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Federer wins Cincinnati Masters

This content was published on Aug 23, 2010 The Swiss tennis star ended a streak of three straight losses in tournament finals and said that he felt he was playing really well. A well-rested Federer was barely on the court all week due to opponents who were not able to take the court due to injuries. For the first time, the Swiss, the…

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Butcher crowned Schwingen King

This content was published on Aug 22, 2010 Kilian Wenger won the Schwingen alpine wrestling competition at the Federal Wrestling and Alpine Games Festival on Sunday in Frauenfeld. Sports journalist Thomas Renggli described him as 1.90m tall and 100kg, “only muscles, not a gram of fat”. Wenger had a 1.75 point lead above his nearest opponent. Wrestling is the main attraction of the…

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Federer set for Cincinnati final

This content was published on Aug 22, 2010 Federer defeated the Cypriot 6-4, 6-3 in their semifinal on Saturday, never facing a break point. On Sunday he plays 36th ranked Mardy Fish of the United States, who beat compatriot and high school teammate Andy Roddick in the other semifinal. Speaking ahead of the final Fish joked: “Roger has already beaten me 65 times,…

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Cracking down on organ trafficking

This content was published on Aug 22, 2010 Among the things for sale on one classifieds website are a car, a plot of land, a Chihuahua – and a kidney. And the offers for sale are cropping up from all corners of the globe, from young men and women willing to give up part of their body in exchange for thousands of euros,…

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New probe demanded in Nigerian’s death

This content was published on Aug 20, 2010 A lawyer acting for the family has called for a new medical investigation, saying the family contested the original autopsy findings. According to the post mortem carried out on the 29-year-old in March, he was suffering from a serious heart disease which was almost impossible to detect. The heart failure also had to be linked…

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DeVito to collect ill Douglas’ film prize

This content was published on Aug 20, 2010 The festival said on Friday that Douglas had agreed to come before his diagnosis. His friend and fellow actor Danny DeVito will collect the prize in his place. Douglas and DeVito shared a room as students and have been close friends since, the festival said in a statement. They have also worked together, for example…

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A clash of the alpine titans

This content was published on Aug 20, 2010 The main event is Schwingen – the traditional Swiss sport of alpine wrestling – and the winner will be crowned the Schwinger King and enjoy a hero’s status. “We are expecting 200,000 visitors and there will be a great contest, and a great atmosphere. It’s a huge event in Switzerland,” said Urs Schneider, head of…

Swiss women shine at Zurich athletics meeting

This content was published on Aug 20, 2010 Urech came fourth in the 100m hurdles and her time of 12.81 seconds improved her personal best by three-hundredths of a second. The 21-year-old from the Emmental, who finished seventh at the European Championships in Barcelona, is closing in on the Swiss record of 12.76 seconds for the event set by Julie Baumann 19 years…

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Expat community links up to boost its profile

This content was published on Aug 19, 2010 The platform will allow the nearly 700,000 Swiss Abroad to contact each other, exchange information and strengthen ties with their country of origin. SwissCommunity is designed as an exclusive worldwide club of expatriates and will officially be inaugurated at the annual congress of the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad (OSA), which takes place in St…

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New family carriages coming to Swiss trains

This content was published on Aug 19, 2010 Urs Schlegel, interim director for the company’s passenger traffic division, said on Thursday that all 40 double-decker Intercity trains should have a new, jungle-theme “Tiki Park” family carriage by the end of 2012. The first ones will be put into service starting in September, most likely on the Geneva Airport-Lausanne-Bern-Zurich-St Gallen route. They will replace…

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