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China declares Expo party over

This content was published on Oct 31, 2010 Nearly three million people visited the Swiss Pavilion in Shanghai, surpassing expectations of the Swiss organisers, even if technical problems put the main attraction – a chairlift – out of action nearly half the time. Premier Wen Jiabao praised the fair on Sunday as a “splendid event” that “truly brought together people around the globe.”…

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Swiss stage world’s first antifeminism event

This content was published on Oct 29, 2010 Amid plans by feminist activists to hold protests, the venue was changed and the new location kept under wraps until the last minute. Only those who filled out an application form and paid the SFr55 ($55) registration fee will find out. And around 30 journalists who expressed an interest in attending. “Even I don’t know…

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Monotales: Call Me A Stealer, Call Me A Thief

This content was published on Oct 29, 2010 I Don’t Wanna Go To Heaven Monotales

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Back in a Boat

This content was published on Oct 29, 2010 The glassy lake reflects red and gold foliage as I type (Jay is paddling our double kayak now and asked for that to be noted). The Alps are clear to the right (south), including the peaks behind St. Gingolph, where this journey began. The shoreline has been a stream of chateaux and private homes that…

George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band: Matterhorn Matters

This content was published on Oct 29, 2010 Choro Loco G. Gruntz Concert Jazz Band

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World Cup votes to be held as scheduled

This content was published on Oct 29, 2010 He was speaking to the media on Friday after a two-day meeting of Fifa’s executive committee at its Zurich headquarters. In the wake of allegations of corruption in the bidding process made by the British Sunday Times newspaper, it had been thought that Fifa might decide to delay one or both World Cup decisions until…

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The Buchenwald children – a forgotten history

This content was published on Oct 29, 2010 Alighting the train in Basel in summer 1945 were around 370 Jewish young people, not the children they expected. Aid organisations were unprepared, but the 16-22 year olds tried to make the best of the situation. In 1945 there were millions of displaced people living in the former Nazi-occupied territories. Switzerland, following the example of…

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Committee aims to upgrade Lötschberg rail tunnel

This content was published on Oct 29, 2010 The transport directors of the two cantons, which lie at either end of the tunnel, point out that it is single track for more than half its 34.6 kilometres. They are calling for a second tube that has already been excavated to be fitted out to cope with demand from both goods and passenger trains.…

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Doping offenders offered a second chance

This content was published on Oct 29, 2010 Doping has come increasingly under the spotlight in recent years, with the emphasis on punishing drug cheats. A first offence can now incur up to four years’ suspension from the sport in question. But the Windop programme, which has received funding from the World Anti-Doping Agency, aims to get a better understanding of the mechanisms…

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Fifa meets to discuss World Cup contests

This content was published on Oct 29, 2010 Fifa president Joseph “Sepp” Blatter chaired the meeting at its Zurich headquarters on Thursday, which was expected to consider delaying one or both World Cup decisions until more credibility and public confidence has been restored to the process. It follows allegations of bribery and corruption involving top Fifa officials, Amos Adamu and Reynald Temarii, and…

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