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Federer joins Swiss team in tennis competition in Bern

Tennis ace Roger Federer will be part of the Swiss team competing against Portugal in the Davis Cup this weekend. The other team members are Stanislas Wawrinka, Stephane Bohli and Marco Chiudinelli. The five-match competition is being held in the Swiss capital, Bern, for the first time in more than 50 years. (Julie Hunt, swissinfo.ch)

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Julie worked as a radio reporter for BBC and independent radio all over the UK before joining swissinfo.ch's predecessor, Swiss Radio International, as a producer. After attending film school, Julie worked as an independent filmmaker before coming to swissinfo.ch in 2001. 

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