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Takasa's out...but so is the sun in Eurovision's Malmö!
Friday, 17 May, 2013The Eurovision Song Contest’s big finale is this weekend and perhaps no huge surprise—Switzerland did not make the cut. But there were some surprises, including no former-Yugoslav nation making it to the final—and they are usually a mainstay. Perhaps it was the new voting system. WRS’s Dave Goodman reports:
Friday, 17 May, 2013The Eurovision Song Contest’s big finale is this weekend and perhaps no huge surprise—Switzerland did not make the cut. But there were some surprises, including no former-Yugoslav nation making it to the final—and they are usually a mainstay. Perhaps it was the new voting system. WRS’s Dave Goodman reports:
Midwives call for control of delivery rooms
Friday, 17 May, 2013Midwives should be put in control of the delivery room. That’s the call coming from the Swiss midwifery Association Congress in Thun. They believe too much money is being wasted on unnecessary caesarian sections and other medical procedures. They’ve launched a petition to gauge support for a change in the practice of delivering babies. One of those attending the conference was midwife Sue Brailey who worked in Switzerland for many years and also lectured at the University of Applied Science on Midwifery. WRS’s Pete Forster spoke to her at the Congress and began by asking about the evidence that current obstetric practice is over-medicalized:
Friday, 17 May, 2013Midwives should be put in control of the delivery room. That’s the call coming from the Swiss midwifery Association Congress in Thun. They believe too much money is being wasted on unnecessary caesarian sections and other medical procedures. They’ve launched a petition to gauge support for a change in the practice of delivering babies. One of those attending the conference was midwife Sue Brailey who worked in Switzerland for many years and also lectured at the University of Applied Science on Midwifery. WRS’s Pete Forster spoke to her at the Congress and began by asking about the evidence that current obstetric practice is over-medicalized:
For students, 'coming out...very difficult'
Friday, 17 May, 2013Today, May 17, is International Day Against Homophobia. To mark the event the cantons of Geneva and Vaud tonight intend to honour, amongst others, a number of student organisations that have formed to raise awareness about homophobia and make their colleges a more welcome place for gay and lesbian youth. WRS’s Pete Forster spoke to two students involved in programmes in their respective colleges—Kimberley Berney of Collège de Saussure and Ambre Jeanneret of Collège Claparède. He began by asking Kimberley if at her school she’d seen incidences of homophobia:
Friday, 17 May, 2013Today, May 17, is International Day Against Homophobia. To mark the event the cantons of Geneva and Vaud tonight intend to honour, amongst others, a number of student organisations that have formed to raise awareness about homophobia and make their colleges a more welcome place for gay and lesbian youth. WRS’s Pete Forster spoke to two students involved in programmes in their respective colleges—Kimberley Berney of Collège de Saussure and Ambre Jeanneret of Collège Claparède. He began by asking Kimberley if at her school she’d seen incidences of homophobia:
Sadness, outrage at teen's murder
Friday, 17 May, 2013Where did it all go so wrong? A man referred to in the press as Claude D was released on parole seven years before the end of his 20-year sentence. Showing signs he might rape and kill again, he was ordered back to jail but won his appeal. On Monday, he struck again, and before daybreak on Wednesday, he led police to his new victim: 19-year old Marie. People are outraged and both judges and leaders in the canton of Vaud are at pains to justify a series of bad calls made along the way. WRS’s Lucas Chambers has this story:
Friday, 17 May, 2013Where did it all go so wrong? A man referred to in the press as Claude D was released on parole seven years before the end of his 20-year sentence. Showing signs he might rape and kill again, he was ordered back to jail but won his appeal. On Monday, he struck again, and before daybreak on Wednesday, he led police to his new victim: 19-year old Marie. People are outraged and both judges and leaders in the canton of Vaud are at pains to justify a series of bad calls made along the way. WRS’s Lucas Chambers has this story:
What health journalists are doing wrong
Thursday, 16 May, 2013The World Health Assembly is the World Health Organization’s annual top decision-making forum. Delegations from the WHO member states will decide the direction of the organization for the next 12 months. No doubt the international press will be covering the event but will they get it right. One group who believes the press does not do a good job on covering health issues is the WTY initiative who plan to run a parallel event starting Sunday to highlight poor health literacy. Chitra Duella is an organizer of the event and she told WRS’s Pete Forster what she saw as the major problems with the way journalists cover health issues:
Thursday, 16 May, 2013The World Health Assembly is the World Health Organization’s annual top decision-making forum. Delegations from the WHO member states will decide the direction of the organization for the next 12 months. No doubt the international press will be covering the event but will they get it right. One group who believes the press does not do a good job on covering health issues is the WTY initiative who plan to run a parallel event starting Sunday to highlight poor health literacy. Chitra Duella is an organizer of the event and she told WRS’s Pete Forster what she saw as the major problems with the way journalists cover health issues:
Getting men to help women advance
Thursday, 16 May, 2013How can women continue to advance in boardrooms? One group says engage more men in the process. The Zug-based non-profit Catalyst aims to expand opportunities for women in business. It says attitudes need to change. WRS’s Alex Helmick talks to the group’s director Sandra Ondraschek-Norris:
Thursday, 16 May, 2013How can women continue to advance in boardrooms? One group says engage more men in the process. The Zug-based non-profit Catalyst aims to expand opportunities for women in business. It says attitudes need to change. WRS’s Alex Helmick talks to the group’s director Sandra Ondraschek-Norris:
