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Baby born in street

This content was published on Aug 17, 2010 The woman, who was accompanied by two children, was heard by a passer-by screaming into her mobile for a taxi. He summoned an ambulance, but the baby was born before it could arrive. Local residents brought coats and blankets to help mother and child, while the first passer-by took care of two older children. A…

Magnitude of Pakistan crisis starts to surface

This content was published on Aug 17, 2010 But the international community is only now starting to grasp the full scale of the disaster unfolding, Zamir Akram, Pakistan’s ambassador to the United Nations told journalists in Geneva on Tuesday. “The initial response was sluggish and disappointing, but awareness is growing,” Akram said. The UN launched an appeal last week for almost $460 million…

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Schwing- und Älplerhits

This content was published on Aug 17, 2010 Bim Emil und Rösli uf em Fronalpstock Trio Bürgler

Minaret voters made up their own minds

This content was published on Aug 17, 2010 The controversial initiative to ban the construction of new minarets was accepted by 57 per cent of the electorate, a result that flew in the face of the gfs.berne poll research institute which had forecast rejection by 53 per cent. This anomaly led the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC), which commissioned the polls, to suspend them.…

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Pakistan may make Swiss priority list

This content was published on Aug 16, 2010 Foreign ministry spokesman Georg Farago said on Monday that authorities were “currently analysing the form of future development”. In August 2008 the government decided to reduce the number of countries it focused heavily on for development projects from 17 to 12. Pakistan was among those nations where projects would be scaled back. It had been…

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easyJet vows to leave on time

This content was published on Aug 16, 2010 The low-cost carrier flies into Geneva and Basel airports but with a dismal on-time record, according to flightstats.com The online portal that tracks the 20 most active routes for the carrier, said easyJet planes from Geneva to London are on schedule about half of the time, with an average delay of 74 minutes. Flights from…

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Michael Fleiner Y Su Septeto International: Déjate Llevar

This content was published on Aug 16, 2010 Nueva Onda Michael Fleiner Septeto

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Federer loses out to Murray in Toronto

This content was published on Aug 16, 2010 Murray, who won the tournament last year, beat Federer 7-5, 7-5 in a warm-up for the United States Open in New York which opens on August 30. The pair last met in the Australian Open final which resulted in an easy win for the Swiss that gave him 16 grand slam titles. Rain delayed the…

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Swiss should do more for Pakistan

This content was published on Aug 15, 2010 “We should remain sensitive to the suffering of others,” Calmy-Rey told the newspaper Sonntag. She said she was concerned about the political instability of the Asian state, which she said could increasingly fall into the hands of extremists. “That’s why it’s important to act quickly and generously to show our solidarity with Pakistanis.” Also on…

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Federer claws way back to number two

This content was published on Aug 15, 2010 The Swiss star beat Djokovic 6-1, 3-6, 7-5. After dominating an erratic opponent in the first set, Federer lost ground, losing the second and allowing the Serb three break points in the final game which he couldn’t cash in. “I was up very quickly, too quickly almost. Against a guy like Novak I knew all…

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