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Goal!

This content was published on Apr 30, 2008 The Fifa laws on football say: “Goals must be placed on the centre of each goal line. They consist of two upright posts… joined at the top by a horizontal crossbar. The distance between the posts is 7.32 m and the distance from the lower edge of the crossbar to the ground is 2.44m.” (Photographs…

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Glass from the Glasi keeps a tradition alive

This content was published on Apr 30, 2008 The proof is that almost three out of four people recognise the name and praise the quality of the small company’s products, according to a survey carried out on the image of Swiss firms. The factory – affectionately called the Glasi – has been making glass in the village of Hergiswil near Lucerne in central…

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Andy Scherrer Special Sextet Feat. Bill Carrothers: Wrong Is Right

This content was published on Apr 30, 2008

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Father of LSD takes final trip

This content was published on Apr 30, 2008 Albert Hofmann, the Swiss scientist who discovered the hallucinogenic drug LSD, has died at his home near Basel aged 102.

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Danke Ruedi! 30 Jahre Schacher Seppli.

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Geneva – the Protestant Rome

This content was published on Apr 30, 2008 A city of contrasts, it is undeniably the most cosmopolitan of all Swiss towns. Geneva is host to 22 international organisations, including the United Nations’ European headquarters, 180 non-governmental organisations and 150 diplomatic missions. This all adds to the city’s international flavour, with citizens from 180 nations making up 45 per cent of the population.…

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Viva La Grischa! Ländlerkapelle Grischuna und prominente Gastmusikanten interpretieren Bündner Volkstänze.

This content was published on Apr 30, 2008

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Crackdown on illegal Euro 2008 ticket sales

This content was published on Apr 29, 2008 European football’s governing body says it has already fined hundreds of people up to €5,000 (SFr8,055) for illegally reselling their tickets, which started to be printed and distributed this week. Numerous websites are selling tickets for Euro 2008 games in Switzerland and Austria, with prices for the opening match starting at $1,000 (SFr1,038) and the…

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Chinese snub Amnesty human rights petition

This content was published on Apr 29, 2008 The embassy refused to open its doors to receive the petition on Tuesday and nearly 25,000 signatures were instead left in boxes outside the compound. The petition called for urgent steps to improve human rights before the launch of the Olympic Summer Games in Beijing in August. Daniel Bolomey, secretary-general of the Swiss section of…

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Goal!

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Glass from the Glasi keeps a tradition alive

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Andy Scherrer Special Sextet Feat. Bill Carrothers: Wrong Is Right

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Father of LSD takes final trip

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Danke Ruedi! 30 Jahre Schacher Seppli.

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Geneva – the Protestant Rome

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Viva La Grischa! Ländlerkapelle Grischuna und prominente Gastmusikanten interpretieren Bündner Volkstänze.

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Crackdown on illegal Euro 2008 ticket sales

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Chinese snub Amnesty human rights petition

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