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Catching the drugs cheats

This content was published on Jul 24, 2008 The riots in Tibet and the earthquake in Sichuan province have meant that in the run-up to the Olympic Games in Beijing the spotlight has been on human rights and emergency aid – not on doping. Nevertheless, several experts have expressed fears about the possibility of Chinese athletes resorting to doping in a bid to…

Scout summer camp

This content was published on Jul 24, 2008 Pictures by scout members Pascha, Fiori, Isatis, Joch, Sansi, Blitz and many others.

Habsburg Year

This content was published on Jul 24, 2008 Despite losing nearly all their lands in Switzerland by the early 15th century, the Habsburg presence is still evident.

Serious offences defy downward crime trend

This content was published on Jul 24, 2008 Of the 279,274 offences recorded last year – down more than three per cent over 2006 – nearly 240,000 were theft-related. More than half of all suspects were foreigners, 72 per cent of whom were resident in Switzerland. The number of rapes – 648 – followed the trend of increasing violent crime; the total number…

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Gaddafi’s revenge riles Swiss press

This content was published on Jul 24, 2008 The newspapers have taken the opportunity to look at the nature of the Libyan regime – and Moammar Gaddafi’s system of government is shown in a bad light. The Swiss foreign ministry reported on Wednesday that Libya had taken “worrying retaliatory measures”, including the closure of Swiss businesses in the country and the detention of…

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ABB bottom line up by over one third

This content was published on Jul 24, 2008 The company’s bottom line rose to $975 million (SFr1.01 billion), it said on Thursday, having taken advantage of strong global demand for power generation infrastructure. The group is benefiting as Europe and the United States replace ageing power systems, while rapid economic growth in emerging economies is forcing countries such as India and China to…

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Federer goes down in Toronto

This content was published on Jul 24, 2008 Back on court for the first time since his epic loss to Spain’s Rafael Nadal in the Wimbledon final, Federer was beaten 2-6, 7-5, 6-4. His number one ranking is now under serious threat from Nadal, who beat American qualifier Jesse Levine 6-4 6-2. Federer, a finalist last year and a winner of the tournament…

Old pictures, new stories

This content was published on Jul 23, 2008 Arthur Zeller (1881-1931) was a farmer and cow breeder but his true passion was photography. From 1900 to 1930 he crisscrossed Bern’s Simmental to record the lives and landscapes of the area. He left behind a collection of 6,000 glass-plate negatives, stored almost unprotected in a laundry. A unique archive that has finally been made…

Swiss send small delegation to Summer Olympics

This content was published on Jul 22, 2008 Among 82 men and women are five medal hopes, including cycling time trial specialist Fabian Cancellara, marathon runner Viktor Röthlin, swimmer Flavia Rigamonti as well as tennis star Roger Federer and Sergei Aschwanden in judo. The Swiss athletes are taking part in 17 different Olympic disciplines ranging from athletics and badminton to horse show jumping,…

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Farmers voice concern over WTO talks in Geneva

This content was published on Jul 22, 2008 A declaration by farmers’ representatives from various countries was published in the Swiss city of Geneva as negotiations continued on achieving a global trade agreement. The Swiss Farmers Association said moves towards further liberalisation were failing to solve the global food crisis and were worsening environmental problems. The declaration said only major exporting countries, including…

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