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FC Basel find new trainer in Thorsten Fink

This content was published on Jun 9, 2009 Fink, once a good player himself who won the Champions League in 2001 with Bayern Munich, was dismissed last April from his post as the trainer of Ingolstadt. That team provided the only experience Fink has had as a professional coach. He also worked with Giovanni Trapattoni as an assistant trainer in summer 2007 with…

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Swiss replaces probes used on doomed flight

This content was published on Jun 9, 2009 Investigators speculate that a so-called pitot tube on the Airbus that crashed last week off the coast of Brazil may have frozen in a storm, causing the critical sensor to relay misleading information to the pilots. Swiss said on Tuesday that it would voluntarily replace the tubes on its eight Airbus A330-200 aircraft. Aviation authorities…

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The Grupetto live at Alhambra

This content was published on Jun 9, 2009

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Stubete am See. A musical get-together by the lake (of Zurich). A cross-section of the 2008 festival.

This content was published on Jun 9, 2009

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Crossroads of history

This content was published on Jun 9, 2009 One foot in the present, the other in the past, Swiss photographer Daniel Schwartz documents everything that crosses his path. His latest exhibition at Zurich’s Helmhaus centre focuses on central Asia, once criss-crossed by Alexander the Great or Genghis Khan, today by armed forces, the Taliban and Chinese merchants. (All pictures: © Daniel Schwartz/Pro Litteris)

ICRC still has humanitarian work cut out

This content was published on Jun 9, 2009 ICRC President Jakob Kellenberger was speaking ahead of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Solferino on June 24, the terrible episode that inspired Henri Dunant to found the Red Cross. In 2009 the Red Cross is also marking the 90th anniversary of the birth of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent…

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Pilots fined for crashing commercial jet

This content was published on Jun 8, 2009 The Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona gave the two pilots from Helvetic Airways fines equivalent to 90 and 60 days worth of pay, or SFr15,750 ($14,414) and SFr12,000, respectively. The judge suspended the sentences but ordered them to pay court costs totaling SFr18,148. On October 21, 2004, the pilots, aged 34 and 39, were on…

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Swiss-Tamil group calls for help in Sri Lanka

This content was published on Jun 8, 2009 On Monday, Swiss Solidarity for Tamils, a group based in Bern with both Tamil and Swiss members, gave the Federal Chancellery a petition signed by 20,000 people asking Switzerland to help restore security to the troubled island. “The 20,000 signatures are a sign of the deep concern and sympathy of the Swiss people for the…

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“Federer’s tears for eternity”

This content was published on Jun 8, 2009 He made good on Sunday’s French Open final with a straight sets victory over Sweden’s Robin Söderling. It was his 14th win in a major tournament. The victory confirmed what most of the followers and the sport’s own legends had already agreed on: Federer is extraordinary. Pete Sampras, the last player to win 14 major…

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Putting food on the table during tough times

This content was published on Jun 8, 2009 In the city of Lucerne, charities, churches, corporations and volunteers are partnering to give a helping hand to those who worry about where their next meal will come from. “Look at the nice cheese we got today. I’d like to give it to a big family, or maybe we should divide it up. Hmmm…” says…

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