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Federer gets off to good start on Indoors court

This content was published on Nov 2, 2009 The top-ranked player looked rested and refreshed in Basel after last playing on September 20, when he helped Switzerland beat Italy in the Davis Cup. Federer broke Rochus’ serve in the sixth game of the first set and fifth game of the second. Federer is chasing a fourth straight title at the €1.75 million (SFr2.64…

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Ils Fränzlis da Tschlin: Da la Turnhalla

This content was published on Nov 2, 2009 Ils Fränzlis da Tschlin

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Ludwig Senfl: Werke für Martin Luther und die Reformation

This content was published on Nov 2, 2009 Ensemble Officium

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Business leaders warn against minaret ban

This content was published on Nov 2, 2009 The organisation said the initiative by members of rightwing parties could damage the competitive edge of the Swiss economy and dent the country’s tolerant and open-minded reputation. “The initiative goes against liberal thinking; it is not Swiss and damages our reputation abroad,” federation president Gerold Bührer told a news conference on Monday. He said Swiss…

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East meets West

This content was published on Nov 2, 2009 Chinese paper silhouette cutters travelled through the eastern region of Appenzell and were inspired by the local folk culture. Back home, the Chinese showed how they mastered the art and revealed new insights into an old custom. The exhibition in the Appenzell House in Zurich is open until the end of January 2010.

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“Valkyrie” ends happily in Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 2, 2009 When Claus von Stauffenberg in the film Valkyrie – where he is played by Tom Cruise – is executed, there is a flashback to a farewell scene with his family. But what happened to the wives and children of the many plotters who were put to death? Previously unknown to historians, dozens of sons and…

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Federer fires up anti-smoking emotions

This content was published on Nov 1, 2009 The tournament, which has been sponsored by Swiss luxury brand Davidoff since 1994 and starts on Monday, is one of the last in the world to be sponsored by a tobacco company – and health campaigners aren’t happy. “First of all, linking sport and tobacco is utterly perverse,” Jürg Hurter, president of Pro Aere, Switzerland’s…

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Buemi finishes F1 season with an extra point

This content was published on Nov 1, 2009 The result, in which the Scuderia Toro Rosso driver picked up one point, came one day after Buemi turned 21 years old. The Swiss said the point was “a nice way to end the season”. Sunday’s race was won by German driver Sebastian Vettel, who races for Red Bull. Teammate Mark Webber finished second and…

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Children of the German resistance

This content was published on Nov 1, 2009 Swiss doctor, Albert von Erlach, brought the children of members of the German resistance which failed to assassinate Hitler in 1944 to Switzerland to recuperate after the war.

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