| 单词 | canton |
| 例句 | Most peculiar of all, the bound knight’s shield carried the three thistles and the chevron, with a red canton. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z His mother taught him to prepare Filipino comfort food like pancit canton, made with richly spiced noodles, and adobo chicken, the vinegary unofficial national dish of the Philippines. King Phojanakong, Pioneer of Filipino Food in New York, Dies at 54 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z Prosecutors in the central canton of Bern said late on Wednesday the time limit for filing charges had expired. Swiss drop rape inquiry against director Polanski 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z We wouldn’t see the sun until more than a whole day later, in Sils-Maria in the canton of Graubünden, where Romansh, a descendant of Latin, is spoken. A Grand Tour of Switzerland, Reluctant Son in Tow 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z Switzerland’s bilingual Canton Valais — home to the ski destination Zermatt and the iconic Matterhorn — is celebrating two milestones: the 150th anniversary of Edward Whymper’s ascent of the Matterhorn and the canton’s 200th birthday. 52 Places to Go in 2015 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z Picasso was so touched that he donated four more artworks to the canton. Gauguin Painting Is Said to Fetch Nearly $300 Million 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z As a teenager he travelled from his home town of Bissone, in what is now the Swiss canton of Ticino, to Milan, where he worked on the city's slow-born Gothic cathedral. Borromini: the first architect 2011-02-05T00:05:30Z When canton officials failed to budge on a new contract, he said, he canceled the existing one because of a provision that requires that the artworks must be on public display. Gauguin Painting Is Said to Fetch Nearly $300 Million 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z An earlier version of this article misstated the capital of the Swiss canton of Ticino. 36 Hours in Lugano 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z The plan was to choose lesser-known spots to evade the August crowds and explore cantons where each national language — French, Italian, German and Romansh — was spoken and celebrated. A Grand Tour of Switzerland, Reluctant Son in Tow 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z Squeezed between France, Italy, Liechtenstein, Austria and Germany, it is divided into 26 cantons, each influenced by the country it is closest to. A Grand Tour of Switzerland, Reluctant Son in Tow 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z More than 3,500 people attended this year’s event in the ski town of Nendaz in the Swiss canton of Valais above the Rhone River valley. Swiss folklore fans gather for world's biggest alpine horn festival 2018-07-22T04:00:00Z Then one day a mountain guide I’d been talking to about the Alps let slip that there was a place tucked away in Switzerland’s more remote and quirky Graubünden canton. Is Disentis Skiing?s Next Big Secret? 2010-12-11T01:33:00Z Vaud, Switzerland’s gracious canton that hugs Lake Geneva, has been known to attract famous people seeking quiet lives, Audrey Hepburn and Charlie Chaplin among them. 52 Places to Go in 2016 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z “Tell” is rich with big, stirring choral scenes for Swiss peasants, valiant volunteer fighters from three Swiss cantons, as well as hunters and guards of the occupying Austrian governor. Review: A New, Abstract ‘Guillaume Tell’ at the Met Opera 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Every day of the festival, a different canton of Switzerland is represented — a crowd of wizard-looking men in cork top hats from Geneva one day, steampunk marching bands from Fribourg the next. Switzerland’s Once-in-a-Generation, Over-the-Top Party 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z The heirs, most of whom live in the United States, accused the canton and the museum of “failing on a human level” and “minimizing the Holocaust in all of its aspects.” Swiss Museum Settles Claim Over Art Trove Acquired in Nazi Era 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z Prosecutors in the central canton of Bern said late on Wednesday the time limit for filing charges had expired. Swiss drop rape inquiry against director Polanski 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z At the end of Act 2, when fighters from several cantons pledge rebellion in a thrilling chorus, those modern-day observers strolled by again. Review:"Williams Tell" celebrates all things Swiss 2010-12-10T12:08:00Z In the mid 19th century, the canton of Glarus in central Switzerland, was suffering through a famine. Overnighter: A Bit of Switzerland in Wisconsin 2011-09-09T18:55:00Z With its rugged off-piste terrain and robust nightclub scene, this village in the canton of Valais appeals to a youthful, affluent clientele. The Best New Ski Resorts in the Alps 2013-12-18T05:00:00Z Belgium later followed suit, as did the Swiss canton of Ticino. Covered on the catwalk: modest fashion struts its stuff in Paris 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z Belgium later followed suit, as did the Swiss canton of Ticino. Covered on the catwalk: modest fashion struts its stuff in Paris 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z In 2011, voters in the canton of Zurich rejected proposed bans on assisted suicide and "suicide tourism". Foreign assisted suicide cases in Switzerland double in four years 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z The cube houses the quarter’s two other museums, the Photo Elysée, the canton’s museum dedicated to photography; and Mudac, its museum of design and contemporary applied arts. An Art-Filled Swiss Idyll in Lausanne and the Joux Valley 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z In terms of deaths per million, it ranks far above confederate Switzerland, with its 26 cantons jealously holding off Berne. Fareed Zakaria Looks at Life After the Pandemic 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z Here on the border dividing three Swiss cantons the languages mix like kirsch in a fondue: a rue melts into a strasse that ends at a table with brats and bières. Europe, in 9 Walks 2013-04-19T14:51:25Z The $300 million center, funded by the city of Lugano and the canton of Ticino, along with private and corporate donations, also includes a 1,000-seat theater and a smaller studio theater. In Switzerland, Culture With a View of Scenery and History 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z Switzerland’s bilingual Canton Valais — home to the ski destination Zermatt and the iconic Matterhorn — is celebrating two milestones: the 150th anniversary of Edward Whymper’s ascent of the Matterhorn and the canton’s 200th birthday. 52 Places to Go in 2015 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z Pacheco, mayor of the town of Juchanep, will only hold the rotating post of president of the 48 cantons for a year, but is aware that his role in the protests could lead to persecution. Indigenous leader of Guatemalan protests says they are defending democracy after election 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z The referendum in the Valais canton centers on economic and environmental interests at a time of high and rising concerns about climate change. A southern Swiss region votes on a plan to fast-track big solar parks on Alpine mountainsides 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z Switzerland's bordering cantons treat the water and then pipe it into homes as drinking water. Plastic levels in Swiss-French lake as high as world's oceans 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z Elsewhere in Europe, crews in Switzerland are battling a wildfire close to the village of Bitsch in canton Valais which authorities said started on Monday afternoon and spread "explosively" overnight. Europe heatwaves: Wildfires rage in Greece as temperatures soar 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z The fire broke out on Monday on the forested flank of a mountain in Bitsch in the Valais canton near the Italian border. Switzerland fights to contain forest fire near Italy border as winds pick up 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z About 200 firefighters, army, police and other partners worked alongside helicopters to douse the flames in the canton of Valais throughout the afternoon but it continued to burn. Swiss police evacuate villages due to wildfire 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z The Progress Pride flag — the banner with a triangle canton on the left side over a rainbow field to represent the trans community — flies from a pole next to the parking lot. Column: Baristas in Redlands lost their jobs. Now, they co-own their shop 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z Authorities in the canton of Zug said seven people - four women and three men, aged between 28 and 62 - were in the balloon’s basket in the village of Huenenberg, southwest of Zurich. 7 injured when hot air balloon catches fire during takeoff in Switzerland 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z The planned scheme would allow cantons to spend the extra income on subsidies to attract and retain business. Low-tax Switzerland votes on global minimum corporate tax rate 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z The main supplier of Acer equipment to Russia last year was Acer Sales International SA, a firm registered in the city of Bioggio, in the southern Italian-speaking canton of Switzerland. Exclusive: Taiwan's Acer ships computer hardware to Russia after saying it would suspend business -data 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z The area is affected by the same Mediterranean heatwave affecting southern Europe, with temperatures set to exceed 30 Celsius in parts of the Valais canton this week, forecasts show. Swiss police evacuate villages due to wildfire 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z Lake Maggiore and its shoreline are divided between the Italian regions of Lombardy and Piedmont, and the Swiss canton of Ticino. Lake Maggiore boat accident: Questions remain over spy deaths 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z The bank said it aims to support four out of 10 cantons in the federation in strengthening air quality management mechanisms and institutions, and implementing measures to reduce emissions. World Bank lends $50.8 mln to cut air pollution in Bosnian region 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z The government of Neuchâtel, the local Swiss canton, seems to want to keep the refinery open. An Oil Refiner Leans on Manure to Provide a Greener Future 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z Brienz, which has less than 100 residents, is not to be confused with its larger twin town Brienz in the Bern canton. Swiss village evacuated due to threat of 2.6 million cubic-yard rockslide 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z Swiss authorities have ordered residents to abandon a tiny mountain village in the eastern canton of Graubunden because of fears it will soon be buried beneath a collapsing mountainside. One person injured after explosion in Milan street 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z Swiss authorities have ordered residents to abandon a tiny mountain village in the eastern canton of Graubunden because of fears it will soon be buried beneath a collapsing mountainside. Turkey's Erdogan lags election rival in poll 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z Swiss authorities have ordered residents to abandon a tiny mountain village in the eastern canton of Graubunden because of fears it will soon be buried beneath a collapsing mountainside. Kremlin: U.S. transfer of confiscated funds to Ukraine will backfire 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z Swiss authorities have ordered residents to abandon a tiny mountain village in the eastern canton of Graubunden because of fears it will soon be buried beneath a collapsing mountainside. Putin could speak with Erdogan about Black Sea grain deal - Kremlin 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z Swiss authorities have ordered residents to abandon a tiny mountain village in the eastern canton of Graubunden because of fears it will soon be buried beneath a collapsing mountainside. Republicans ready tough border control bill for U.S. House passage 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z Swiss authorities have ordered residents to abandon a tiny mountain village in the eastern canton of Graubunden because of fears it will soon be buried beneath a collapsing mountainside. Factbox: Parties contesting Thailand's election 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z “It sounds easier than it is,” said Simon Berger, who is with the canton cultural heritage authority. A Swiss Mountain May Fall. So a Village Is Forced to Evacuate. 