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“We must not put China on trial”

This content was published on Aug 7, 2008 He told swissinfo he believed that while human rights in China are improving, the government would operate on its own terms despite its engagement with – and criticism from – the West. Couchepin was speaking after three days of talks in Vietnam where he held talks with his Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyen Minh Triet, government ministers…

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FC Basel move on in Champions League

This content was published on Aug 7, 2008 They won Wednesday’s second round return match against Sweden’s top team Gothenburg 4-2 (5-3 on aggregate) and will face Vitória Guimarães of Portugal next week. Basel came back from 1-2 behind after less than an hour of play at the St Jakob’s Park stadium with two goals by Ergic and one by Chipperfield. The first…

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Federer gets “dangerous” Olympic draw

This content was published on Aug 7, 2008 Spanish rival Rafael Nadal, who will replace Federer at the top of the world rankings in the week after the Olympics, could face a difficult second-round match in the draw announced on Thursday. Nadal drew Italy’s Potito Starace in the first round, but the 2008 Wimbledon and French Open champion could meet former world No.…

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Zuberbühler joins English Premier League club

This content was published on Aug 7, 2008 The 37-year-old keeper is one of several Swiss players active in England’s top flight football. Fulham FC have signed veteran Swiss goalkeeper Pascal Zuberbühler, on a one-year contract. Zuberbühler will be the number-two keeper of the London club side. It is his second stint with an English club after a spell with West Bromwich in…

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Food and beverage sales feed Nestlé profit

This content was published on Aug 7, 2008 The result, the Vevey-based food giant said on Thursday, represented a 6.1 per cent increase in profits and a 3.8 per cent increase in revenues compared with the same period last year. “These figures build on the strong momentum gathered from last year’s milestone results,” Paul Bulcke, Nestlé’s new chief executive officer, said. Sales from…

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Baby names get shorter – and sweeter?

This content was published on Aug 6, 2008 One noticeable trend is the gradual shrinking of boys’ and girls’ names in Switzerland from an average of 6.0 and 6.3 letters respectively in 1999 to 5.7 and 5.9 letters in 2007. Last year the births of 36,310 girls and 38,184 boys were recorded in Switzerland, launching 74,494 sets of parents on the search for…

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Hitzfeld picks four newcomers in first squad

This content was published on Aug 6, 2008 The former Bayern Munich coach gave first call-ups on Wednesday to midfielders Almen Abdi of FC Zurich and Aarau’s Sandro Burki, defender Alain Nef of Udinese, and Basel’s teenage striker Valentin Stocker. Veteran striker Hakan Yakin was also chosen in the 22-man squad despite leaving Europe last month to play for Qatar’s champion club Al-Gharafa.…

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Cyclist’s Olympic dream comes to premature end

This content was published on Aug 6, 2008 Michael Albasini fell during training in Beijing on Tuesday and suffered multiple fractures of his left collarbone, according to the Swiss Olympic team. Albasini, 27, was to be flown back to Switzerland for an operation, the Olympic committee said. A replacement would not be named because there was not time for a rider to acclimatise…

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Expatriate group opposes Swiss Review cuts

This content was published on Aug 6, 2008 The Organisation of Swiss Abroad (OSA), which represents over 750 expatriate associations, is opposing the reduction – from SFr1.8 million ($1.71 million) to SFr1.3 million – scheduled to come into effect at the beginning of 2009. The trimming of the five-language publication was primarily driven by the need to save money, foreign ministry spokesman Lars…

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ArteBregaglia

This content was published on Aug 6, 2008 The Bregaglia valley is usually perceived as a transit region between the urban centre of Milan and mountain resort of St Moritz. A number of artists who visited and explored the valley have put their works on display in an open-air exhibition which runs until September 21. (pictures: ArteBregaglia)

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