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Fifth H1N1 case confirmed

This content was published on May 28, 2009 The 35-year-old woman was diagnosed with the disease after returning to Switzerland from the United States. It is the first reported case in canton Vaud. The woman checked in to Lausanne university with flu-like symptoms. She has been in isolation since Wednesday. Several family members with whom she lived have been placed in quarantine. One…

Giuliano Sommerhalder: Romantic Virtuosity

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Youngsters’ views on consumption and addiction

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Federer survives second-round scare

This content was published on May 28, 2009 But Federer had to rally on Thursday against world number 45 Jose Acasuso of Argentina before eventually winning 7-6 (8), 5-7, 7-6 (2), 6-2. The three-time finalist at Roland Garros struggled to get his shots in on centre court, but still managed to do enough to win despite trailing 5-1 in the third set. “It…

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Car graveyard

This content was published on May 28, 2009 The authorities have ordered the clearing of the site near Bern by the end of the year, saying it no longer meets environmental standards. But the lot is also a fertile ground for rare flora and fauna. (pictures: Karen Cordes)

OPEN-AIR: Ballenberg Museum

This content was published on May 28, 2009 Experience the past and visit Switzerland as it used to be. Restored old buildings and farms, farmyard animals, traditional, old-time gardens and fields, demonstrations of local crafts and many special events.

EXHIBITION: Nonstop

This content was published on May 28, 2009 An exhibition at the Stapferhaus in Lenzburg investigates “fast” track lifestyles, trends and round the clock activities, exploring how we manage our time and asking whether there’s time to stop and do nothing (power naps, lunch&learn, express check-outs, fast food etc)

Amnesty warns of human rights “time bomb”

This content was published on May 28, 2009 The world faces a grave danger that “rising poverty and desperate economic and social conditions could lead to political instability and mass violence”, said the organisation in its annual report. Amnesty also criticised, once again, Swiss treatment of asylum seekers and racial discrimination. “Behind the financial crisis is an explosive human rights crisis,” said Daniel…

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New case of swine flu announced

This content was published on May 27, 2009 The office said the man concerned was diagnosed with the disease after returning to Switzerland from the United States. He lives in the northwestern canton of Basel Country, but no other details about him were released. The airline on which the man travelled provided the health office with a list of passengers. Following the recommendations…

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FC Basel fire coach

This content was published on May 27, 2009 The management of FC Basel said on Wednesday they took the decision because the club had “failed to reach its most important goals of the season”. Basel’s 4-1 loss on Sunday to Zurich’s Grasshoppers ended the club’s chance of capturing this year’s Super League Championship. In Gross’s ten years at the helm, Basel won both…

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