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z Switzerland has 134 Leopard 2 tanks in service, some of which were used in training exercises by the country's Tank School 21 in the northwestern canton of Jura this week. Swiss army displays Leopard 2 tank as Germany hopes for sale 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z The protest by a man in a T-shirt reading "Agir Ensemble", or "Let's Act Together", occurred during an interview between the TV presenter and a winning candidate for the canton of Geneva's seven-member governing council. Climate protester glues hand to podium during Swiss TV debate 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z Police from the Swiss canton of Uri were called to the scene removed the protesters after 30 minutes. Climate change activists glue themselves to road to Alpine tunnel 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Costa Rica’s Association of Professionals in Economic Sciences in January found a strong correlation between low levels of development and high homicide rates in the most violent cantons like Limon. Drug trafficking blamed as homicides soar in Costa Rica 2023-04-01T04:00:00Z The banker is from the Italian-speaking Swiss canton of Ticino. The banker Switzerland trusts to stem Credit Suisse crisis 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z Firefighters, police and specialised rescue teams have been dispatched to the canton of Alausí, in the Andes mountains, to search for trapped residents. Ecuador landslide: Search for buried families in Alausí 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z From the Middle Ages to the early modern era, the then-impoverished Alpine cantons that make up today’s Switzerland leased out mercenaries in wars across Europe. War in Ukraine Puts Centuries of Swiss Neutrality to the Test 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z The former school principal joined the White Helmets in 2022 as a medic, drawn to its humanitarian mission through a 12-year war that has carved Syria into cantons held by rival armed groups. Syria's White Helmets 'answering all calls' to save lives after quake 2023-02-12T05:00:00Z The police in the eastern Swiss canton of Grisons confirmed that two skiers in their 50s were killed in an avalanche. Avalanches in Alps Kill at Least 11, as Weather Hampers Rescues 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z But among critics, their appearance has evoked parallels with the civil war when the state collapsed, militias controlled the streets and Beirut split into cantons. Beirut 'neighbourhood watch' echoes troubled past 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z The legislation also facilitates the approval of large solar projects in the mountains, which can qualify for state funding, though it is up to the cantons to approve them. Swiss pursue home-grown energy panacea - reluctantly 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z The report also noted "shocking" police brutality, noting the deaths of several Black men in the Vaud canton. Switzerland has 'systemic' racism issues, UN experts say 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z The Federation is further split into 10 cantons. Bosnians go to polls to choose between nationalists and reformists 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z The snowcapped mountain framing a pair of rivers with a village nestled in between reminded him of his childhood in the Swiss canton of Valais. How North Bend became a true Northwest mountain town 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z The pension measures in the Sept. 25 binding referendums under the Swiss system of direct democracy could still fail should they not carry a majority of individual cantons as well. Swiss voters set to approve pension reform - poll 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z In just a few hours spent in the resort town of Locarno, just about six miles from the border with Italy, it was clear that Ticino’s reputation as the sunniest canton was completely warranted. Near the Swiss border with Italy, vestiges of the past are set in stone 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z "The canton's goal remains the removal of the entire pack and the shooting of the particularly conspicuous sire M92 within the framework of the Swiss legal system," they said. Swiss canton gives green light to shoot wolves attacking cows 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z They have set up their null stern suite - German for zero star - on a roadside next to a petrol station in the village of Saillon, in the southern Swiss canton of Valais. Swiss 'zero star hotel' offers sleepless nights to ponder world's crises 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z Nations would not be able to attack or physically threaten one another, any more than US states or Swiss cantons do. What really caused the war in Ukraine? Global anarchy — and there's a way to fix it 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z "It's definitely a big seizure for the canton of Fribourg, one can say an extraordinary catch," said Marc Andrey, head of security for the region. Cocaine found in coffee sent to Nespresso plant 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z However, the New England town meeting and the Landsgemeinde in a few of the smaller Swiss cantons are excellent examples of direct democracy in action. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z The anti-tobacco campaign, which needs support from a majority of cantons and voters to pass, wants to extend the current curbs on advertising to cover adverts anywhere young people can see them. Switzerland to vote on becoming first nation to ban animal testing 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z Latest opinion polls suggest 63% of voters will back the ban, but to come into law it needs a majority of Switzerland's 26 cantons as well. Swiss vote on tobacco ad ban long after neighbours 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z The federation, in turn, is divided into 10 “cantons,” each with its own government. In the Tinderbox of Bosnia, a Serb Nationalist Lights a Match 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z In August, a farmer and her dog were followed by a wolf in canton Grisons and days later the same farmer was followed by three wolves which attacked the dog. Switzerland's wolves get too close for comfort 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z Switzerland’s Vaud canton, or region, announced Friday that anyone over aged 16 would be eligible for a booster dose of approved vaccines at least six months after the first jabs. Swiss gear up for tighter rules as COVID cases keep climbing 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z For referendum motions to be passed they must win a simple majority of the votes cast nationwide while also winning support in a majority of cantons or regions. Swiss voters look set to back COVID-19 response plan 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z The mountainous country is chopped up into 26 largely autonomous cantons; some ban physician dispensing, some partly allow it, and others don't have any restrictions. Dispensing doctors: should physicians sell drugs to patients? 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Official results showed the measure passed with 64.1 percent of voters in favor and won a majority in all of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, or states. World Digest: Sept. 26, 2021 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z "The encounters in canton Grisons may seem dangerous to people," he told Swiss media, "but what happened is unlikely to have posed any real danger." Switzerland's wolves get too close for comfort 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z "The government has therefore decided on a precautionary basis to consult the cantons and social partners on strengthened measures against the spread of the coronavirus," it said. Swiss gov't examines introducing COVID-19 certificates in most indoor spaces 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z Patrizio Decurtins, the 26-year-old project director, said the training course aimed to strengthen protection of herds from wolves and other large predators and to extend it throughout the canton of the Grisons. How to keep wolves out and bridge a cultural gap - a Swiss project 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z A final decision, which will allow events with up to 300 spectators outdoors, up from 100, will be made on May 26 after consultation with the country’s 26 cantons, the government said. Swiss plan further easing of COVID-19 limits as cases, deaths fall 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z The document proposes that Bosnia’s autonomous Serb Republic be joined to Serbia, Croat-dominated cantons of Bosnia be integrated into Croatia, and Kosovo be merged with Albania. Unofficial EU note on redrawing Balkan borders causes angst in Bosnia 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z Switzerland also swaps out iodine pills it separately gives to cantons outside the 50 km radius every decade for emergency distribution, with that last exchange in 2020. Disaster-ready Swiss rethink iodine handouts as nuclear plant offline 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z Bars, restaurants and nonessential shops in the Sarajevo canton will be shut for the upcoming weekend. Much of Europe tightens anti-pandemic rules as virus surges 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z All bars, restaurants and non-essential shops in the Sarajevo canton will be shut over the upcoming weekend. Western Balkan countries to tighten virus rules amid surge 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z There were majorities against it in six of Switzerland’s 26 cantons. World Digest: March 7, 2021 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z Proposals need a majority of both voters and cantons to pass in Switzerland’s frequent referendums. Swiss vote on proposal to ban face coverings in public 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z Two cantons already have local bans on face coverings. Swiss to vote on banning face veils in referendum criticised as Islamophobic 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z “A nationwide ban would undermine the sovereignty of the cantons, damage tourism and be unhelpful for certain groups of women,” it said. Swiss government urges voters to reject burqa ban in March referendum 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z “Investigations are currently under way in 12 cases where the tourists had already left the canton.” Swiss police probe 12 Brits suspected of fleeing ski resort quarantine 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z The federal government left it to Switzerland’s 26 cantons, or regions, to decide whether to close skiing facilities. Swiss to shut restaurants, other sites as virus cases climb 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z “The Federal Council regrets that the Confederation and the cantons failed to shoulder their responsibility to the children.” Swiss express regret over illegal adoptions from Sri Lanka 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z The initiative won a narrow majority among voters, with 50.7 percent backing it, but failed because a majority of the country’s cantons, or states, rejected it. Plan to Hold Corporations Liable for Violations Abroad Fails in Switzerland 2020-11-29T05:00:00Z Despite nearly 50% of voters backing the initiative, regional results show it failed to win support in a majority of Swiss cantons as required. Swiss vote to reject Responsible Business Initiative 2020-11-29T05:00:00Z But the vote must also gain backing in a majority of cantons, a necessary condition for a public initiative to be enacted in Switzerland. Half of Swiss support Responsible Business Initiative in early voting day estimates 2020-11-29T05:00:00Z Instead of creating a single state populated by citizens with equal rights, Dayton divided Bosnia into two self-governing “entities” — the Serb-dominated Republika Srpska and a federation of 10 cantons controlled by Muslims and Croats. Under a Divisive Peace, Wartime Rifts Hobble Hope in Bosnia 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z “The sharp increase in the number of contaminations in recent days is worrying. Indeed, it concerns all age groups and all cantons,” the government said in a statement. Covid in Europe: protests in Czech Republic, Ireland to toughen rules 2020-10-18T04:00:00Z Under the Swiss system, because the initiative proposed a constitutional amendment, it needed the backing of both a popular majority and a majority of cantons to pass. Plan to Hold Corporations Liable for Violations Abroad Fails in Switzerland 2020-11-29T05:00:00Z “It is evident in all age groups and in all cantons. The number of hospitalizations is also increasing.” Swiss tighten measures to combat spike in COVID-19 cases 2020-10-18T04:00:00Z In August, hundreds of Santa Cruz canton residents took to the streets to protest the fishing fleet — worried it was depleting the park’s natural resources, potentially giving one more reason for tourists not to return. Crisis in the Galapagos: Chinese fishing fleets and COVID-19 threaten a natural wonder 2020-10-18T04:00:00Z Mr. Khan filed a police report, and both Credit Suisse and the canton opened investigations. The Short Tenure and Abrupt Ouster of Banking’s Sole Black C.E.O. 2020-10-03T04:00:00Z Wages in Switzerland are set by authorities in the country’s 26 cantons not national level. Geneva to raise minimum wage to £3,500 a month 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z Liabilities of the majority of the cantonal banks are guaranteed by the owning canton. Credit Suisse CEO urges end of cantonal banks' privileges 2020-09-12T04:00:00Z Wednesday's raids were at three offices in Germany, in Baden-Württemberg and Hesse, three locations in the Piedmont region of Italy, and one location in the Swiss canton of Thurgau. Fiat offices raided over diesel emissions claims 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z “This is an attack on our resources,” said Ángel Yánez Vinueza, the mayor of Santa Cruz canton, the Galapagos’ equivalent of a province. Crisis in the Galapagos: Chinese fishing fleets and COVID-19 threaten a natural wonder 2020-10-18T04:00:00Z Swiss church leaders insist Pohl-Henzen’s role as “episcopal delegate” for the German-speaking part of the Fribourg canton, or region, will be different from that of her predecessor. Eyebrows raised as Swiss bishop taps woman for senior job 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z Ticino, is in the grip of the coronavirus, the first and worst-affected canton, as shown by the darkest area of the map below. Mountain light show beams message to Swiss 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z The German regional states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland, as well as three Swiss cantons, also joined in the effort to care for French patients. ‘He sacrificed himself’: tributes to first French doctor to die from coronavirus 2020-03-22T04:00:00Z A number of people are in quarantine in their canton of residence. Geneva motor show cancelled; worst week for markets since 2008 – business live 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z As the outbreak spread, the canton of Basel-City put a number of children into a two-week quarantine on Thursday after one of their caregivers tested positive for the virus. Swiss ban large-scale events as confirmed virus cases keep rising 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z Swiss authorities said results of 70 tests were expected within the next hours, from Ticino, but also from the central and northern cantons of Berne and Basel. Swiss authorities confirm first case of coronavirus 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z A Swiss prosecutor for the canton of Vaud said in a statement on Tuesday that the ruling was a “surprising response to a fundamental legal principle” which merited the opinion of a higher court. Climate activists dump coal inside Swiss bank UBS 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z The second national flag of the Confederacy, often called the “stainless banner,” was a white flag with the Confederate battle flag in the canton designed to symbolically evoke racial pride. Opinion | Nikki Haley gets the history of the Confederate flag very wrong 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z This enables the Federal Council, in consultation with the cantons, to order measures that are normally the responsibility of the cantons. Geneva motor show cancelled; worst week for markets since 2008 – business live 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z Switzerland’s wealth tax hits the middle class, starting in the low six figures inside most of the country’s 26 cantons. