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Theologian condemns Church leadership on abuse

This content was published on Mar 17, 2010 The retired theology professor condemned the Church’s management of decades-old sex scandals, which he called “disastrous practices”. “Decency requires that the primary party responsible for the concealment [of the cases], namely Joseph Ratzinger [the pope], makes his own mea culpa,” Küng said in an interview published in Germany’s Süddeutsche Zeitung on Wednesday. The latest in…

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There’s oil in Lebanon’s northern hills

This content was published on Mar 17, 2010 Just beyond the Chuoar Valley waves of stone and scrub meander all the way to the horizon and the afternoon sun glistens through the olive groves of Youssef Fares and his family. Lebanon, a small strip of land between the Mediterranean Sea and Syria, was once known as the Switzerland of the Middle East. Since…

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Group says current laws can’t stop gas guzzling

This content was published on Mar 17, 2010 The Association for the Study of Peak Oil, a group concerned with the eventual decline of the world’s gas and oil production, notes that new vehicles in Switzerland have some of the highest emissions in all of Europe. Twenty-three Swiss parliamentarians are part of the international group. To highlight the shortcomings of voluntary measures in…

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Subversion der Bilder

This content was published on Mar 17, 2010 In mehr als 400 Exponaten dokumentiert die Ausstellung ausführlich die Offenheit, Vielfältigkeit und Experimentierlust, mit denen die Surrealisten die Fotografie eingesetzt haben. Berühmte und wenig bekannte Werke zeugen von der Faszination für das „rohe, vorgefundene Dokument“. Die Ausstellung dauert bis zum 24. Mai 2010.

Swiss secure first medal of Paralympics

This content was published on Mar 17, 2010 The 28-year-old seven-time Swiss champion took second place in a race hindered by heavy rain and fog in Whistler on Tuesday. Kunz was leading in the first run but ceded in the second run to Germany’s Martin Braxenthaler, who also took gold in the slalom two days earlier. Kunz finished three seconds behind Braxenthaler’s time…

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Federer exits Indian Wells in third round

This content was published on Mar 17, 2010 The Swiss star failed to win three match points, losing to 27th ranked Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (7/4) at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Tuesday. Baghdatis bent down and kissed the court after his first win over Federer in seven matches, later commenting: “Seven is my magic number.” Federer played some…

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Swiss Ski fires women’s alpine coach

This content was published on Mar 16, 2010 “Now I have time for my family!” Ansermoz said via his Twitter account shortly after the announcement on Tuesday. He will be replaced by Mauro Pini, 45, who helped guide Didier Défago to an Olympic gold medal in the downhill and Didier Cuche to the overall World Cup title in the same event. Pini was…

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Muslim cemetery demand sparks debate

This content was published on Mar 15, 2010 Swiss Islam specialists say the legal strategy proposed by Farhad Afshar, president of the Coordination of Islamic Organisations in Switzerland, is the wrong approach to an inexistent problem. On Sunday Afshar told the Sonntag newspaper he was preparing a legal case concerning freedom of religion after the Bernese commune of Köniz recently rejected a separate…

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Libya plays oil card in Swiss dispute

This content was published on Mar 15, 2010 Shokri Ghanem, the head of Libya’s state energy firm NOC and the country’s Opec representative, told the Reuters news agency that leading European energy companies have interests in the North African country. Libya has stopped issuing entry visas to citizens of most European countries in retaliation for Switzerland barring entry to senior Libyans including leader…

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Georgian mafia ring broken up

This content was published on Mar 15, 2010 The ring is suspected of crimes including money-laundering, drug trafficking and weapons possession. The Swiss Federal Prosecutor’s office said those arrested in Switzerland were mainly Georgian and Russian nationals. They specialised in theft, burglary and handling stolen goods, and were “highly structured”, said the office. The Swiss operation was divided into four regional sections, with…

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