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FC Sion lose verdict in transfer ban case

This content was published on Nov 18, 2011 Fifa, football’s world governing body, said on Friday that a cantonal court had ruled in favour of it and the Swiss Football League in an appeal case judgment which denies Sion’s players the right to be registered. “The court has decided to reject the provisional measures which allowed the players to play,” said League president…

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Blatter refuses to resign over racism row

This content was published on Nov 18, 2011 Several British politicians and footballers have called for Blatter’s head over the remarks made during television interviews in which he said racist abuse on the football field should be settled with a handshake. Blatter further inflamed the controversy by issuing a press release defending the remarks and including a photo of him with South African…

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Child custody to be shared between parents

This content was published on Nov 17, 2011 “We’re thus introducing equal rights to the issue of custody,” said Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga on Thursday. This had been demanded above all by fathers. Currently, when a couple divorces, one parent generally gets sole custody. If the couple are not married, the mother is the legal custodian. Joint custody is at the moment only…

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Cantons may punish naked hikers

This content was published on Nov 17, 2011 The court upheld a fine imposed by canton Appenzell Outer-Rhodes on a man who was caught rambling naked. The story began in October 2009, when a woman reported the sight of a naked man wandering near a picnic area and a rehabilitation centre for drug addicts. The authorities fined him SFr100 ($109), but the 47-year-old…

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Doll’s House Museum

This content was published on Nov 17, 2011 The Doll’s House Museum is the largest of its kind in Europe and houses the world’s largest collection of old teddy bears. Discover the fascinating world of teddy bears, beautiful dolls, toy shops and doll’s houses, old and new. From December to February, there’s a special exhibition called “Victorian Christmas”.

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ART: Winter Tales

This content was published on Nov 17, 2011 The exhibition, organised in close collaboration with the Art History Museum in Vienna, features over a hundred objects and images showing four hundred years of arts and crafts with winter as the subject. See how the artists portrayed winter with their exquisite pictures, admire the full-length tapestries originally intended for palaces, the Dutch scenes of…

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Kapelle Oberalp: Hudigägeler

This content was published on Nov 17, 2011 Mis Mazürkali. Mazurka. Kapelle Oberalp

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Igloo Festival – a winter adventure

This content was published on Nov 17, 2011 The igloo festival aims to break the igloo building world record. For an entry in the Guinness Book of Records, 400 people have to spend the night in 200 self-built igloos. The igloo construction will be supervised and the building materials, infrastructure, food and drink provided.

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Christmas Markets 2011

This content was published on Nov 16, 2011 All over Switzerland, towns, cities and villages hold Christmas markets and fairs during the four weeks of advent. Beautifully adorned with decorations and festively lit, the Old Towns, pedestrian precincts and shopping centres are a good place to find handmade items and taste winter delights such as punch, mulled wine and other seasonal specialities. Basel…

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