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Dog in attack on boy belongs to murder suspect

This content was published on Jul 28, 2009 Police in the northern Swiss city also confirmed newspaper reports that the 11-month-old Rottweiler had been in the care of the suspect’s mother since its owner’s detention. The man is suspected of involvement with three others in the murder of a couple and their daughter in the town of Grenchen, at the beginning of June.…

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Swiss Jazz Orchestra & Michael Zismann: Close Encounter

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Fygeludi: Itz Choschtets

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Swiss ambassador to UN calls for Gaza panel

This content was published on Jul 28, 2009 Peter Maurer told an open meeting of the UN Security Council that the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians had left Gaza in a state of misery. He called on the UN to establish a mechanism to guarantee the delivery of humanitarian aid, adding that Israel was obligated to provide access. Maurer reiterated Switzerland’s call…

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Poker boom forces cantons’ hand

This content was published on Jul 28, 2009 While the country’s poker players and tournament organisers are flushed, casinos are not so happy and others are warning of “negative effects on society” unless new laws are introduced. In December 2007 the federal gaming board ruled that certain poker tournaments counted as skill and as such could be held outside casinos – with the…

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Accident exposes world of Ecuadorian immigrants

This content was published on Jul 27, 2009 It is estimated that there are up to 20,000 Ecuadorians in Switzerland, mainly in cantons Vaud and Zurich. Many live underground and choose not to regularise their status for fear of being expelled. Palma, a 53-year-old single mother, has lived and worked in Lausanne since 2002 as a cleaner and cook, sending part of her…

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Schindler’s List. Alexandre da Costa, violin & The Bienne Symphony Orchestra.

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Rottweiler attacks youngster in Schaffhausen

This content was published on Jul 27, 2009 The boy was taken to hospital after the attack but is not said to be in a life-threatening condition. The one-year-old dog is in police custody. The incident happened on Sunday as a father and his three children, aged four, ten and 19, were having a barbecue in a field. A 55-year-old woman was playing…

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100 Jahre Kaspar Muther: Muther Klänge

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Blocher suggests independent expert for cabinet

This content was published on Jul 27, 2009 The strongman of the rightwing Swiss People’s Party told swissinfo.ch that the cabinet lacked a strong personality who is able to stand his ground against pressure from abroad. He calls for a prominent financial expert to replace Interior Minister Pascal Couchepin. Parliament is to choose a new member for the multi-party government on September 16.…

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