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Injury ends Lambiel’s skating career

This content was published on Oct 16, 2008 Lambiel said on Thursday that his retirement had been brought on as a result of a persistent thigh injury and would be effective immediately. The 23-year-old added that he planned to continue to skate in gala performances. The two-time world champion and Olympic silver medallist’s competitive career has come to a close after a difficult…

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Switzerland “back in the running”

This content was published on Oct 16, 2008 “Liberation” is the word used by several of the Swiss newspapers to describe Switzerland’s unexpected victory. Others speak of “rehabilitation”. The German-language Tages-Anzeiger quotes Swiss coach Ottmar Hitzfeld as saying the team “swam free” in Piraeus harbour. “What a victory! Luxembourg was far away,” says Blick, referring to the lowest point in the team’s fortunes,…

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Bacsinszky, Schnyder exit Zurich Open

This content was published on Oct 16, 2008 Timea Bacsinszky was beaten 6-3, 6-3 by Slovenia’s Katarina Srebotnik in Wednesday’s first round match. Bacsinszky said she had badly negotiated four break points: “I am really annoyed. I know I can do so much better.” Patty Schnyder, who won her eleventh career title in Bali last month, lost her match to Petra Kvitova of…

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Swiss footballers slip 2-1 past Greece

This content was published on Oct 15, 2008 Swiss striker Alex Frei scored the game’s first goal when he slipped a penalty kick into the left side of the Greek net in the 42nd minute. The opportunity came after Greek defender Giourkas Seitaridis blocked a Swiss shot on goal with his arm. Greece evened the score in the 68th minute but forward Blaise…

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Picassos found at Zurich airport

This content was published on Oct 15, 2008 The Federal Culture Office said on Wednesday that the total market value of the sketches, dated May and June 1971, had been put at between SFr1.2 and 1.7 million ($1.06 million and $1.5 million). Since there were no papers accompanying the sketchbook, it was sent to an auction house for valuation. No details were given…

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African inspections

This content was published on Oct 15, 2008 Development in war torn Liberia is a slow and sometimes tedious experience. The humanitarian aid unit of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation is doing its part to rebuild the small West African state but will it make a difference in the long run?

Out to grass

This content was published on Oct 15, 2008 The Foundation for the Horse is a refuge for horses, ponies and donkeys. Some 170 animals live in the foundation’s three “homes” in Le Roselet, Jeanbrenin and Maison Rouge. They live out their days in the meadows of the Jura mountains.

Nelson Mandela honoured in Bern

This content was published on Oct 15, 2008 The Nobel Peace Prize winner and veteran anti-Apartheid campaigner, who turned 90 years old this year, is revered around the world as a symbol of democracy and justice. “Life and Times of Nelson Mandela” is being presented by the South African embassy in Switzerland, in conjunction with the Political Forum of the Swiss Confederation and…

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Mathias Steinauer (1959). A portrait of the composer presenting recent works (1999-2006). The Basel Symphony Orchestra. Fritz Voegelin, conductor (a.o.).

This content was published on Oct 14, 2008 Night, Phantasms for Orchestra Basel Symphony Orchestra

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Calmy-Rey highlights Swiss mediation in Darfur

This content was published on Oct 14, 2008 Speaking at a foreign ministry annual conference in Bern, Calmy-Rey cited Swiss experts who were involved in advising rebel groups in Darfur. Despite the failure of the Abuja peace talks in 2006, Switzerland continues to be involved in the troubled Sudanese region, attempting an “innovative” solution, the foreign minister said. Bern is involved in building…

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