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Swiss ICRC hostage is free

This content was published on Apr 18, 2009 The circumstances surrounding the release of Notter, an employee of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) were unclear, and he himself said he was not sure how it came about. “I walked out and am happy to be alive and safe,” Notter told a media conference at the house of the provincial governor…

Krueger names ice hockey squad

This content was published on Apr 17, 2009 Following two preliminary games against Norway – which the Swiss won 5-1 and 3-2 – Krueger dropped six players to create his final selection. There are no great surprises. Eighteen-year-old Roman Josi is the youngest member of the squad and, along with Félicien Du Bois and Ryan Gardner, is one of three world championship rookies.…

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This content was published on Apr 17, 2009

Ice hockey players beat Norwegians again

This content was published on Apr 16, 2009 Thursday’s victory in Oslo is the latest in a series of friendly matches being played before the ice hockey World Championship in Bern and Zurich later this month. The difference in score lines was partly explained by Swiss coach Ralph Krueger’s decision to rest six main players against the Norwegians, who are also playing in…

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Federer’s honeymoon spoilt by Wawrinka

This content was published on Apr 16, 2009 Adding insult to injury on Thursday, Federer was not nominated for the World Sportsman of the Year award, an honour he won for a record fourth time last year. Federer, who was playing in his first tournament since marrying longtime girlfriend Mirka Vavrinec on Saturday, looked sloppy throughout the match and faced 14 break points.…

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Calmy-Rey visits troubled West Africa region

This content was published on Apr 16, 2009 The minister is currently on a visit to West Africa. High on the agenda were discussions in Mali on the release of two Swiss kidnapped there. She will also visit Burkina Faso. The three-day visit, which started on Wednesday, has been described as “an expression of Switzerland’s sustained interest” in the region by the Swiss…

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Rega flies record number of rescue missions

This content was published on Apr 16, 2009 Rega, which is based in Zurich, said the total number of flights increased to 14,215 or by 5.8 per cent compared with 2007. In a statement, Rega commented that 2008 had been “extremely intensive” because of good weather and the resulting increase in leisure activity. The organisation’s helicopters alone flew on 10,425 rescue missions, an…

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Swiss shine against Norway in ice hockey

This content was published on Apr 16, 2009 The Swiss team, coached by Ralph Krueger, were convincing in both offense and defence against Norway, who are also playing in the World Championship, which begins on April 24. Mathia Seger deservedly opened the score for the Swiss with a long-distance shot after eight minutes and they controlled Wednesday evening’s game in Oslo after that,…

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Fewer asylum requests received in 2009

This content was published on Apr 15, 2009 The office said the greatest drop had been in the number of Eritreans and Somalis. The reason is that far fewer people from the Horn of Africa attempt the sea crossing to southern Italy in winter because of storms. Nevertheless, Eritrea, with 782, continued to head the list of countries from which asylum seekers came.…

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Tsunami hospital faces teething problems

This content was published on Apr 15, 2009 Eight months after its official opening, the hospital, which was built with Swiss donations, seems half deserted, an example of the difficulty of translating good infrastructure into a working service. This northern part of the island of Sumatra was devastated by the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004 and is badly in need of more…

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