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z In some Swiss cantons, townspeople meet once a year, in what are called Landsgemeinden, to elect public officials and discuss the budget. Voting could be the problem with democracy 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z The research was led by Christian Püntener, a paleontologist with the Swiss canton, or state, of Jura, where the specimen was found. How Did an Ancient Sea Turtle End Up Under a Dinosaur’s Foot? 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z The suspect, whose name wasn’t released, was detained late Sunday at his home in the neighboring canton of Aargau. German held over fake bombs in bag at Swiss techno parade 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z The two were meeting at Castelgrande, a medieval castle in Cassis’ home canton of Ticino, an Italian-speaking area of Switzerland near Italy’s lakes region. Pompeo, Swiss FM in talks likely dominated by Iran tensions 2019-06-02T04:00:00Z The two were meeting at Castelgrande, a medieval castle in Cassis' home canton of Ticino, an Italian-speaking area of Switzerland near Italy's lakes region. Pompeo, Swiss FM in talks likely dominated by Iran tensions 2019-06-02T04:00:00Z The government plans to scrap special tax status for these companies that pay corporate rates in individual cantons as low as 7.8% to 12%, compared with 12 to 24 percent for “normal” Swiss companies. Swiss voters approve tax and pension overhaul: TV 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z When those formidable Helvetii marched out of their Alpine cantons to occupy Gallic lowlands in 58 BC, Caesar deployed geopolitics to defeat them -- seizing strategic terrain, controlling their grain supplies, and manipulating rival tribes. Trump’s trade Czar, the latest architect of imperial disaster 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z A canton in Switzerland, home of the I.O.C., voted to bolt the door. Does Calgary Really Want the Winter Olympics? Does Anyone? 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z A photo of the person shows a man in the garb holding the state flag, which features a small Confederate flag as its canton. Bar owner says man in KKK garb attended costume contest 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z Oversized leaves that look more like the canton of the U.S. flag signify their new citizenship. DabsMyla brightens up L.A. streets with joyful murals. Now it's getting a show of its own - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z The canton of Valais approved his residency application, but the Swiss Federal Police knocked it back. Swiss suspected Abramovich to be a ‘threat’ 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z It’s unclear how the drug war engulfed this tiny canton. The medics braving drug wars to treat people in Mexico's brutal Guerrero | Nina Lakhani 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z The crash occurred shortly after another small plane crashed into the Swiss Alps, in the canton of Nidwalden, killing a family of four on board. Vintage Plane Crashes in Switzerland, Killing All 20 on Board 2018-08-05T04:00:00Z Fishery authorities in the canton of Zurich were combing creeks to rescue fish from suffocation as streams dry up or oxygen levels plunge. Europe sizzles as heatwave intensifies across continent 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z A spokesman for prosecutors in the southern canton of Ticino said authorities were examining what led to the accident. Swiss prosecutors investigate fatal Tesla crash 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z A 48-year-German driver died when his car hit the barrier in the central reservation of a motorway in the southern Swiss canton of Ticino, turned over and burst into flames. Tesla crash may have triggered battery fire: Swiss firefighters 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z “Late in the evening on April 30, a fifth victim died,” police in Valais canton said in a statement. Five skiers die in Swiss Alps after spending night in snowstorm 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z Police from the Valais canton, or state, said Saturday that a group of skiers were hit by the avalanche Friday in the Vallon d’Arbi area of southwestern Switzerland near the borders with France and Italy. 1 skier dead, 3 missing in Switzerland avalanche 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z Since the onset of Syria’s conflict in 2011, the YPG and its allies have carved out three autonomous cantons in the north. Turkish forces shell convoy headed to Syria's Afrin region 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z Damascus said Monday it would send allied militias into the contested canton of Afrin, part of a deal that will help defend the Kurdish enclave. Syrian Regime Vows to Enter Afrin in Blow to Wider Kurdish Aspirations 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z Two skiers who were caught in an another avalanche in Switzerland near the border with France were rescued with only minor injuries, police in the canton of Valais said. Father and 11-year-old daughter killed in French Alps avalanche 2018-02-18T05:00:00Z Police said separately that the bodies of two climbers, aged 21 and 22, were found on Monday, further east in the Alps in Bern canton. Five skiers die in Swiss Alps after spending night in snowstorm 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z “They want their own cantons on the northern border.” Some Syrian Refugees Are Going Back to War Alongside Turkey 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z Since the onset of Syria’s conflict in 2011, the YPG and its allies have carved out three autonomous cantons in the north. Turkish forces shell convoy headed to Syria's Afrin region 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z The "Swiss mentality" varies enormously from one linguistic region to another, even from one canton to another. Opinion | My Kid’s First Lesson in Realpolitik 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z It successfully severed that territorial continuity when it deployed its troops and proxy Syrian fighters to areas between Kurdish cantons in eastern and western Syria. Turkey faces balancing act amid border offensive in Syria 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Swiss mountain communities have been in the spotlight for geological risks since August, when the side of a mountain collapsed in the southern canton of Grisons, killing eight hikers. Tourists airlifted from snowbound Swiss ski resort 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z The SNB is mostly owned by Swiss states, known as cantons, and cantonal banks. Switzerland’s Central Bank Made $55 Billion Last Year—More Than Apple 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z The Dayton peace accord divided it into two entities: one dominated by Serbs and the other shared by Croats and Bosniacs in a federation that was further divided into 10 cantons. E.U. Hoped Balkan Border Deal Would Be Model for Peace. Then It Collapsed. 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z Sion is in the canton of Valais, in the southwest of the country. Swiss cabinet backs bid to host 2026 Olympic Games 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z At first, he lived in Lausanne with a fellow Syrian, after which he registered as a refugee and was sent to the German-speaking canton of Schwyz. Cycling: Wais completes journey from war-torn Syria to world championships 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z Swiss mountain communities have been in the spotlight for geological risks since August, when the side of a mountain collapsed in the southern canton of Grisons, killing eight hikers. Tourists airlifted from snowbound Swiss ski resort 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z Production will be transferred to other Nestle skin health factories, with its commercial business for Switzerland moved to Zurich and its team in consumer products development moved to the Swiss canton of Vaud. Nestle shuts Swiss skin health products factory 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z “We would not be an integrated society. We would be an association of cantons, which is still true for black America.” Jack Rosenthal, Times Journalist and Civic Leader, Is Dead at 82 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z Voters in that canton in February rejected raising money for pursuing a bid. Swiss cabinet backs bid to host 2026 Olympic Games 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z At first, he lived in Lausanne with a fellow Syrian, after which he registered as a refugee and was sent to the German-speaking canton of Schwyz. Cycling: Wais completes journey from war-torn Syria to world championships 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z Rescue teams in Saas Valley in the Valais canton were called last Tuesday after two climbers retreating from an aborted ascent spotted a hand and two shoes protruding from the Hohlaub glacier. Melting glaciers in Swiss Alps could reveal hundreds of mummified corpses 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z Production will be transferred to other Nestle skin health factories, with its commercial business for Switzerland moved to Zurich and its team in consumer products development moved to the Swiss canton of Vaud. Nestle shuts Swiss skin health products factory 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z While it would do little to prevent the Kurdish autonomous areas inside northeast Syria from consolidating, it would isolate those cantons from Kurdish areas in Iraq. After Trump Vows to Arm Syrian Kurds, the Next Move is Erdogan’s 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z Voters in that canton in February rejected raising money for pursuing a bid. Swiss cabinet backs bid to host 2026 Olympic Games 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z They ousted Islamic State militants from several strongholds near the border, but also blocked Kurdish attempts to join their two cantons in northern Syria. Ankara calls US arming of Kurds fighting Isis in Syria a 'threat to Turkey' 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z Police in Aargau canton said on Sunday that the incident happened at a highway rest area on Saturday evening. Bastia v Lyon abandoned after home fans invade pitch and attack players 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z From Ankara’s view, the “worst-case scenario is a contiguous Kurdish zone that connects the Kurds’ western and eastern cantons — the term Kurdish groups call their own entities — in Syria,” he said. Donald Trump’s plan for ‘safe zones’ for Syrian refugees opposed by Turkey 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z That basically means maintaining the current situation of Palestinian cantons divided by growing Israeli settlements and surrounded by Israeli forces. Is 2-State Solution Dead? In Israel, a Debate Over What’s Next 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z Sion is in the canton of Valais, in the southwest of the country. Swiss cabinet backs bid to host 2026 Olympic Games 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z Currently Switzerland grants special status to foreign firms which allows cantons, or districts, to offer them lower rates of tax than domestic firms, making Switzerland an attractive destination for foreign investors. Swiss voters reject reform to multinationals' tax bills - BBC News 2017-02-12T05:00:00Z The objective of the Turkish intervention in northern Syria is to prevent the linkage of the Kurdish cantons of Afryn and Kobane. Syria conflict: What is at stake in the battle of al-Bab? - BBC News 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z Police officers from both the city and canton of Zurich sealed off the area, a police spokeswoman, Judith Hödl, said in a statement. Gunman Wounds 3 at Muslim Prayer Center in Zurich 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z Ankara is determined to prevent Kurdish forces from joining up cantons they control along the Turkish border, for fear it will stoke Kurdish separatism at home. Turkish soldier killed in Syria clashes as rebels push to al-Bab 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z I meet François Darlot, president of France Without Hunting, a pressure group that hopes that France will follow the lead of the canton of Geneva, in Switzerland, which banned hunting back in 1974. How France is falling out of love with hunting - BBC News 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z Long suppressed by the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad, the Kurds took advantage of the chaotic civil war to establish a de facto government in three cantons. Turks, Kurds at odds on Raqqa 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z The Kurds are also vying for control of al-Bab, in hopes of connecting separate cantons they hold along the Syrian border with Turkey. From Mosul to Raqqa? A complex, risky battle against IS 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z He proposes instead that the province be divided into six cantons, including one each for the Yazidis, Christians, Shabaks and Kurds—all under Kurdish protection. The battle for Mosul 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z However, the commander said the Kurds had their own conditions for taking part in the Raqqa operation, including opening a land corridor connecting Kurdish cantons in north-east and north-west Syria. US providing light arms to Kurd-led coalition in Syria, officials confirm 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z But free movement is a worldlier concern for Franco Puffi, who runs Precicast, a high-tech metal foundry in Ticino, a Swiss canton next to the Italian border. The parable of Ticino 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Although it may help retake some towns, Turkey’s real goal is to prevent the Kurds from linking up the three cantons of Rojava, which are separated by a stretch of Islamic State-held land. Turks, Kurds at odds on Raqqa 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z Twelve retirement homes in the north-west canton of Jura sent teams to the games, where elderly people faced off in five disciplines, the RTS public broadcaster reports. Swiss seniors compete in 'elderly Olympics' - BBC News 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z But he dismissed claims that the Kurdish YPG, which Ankara calls a terrorist group, had withdrawn to a Kurdish-controlled canton to the east of the Euphrates River. Turkey has cleared Islamic State, Kurdish force from area of north Syria: president 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z Turkey wants to stop Kurdish forces taking control of territory that lies between cantons to the east and west that they already hold, and so creating an unbroken Kurdish- controlled corridor on Turkey's southern border. U.S. lauds fragile respite between Turkey, Kurdish fighters in Syria 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z The region lies between two Kurdish-controlled cantons - one east of the Euphrates and the other to the west near the Mediterranean. Turkish forces deepen push into Syria, draw U.S. rebuke over their target 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z Police searched the home of the suspect, who lived in a neighboring canton. Woman and suspect die after Swiss train attack, two girls in serious condition 2016-08-13T04:00:00Z The Swiss canton of Ticino last month made it illegal for women to veil their faces in public. German interior minister proposes partial burqa ban 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z Armed with a knife, the man poured flammable liquids that caught fire on the train, police in the canton of St. Gallen said in a statement. Woman Dies After Attack on Swiss Train 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z Kruesi would not comment on what evidence was seized at the home in a neighboring canton, but said "so far there are no indications this was a terrorist or politically motivated crime." The Latest: Police: Swiss train attacker dies of his wounds 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z In November 2015, voters in the canton of Ticino approved a nationwide ban on burqa, a full-body garment worn by some Muslim women. Switzerland denies citizenship to Muslim immigrant girls who refused to swim with boys: report 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z Syrian Kurdish groups have made no secret of their aim to link up their two autonomous regions, or cantons, in northeastern Syria with one further west - Afrin. Federal plan for northern Syria advances with U.S.-backed forces 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z At the Czechoslovakian Embassy, the first secretary, Vladimir Palic, folded one of Harding’s samples into smaller and smaller squares until just the canton — the top inner corner of the flag — was visible. Here’s the inside story on the most famous flag you’ve never heard of 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z The other is white, with a magnolia tree in the center, a red stripe on the right, and, in place of the Confederate emblem, a white star on a square canton of dark blue. Mississippi, the Two-Flag State 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z Its offices are located in the world’s leading secrecy jurisdictions – Jersey, Cyprus, Luxembourg, the Swiss canton of Zug, all nodes on the superhighway of global capital. Mossack Fonseca: the law firm helping people hide their money 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z Therwil Mayor Reto Wolf said the community was unhappy with the decision taken by the school, which is run by the local canton. Swiss anger at Muslim handshake exemption in Therwil school - BBC News 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z Proposals to divide it into sectarian cantons in a federal system are doomed. Russia and the US now have the power to impose peace in Syria | Charles Glass 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z The plan would transform vast stretches of Jerusalem from a demographically divided but physically contiguous metropolis into an archipelago of sectarian cantons served by roads and tunnels designed for either Israelis or Palestinians. An Israeli leader wants to put Jerusalem’s Arabs on the other side of new walls 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z Another criminal investigation into the terror alert in Geneva is still under way, the OAG said, with officials from the Swiss federal authorities working with colleagues in the canton on the matter. Swiss Release Two Men Held in Terror Probe 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z The soldiers were all in the same unit, made up of troops essentially from the southern Swiss cantons of Ticino and Graubunden. Swiss soldiers sent home from Davos for taking cocaine 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z The unit concerned is made up predominately of soldiers from the cantons of Ticino and Graubuenden. World Economic Forum: Swiss soldiers used drugs at Davos - BBC News 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z The Palestinians said that the state they were being offered was an untenable scatter of cantons. A Palestinian Israeli Leader for Peace 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z It would also make its ordinary profit 1 billion francs distribution to the Swiss government and the country’s 26 cantons, which are similar to U.S. states. Swiss Central Bank Racks Up Massive Loss in Curbing Strong Franc 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z Palestinians, divided into rival cantons, are weaker and more isolated than ever. The Arab winter 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Syrian Kurdish leaders say all areas they reclaim will be part of their self-ruled cantons, which they want the West to recognize. Ethnic Tensions Flare in Iraqi City of Sinjar After Kurdish-Led Offensive Pushes Islamic State Out 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z On the top of that, the Bosniak-Croat federation is divided in 10 cantons — all in all a bureaucracy so expensive that much richer countries would struggle to afford. The Dayton peace agreement brought peace to Bosnians but they want more 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z The canton of Zug, with 120,000 residents, now requires that foreigners from countries including Russia, South Africa and the United States learn German if they want to obtain permanent residency. Swiss canton eyes scrapping German-language requirement for wealthy foreigners 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z It said in a statement the cases filed with seven different cantons would be combined into one investigation led by federal prosecutors to streamline the process. Around 600 Swiss file criminal complaints over VW diesel scandal 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z For the Turkish state, the establishment of these autonomous regions was an unabashed attempt to replicate the cantons of Rojava on Turkish soil. The battle for Turkey: can Selahattin Demirtas pull the country back from the brink of civil war? | Christopher de Bellaigue 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z Hardest hit were Pinot Noir grapes, often grown in the German-speaking part of Switzerland, and Chasselas, a white wine grape prevalent in French-speaking Vaud canton. Bayer expects charges in 2016 as wine growers link fungicide to crop damage 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z She compared the system desired by Syrian Kurds to cantons in Switzerland. Syrian Kurdish Leader: Moscow Wants to Work With Us 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z Switzerland's decentralized system of government allows individual cantons to decide how to ensure foreigners seeking permanent residency are integrated into the culture. Swiss canton eyes scrapping German-language requirement for wealthy foreigners 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z But they missed home with a deranging intensity, longing for the high elevation of their cantons, their clear lakes, their protective peaks. Far Away From Here 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z The Venezuelan, who has been held in prison in the Swiss canton of Zurich, now has 30 days to appeal the decision. Swiss Agree to Extradite Official in Fifa Case to U.S. 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z Under the Swiss system, five refugee centers swiftly sift through asylum applicants and send those most likely to qualify to cantons under a fixed quota while their cases are heard. Switzerland offers Europe lessons on handling asylum seekers 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z The number is 40 if you include other peaks around the resort of Zermatt, and 270 in the surrounding Swiss canton of Valais, the majority of them climbers, skiers, or hikers. The coming of the glacier men - BBC News 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z "The PKK youth are reacting to the unwarranted arrests by declaring independent cantons and digging ditches around towns," he said. Turkish Violence Continues as Peace Talks Languish 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z The Gemmipass is a high mountain pass that connects mountains in the canton of Valais with those in the canton of Bern. Far Away From Here 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z Ankara is concerned that the PYD and its allies aim to unite Kurdish cantons in northern Syria and fear those ambitions will stoke separatist sentiment among its own Kurds. U.S., Turkey to launch 'comprehensive' anti-Islamic State operation 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z In October, officials in Bern canton found the remains of a Czech man missing since 1974. Bones of Japanese climbers who went missing in Swiss Alps in 1970 identified 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z The office of the general attorney of the republic and canton of Geneva refused to comment on the allegations or the status of any criminal investigation. Senior Saudi prince accuses cousin over alleged drugging and abduction 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z Furthermore the federation is divided into 10 cantons. Isis targets vulnerable Bosnia for recruitment and attack 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z But that bridging effect fueled Turkish fears of Kurdish expansionism, with Arinc, the deputy prime minister, warning of a plot "to bring together the cantons." Kurdish gains over militants at Syrian border spur warnings from Turkey 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z In one Swiss canton, non-voters still face a $6.60 fine today but turnout rates remain lower there than in the rest of Western Europe. Why Americans should vote less often 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z The idea is that Christie’s signature format, the town hall, is especially well-suited for the small towns and cantons of the Granite State. Chris Christie’s frightening authoritarianism: Why his new 9/11 pander may be his worst yet 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z Several people were killed in a shooting late on Saturday in a town in the Swiss canton of Aargau, local police said on Sunday. Several dead in shooting in Switzerland: police 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z Another group of critics say it is the ownership structure of the SNB, under which the Swiss cantons participate in the share capital and profits of the central bank, which is flawed. Swiss central bank under scrutiny after franc shock 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z A judge in Sika’s home canton of Zug is mulling over this question. Avalanche in the Alps 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z At the time the Swiss franc was fixed to silver and the French franc – in fact it was Napoleon and the French troops that imposed the Franc on the confederation of Swiss cantons. Can The Swiss Central Bank Still Control The Franc In The Future? 