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Federer targets a seventh Wimbledon title

This content was published on Jun 21, 2010 The Swiss tennis star has a tough draw in the same top half as Andy Roddick, Novak Djokovic and former champion Lleyton Hewitt, who beat him on grass in Halle last week. Federer will open his defence of the men’s singles title against Colombia’s 65th-ranked Alejandro Falla and should have few problems. Federer has not…

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Third Swiss sought refuge in Tripoli embassy

This content was published on Jun 20, 2010 The man was eventually able to leave the country, while his two compatriots Max Göldi and Rachid Hamdani were detained. Hamdani was released in February this year, but Göldi had to serve a four-month prison sentence, only returning to Switzerland a week ago. The foreign ministry said the third Swiss spent “several weeks” at the…

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Schleck wins Tour de Suisse

This content was published on Jun 20, 2010 Tony Martin of Germany won Sunday’s ninth and last stage, a 26.9-kilometre time trial around Liestal, in a provisional time of 32 minutes, 21 seconds. Switzerland’s Olympic time trial champion Fabian Cancellara finished second, 17 seconds back, while American David Zabriskie clocked the third-best time, 29 seconds behind. Seven-time Tour de France winner Armstrong moved…

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Lüthi pipped in Silverstone thriller

This content was published on Jun 20, 2010 The 23-year-old from Bern was set for his first win in the Moto2 category – which replaced the 250cc series – but was overtaken by Frenchman Jules Cluzel on the final round. Cluzel, who had crashed out of the past two races, broke away after seven laps together with Simone Corti and Julian Simon, but…

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Switzerland needs to “catch up” on gay adoption

This content was published on Jun 20, 2010 Volken is spokesman for the Family Chances association which has just handed in a petition to parliament calling for gay couples to be granted the same adoption rights as heterosexual married ones. He says around 6,000 children are part of rainbow families. But currently gay couples in registered partnerships are not allowed to adopt a…

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Frei and Behrami to return for Chile match

This content was published on Jun 19, 2010 Both players missed Wednesday’s stunning defeat of European champions Spain on Wednesday because they had failed to recover in time from injuries. Frei, Switzerland’s captain, sprained his ankle a week ago; Behrami has been struggling with a thigh muscle injury. Less good news for the Swiss is that Philippe Senderos injured his right ankle against…

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Swiss considered springing hostages in Libya

This content was published on Jun 19, 2010 Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey said in an interview with the Tages-Anzeiger and Bund newspapers that “all options” had been closely examined. The discussions resulted from the 2008 arrest by Geneva police of Hannibal Gaddafi, son of Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi, and his wife, who were charged with abusing their staff in a hotel. They were…

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Innerschweizer Trachtentänze 4

This content was published on Jun 18, 2010 Before 1800 only ensemble dancing existed in Switzerland. Dancers moved around a distinct object like a tree and accompanied themselves by singing. With the triumph of the waltz in Europe from 1800 on, couple dance became popular in Switzerland as well. Not surprisingly the country’s geographic and social diversity was mirrored in a wide array…

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Federer bids for a seventh Wimbledon title

This content was published on Jun 18, 2010 The world tennis number two was unexpectedly knocked out in the French Open quarterfinals last month by Robin Söderling of Sweden. The defeat ended Federer’s streak of reaching the semifinals in 23 consecutive major events. It also cost him his number one spot, which was transferred to Spaniard Rafael Nadal. For the third time in…

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