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Nick Martin, for instance, who studies at the University of Gallen in Switzerland, attended The German School in Potomac, Md., a K-12 school taught mostly in German and intended for the children of diplomats and military personnel stationed in the D.C. area. Coming to Harvard has been easy, he says. “I feel like a lot of other undergraduates,” Martin says. “I can go to a sports bar and understand the concept of baseball. I probably won’t take away as much culturally but it’s much...
Colombia gave peace a chance. In 1999 the government effectively ceded the FARC a territory the size of Switzerland as a condition for negotiations. Until this year, when the government retook nominal control, this supposedly demilitarized zone had provided the guerillas a safe haven to train, improve their equipment and learn tactics from Irish Republican Army veterans. The guerillas took less interest in the peace talks, always demanding more concessions for the privilege of their company...
...He’s still got it,” Skey said. “He’s still trucking up and down the river in the single. He beats some of the team in our annual triathlon that we do. He goes to Switzerland and does mountain ranges, [and] the Mount Washington cycling race each year with former alumni. He’s just showing that he’s still...
...that comments on the quality of German TV as much as on its economy, Neun Live will launch a game show this fall in which the top prize is ... a job. The concept is imported from Argentina, where the show was an instant hit. BOTTOM LINES "They are treating Switzerland like an alpine Iraq." Jean-Claude Juncker, Luxembourg's Prime Minister, on E.U. states threatening to sanction Switzerland for refusing to share information about E.U. citizens' bank accounts "We worship at the feet of J.K. Rowling." Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com CEO, on how the Harry Potter books helped the company make...
When Maria Diaz emigrated from Portugal to Switzerland 11 years ago, she was hoping to find a better world for herself and her infant daughter. But she soon discovered that life in Switzerland wasn't a box of chocolates. The 32-year-old Geneva office cleaner and single mom has been struggling to make ends meet on ?2,000 a month, a meager wage in a place where her one bedroom apartment alone costs ?800 a month. "Some months, after buying food and paying rent, utilities and health insurance, I have ?30 left in my pocket," says Diaz...