WRS WRS web@wrs.ch en Sat, 19 May 2012 18:30:23 UT Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:44:38 GMT Big Medium 2.0.8 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/index.shtml (C) WRS 2009 News & Politics no The Federal Council, unsurprisingly, calls for the parliament and the people to reject the Swiss People’s Party initiative for a direct election of the government. It says the current mode of choosing a government is fine, as ministers are under fire for their performance. WRS’s Jordan Davis reviews the news with RTS radio’s Pascal Jeannerat and DRS Radio’s Pascal Krauthammer: Fri, 18 May 2012 16:45:02 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/rewind/rewind-power-to-the-people-.shtml?30707 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-20707 Programmes/Rewind Daily Shows/The Wrap Prostitution itself in TIcino is legal, but in the past few days police have suddenly raided seven brothels in an effort to curb racketeering, money laundering and other crimes. Ticino correspondent Nicole della Pietra has more: Fri, 18 May 2012 16:15:02 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/viewfromthesouth/view-from-the-south-police-raid-ticino-brothels-to.shtml?30708 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-20708 Programmes/View from the South Daily Shows/The Wrap Hester Macdonald tells us all about geraniums, that most classic of Swiss balcony plants. She explores why people like them as well as what to buy, aside from the classic red. Plus, how to get the most out of them: Fri, 18 May 2012 11:30:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/digit/dig-it-all-about-geraniums.shtml?30702 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-20702 Programmes/Dig It! Daily Shows/The Mix http://www.jardin-des-senteurs.ch/ http://www.jardin5sens.net/en/ If you love music, check out a tribute to the icon that was Michael Jackson, plus a music festival that celebrates French musical legends. In Basel, the Foundation Beyler features the Jeff Koons exhibition. This is a not to miss event by one of the world’s most famous and often controversial contemporary artists. But if rummaging for antiques is more your thing then the Locarno Antique Fair is on all weekend: Fri, 18 May 2012 09:34:56 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/weekender/the-weekender-20120518.shtml?30696 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-20696 Programmes/The Weekender Daily Shows/The National World stock markets fell for a fifth day as Moody’s downgraded the credit ratings of 16 Spanish banks. Henk Potts has the latest. The economy is set to contract by about 1.7 percent this year amid the highest unemployment rate in the eurozone. Meanwhile, in Greece, people are pulling their money out of their bank accounts: Fri, 18 May 2012 09:02:17 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/worldbusiness/business-report-20120518.shtml?30695 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-20695 Programmes/Business Report Daily Shows/The National At the Masters in tennis in Rome it was a tough day for the favorites—but Roger Federer faces Andreas Seppi in the next round. At the ice hockey world championships, Canada and Sweden are in trouble and the semi-finalists are now known. In Poland, it was a close call for Swiss Kayaker Fabio Wyss in the Olympic qualifiers, but he didn’t make it. Plus, Matthew Leighton has the latest in Champions League football: Fri, 18 May 2012 08:34:45 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/sportsroundup/sports-round-up-federer-through-to-face-andreas-se.shtml?30694 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-20694 Programmes/Sports Round-Up Daily Shows/The National The Connectors comes to you from the beautiful city of Lucerne, where WRS was invited by the Swiss American Society Lucerne (SASL) to give a talk. Catherine Nelson-Pollard takes the opportunity to chat to the members of the SASL about life in Lucerne: Thu, 17 May 2012 16:35:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/theconnectors/the-connectors-life-in-lucerne-as-an-expat.shtml?30686 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-20686 Programmes/The Connectors Daily Shows/The Wrap http://sasl-lucerne.ch/ Food scout Amy Eber attends a full day beer brewing workshop at micro brewery Rappi Bier Factory in Rapperswil. Classes are given by owner and beer maker Stephen Hart in English or German depending upon the date. The day begins with beer tastings so attendees can determine a flavor profile for their beer, after which they are taken through the step-by-step process to make their own personal brew: Thu, 17 May 2012 15:40:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/food/food-scout-learning-how-to-make-microbrew.shtml?30633 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-20633 Programmes/Food Scout Daily Shows/The Wrap http://www.bierfactory.ch/?lang=en Hansine Johnston and Clarissa Brooke Turner look at the key trends in swimwear this season from monochrome to retro and have tips on how to choose the right styles to suit your body shape: Thu, 17 May 2012 11:30:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/style/style-file-suiting-up-in-the-right-bathing-swim-ge.shtml?30684 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-20684 Programmes/Style File Daily Shows/The Mix Hansine Johnston Matthew Leighton discusses Swiss kayaker Fabien Wyss’s bid for Olympic qualification in Poznan, Poland. In football, Basel rounded off an extraordinary season by winning the Swiss Cup. In tennis at the masters in Rome, Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka are in top form: Thu, 17 May 2012 08:07:51 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/sportsroundup/sports-round-up-basel-wins-swiss-cup-in-penalty-sh.shtml?30673 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-20673 Programmes/Sports Round-Up Daily Shows/The National Henk Potts says markets continue to suffer amid continuing worries over the eurozone. Also news from the mining sector, with BHP Billiton putting the brakes on planned growth. Elsewhere, Japan has better GDP figures. And Richemont also announced good news with its numbers: Thu, 17 May 2012 08:01:48 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/worldbusiness/business-report-japans-gdp-figures-better-than-exp.shtml?30672 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-20672 Programmes/Business Report Daily Shows/The National Now, is it okay for a Swiss politician to single out a particular nationality, and say they are overrepresented here in Switzerland? Imogen Foulkes looks at the recent comments of one of the most popular figures in Swiss politics—the Swiss People’s Party golden girl Natalie Rickli, who has said there are too many Germans in the country: Thu, 17 May 2012 07:53:13 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/dateline_ch/dateline-ch-natalie-ricklis-controversial-comments.shtml?30674 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-20674 Programmes/Dateline CH Daily Shows/The National Host Pete Forster looks at the ailing global health care systems and talks to an expert, Professor Yunkap Kwankam, director of Global eHealth Consultants, who believes that by applying existing technology differently, health services in developing countries can be radically improved: Wed, 16 May 2012 16:35:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/businessinsight/business-insight-rethinking-health-care-across-the.shtml?30667 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-20667 Programmes/Business Insight Daily Shows/The Wrap http://www.gehcs.com/index.html Comedian Chris Rock stars alongside Julie Delpy in a romantic comedy about cultural differences in the sequel to the movie 2 Days in Paris. While Weekend focuses a one-night-stand that turns into much more. Film critic Franziska Oliver reviews these films: Wed, 16 May 2012 15:40:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/movies/movie-week-2-days-in-new-york-and-weekend.shtml?30666 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-20666 Programmes/Movie Week Daily Shows/The Wrap http://www.magpictures.com/2daysinnewyork/ http://www.weekend-film.com/ Sinplus, Switzerland’s Eurovision contenders will take to the stage next Tuesday night in Baku, Azerbaijan, hoping to win a place in the grand final on May 26. WRS’s Susan Flory visits the band’s brothers Ivan and Gabriel Broggini in their home city of Locarno. She started by asking for a quick acoustic rendition of their Eurovision entry Unbreakable: Wed, 16 May 2012 11:30:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/lunch_with/lunch-with-wrs-in-the-studio-with-sinplus-eurovisi.shtml?30656 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-20656 Programmes/Lunch with WRS Daily Shows/The Mix Music/Artist Interviews Susan Flory http://sinplus.net/ http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/switzerland/swiss-eurovision-hopefuls-sinplus-prep-in-amsterda.shtml?30256 http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/switzerland/swiss-choose-rock-band-sinplus-for-eurovision-entr.shtml?28039