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Air force chief resigns

This content was published on Jun 20, 2008 Ronald Nef, chief of the country’s armed forces, told a news conference in Bern on Friday afternoon that the resignation was immediate. No successor was announced. A statement released by the armed forces said that Knutti would be replaced in the interim by Markus Gygax. The June 12 accident on the River Kandar in canton…

Penalty simulator raises bar for goalkeepers

This content was published on Jun 20, 2008 But researchers at the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich claim to have evened the odds for goalkeepers with a virtual spot-kick simulator that tests their reactions and nerves under big match conditions. In professional football it takes just half a second for the ball to hit the back of the net after being kicked.…

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Zurich court backs Swissair acquittal

This content was published on Jun 20, 2008 The court also ruled that the 62-year-old Corti would receive compensation of legal costs totalling SFr697,711 ($674,442). Canton Neuchâtel, the state of Belgium and two Belgian government-owned companies launched the appeal. Proceedings began on June 13. Corti had along with 18 others faced charges of mismanagement and fraud. His statements to a SAirGroup general meeting…

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George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band: Why Not? – Pourqoi pas?

This content was published on Jun 20, 2008

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Confronting Vallorbe’s asylum culture shock

This content was published on Jun 20, 2008 The town’s asylum centre last weekend opened its doors to the public as part of a series of measures to ease tensions in the local population. Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf was among the visitors. Vallorbe is home to one of four asylum registration centres in Switzerland, together with Basel, Kreuzlingen and Chiasso. Its 200 asylum…

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The Dutch party is over

This content was published on Jun 20, 2008 (Pictures: Christoph Balsiger, swissinfo)

Passports and art at the airport

This content was published on Jun 20, 2008 New arrivals may be confronted with a security officer doing yoga or with art works telling them “it’s ok, stay calm” around passport control. The airport is just one of three locations for “Shifting Identities – [Swiss] art now”, a major new exhibition of Swiss and international contemporary art by Zurich’s Kunsthaus Fine Arts Museum.…

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Spam and suspected porn cases on the rise

This content was published on Jun 20, 2008 The cyber crime coordination unit at the Federal Police Office said the rise is the result of a wave of spam emails targeting online banking systems in the country. The second biggest contributing factor was cases of suspected internet child pornography. In total, more than 10,000 cases were reported and 734 dossiers were sent on…

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Swiss TV uses Nazi lyrics for German national anthem

This content was published on Jun 20, 2008 Swiss national broadcaster SBC, swissinfo’s parent company, turned back time on June 16 when it offered “alternative” subtitles to Germany’s national anthem. The version mistakenly included the “Deutschland, Deutschland über alles” first verse ignored since the fall of the Third Reich. The faux pas occurred during the channel’s live coverage of Austria against Germany at…

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Exploring football’s “grey area”

This content was published on Jun 20, 2008 The visitor is welcomed in semi-darkness by a collection of figures that evoke both football and society, from Fifa “pope” Sepp Blatter to hoodlums and gladiators. The figurines were made in Abidjan, the largest city in the Ivory Coast, which provides international football with many players but also sees many of its children lose their…

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