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FC Basel win boosts Champions League hopes

This content was published on Aug 19, 2010 In the first leg of the two-game tie on Wednesday night, the Swiss champions sealed their victory with a 54th minute header from Valentin Stocker. The visitors, aiming to make the group stage for the first time in ten successive attempts, made life tough for the Swiss. But the deadlock was broken during a strong…

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Overcoming hurdles to reach the Weltklasse

This content was published on Aug 19, 2010 Hurdler Lisa Urech is one of Switzerland’s brightest hopes. She was hoping do better than at the European Championships in Barcelona, where she was placed seventh in the final. Sprinting phenomenon Usain Bolt, long distance runner Kenenisa Bekele, Yelena Isinbayeva, who set a new pole vault world record in Zurich last year, and high jumper…

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Paul Etterlin: Best Friend

This content was published on Aug 18, 2010 Tensed Little Me Paul Etterlin

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This content was published on Aug 18, 2010 It keeps members informed about news and events and helps them find the best fondue in town!

Learning Romansh

This content was published on Aug 18, 2010 Learning Romansh Julia Slater discovers the challenge of a new language

Getting together to walk the talk

This content was published on Aug 18, 2010 The Swiss often impress outsiders – justifiably – with their knowledge of languages, but within the country there are sometimes tensions between them. German and French speakers, the two largest groups, regard each other sceptically over the “rösti ditch” that separates them; some people resent Romansh because of the subsidies it gets simply to keep…

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Scientists suggest new look at psychedelic drugs

This content was published on Aug 18, 2010 Research into the effects of psychedelics, used in the past in psychiatry, has been restricted in recent decades because of the negative connotations of drugs, but the scientists said more studies into their clinical potential were now justified. The researchers said recent brain imaging studies show that psychedelics such as lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), ketamine…

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Switzerland ranks second in “best country” list

This content was published on Aug 18, 2010 The most recent issue of the United States-based weekly news magazine includes an ambitious package that attempts to rank 100 of the world’s countries by education, health, political environment, economic dynamism and quality of life. Switzerland ranks number two overall, behind Finland and ahead of Sweden, with a total of 89 points on a scale…

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Swiss vandal in Singapore gets two more months

This content was published on Aug 18, 2010 Justice V.K. Rajah ruled on Wednesday that the 32-year-old computer consultant’s initial sentence of two months for trespassing was insufficient. The man had appealed against his punishment, arguing he should serve a three-month sentence for vandalism with the trespassing sentence concurrently, rather than consecutively. He also faces three strokes of the cane for breaking into…

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Young Boys stun “sluggish” Tottenham

This content was published on Aug 17, 2010 At one point the Swiss team were leading 3:0. Tuesday’s match was played in Bern’s Stade de Suisse before a capacity crowd of 31,275. A swissinfo journalist at the game described the atmosphere as “electric”. “Young Boys played really well against a sluggish Tottenham,” she said. “It was only in the second half that Tottenham…

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