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z Zero Hedge reports that not a single Swiss canton voted in favour of Ecopop’s insane scheme. The Swiss Vote Against Hoarding Gold And Capping Immigration 2014-11-30T05:00:00Z For the scheme to be approved, it must win both an overall majority and a majority in at least half of Switzerland’s cantons. Full of holes 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z To maintain his advantageous tax status in his Swiss canton, Tsonga is not permitted to work in Switzerland. Davis Cup Finalists Love Living in Switzerland (and Those Are Just the French Players) 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z The authors’ statistical analysis showed that the elimination of capital gains taxes had a positive and economically significant effect on the long-term level of real income in seven of the eight cantons studied. The Overwhelming Case against Capital Gains Taxation 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z Ankara is alarmed at the emergence of several semiautonomous Kurdish cantons in northern Syria, a direct consequence of the Syrian conflict. Turkey to allow Iraqi Kurdish fighters passage into Syrian city 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z "It remained in the Jazeera canton," he said, using the Kurdish name for the northeastern Syrian province that borders Iraq. Iraqi Kurds say they sent arms to Kobani; Syrian Kurds say they didn't arrive 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z The creation of three self-declared autonomous Kurdish "cantons" in Syria last year, one of them at Kobani, further deepened mistrust in Ankara. Turkey's Kurdish peace process at risk amid fury over Syrian town 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z Anwar Muslim, the prime minister of the self-proclaimed canton, who spoke by phone from Kobane, said the intensification of strikes in recent days has “been very helpful and we thank the coalition.” U.N envoy invokes Srebrenica massacre in call for help for Syrian town of Kobane However, only a narrow majority of the Swiss cantons supported the proposal. Losing the birth lottery Authorities in Nidwalden, a canton in landlocked Switzerland, are factoring the risk of a tsunami in Lake Lucerne into their hazard plans. Switzerland braces for Alpine lake tsunami 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z Although the Alpine cantons started to bind together in medieval days, they developed a single market only in the 19th century—starting, like the EU, with goods and spreading imperfectly to services. Hail Helvetia 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z "But out of a concern for absolute clarity in this case, Rega today lodged a complaint against an unknown person with the prosecutor of Zurich canton." Helicopter firm files complaint over Schumacher records 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z The museum is a victim of post-war ethnic politics, as it receives no regular funding from the country, the federation government, the canton administration or the city. Sarajevo: city commemorates end to 'a century of conflict', but divisions still run deep 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z As a practical matter, the only significant non-German-owned publishing companies with any presence in Germany are based in Austria or the German-speaking cantons of Switzerland. Hidden Agenda: Germany's Reluctance To Admit Nazi Atrocities Bodes Ill For American Press Freedom 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z The two regions are joined by a weak central authority, while the Federation itself is split into ten cantons, creating a highly-decentralised and unwieldy system that is frequently paralysed by ethnic bickering. With an eye on Crimea, Bosnian Serb leader calls for confederation 2014-04-01T14:48:04Z The Bosniak-Croat Federation itself is split into 10 cantons each with a government that wields broad executive powers. Town that withstood wartime siege shows the way in troubled Bosnia 2014-03-20T12:08:54Z It is taken as axiomatic among many residents of the Kurdish-majority cantons that there must be invisible high-level co-ordination between the regime and the PYD, even if at the grassroots nothing is known. Syria's Kurds fight to keep out jihadists 2014-03-15T13:28:14Z Yet in 2004, a Swiss canton became the first to use the company’s online electronic voting system. Bits Blog: The Technology of Voting 2014-03-07T21:28:12Z In the village of Muotatal, the conservative epicenter of the canton, one voter — a music teacher who declined to give her name — said she had voted for the immigration referendum without fully understanding its consequences. Letter from Europe: Swiss Turn Inward, by a Thin Margin 2014-02-26T06:17:10Z In addition to the presidency, the country consists of a Muslim-Croat Federation, a Serbian Republic, 10 cantons in the federation and the separate city of Brcko. Roots of Bosnian Protests Lie in Peace Accords of 1995 2014-02-15T01:04:20Z Ten of 26 Swiss cantons, or districts, have regular mammography screening programs. Study Adds New Doubts About Value of Mammograms 2014-02-11T23:44:31Z The course that the PYD is charting is not universally approved in the cantons, and is strongly criticised by rival political factions which accuse it of imposing itself through the guns of the YPG. Syria's Kurds fight to keep out jihadists 2014-03-15T13:28:14Z The sale of Dita and other factories in Tuzla was in the hands of one of ten cantons in Bosnia's Federation - an autonomous region of mainly Bosniaks and Croats. Insight: Bosnia unrest puts spotlight on broken peace accord 2014-02-11T08:31:45Z Demonstrators also repeated earlier demands for governments in several of the Federation's 10 cantons to step down. Bosnians ratchet up demands on sixth day of protests 2014-02-10T15:36:40Z A number of senior local officials - including the premiers of Tuzla and Zenica-Doboj cantons - resigned on Friday under pressure, local media report. Clear-up after violent Bosnia unrest 2014-02-08T18:55:08Z The extrovert blonde from the Italian-speaking Swiss canton of Ticino, who speaks fluently to journalists in four languages, was reluctant to talk about herself in the same breath as past greats however. Gut leads new generation of winners 2013-11-30T21:46:31Z Roughly 65% of Swiss voters Sunday opposed the 1:12 Initiative for Fair Pay, according to results from all of the country's 26 cantons reported by Swiss television. Swiss Voters Reject High-Pay Initiative 2013-11-24T17:34:21Z To pass, the initiative needs to win a majority in the country's 26 cantons and among the total population. Swiss to vote on linking bosses' pay to wage of office cleaner 2013-11-19T14:08:33Z She needed approval from the canton of Zurich as well as Swiss federal authorities before receiving the red Swiss passport. Tina Turner Gives Up U.S. Citizenship---Big FATCA Wheel Keep On Turnin' 2013-11-14T01:29:00Z A canton is a constituency for a department council. French far-right pulls ahead in local election 2013-10-07T11:08:35Z All 23 Swiss cantons voted to keep conscription. Swiss voters reject bid to scrap military conscription 2013-09-22T15:05:44Z One is also asked to identify one’s current insurance carrier in a pop-up list of carriers serving the canton. Today's Economist: What Makes U.S. Health Insurance Exchanges So Complicated 2013-07-19T04:01:15Z Switzerland, one of the world's most prosperous countries, backed down from bidding for the 2022 Winter Olympics after residents of the proposed host cantons voted against it in a referendum. Analysis: Brazil riots raise questions over sporting mega-events 2013-06-26T02:25:59Z Most cantonal banks are wholly or largely owned by the cantons, or regions, in which they operate, making them state institutions backed by Swiss taxpayers. DealBook: Switzerland Considering a Deal With U.S. on Bank Secrecy 2013-05-29T01:29:53Z Switzerland is still a conservative society; women only got the vote at the federal level in 1971, with the canton of Appenzell the last to grant them the right in regional elections in 1991. Swiss minister apologizes to victims of forced welfare 2013-04-11T18:43:53Z Columbia’s flag has a single white star on a blue canton, with the red and white stripes of Old Glory – part stars and bars, part the “Bonnie Blue Flag” of the early Confederate secession. The Shock Doctrine - BioShock Infinite (Spoiler-free) Review 2013-04-01T17:05:37Z Voters in the Swiss canton of Graubuenden, where both towns are located, will decide in a referendum on Sunday whether or not to support the bid. Glitzy St Moritz, Davos fret over the cost of Olympic bid 2013-02-25T20:54:23Z Divided into 10 cantons, each with its own government, the autonomous Federation is a complex web of ethnic power-sharing. Bosnian power struggle goes to court 2013-02-15T18:15:01Z Currently, a watch may not claim to be Swiss unless 50% of its components, by value, were crafted in the cantons. Swiss watchmakers: Time is money 2013-02-14T16:06:18Z The proposal was rejected by 56 percent of voters and a majority of cantons. Swiss Gunman Was Known to Authorities 2013-01-03T19:14:26Z The suspect threatened police when they tried to arrest him, and officers shot and wounded him before taking him into custody, police of the Swiss canton of Valais said in a statement. Three dead in Swiss shooting, suspect wounded, arrested 2013-01-03T04:20:31Z More important, security forces are continuously tightening an extensive ring of checkpoints around the potential borders of an Alawite canton. Syrian Resort Town Is Stronghold for Alawites 2012-12-22T17:15:21Z It's the third largest in Switzerland's parliament and stands for a slender state, low taxes and tax competition among cantons. Insight: Swiss, facing EU tax pressure, ponder how to attract firms 2012-12-18T12:16:00Z Swiss police said they have received more than 20 complaints since the start of the year from across the largely rural canton of Vaud. Ivory Coast arrests two over Swiss blackmail sex ring 2012-11-26T18:16:37Z In some cantons, more than 70% of voters rejected the ban, according to Geneva newspaper La Tribune de Geneve. Swiss reject tougher smoking ban 2012-09-23T21:33:20Z More information would be released later on Thursday at a news conference in the village, which is close to the town of Sion, the capital of the canton - or region - of Valais. Three dead in Swiss shooting, suspect wounded, arrested 2013-01-03T04:20:31Z Around two-thirds of the West Bank is policed and administered exclusively by Israel, and the Palestinian-run cantons float precariously in an interstice of Israeli settlements, military bases and roads. West Bank high life masks deepening economic crisis 2012-07-04T15:21:02Z EBay - headquartered in the central canton of Bern - is one beneficiary of the system. Insight: Swiss, facing EU tax pressure, ponder how to attract firms 2012-12-18T12:16:00Z Since each, after the split, is surrounded by two cantons, neither is a proper enclave anymore. | Borderlines: Enclave-Hunting in Switzerland 2012-05-15T16:30:21Z Although Geneva voted slightly in favour, results from the country's other 25 cantons showed a majority of voters rejected a full ban. Swiss reject tougher smoking ban 2012-09-23T21:33:20Z Sleidan mentions that it was customary in some of the Swiss cantons for the parishioners to oblige the priest to select a concubine as a necessary precaution for the protection of his female parishioners. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z He compiled a systematic account of the fiscal system of the canton Bern, but the main factor in his mental growth came from his study of Christianity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z In Broulis' canton Vaud, the official rate of corporate tax is nearly 24 percent, but firms often negotiate a better deal. Insight: Swiss, facing EU tax pressure, ponder how to attract firms 2012-12-18T12:16:00Z It will be remembered that in 1290 this, with other French cantons, was included by Nicholas IV. in the inquisitorial province of Besançon, which was Dominican. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z It is a prosperous little industrial town in the Ausser Rhoden half of the canton, especially busied with the manufacture of embroidery by machinery, and of muslins. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z The green of the Unterwalden is more brilliant than in any other canton, and it is celebrated for its meadows 266 even among the Swiss. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z Pertaining to the city o? canton of Bern, in Switzerland, or to its inhabitants. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Companies including Yahoo and Brazilian miner Vale have settled in the canton. Insight: Swiss, facing EU tax pressure, ponder how to attract firms 2012-12-18T12:16:00Z Twice in the canton of Worms there was an earthquake; the first in the night following Palm Sunday, the second in the The Northmen in Frisia and Gaul holy night of Christ's Resurrection. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z Under the name of foederati they retained their original constitution and division into four cantons. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z The flag of Liberia is very like that of the United States, being composed of red and white stripes with a blue canton. Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. 2012-03-23T02:00:32.397Z Lausanne is under the canton of Berne, governed by a bailiff sent every three years from the senate. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z "Effectively this is an admission that several Swiss cantons are now hostages to big companies." Insight: Swiss, facing EU tax pressure, ponder how to attract firms 2012-12-18T12:16:00Z How large these districts and cantons were, whether they had fixed boundaries, and how the chiefs rendered justice in them are things we should like to know but are not told. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z How is it that these diminutive cantons preserve so completely their nationality? Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z It is a large flag of one of the colours named, with the Union in a square or canton at the upper part of the hoist. Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. 2012-03-23T02:00:32.397Z HORGEN, a small town in the Swiss canton of Z�rich, situated on the left or west shore of the Lake of Z�rich, and by rail 10� m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z One would be to charge even less: cantons could lower the standard corporate rate. Insight: Swiss, facing EU tax pressure, ponder how to attract firms 2012-12-18T12:16:00Z The injured were taken to four hospitals in the canton of Valais, a hospital in Bern and a hospital in the canton of Vaud. 22 Belgian Children Die in Swiss Bus Crash 2012-03-14T08:46:03Z We have been two days and a half loitering down through the Swiss canton of Valais, and admiring every hour the magnificence of these snow-capped and green-footed Alps. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z Besides the Union in the canton, the white ensign has the St. George's cross extending over the whole field. Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. 