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Swiss Church “should have fought apartheid”

This content was published on Sep 15, 2011 That is the finding of the Swiss national commission for justice and peace, which has published a report on the topic. The report, presented at a news conference in Bern on Thursday, said Catholic Church mission societies were too “cautious” and “hesitant” to interfere when confronted with racial segregation in the 1970s and 1980s. However…

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Polanski to come to Zurich for film festival

This content was published on Sep 15, 2011 The award was intended for the Franco-Polish director two years ago, but Polanski was arrested at Zurich airport on his way to the festival. He was taken into custody by Swiss police in connection with a 1977 child rape case in the United States. He was finally placed under house arrest in his chalet in…

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EXHIBITION: William Tell, the murderer

This content was published on Sep 15, 2011 Did William Tell really exist? Was the Swiss national hero also a murderer? Find out more at an exhibition in four parts: The Story of the Ambiguous Tell, Tell, the Murderer, The Good Father and Tell in Neuchâtel.

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Free churches gain ground

This content was published on Sep 15, 2011 That is according to findings published on Thursday as part of a National Science Foundation project investigating religions, the state and society. Twenty-nine per cent of all people who attend a religious service each week go to a free church while only 14 per cent visit the recognised Swiss Protestant Church. The Catholic Church is…

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Hans Huber: Sonatas for Violin & Piano. Gilles Colliard, violin. Timon Altwegg, piano

This content was published on Sep 15, 2011 Sonata no. 5, op. 112. Allegretto moderato. Gilles Colliard, violin; Timon Altwegg, piano

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Basel top Champions League group

This content was published on Sep 15, 2011 The result, the first of six at the group stage, puts Basel at the top of Group C after group rivals Manchester United and Benfica drew 1-1 in Portugal. The top two teams qualify for the next round. Frei fired his spot-kick low into the left corner of the net in Basel after Otelul defender…

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Federer declares himself ready for Davis Cup

This content was published on Sep 15, 2011 It comes hot on the heels of the world number three’s bitter semifinal loss at the US Open. Federer, who only arrived in Australia on Wednesday, will play three matches in the Davis Cup tie, starting with a singles match against longtime rival Lleyton Hewitt and followed by a doubles pairing with fellow Swiss Stanislas…

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Red Cross opens new logistics centre

This content was published on Sep 14, 2011 “It’s here that a large part of the medicines, orthopaedic equipment, water treatment equipment and other material to be sent to help victims of conflicts will be received, stored and then dispatched,” said ICRC head Jakob Kellenberger at the opening ceremony. The building will also be used for training teams to go into the field,…

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Influential publisher dies

This content was published on Sep 14, 2011 Keel established the business in 1952, with the help of a schoolfriend to look after the accounting side, and the two men managed it ever since. Diogenes has developed into the biggest purely fiction publisher in Europe. In 59 years it has published over 5,800 titles, selling nearly 190 million copies. Keel was inspired to…

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