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“Pathetic” Basel stunned by record 7-0 rout

This content was published on Mar 14, 2012 Switzerland’s sole representative in the prestigious tournament went into the second leg of the tie with high hopes, having beaten their heavyweight opponents 1-0 at home last month. Basel had reached the knock-out round by defeating Manchester United in the earlier group stages, but their giant-killing act was ended in emphatic fashion by a star-studded…

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Cavergno 1913

This content was published on Mar 14, 2012 Cavergno (Italian) 1913

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Africans in Switzerland find a common voice

This content was published on Mar 14, 2012 At the end of 2011 there were 60,658 Africans resident in Switzerland, not counting dual citizens or asylum seekers without refugee status. Most of them are Eritreans (8,377), Moroccans (7,270), Tunisians (6,489), Congolese (4,707) and Cameroonians (4,068). With the exception of South Sudan, which has been independent only since July 2011, all 54 states of…

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Patois Evolène 1939

This content was published on Mar 14, 2012 Evolène (Patois) 1939

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Mühleberg operators to appeal court ruling

This content was published on Mar 14, 2012 The company said in a statement on Wednesday that it was undertaking the move “in order to obtain the legal certainty required for a decision on investments” on the nuclear plant. It added that the Federal Administrative Court, which made the original ruling, required BKW to draw up a maintenance concept for Mühleberg, which had…

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Twenty eight dead in Valais coach crash

This content was published on Mar 14, 2012 The dead and injured were among a Belgian school group returning home after a ski holiday, according to the Valais cantonal authorities. Twenty-four children were injured. There were 52 people on the coach. The group comprised two school parties from Flanders. They had been staying in the ski resort of Val d’Anniviers. The children were…

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Looking under the hood at the Geneva Motor Show

This content was published on Mar 13, 2012 You can see the outside of a car anywhere, but getting inside is something you can only do at a motor show – like the Geneva Motor Show, one of the best in the world. Unlike similar events in Detroit and Tokyo, no local car maker is under pressure to put on the best show.…

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Immigrant group pleas for legal status

This content was published on Mar 13, 2012 A spokesman said a regularisation of status similar to that in neighbouring countries could end a political stalemate. He said the situation for rejected asylum seekers and other foreigners without permits had worsened over the past four years. In a meeting with Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga on Tuesday a delegation asked her for assurances that…

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Mountain sports deaths rise

This content was published on Mar 13, 2012 In all, 2,644 people had to be rescued over the year – almost nine per cent more than in 2010. The total number of deaths in the mountains was 217 (173 in 2010). The Swiss Alpine Club said that the rise in accidents and deaths could be attributed to the weather, which was good in…

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