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Funeral held for murdered teenager

This content was published on Mar 16, 2009 Lucie Trezzini left her family’s home by Lake Zurich to go shopping on March 4 and was later found dead in the apartment of 25-year-old Daniel H., who confessed to her murder. All 600 seats were filled at the Christ-Roi church in Fribourg on Monday and hundreds more were standing for the service. Numerous young…

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Ländlerquartett Tanzboden: Urchig und glich brilliant.

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Magic saves

This content was published on Mar 16, 2009 The former goalkeeper of the Swiss national team opens up about more than two decades of ice hockey.

Spider man stopped at German border

This content was published on Mar 16, 2009 Officials found the spiders, some as large as a hand, in plastic bags and sealed inside boxes in the man’s car as he attempted to cross the Basel border. He was also transporting 45 buckets filled with cockroaches to be used as food for the spiders. The man, whose name was not released, was planning…

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Fruit salad

This content was published on Mar 16, 2009 The Agroscope Research Station is looking into traditional types of fruit in Switzerland. What follows is a small selection of the 2,000 sorts found, as well as a few of their most delicious uses. (All pictures: Agroscope)

Young campaigner raises stakes in parliament

This content was published on Mar 16, 2009 The poker-playing representative of the rightwing Swiss People’s Party spearheaded a vote in February against a labour accord with the European Union. The reputation that precedes him and his track record are impressive enough. Some see the 26-year-old parliamentarian as the new shooting star of his party. No less remarkable is the fact that Reimann…

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Let’s roll

This content was published on Mar 16, 2009 Bernese photographer Rolf Siegenthaler captures the old world atmosphere inside bowling alleys in his work “Gut Holz” (Good wood), published by Patrick Frey. Although player numbers have dropped over the years, the game hasn’t died out thanks to alleys still found in Swiss restaurant cellars and bistro back rooms.

NGOs sound alarm over water conflicts

This content was published on Mar 16, 2009 Their comments come as politicians and specialists gather on Monday to debate solutions to current water issues at the World Water Forum in Istanbul, Turkey. “Water played a key role in 37 wars during the last 60 years. By 2025, a third of the world’s population will lack water,” said Bruno Riesen, of the non-governmental…

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Swiss victory in snowboard halfpipe

This content was published on Mar 15, 2009 Keller beat Louie Vito of the United States for his first win in only his second event of the campaign at La Molina in the Spanish Pyrenees. Vito’s teammate, Steven Fisher, took third. Ryoh Aono of Japan, who didn’t compete, leads the halfpipe standings with 2,600 points going into next week’s season finale at Valmalenco,…

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Ammann jumps second in Vikersund

This content was published on Mar 15, 2009 Ammann, the 2006 world champion and a former Olympic gold medalist, was beaten by Austrian Gregor Schlierenzauer who clinched the overall World Cup ski jumping title. Russia’s Dimitry Vassiliev came third. Although there are two competitions left to play, Schlierenzauer leads the overall standings with 1,938 points. Ammann is second with 1,676 points. Schlierenzauer flew…

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