2012-03-23T02:00:32.397Z White outing flannel, cheese cloth and cheap grade of canton flannel, purchased by the yard at any dry goods store. Mending and Repair of Books 2012-03-09T03:00:18.867Z But it would leave a gaping hole in Geneva's budget which would need filling somehow - possibly by other cantons. Insight: Swiss, facing EU tax pressure, ponder how to attract firms 2012-12-18T12:16:00Z The bus, transporting 52 people, mostly school children from Flanders, crashed in the canton of Valais, which borders Italy, police officials said. 22 Belgian Children Die in Swiss Bus Crash 2012-03-14T08:46:03Z In the small Helvetian Republic, the lower middle-classes of the towns and the rich peasantry constituted the basis of the conservative democracy of the united cantons. Dictatorship vs. Democracy (Terrorism and Communism) 2012-02-27T03:00:14.477Z Previous to that the Ensign bore only the English cross in the canton. Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. 2012-03-23T02:00:32.397Z Several families are so designated, but not one of them bears the canton of heraldry. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z "In my opinion we can't start subsidizing tax competition," said Christian Wanner, finance minister of the northern canton of Solothurn and president of the cantonal finance ministers. Insight: Swiss, facing EU tax pressure, ponder how to attract firms 2012-12-18T12:16:00Z Oregon would thus be dotted over with the settlements of subjects of Great Britain, and citizens of the United States, in juxta-position to each other, like the Protestant and Catholic cantons of Switzerland. The Oregon Territory Its History and Discovery 2012-02-22T03:00:27.207Z If the number of stars is of any significance, such dating would be correct, as the canton of the National Colors contained 25 stars from 1836 to 1837. American Military Insignia 1800-1851 2012-02-04T03:00:18.780Z In one of the Protestant cantons of Switzerland dwelt a lady of fortune, in a handsome mansion, surrounded with extensive grounds. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z At least ten thousand had assembled from the camps cantoned in winter quarters for miles between the Potomac and along the Rappahannock Rivers. Donahoe's Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 4, April, 1886 Volume 15 (January 1886 - July 1886) 2012-01-29T03:00:07.953Z In particular, the EU is angry that Switzerland's cantons, or states, compete with each other to attract multinationals' business, and charge less tax on foreign-earned income than they do on income earned in Switzerland. Insight: Swiss, facing EU tax pressure, ponder how to attract firms 2012-12-18T12:16:00Z They lived separately in the various mountain cantons, under small princes from thirty to forty in number. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Founded in 1907, the Swiss central bank has the legal status of a corporation, with 62 percent of its shares held by cantons, regional banks and public institutions. SNB Successor May Escape Wrath Shareholders Heaped on Hildebrand 2012-01-23T12:03:54Z Our pastors in this canton are not idle, and our peasantry are generally well instructed in their Christian duties, so I trust that he is better employed than any of you suppose. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z To this day, Genoa and the Swiss cantons have obtained no renunciation or acknowledgment, either tacit or formal, from their former sovereigns. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Volume X (of 12) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.850Z Swiss cantons could negotiate discounts on other charges, such as giving companies free electricity, said one finance official, although he said he did not personally agree with the idea. Insight: Swiss, facing EU tax pressure, ponder how to attract firms 2012-12-18T12:16:00Z The forms of life at which the great empires of Asia had arrived are finally brought face to face with the more youthful civilisation attained by the Hellenes in their mountain cantons. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Last year, a record loss forced Hildebrand to threaten to deprive investors dominated by Swiss cantons of payments they took for granted. SNB Successor May Escape Wrath Shareholders Heaped on Hildebrand 2012-01-23T12:03:54Z There were Seljukian garrisons in towns like Nicaea and Antioch, ready to offer an obstinate resistance to the crusaders; and here and there in the country there were Seljukian armies, either cantoned or nomadic. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z The cantons resolved nevertheless to send another solemn embassy, and wrote pressing letters to the United. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z It will distribute 1 billion francs to cantons and the federation. SNB Returns to Profit From Record Loss on Currency Holdings 2012-01-13T11:06:55Z He had loved his canton; and all the works required for the house of the king he had carried out in his canton by his own arm, and had paid in the tribute. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z One billion francs will be distributed to the federation and cantons, while the rest will be allocated to its distribution reserve, according to the statement. Switzerland’s Central Bank Returns to Profit as Gold Climbed 2012-01-13T09:36:12Z Its shares, 52.7% of them owned by the Swiss cantons and cantonal banks, are listed on the Swiss stock exchange. The Swiss National Bank: Damage control 2012-01-12T16:04:24Z The canton forms but a single administrative district and contains 28 communes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z “The Swiss cantons will be happy to get a share of the profit.” SNB Returns to Profit From Record Loss on Currency Holdings 2012-01-13T11:06:55Z There is no central district from which these numerous and for the most part secluded mountain cantons can be brought into unity and governed. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z The state prosecutor of the canton of Zurich said on Thursday it was launching an investigation. Swiss central banker fails to calm currency scandal 2012-01-06T14:36:25Z The state prosecutor of the canton of Zurich said on Thursday it was starting an investigation into a 39-year-old man for breaking the law and publishing bank data about the Swiss central banker. Swiss central bank chief faces battle to keep job 2012-01-05T15:15:43Z Glacier passes only lead from its head to the Grisons, save the rough footpath over the Kisten Pass, while a fine new carriage road over the Klausen Pass gives access to the canton of Uri. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z The SNB is a joint-stock company in which public shareholders including cantons and regional banks have a stake of about 55 percent. SNB Returns to Profit From Record Loss on Currency Holdings 2012-01-13T11:06:55Z He had laboured, and the canton had been in full activity. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z An official for the state prosecutor in the Swiss canton of Zurich yesterday declined to comment on whether the prosecutor received a complaint. Hildebrand Stung by Wife’s Transactions Hurt Guardian Status 2012-01-04T23:54:23Z An official for the state prosecutor in the Swiss canton of Zurich declined to comment on whether the prosecutor received a complaint. Hildebrand to Break Silence on Currency Trading After SNB U-Turn 2012-01-04T19:23:36Z Patriots in all nations were encouraged; and the Swiss cantons became more democratic; but Hegel was frightened to death. Liberty In The Nineteenth Century 2011-12-24T03:08:02.240Z Cut a strip of thin, tough muslin or canton flannel one-half inch shorter than the height of the book and wide enough to extend an inch on each side of the book. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z The canton of the city Arsinoe, which was formerly known as the City of Crocodiles, surpasses all others in the beauty of its appearance, in fruitfulness, and also in the wonders to be seen there. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z His kingdom now embraced the whole of Asia Minor, as far as the Halys; the Lycians alone remained independent in their small mountain canton. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z But if the lord of the house, the village, the canton, the land deceives him, then Mithra in anger destroys house and village, canton and land. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z In the revenue and expenditure of the canton the taxes are never counted. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Paste the canton flannel which projects on the side to the end papers. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z Of the church of Rome, one great army cantoned over Europe, ib., An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 2011-12-05T03:00:41.403Z Yet it suited him to enter into negotiations with the Spartans, who after a series of successful contests against the Pisatae, Argos, and some cantons of Arcadia, had obtained the foremost place in the Peloponnesus. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z He to whom Mithra is favourable, to him he cometh with aid; but with whomsoever he is angry he destroys his house and village and canton and land, and the glory of the land. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z The three main sources of the Rhine are in the canton. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z The back of the book is glued, while the nap or fuzzy side of the canton flannel is pasted and then put on the back and well rubbed down. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z Thessaly was generally included and Epirus excluded; some writers included some of the southern cantons of Epirus, while others excluded not Extent of ancient Greece. only all that country but Aetolia and Acarnania. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z I have rescued their population, when disaster fell upon their canton, at a time when there was great calamity in all the land. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z "Let none of you listen to the counsel and command of the evil one, for he brings farm and community, canton and land, into distress and ruin, but punish him with the weapon." The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z The canton is divided into 14 administrative districts, and includes 224 communes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z When the paste and the glue have dried, the canton flannel shrinks tight to the back and adds materially to the strength of the book. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z In the sterile little mountainous canton of Glarus, in Switzerland, there was, about 1844, much distress because of over population; the tillable land was insufficient to raise food for all the people. Stories of the Badger State 2011-11-27T03:00:12.687Z Beyond the Aegean Sea a branch of the Arian stock had developed an independent civilization and civic life in small mountain cantons surrounded by the sea. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z In the Catholic cantons, beggary exists and is tolerated as a thing of course; yet the Protestant element has everywhere its representation and its influence. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z In the canton of Ticino, the peasants have very frequently voted to sell the town woods and divide the proceeds among the corporators. Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action 2011-11-11T03:00:34.027Z Therefore, when the end paper is pasted to the board it carries with it first the canton flannel, then the bands and lastly the jaconet guard. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z The more radical cantons were the first to raise a loud clamour and to ask to be rid of these inconvenient and expensive visitors. The Recollections of Alexis de Tocqueville 2011-11-02T02:00:13.477Z Congress, with one house representing the population and the other the 26 regions, or cantons. Swiss Anti-Immigration Party Loses, Ending 20-Year Advance 2011-10-24T07:07:03Z In order to provide canton flannel, a new goods for the South, the commission house induced some interests to establish a mill at Greensboro, North Carolina. The Rise of Cotton Mills in the South 2011-10-19T02:00:21.010Z The elementary teachers of the canton were to spend three months every alternate year at Burgdorf, and there compare experiences, and learn of distinguished men such as Froebel and Bitzius. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z When the canton flannel dries it may pull the back somewhat out of shape. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z Failing these, fairly satisfactory substitutes are made from thin white oil-cloth, between two layers of canton flannel, “fur side outside,” and quilted on the machine. The Myrtle Reed Cook Book 2011-10-12T02:00:46.677Z The only legal way to settle the question was, by taking the opinions of the cantons in the diet, and if twelve of the cantons voted that the Jesuits were dangerous, the others must submit. Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z There were celebrations to mark the anniversary, and the canton of Geneva, the larger region in which Vernier lies, bestowed landmark status on the huge building. Vernier Journal: Geneva-Area Housing Shortage Renews Debate on Le Lignon Complex 2011-09-30T00:17:44Z The canton is divided into 7 administrative districts, and contains 283 communes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Experience has proved that when only one is used the canton flannel will come off, but when both are used, it becomes an integral part of the book. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z But with 27 Animals’ Party candidates on ballots in four cantons, Mr. Märki plans to keep working even if they do not win anything this time around. Zurich Journal: Political Parties on Fringe Abound in Switzerland 2011-09-22T03:14:52Z On this account the governments of the cantons would do well to make a law that any one entering the order of the Jesuits should lose his natural rights. Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z But the government made no objection when the newly elected priest of Geneva, Mermillod, a Jesuit of the purest water, assumed the title and rank of an episcopal vicar-general for the whole canton. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z A sulphur spring rises near the last-named lake, and there are other such springs in the canton at Montbarry and at Bonn, near the capital. