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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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Mystery painting goes on show

This content was published on Apr 29, 2008 The canvas, Landscape in Ticino, featured in the catalogue but it was not on display when the exhibition opened on April 9. Mystery still surrounds its disappearance and recovery. The alleged theft emerged in March when the transport company went to the collector’s house to fetch the picture for the exhibition, and was told that…

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Uefa prepares Euro 2008 tickets

This content was published on Apr 28, 2008 Uefa said that everyone with group match tickets for the championships – hosted by Switzerland and Austria – would receive them two weeks before the opening game in Basel on June 7. It added that those visitors with “Follow My Team Tournament” tickets for the knockout stage would receive vouchers to be exchanged for match…

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Senate approves EU labour deal

This content was published on Apr 28, 2008 The accord on the free movement of people is a key element of a first set of bilateral treaties with Brussels which came into force six years ago. Speakers said the deal, which still has to be debated by the other parliamentary chamber, the House of Representatives, had contributed to the upswing in the Swiss…

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Perishing parish leads to best doc prize

This content was published on Apr 28, 2008 The film chronicles the struggle of the predominantly black St Augustine Church in New Orleans to stay open following Hurricane Katrina, as the city’s archdiocese works to close it down. Variety, the influential United States magazine, has called it a “broad indictment of the heavy-handed decision-making by [New Orleans] outsiders”. The documentary’s producer, Peter Entell,…

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“Spoilt brat” exploits new eating trend

This content was published on Apr 28, 2008 Wagamama, a Japanese word for wilful child, has enjoyed runaway success in several countries, and aims to expand its operations to several restaurants in Switzerland in the coming years. The chain is loosely based on Japanese ramen noodle bars and targets young “cash rich, time poor” professionals with quick service and an informal setting. It…

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Culture of fear blamed for Zurich air crash

This content was published on Apr 28, 2008 The airline’s founder, Moritz Suter, and its head at the time, André Dosé, are to face charges of negligent homicide and bodily injury caused by negligence at a trial opening on May 5. Both defendants have always maintained their innocence. A Crossair plane with 33 people on board flying from Berlin to Zurich crashed into…

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Taking the plunge

This content was published on Apr 28, 2008 The “Lust for the Lake” exhibition at the Lucerne Museum of History shows how lake bathing in the area changed from being a way of keeping clean to a popular hobby and fashionable social event. Included are many original photos from the earliest public baths, as well as posters (all Lucerne Museum of History).

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This content was published on Apr 28, 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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