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Switzerland’s World Cup highs and lows

This content was published on Jun 28, 2010 Despite their historic opening match, Switzerland failed to qualify for the last 16 at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The Swiss finished their group in third place with only four points after three matches.

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Rosset Meyer Geiger: What Happened

This content was published on Jun 28, 2010 The Beginning Rosset Meyer Geiger

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Asylum seeker died of heart attack

This content was published on Jun 28, 2010 The heart attack was probably brought on by the fact that the man had been on hunger strike and was in a stressed state at the time, according to the Zurich cantonal justice authorities’ report published on Monday. The 29-year-old was suffering from a serious heart condition that had not been diagnosed. The report noted…

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A time to rest and (really) clean

This content was published on Jun 27, 2010 Today I visited with my friends Larry and Martine Ware from Leysin, who brought over my equipment bag containing a change of boots, climbing ropes, and other technical gear. Also got to visit a bit with Cam Burns, my partner for the next few weeks of harder climbing. We’ve only met once, though we’ve corresponded…

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Humanitarian workers share Red Cross prize

This content was published on Jun 27, 2010 Nadine Burdet and Margrit Schenkel will share the SFr 30,000 ($27,400) given to them for their work in Haiti and Sudan respectively. Burdet, a Haitian doctor who lives in Lausanne, has spent 17 years working on behalf of vulnerable children and teenagers, so called “restaveks”, who live in semi-slavery as domestic servants. The shelter she…

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Police head wants jihadists better monitored

This content was published on Jun 27, 2010 In an interview with the German-language Sonntag newspaper on Sunday, Jean-Luc Vez says jihadists are using the web for a range of purposes, including launching calls for violence, making propaganda and recruiting new members. He told the paper that both the intelligence service and the criminal police need more specialists. The Police Office believes that…

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More Swiss passports granted

This content was published on Jun 27, 2010 Last year just under 45,000 foreign residents, or 2.8 per cent of the total foreign population, were naturalised, according to a study released by the Federal Statistics Office. That is up from about one per cent 20 years ago, and is around the current European average. The leader in Europe is Sweden, with 5.8 per…

Lüthi on podium at Netherlands Grand Prix

This content was published on Jun 26, 2010 Iannone had led from the first round of Saturday’s race, and for most of the time Lüthi looked likely to have to settle for fourth place, as Toni Elias of Spain battled it out with Ratthapark Wilairot of Thailand. It was only in the final round that Lüthi pushed the Thai into fourth position, to…

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Ammann ties the knot

This content was published on Jun 26, 2010 The wedding, in Pfäffikon on Lake Zurich, had been kept secret, and only close friends and family were invited. Friday was also Ammann’s 29th birthday. His bride is 25. They met in a training camp in Finland three and a half years ago. Ammann is the first ski jumper ever to take four individual golds…

Switzerland “deserved” elimination, say papers

This content was published on Jun 26, 2010 The team’s unexpected victory against Spain in the opening match of the first round had made anything seem possible, but as the German-language Neue Zürcher Zeitung put it, that victory was “deceptive and dangerous, because it blurred reality and raised hopes”. Despite the disappointment after what they agree to have been a lacklustre game, the…

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