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Fifa formally asks for corruption evidence

This content was published on May 11, 2011 The Zurich-based organisation says it has also asked The Sunday Times newspaper for more evidence of information it received from a whistleblower within Qatar’s 2022 bid. Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke has written to England’s Football Association to request a “complete report” plus “all documentary evidence” from David Triesman. Triesman, speaking at a British parliamentary…

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Television pulls plug on Mister Switzerland

This content was published on May 11, 2011 Swiss-German broadcaster SF has produced and broadcast the event since 2005. The station blamed declining audience numbers for its decision to end the collaboration. Held in early April, the 2011 Mister Switzerland competition attracted just 26.3 per cent of the Swiss-German television audience. The decision by SF follows a similar move by Swiss-French television station…

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Advisory body agreed for asylum matters

This content was published on May 11, 2011 Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga said the aim was to ensure that “Switzerland is well prepared for extraordinary situations”, notably up to 700 additional asylum requests per month. However, she stressed that the current state of affairs was perfectly normal and the predicted massive influx of asylum seekers from North African countries had not materialised yet.…

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Max Frisch on his philosophy

This content was published on May 11, 2011 Max Frisch on his philosophy

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Max Frisch on a writer’s duty

This content was published on May 11, 2011 Max Frisch on a writer’s duty

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Foreign aid contributions down in 2010

This content was published on May 11, 2011 This was 0.41 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), down 0.04 per cent on the previous year. The main government office responsible for aid, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), spent a little more last year on projects in poor and developing countries (SFr1.5 billion total). However, contributions made by the State…

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Disadvantaged children offered a better start

This content was published on May 11, 2011 Already in place in 18 areas, the project “schritt:weise“(step-by-step) focuses upon home visits by trained lay people to very young children and their families. swissinfo spent a day with schritt:weise in the town of Olten, to see first-hand how it works. Ayse Kaya rings the doorbell of the apartment building where the Tamil family Calistus…

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First Eurovision finals for Swiss since 2006

This content was published on May 11, 2011 The 23-year-old Rossinelli, backed by her boyfriend on bass and a guitarist, convinced televoters with her pop song “In Love for a While”. The last Swiss entry to make it to the finals was the group six4one in 2006, which finished in 16th place. The other countries to have their performers make it into Saturday’s…

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Minister seeks to speed up asylum procedure

This content was published on May 10, 2011 A parliamentary committee and a refugee group have come out in favour of the latest proposal, but the rightwing Swiss People’s Party said it was ineffectual and the media seems unconvinced. Following a meeting with a Senate committee on Monday, which unanimously approved the measures, Sommaruga said the aim was to process most asylum applications…

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