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Federer sees red in Miami

This content was published on Apr 3, 2009 The Key Biscayne ATP match on Friday was played out in one hour, 46 minutes in part under the Florida afternoon sun and in strong winds. Federer fell behind 2-0 in the third set, and when he netted an easy forehand to start the next game, he slammed his racket to the concrete, mangling it.…

It’s a spring thing

This content was published on Apr 3, 2009 Switzerland is the place to be when the sun finally comes out and the snow starts to melt.

Abduction alert system to be introduced

This content was published on Apr 3, 2009 Public pressure for such a system has been mounting following a series of abductions and murders, including that of six-year-old Ylenia in 2007, and most recently of a teenage girl from Fribourg. Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf and cantonal police directors agreed at a meeting on Thursday to draw up a convention by the end of…

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Alinghi lose America’s Cup appeal

This content was published on Apr 3, 2009 New York’s top court ruled on Thursday that an American sailing club was the rightful challenger for the trophy, reversing a lower court decision. The unanimous decision by the Court of Appeals gives San Francisco’s Golden Gate Yacht Club, which backs BMW Oracle Racing, the right to negotiate race terms to the next America’s Cup…

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Militants release Philippines hostage

This content was published on Apr 2, 2009 Mary Jean Lacaba, a Philippines engineer, was freed on Thursday in a remote village on the southern island of Jolo, the country’s defence secretary, Gilberto Teodoro, announced. Teodoro said there was no news about the remaining prisoners – Swiss national Andreas Notter and Italian Eugenio Vagni. The ICRC confirmed the release and said Lacaba was…

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Iraqi refugee returned to Sweden

This content was published on Apr 2, 2009 Fahad Khammas had sought asylum in Switzerland but officials from the Federal Migration Office found he had previously applied for and been denied refuge in Sweden. Khammas filed an appeal to stay in Switzerland but a federal court rejected the petition, paving the way for his deportation. In a statement, the Swiss government said its…

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Frank Martin. Werke mit Gitarre. Works with guitar.

This content was published on Apr 2, 2009

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Baselworld restores industry “confidence”

This content was published on Apr 2, 2009 Despite a 12 per cent drop in visitors compared to 2008 and an attempt by a man to steal jewellery worth SFr13 million ($11.3 million) on the final day, the fair “surpassed exhibitors’ expectations”, according to the event head Sylvie Ritter. The weeklong trade fair, the largest in Switzerland, attracted 93,900 visitors compared with 106,800…

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Nils Wogram’s Lush: Pretty Good News

This content was published on Apr 2, 2009

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Miss Zurich fired for “sloppiness”

This content was published on Apr 2, 2009 The last straw for the Miss Zurich organisers was when the 19-year-old blonde failed to turn up at a marble world championship a couple of weeks ago. Feybli, who “likes travelling” and has been going out with footballer Luciano for two years, made her excuses, which fell on deaf ears. Organisers, who according to tabloid…

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