newscloud.com/read/Religious_leaders_playing_for_harmony_during_Euro_2008 Religious leaders of various faiths are joining forces with politicians from across the spectrum to promote a peaceful and harmonious European championship.

]]> http://www.newscloud.com/read/Roger_Federer_aims_to_finally_win_French_Open Will he win? An analysis by a Swiss tennis expert.

]]> http://www.newscloud.com/read/Russian_billionaire_investor_Viktor_Vekselberg_of_Renova_talks_about_the_Kremlin_at_SME_forum_SEF Russian billionaire investor Viktor Vekselberg has launched a defence of his expanding Swiss business empire by rounding on critics who dubbed him a Kremlin puppet.

]]> http://www.newscloud.com/read/Brain_hormone_oxytocin_helps_people_regain_trust_swissinfo Scientists from Zurich University have discovered that the "love hormone" oxytocin can help foster trust after a betrayal of trust.

]]> http://www.newscloud.com/read/Following_the_disaster_that_was_Beagle_2_the_ESA_hopes_its_ExoMars_Rover_will_be_a_good_boy_swiss Sometime in early 2015, two parachutes and a glorified airbag will lead the ExoMars Rover, an autonomous robotic vehicle, toward a dusty and hostile Martian terrain.

]]> http://www.newscloud.com/read/English_Corner_in_Basel When I was young I was in a Zionist movement and we always talked about Israel, Israel, Israel. It was a dream of mine to get to know the country and the people. When my work gave me leave for six months, I suggested to my wife that we go to a kibbutz.

]]> http://www.newscloud.com/read/Managers_acquitted_in_Crossair_trial_swissinfo A Swiss court has acquitted six former managers of the regional airline Crossair charged over the death of 24 people in a plane crash near Zurich seven years ago.]]> http://www.newscloud.com/read/The_number_of_overweight_Swiss_children_has_decreased_significantly_over_the_past_five_years_swis The number of overweight Swiss children has decreased significantly over the past five years, according to a national study.]]> http://www.newscloud.com/read/Researchers_say_greenhouse_gases_are_at_their_highest_levels_for_the_past_800000_years_swissinfo Greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and methane are at their highest levels for the past 800,000 years, according to a Swiss-led international research team.]]> http://www.newscloud.com/read/China_races_to_bury_quake_dead_and_manage_survivors China struggled on Friday to bury the dead and offer relief to those left injured, homeless and without food and water by the earthquake that may have killed more than 50,000 people

]]> http://www.newscloud.com/read/China_welcomes_Red_Cross_response_to_deadly_earthquake_but_has_yet_to_call_for_foreign_assistance_80 As many as 12,000 people have been killed by a massive earthquake in southwestern China, officials said on Tuesday, a number that is expected to increase.]]> http://www.newscloud.com/read/International_law_expert_expects_settlement_in_apartheid_case_against_Swiss_firms_swissinfo A major apartheid lawsuit involving multinationals and Swiss companies is to go ahead in the United States but could be settled early, an expert has said.]]>