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Glue the back of the book and put on the muslin or canton flannel. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z To get on the ballot for Parliament’s lower house, all a party needs are 100 to 400 voter signatures, depending on the size of the canton. Zurich Journal: Political Parties on Fringe Abound in Switzerland 2011-09-22T03:14:52Z M. Neuhaus concluded by reading his instructions from his canton, which were to demand a decree for the expulsion of the Jesuits from every part of Switzerland. Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z The canton Tessin, which previously in church matters belonged to the Italian dioceses of Milan and Como, was, in 1859, by decree of the Federal Council, detached from these. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z The canton is on the linguistic frontier in Switzerland, the line of division running nearly due north and south through it, and even right through its capital. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z All books should be lined on the back with canton flannel as described in the chapter on Processes, except in a few cases where it may be advisable to use duck or a flesher. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z Wherever Druidism prevailed, there was in the centre of each great district or canton, a perpetual fire in honor of Baal. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z There are numbers of Social Democratic Clubs in the German-speaking cantons, but they consist mainly of German refugees, and contain few native Swiss members. Contemporary Socialism 2011-09-10T02:00:28.673Z In this way all the cantons referred to, with the exception of Bern, were won.108 4. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z The canton is pre-eminently a pastoral and agricultural region, tobacco, cheese and timber being its chief products. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Very heavy, thick volumes, such as dictionaries, should have all the strengthening devices and especially should have the bands and canton flannel on the back placed in split boards or between two boards glued together. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z They readily consented to live at peace with the Hurons and Algonquins, and would, when they returned to their cantons, carefully consider the question of letting him have a certain number of their children. Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 2011-09-09T02:01:02.147Z Any losses the SNB books make it less able to pay its regular dividend to its shareholders -- principally Switzerland's 26 cantons which rely on the income the bank provides. Swiss face up to a franc mountain 2011-09-08T08:58:34Z The intervention of the Protestant Swiss cantons won for them again a measure of toleration, and liberal gifts from abroad compensated them for their loss of property. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z Each department Reorganization of France. was subdivided into districts, cantons and communes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z If the book is very heavy, it would be wise to line the back with duck or a flesher rather than with canton flannel. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z The constitution of 1814 set up a common form of government for the city and the canton, the city not obtaining its municipal independence till the constitution of 1842. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z The cantons are already squeaking because they are not getting their pay checks. Swiss face up to a franc mountain 2011-09-08T08:58:34Z Since that time the Jesuits settled there in crowds, and assumed to themselves in most of the Catholic cantons the whole direction of church and schools. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z Moreover, there is heated tax competition among Switzerland's cantons. Tax Haven's Tax Haven Pays Price for Success 2011-08-29T02:38:10Z Over the canton flannel, but not extending over to the sides, there should be pasted a good quality of linen, rope or manila paper of sufficient thickness to make the book firm. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z The canton is, save Zug, the smallest in the Swiss Confederation, while the city, long the most populous in the land, is now surpassed by Z�rich and by Basel. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z In Switzerland, on the contrary, crime is on the increase, and certain cantons have asked for a return to the death penalty. Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State 2011-08-10T02:00:16.913Z But when each of the cantons interested claimed to be made the episcopal residence negotiations were at last suspended, and in 1828 six small bishoprics were erected under immediate control of Rome. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z The competition ramped up several years ago after the country's central bank decided to sell some of its gold reserves and hand over a large chunk of the proceeds to the cantons. Tax Haven's Tax Haven Pays Price for Success 2011-08-29T02:38:10Z And the Western savages, our allies the Illinois, the Ottawais, the Miamis, were they not coming to succor us here and to raid the Iroquois cantons? Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier 2011-08-06T02:00:04.917Z Besides building materials, such as sandstone, slate, &c., the only mineral to be found within the canton is bituminous shale, the products of which can be used for petroleum and asphalt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z In Switzerland, after being abolished by the Confederation, the penalty of death was finally left to be determined by each particular canton. Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State 2011-08-10T02:00:16.913Z On the occasion of a revision of the constitution of the canton of Aargau, a revolt, led by the cloisters, broke out in 1841. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z After Zurich residents in 2009 dropped a deal that allowed wealthy foreigners who moved in to pay an ultra-low, nominal tax, efforts to withdraw similar sweet arrangements in other cantons went nowhere. Tax Haven's Tax Haven Pays Price for Success 2011-08-29T02:38:10Z In spring each tribe has its special district, its own canton and city, in its own trees away in the meadows. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Thus a legal tie between Geneva and two of the Swiss cantons was established, while the duke did not any longer venture to annoy the Genevese, as he clung to his fine barony of Vaud. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z As if to supplement Jessie’s declaration, an Oriole gayly flaunted the Red Ensign of Great Britain with its canton quartered by the cross of St. George and St. Andrew. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z In the other German cantons the most diverse theological schools were represented alongside of one another, yet with steadily increasing advantage to liberal and radical tendencies. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z In Switzerland,, two-thirds of total taxes, including individual and corporate income taxes, are levied by the cantons, not the central government. Tax Haven's Tax Haven Pays Price for Success 2011-08-29T02:38:10Z Companies domiciled in Switzerland pay a federal rate of tax plus one levied by the canton, which is often unique to each business following negotiations with local officials. Virgin Enterprises' Geneva move could help avoid millions in tax 2011-07-27T20:01:37Z That alliance was finally renewed in 1558, while in 1560 the Romanist cantons made one with the duke of Savoy, a zealous supporter of the old faith. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z “But it has the red cross on the white canton just the same,” ventured Jessie, “and it is red, too.” Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z A Free church of Vaud now developed itself alongside of the national church, sorely oppressed and persecuted by the radical government, and spread into other Swiss cantons. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z In another effort to discourage more growth, the canton is urging its towns to rein in permits for new office construction. Tax Haven's Tax Haven Pays Price for Success 2011-08-29T02:38:10Z From every church tower in the canton round sounded the dismal peal of warning, and the bells rang out quite distinctly, "Incendiary, incendiary." The Vulture Maiden [Die Geier-Wally.] 2011-07-25T02:00:17.960Z The Rhone flows through it from east to west, and then along its south-west edge, the total length of the river in or within the canton being about 13 m., as it is very sinuous. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z The only creature unconcerned was Rick, who, having finished his nap, thought it a fitting occasion to make a little excursion into the next canton. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1 2011-07-17T02:00:36.813Z Companies pay additional levies in each canton, the equivalent of a state, which leads to tax rates as high as 24.2 percent in Geneva. Validus Offers $3.5 Billion in Stock, Cash for Transatlantic 2011-07-13T12:37:06Z A Swiss court four years ago struck down a move by Obwalden canton to enact a regressive tax—the more you earn, the lower rate you would pay. Tax Haven's Tax Haven Pays Price for Success 2011-08-29T02:38:10Z Day after day Wally wandered round the canton seeking a place, but no one would take her with her vulture, and from him she would not part. The Vulture Maiden [Die Geier-Wally.] 2011-07-25T02:00:17.960Z The canton was admitted into the Swiss Confederation in 1815 only, and ranks as the junior of the 22 cantons. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z Mr. Masic took his post in October and said that while unification is a priority, it will be difficult because education policy is almost completely run by the Bosnian Federation’s 10 cantons. Bosniaks and Croats, Divided in Class and at Play 2011-07-01T20:19:55Z The federation is divided into 10 cantons, with one independent district: Brcko. Bosnia Flounders as Powers Argue 2011-06-27T20:28:15Z Some of the communities are annoyed" with this policy," the canton leader acknowledged. Tax Haven's Tax Haven Pays Price for Success 2011-08-29T02:38:10Z I certainly felt myself nearer to France in Taganrok than I should have been in certain cantons of Switzerland or Germany. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Then the Swiss cantons of Schwyz, Uri and Unterwalden, which had been governed by civil officers appointed by the Emperors, rose in revolt against him, and drove his governors from their Alpine valleys. A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day 2011-06-22T02:00:21.157Z His father was of patrician family, and a man of importance in his canton, and his mother was a grand-daughter of the Dutch admiral Van Tromp. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z "But to speak without any poetic white-heat or culminating of fancy, my poetic friend, how is that canton down below there properly named?" asked Schoppe again. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z Two years later, voters scotched a plan in the same canton to set aside prime tracts of land for rich people who might fancy building grand villas. Tax Haven's Tax Haven Pays Price for Success 2011-08-29T02:38:10Z But the canton is not commenting on the measures in place or the cost of the operation. Bilderberg: The Uber Powerful Global Elite Meet Behind Closed Doors In St. Moritz 2011-06-09T21:20:00Z The Flonzaley, a group of Vaudois musicians, taking their name from that canton, performed in the United States for a considerable time. An Autobiography 2011-05-21T02:00:10.850Z Despite strenuous opposition by the monastic orders, he obtained in 1528 a licence from the authorities to preach anywhere within the canton of Bern. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z In each canton is a juge de paix, who in his capacity as a civil judge takes cognizance, without appeal, of disputes where the amount sought to be recovered does not exceed �12 in value. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z ZUG, Switzerland—Developed nations from Japan to America are desperate for growth, but this tiny lake-filled Swiss canton is wrestling with a different problem: too much of it. Tax Haven's Tax Haven Pays Price for Success 2011-08-29T02:38:10Z Of two neighbouring towns each is the other's most jealous rival; every little canton looks down upon the others with contempt. Group Psychology and The Analysis of The Ego 2011-04-17T02:00:02.907Z Dissentis�, a Swiss town, canton of Grisons, 3800 feet above the sea, at the junction of the Middle and Vorder Rhine, with a Benedictine abbey established so long ago as A.D. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z As now constituted it consists of twenty-two sovereign states or cantons. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z This council, which consists for the most part of business and professional men, is elected by universal suffrage, each canton in the department contributing one member. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z Over the past decade, the number of companies with operations of some sort in the canton jumped to 30,000 from 19,000. Tax Haven's Tax Haven Pays Price for Success 2011-08-29T02:38:10Z The marriage and divorce laws of the Swiss Republic are federal—that is, operating throughout all the cantons of the confederation. Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World 2011-04-04T02:00:08.180Z His Sabine successor, Numa Pompilius, who well understood and discharged the duties of sovereignty, divided the whole territory of Rome into different cantons. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z In Sunday's cantonal elections, the National Front won at least two cantons, though the party's share of the vote decreased from 15% in the first round of voting the previous weekend. Socialists spurred by French vote 2011-03-28T16:12:06Z The canton is purely an administrative division, containing, on an average, about twelve communes, though some exceptional communes are big enough to contain more than one canton. