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Interlaken stays in the adrenalin business

This content was published on Jul 28, 2008 An epidemic of sorts in Europe’s so-called adventure capital. It is all relatively safe, of course – for each blood-curdling scream and the accompanying adrenaline rush, there is a bungee cord, parachute or helmet. And almost certainly large chunks of tourist money are invested in the experience. Some of the continent’s more breathtaking vistas, an…

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Carlos Sastre wins Tour de France

This content was published on Jul 27, 2008 Sastre held onto his 65-second lead over Cadel Evans of Australia, one of the narrowest victories in the 105-year-old race. Sunday’s 21st and final stage was won by Gert Steegmans. The 33-year-old Spanish tour winner completed the 3,559km race in 87h 52′ 52″. The 143km trek from Etampes to the Champs-Elysées was largely ceremonial after…

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Paléo to end with a bang

This content was published on Jul 27, 2008 The sold-out festival, at Nyon on the shores of Lake Geneva, attracted around 225,000 music lovers – 37,000 for the six nights. Although the Paléo this year featured top international names such as French-born alternative rocker Manu Chao and Lebanese-born singer Mika, the proportion of Swiss in the audience from the German-speaking part of the…

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Blue Balls Festival heats up

This content was published on Jul 27, 2008 The nine-day festival, which started on July 18, attracted 100,000 blues and jazz, as well as world music, rock and pop lovers to around 100 shows at several locations around Lucerne and its lake. Among those in the international line-up this year were singers k.d. lang, Macy Gray and Beverley Knight, as well as the…

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Cancellara boosts confidence ahead of Beijing

This content was published on Jul 26, 2008 Carlos Sastre closed in on victory in this year’s Tour de France by retaining the overall lead after the 53-kilometre race against the clock. The 33-year-old Spaniard held off his top rivals by slightly more than a minute in the 20th stage from Cerilly to Saint-Amand-Montrond that was won by Stefan Schumacher of Germany. Schumacher…

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Army chief falls but defence minister to stay

This content was published on Jul 25, 2008 A statement released by Nef’s lawyers came as the chief commander and Defence Minister Samuel Schmid took part in a hearing by the two parliamentary security committees on Friday. The main political parties welcomed Nef’s offer but some of them continue to put pressure on Defence Minister Schmid to step down. The security committee of…

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Eking out a living on the lake of Biel

This content was published on Jul 25, 2008 Eking out a living on the lake of Biel.

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Colombia seeks to question Swiss mediator

This content was published on Jul 25, 2008 Gontard and the Swiss foreign ministry have rejected the claim, which dates back to the 2001 release of two employees of Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis who had been kidnapped by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc). The Colombian government has accused Gontard of carrying $500,000 (SFr503,000) for the Farc. The Colombian public prosecutor told…

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Private matters lead to army chief’s public fall

This content was published on Jul 25, 2008 A statement released by Nef’s lawyers came as the chief commander took part in a hearing by the two parliamentary security committees on Friday. The main political parties welcomed Nef’s offer but some of them continue to call for the Defence Minister Samuel Schmid to step down. For his part, Schmid called Nef’s resignation regrettable.…

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