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“Spain wrote the summer’s fairytale”

This content was published on Jun 30, 2008 The Swiss press unanimously hailed the Spanish win as the fitting conclusion to a “perfect tournament”. “The best remain the best,” led Zurich’s Tages-Anzeiger newspaper in its commentary on Spain’s European championship victory. “They played from the first to the last day at a high level, the only team to not lose in six matches,…

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Olé Olé Olé

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Spain win Euro 2008!

This content was published on Jun 29, 2008 Fernando Torres finally lived up to his billing as one of the world’s great strikers on Sunday by scoring to make Spain the champions of Europe. Torres, who had been overshadowed by teammate David Villa all tournament, scored in the 33rd minute of the final to topple the three-time European champions and earn his nation’s…

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Lucerne resounds to the sound of yodelling

This content was published on Jun 29, 2008 Helped by the sunny weather, the number of participants and spectators set a new record at the federal yodel festival, which is held every three years in a different town. Finance Minister Hans-Rudolf Merz was among the guests at the official ceremony at the beginning of the third and final day of the Federal Yodelling…

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UN climate chief warns of leadership vacuum

This content was published on Jun 29, 2008 Yvo de Boer, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, told swissinfo he was disappointed with the slow pace of progress towards a new climate deal and said clarity was needed on mid-term targets. De Boer is entrusted with helping the world’s governments move beyond the Kyoto Protocol and agree on…

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Schmid praises Euro “football festival”

This content was published on Jun 29, 2008 “Switzerland on its own could not have hosted an event of this magnitude,” he told a media conference in Vienna organised by Uefa. The two countries had profited from each other’s experience and tackled any problems jointly, he said. The partnership paid off and everyone enjoyed an “thrilling football festival”. In an interview with the…

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German-Spanish final caps Euro 2008

This content was published on Jun 29, 2008 Specialists see it as an opposition of styles, between the creativity of the Spaniards and the relentless realism of the Germans. “We have reached the final, that’s all well and good, but now we have to win it,” said Spanish coach Luis Aragones, summing up the situation in one sentence. One of his star strikers,…

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Marc Forster gets Swiss citizenship

This content was published on Jun 28, 2008 Forster was congratulated by Environment Minister Moritz Leuenberger – the first time a Swiss minister has attended such an event. “We are mentally patting ourselves on the back, feeling that we are somehow partially responsible for such world wide successes as The Kite Runner, or Neverland,” Leuenberger said in his speech. Forster was born in…

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Watch town wins heritage prize

This content was published on Jun 28, 2008 The award is made annually by the Swiss Heritage Society (SHS) to a town or village in recognition of successful town planning developments. SHS president Philippe Biéler praised Grenchen in particular for its thoughtful renovation of several of its post-war buildings, and to the way it had enhanced its streets and squares. In accepting the…

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