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z To help those squeezed by pricey residential property, the canton is expanding affordable housing. Tax Haven's Tax Haven Pays Price for Success 2011-08-29T02:38:10Z Effects of Divorce.—The questions of property, alimony, custody of children and change of name are determined according to the laws of the individual cantons. Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World 2011-04-04T02:00:08.180Z The elections were to choose the representatives of France's cantons who will sit on the general councils of the country's departments. French voters deal blow to Sarkozy 2011-03-27T20:14:27Z The stripes are nine in number—five blue and four white—with, in the upper corner of the hoist, a canton bearing a white cross on a blue ground. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z The protestant cantons are, in proportion, twice as rich as the catholic, because the state, in the first, possesses the lands of the monks. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z Several of the Swiss cantons reformed their codes in conformity with it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z Prior to January 1, 1876, when the present federal law went into effect, the different cantons had individual laws regulating divorce. Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World 2011-04-04T02:00:08.180Z The foundation depends on the canton, generous benefactors and income from the restaurant. Geneva Park in Limbo as City's Loyalties Conflict 2011-03-11T15:51:29Z If the commodore be first class the flag is plain; if of the second class the flag has a red ball in the upper canton next to the staff. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z In one canton, upon thirteen tons of wine, they pay one, and drink the other twelve. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z Switzerland at this time was a group of republican cantons; Venice was a republic; Italy like so much of Germany was divided among minor dukes and princes. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z Not only were these kingdoms and principalities slipping away, but the peasants in the cantons of the Alps, and elsewhere in revolt, were some of them led by great nobles. A Short History of Germany 2011-02-14T03:00:40.360Z Last May, the canton established a group to study the options, promising a report by the end of last year. Geneva Park in Limbo as City's Loyalties Conflict 2011-03-11T15:51:29Z In addition to the national flag of the Swiss confederation, each canton has its own cantonal colours. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z In another canton, they pay the twelfth, and drink the remaining eleven. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z His pantaloons, made of dove-colored canton cloth, were tight beyond anything ever seen in that part of the country, and held to his high-heeled varnished boots by a strap under his arched instep. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z To be carried, the initiative would probably need 55 percent, analysts say, as it proposes a constitutional change and hence requires a double majority — of population and cantons. Swiss Get Ready to Vote on Stricter Gun Controls 2011-02-10T21:01:36Z Le Temps, a French-language Swiss newspaper, said that the scandal “shocks, irritates and has set tongues wagging” in a canton weighed down by a real estate crisis. Geneva Park in Limbo as City's Loyalties Conflict 2011-03-11T15:51:29Z Then the Iroquois made them their hunting-ground; and beyond, in the valleys of the Mohawk, the Onondaga, and the Genesee, stretched the long line of their five cantons and palisaded towns. Historic Handbook of the Northern Tour 2011-02-10T03:00:53.020Z In the rich cantons, the people are charged, for the state, with those duties which the Archdukes of Austria and the lords of the land used to exact. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z Owing to the powers possessed by the separate cantons religious equality is not so complete as at first sight might seem. The New Irish Constitution 2011-02-06T03:00:57.247Z It argues that the cantons are already working on building and linking registries of arms. Swiss Get Ready to Vote on Stricter Gun Controls 2011-02-10T21:01:36Z The problem is that the regional government, or canton, will not disclose its plans, leaving the foundation in limbo and unsure whether it should stay and invest, try to relocate or close down. Geneva Park in Limbo as City's Loyalties Conflict 2011-03-11T15:51:29Z Small banks in the Swiss cantons continue to be attractive to people trying to hide money. Wealth Matters: Will the I.R.S. Find the Overseas Stash? Take Your Chances 2011-02-04T18:53:54Z Thus fate led almost the whole canton of Lower Britany to Paris. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z The alleged abuser, 54, is a native of the Oberland, the higher part of the Bern canton. Man 'sexually abused 114 people' 2011-02-01T16:59:24Z The Huguenots, at least some of them who style themselves the most advanced in politics, proclaim the people's right to federate in a republic after the fashion of the Swiss cantons. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z The canton has signaled, however, that it favors redeveloping the site as a retreat for international organizations. Geneva Park in Limbo as City's Loyalties Conflict 2011-03-11T15:51:29Z It would seem a small country for three well-developed tongues, besides all the canton dialects, some of which go back to the old Romanic, and are quite distinct from anything modern. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z To-day the name is still given sometimes to a man who, by his property, his connections and his clients, exercises influence, and a kind of effective magistracy over a pieve or canton. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z The central authority is the canton, not the federation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z Do we not already see springing up the desire for a federal republic, like the federated Swiss cantons? The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z “We are the owner and we will do what we want with it,” said Olivier Coutau, the canton’s representative for international organizations. Geneva Park in Limbo as City's Loyalties Conflict 2011-03-11T15:51:29Z There is rivalry among the cantons, a healthy rivalry, in matters of progress and education. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z All who came, not only from the same city, but from the same canton or district, made one company. An Examination of the Testimony of the Four Evangelists 2011-01-19T03:00:17.237Z The large canton Cantonal organization. of Bern may be instanced as the type of a strong central authority. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z Voters in Zurich, Switzerland’s most populous canton, will decide in May whether to support a ban on assisted suicide. Suicide Tourists Make Swiss Uneasy as Terminally Ill Seek Death 2011-01-18T23:18:25Z The site was bought by the canton in 1972 from Louis Birkigt, whose father had created an industrial empire in Spain around the turn of the last century. Geneva Park in Limbo as City's Loyalties Conflict 2011-03-11T15:51:29Z Then a fine of half a million francs was imposed upon the canton of Sissonne, to which Coucy belongs, and every village had to pay its share. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z More than 19,000 former Maoist fighters remain in cantons around the country, their weapons under UN supervision. Himalayan descent? 2011-01-14T11:54:02Z This examination affords an instructive index to the state of education in the several cantons and promotes a healthy emulation among them. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z The space left for the dinner service was covered with light-green India silk over canton flannel. The Century Cook Book 2011-01-04T03:01:10.367Z When those trading companies arrive, they find a warm welcome in Neidhart's small office near the station, which is stocked with brochures the canton publishes featuring local golf courses and international schools. Switzerland's Corporate Hideaway: The Secrets of Zug 2011-01-02T14:50:00Z Boots is struggling to justify its domicile in an obscure canton of Switzerland. New year resolutions for the business world 2011-01-02T00:05:16Z He had already made a cadastral survey of the canton of Geneva, and published a map of the canton on the scale of 1⁄25000. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z Religious instruction in the Swiss communal schools generally follows the faith of the majority; in a few cantons separate schools being provided for minorities if sufficiently numerous. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z In 2007, he told a Lebanese newspaper that he rejected Hizballah's "armed cantons" in Lebanon, and questioned why the "resistance" against Israel should be monopolized by the Shi'ite sect. Hizballah Fears 'Qaeda' Type Attacks from Lebanese Sunnis 2010-12-25T10:05:00Z Zug was once one of Switzerland's poorest cantons, consisting of small dairy farms and two factories, until officials drastically rewrote its fortunes by inventing so-called holdings taxation in the late 1940s. Switzerland's Corporate Hideaway: The Secrets of Zug 2011-01-02T14:50:00Z Cantonal banks, which date back 100 years or more, are a group of 24 smaller commercial banks, most either entirely or majority-owned by the Swiss local government in the region, or canton, where they operate. Tax Inquiry Shifts to Small Swiss Banks 2010-12-24T01:20:01Z But its attempts to be admitted into the Swiss Confederation were fruitless, though after it adopted the Reformation in 1525, it was closely associated with the Protestant cantons. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z There are ways to manage the pain; some smaller cantons offer lower rates, and expatriates are able to offset certain expenses like school fees and rent. Low Taxes Attract Foreign Companies to a Geneva Stretched Thin by the Growth 2010-12-01T06:14:00Z The 42-year old, who was being held in a regional prison in the canton of Bern, was discovered on Wednesday morning. Suspect in Swiss Data Theft Found Dead 2010-10-01T21:06:00Z In 2007 the European Commission in Brussels accused Swiss cantons like Zug of giving illegal state aid through giant corporate tax breaks. Switzerland's Corporate Hideaway: The Secrets of Zug 2011-01-02T14:50:00Z Switzerland and its 26 autonomous cantons have also welcomed publishing and conferences group Informa, along with many of the biggest US firms operating in Europe, including Kraft and McDonald's. Wolseley's move to Swiss tax haven raises fears of second UK exodus 2010-09-27T20:06:00Z In 1798 it was seized by the French, but in 1815, with the greater part of the bishopric of Basel, it became part of the canton of Bern. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z If either is accepted by a majority of voters and cantons, Switzerland will become the first country in Europe to have a mandatory deportation clause included in its constitution. Swiss Consider Deporting Foreign Criminals 2010-08-14T01:55:00Z Animals in Zurich remain in luck, however, since that canton has its own law giving animals legal representation. Can Animal Rights Go Too Far? 2010-07-14T08:55:00Z I found on my bookshelves an ancient book called The Motoring Guide to Switzerland, which has no publication date but which gives the 1953 population figures for Swiss cantons. World Cup special: part five ? Who had the most error-strewn World Cup? 2010-06-22T23:06:00Z In May, a Swiss court ruled in favor of Hannibal in a case he brought against the canton of Geneva and a newspaper over the leaked photographs, but the court refused to grant damages. Libyan-Swiss Dispute Appears Settled 2010-06-13T18:20:00Z Lucerne is working with UK based tax consultancy to attract British firms to the Swiss canton. Swiss canton aims to lure FTSE companies to low-tax environment 2010-06-13T14:38:00Z In Switzerland one of the 26 cantons has voted to work for a nationwide ban; the justice minister, Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, backs a ban, at least in cantons that want it. Women and veils: Running for cover 2010-05-13T10:51:00Z The Palestine Liberation Organization rejected Clinton’s peace parameters in 2000 because they would "divide a Palestinian state into three separate cantons connected and divided by Jewish-only and Arab-only roads and jeopardize a Palestinian state’s viability." Blood or Treasure: Obama's choice in the Middle East 2010-05-06T21:07:00Z The parliament of the Swiss canton, or state, of Jura acknowledged the brothers' arrival. Two Uighurs at Gitmo Go to Switzerland 2010-03-24T17:32:00Z If the state voted yes, then the canton must appoint animal-welfare attorneys. Swiss animals may get legal counsel 2010-03-04T16:05:00Z "It's all about the tax," said Ian Williams, a consultant working alongside the Swiss canton of Lucerne and accountancy firm BDO. Swiss canton aims to lure FTSE companies to low-tax environment 2010-06-13T14:38:00Z While he can average over a hundred successful cases a year, other cantons rarely have more than one or two. Pet power 2010-03-06T00:24:00Z The Swiss will vote on whether to compel all Swiss cantons to hire animal lawyers. In Zurich, A Fish Is Entitled to a Lawyer 2010-03-06T00:32:00Z At the moment, only one Swiss canton, Zurich, employs an attorney to represent abused animals in court. Swiss May Give Animals Free Lawyers 2010-03-04T23:43:00Z “At first I did not know what they meant,” said Janka, a soft-spoken 23-year-old from a mountain village in the Swiss canton of the Grisons. Young Swiss Stays Cool and Takes Giant Slalom 2010-02-24T06:15:00Z Committee president Jakob Buechler also cited China's opposition to Switzerland accepting two Uighur detainees, to be housed in the canton of Jura, the spokeswoman said, adding the vote did not affect the Uzbek in Geneva. 2010-01-12T17:04:00Z Some German states and Swiss cantons take the same line. 2009-11-12T11:03:00Z On Sunday, the Swiss will vote on a referendum that would compel all of Switzerland's cantons to hire animal lawyers. In Zurich, A Fish Is Entitled to a Lawyer 2010-03-06T00:32:00Z |
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