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Ammann takes second place in Four Hills event

This content was published on Jan 6, 2009 Ammann, who remains the overall World Cup leader in the ski jumping discipline, scored 284.4 points at the final event on Tuesday in the Austrian resort of Bischofshofen, well behind Loitzl’s 301.2. Winner of the opening round in Germany’s Oberstdorf, Ammann was second on the day with jumps of 137.5 metres and 140.5 metres. Ammann…

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Schmid wins World Cup skicross race

This content was published on Jan 6, 2009 The 24-year-old beat local skier Andreas Matt in the final for his first World Cup title. Tommy Eliasen of Sweden took third place. The next World Cup skicross races will be held in Les Contamines, France, on Saturday. Skicross is based on the snowboard discipline of boarder cross. Despite being a timed racing event, it…

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Once “very promising”, Sierra Leone struggles

This content was published on Jan 5, 2009 But as Rudiger Bruns, Switzerland’s honorary consul to the impoverished West African state tells swissinfo, Swiss investors, beginning in the early 20th century, brought technology and a pioneering spirit to the country that was once the jewel of the region – if only by accident. “There are certain phases actually, and to the best of…

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2009: the year of the puck

This content was published on Jan 5, 2009 The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Hockey Championship will be played out from April 24 until May 10 in Bern and Zurich. But will it be as big a hit with the public as Euro 08? Four months before the teams hit the ice, there is little public interest in Switzerland in what has…

Cologna wins Tour de Ski

This content was published on Jan 4, 2009 Cologna, who had been an unknown at the start of the race, ended ahead of the Norwegian Petter Northug and the German Axel Teichmann. Cologna’s win was the biggest Swiss success in cross country skiing since Andy Grünenfelder took the bronze in the 50km event at the 1988 Calgary Olympics. The Tour de Ski comprises…

Swiss aid workers describe crisis in Gaza

This content was published on Jan 4, 2009 The Swiss foreign ministry issued a statement on Sunday afternoon calling for an “immediate cessation of hostilities”. “Rocket fire by Hamas as well as Israeli military operations must stop in order to put and end to the suffering inflicted on civilian populations,” it said. It called on both sides to respect international humanitarian law, “including…

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Zurich church standoff ends

This content was published on Jan 4, 2009 A group of 60-70 of them, out of the original 150, moved to a second church, where they are being allowed to stay until Wednesday, their support committee said. Before leaving the Prediger church they tidied everything up, the committee added. On Monday a delegation of the immigrants, led by the chairman of the local…

Swiss aid to Gaza takes a battering

This content was published on Jan 4, 2009 The Swiss Sunday newspapers report on the ongoing fighting, which has claimed hundreds of lives and is hampering the work of aid agencies in the region. An editorial in the German language NZZ am Sonntag criticises both sides for their lack of moderation, but warns Israel that the ground offensive will “mainly benefit Hamas”. The…

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Illegal immigrants to move to new church

This content was published on Jan 3, 2009 They announced on Saturday that they would take up the offer of asylum in another Zurich church. The decision opens the way to a meeting with the cantonal authorities on Monday to discuss their demands. The authorities had said they would not meet the protestors as long as they remained in the church. The 150…

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Ammann takes second place in Four Hills

This content was published on Jan 1, 2009 Ammann, the overall World Cup leader, had 274.6 points after jumps of 140 and 134.5 metres in the Garmisch-Partenkirchen meet in Germany on Thursday. First place went to Wolfgang Loitzl of Austria who captured his first World Cup victory with jumps of 134.5 and 136.5 meters in the annual New Year’s Day meet for a…

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