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Rabies moves closer to Switzerland

This content was published on May 23, 2010 Switzerland has been free from the virus, which can be deadly for humans and animals, for more than ten years. Italy recorded just nine cases of rabies in 2008. By 2009 this had risen to 69 and by May this year, more than 180 infected animals had been found, according to the public veterinary institute…

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Future politicians debate nature and privacy

This content was published on May 23, 2010 Among the topics up for debate by 14-21 year olds were the media landscape, biodiversity and privacy issues. Participants on Saturday agreed on two petitions: one calling for an individual’s right to privacy to be respected in video surveillance and another in support of the government’s strategy on protecting biodiversity. The session is touted as…

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Swiss cycling world considers Landis’ fallout

This content was published on May 22, 2010 Landis has admitted that he doped most of his career, including before winning the 2006 Tour de France, and has alleged that others like Lance Armstrong were accomplices. If true, some say he should have handled it quietly. When Frei tested positive for the endurance-boosting drug EPO in April, he admitted it and was let…

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Americans go cock-a-hoop over campaign

This content was published on May 22, 2010 Its recently launched site, HowdyHeidi, tracks down all things Swiss: from a solar messenger bag that allows you to charge your mobile phone on the go to an iPhone application that tracks swimming areas and the weather in Switzerland. “We want to illustrate a different, younger point of view of Switzerland which covers topics that…

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Albin Brun Alpine Ensemble: Sphères Alpines

This content was published on May 21, 2010 Gadasè! Albin Brun Alpine Ensemble

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World Cup facts, figures and posters

This content was published on May 21, 2010 Who won what when and how often? Who’s the top scorer? Where was the biggest crowd? How often did Switzerland qualify? (Pictures: Keystone/Text: Geraldo Hoffmann/swissinfo.ch)

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Players suspended in match-fixing scandal

This content was published on May 21, 2010 The Swiss Football Association said on Friday that it was the first federation to sanction players using information from a Europe-wide probe into match-fixing and illegal betting launched by police in Germany last year. Several players from lower-tier clubs Thun and Gossau were given open-ended suspensions. They are Pape Omar Fayé (FC Thun), Mario Bigoni,…

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STALINGRAD – MAURICE SCHOBINGER

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The “Elephants” set up camp in Montreux

This content was published on May 21, 2010 Since Monday, 13 of the 30 World Cup squad members have been training at the Stade de Chailly above Montreux close to Lake Geneva in preparation for the finals in South Africa that start on June 11. “I can’t see this defence keeping out [Portuguese forward] Cristiano Ronaldo,” said a British journalist, watching the public…

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Cabinet backs new minimum age for prostitutes

This content was published on May 21, 2010 The motion urges the government to sign the Council of Europe accord to protect children under 18 from sexual exploitation and abuse. The motion was filed by a representative of the Christian Democratic Party. It argues that allowing prostitution at 16 can result in young women – immigrants in particular – being taken unfair advantage…

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