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England’s Euro 2008 hopes shattered by Croatia

This content was published on Nov 21, 2007 The English lost 3-2 to Croatia at home in their last match of the qualifying round. Russia, Sweden, Portugal and Turkey clinched the remaining places at the Euro 2008 finals. Kranjčar and Olić scored for Croatia in the first half of the match at London’s rebuilt Wembley stadium on Wednesday. But England came back with…

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Swiss pull military staff out of Afghanistan

This content was published on Nov 21, 2007 Defence Ministry Samuel Schmid said he had taken the decision for security reasons. Two army officers, currently working with a German team in the northeastern Kunduz province, will return home by March next year. The Isaf mission had become a peace enforcement operation rather than a peacekeeping duty, Schmid said. “The Swiss officers haven’t been…

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Swiss firm fined over oil-for-food kickbacks

This content was published on Nov 21, 2007 Authorities in Switzerland are pursuing numerous Swiss companies in relation to corrupt payments under the United Nations (UN) oil-for-food programme. At the beginning of this year, legal proceedings were underway against 33 Swiss firms, but the Swiss Prosecutor’s Office did not wish to comment on the status of these cases on Wednesday. The charges include…

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Bconnected: Tabula Rasa

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AndaRojo: Desert

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Rare Armenian manuscripts dazzle and delight

This content was published on Nov 21, 2007 The documents of great cultural importance reveal how ancient and medieval Armenian literature was dominated by both Christian thought and scientific curiosity. “This exhibition is truly unique,” said exhibition curator Valentina Calzolari. “It’s the first time that Armenian manuscripts, a majority of which come from Armenia’s famous library, the Matenadaran, have ever been shown in…

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Swiss lose in disappointing Nigeria friendly

This content was published on Nov 20, 2007 Tuesday’s defeat in Zurich – their fifth in ten games this year as part of preparations for Euro 2008 – leaves question marks for the Swiss side 200 days before the tournament kicks off in Basel. The Swiss, who were missing a number of key players through injury including Alexander Frei, Marco Streller and Philippe…

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swissinfo – About us – Activities swiss satellite radio

This content was published on Nov 20, 2007 Swiss Satellite Radio produces three specialist music programmes: Radio Swiss Classic, Radio Swiss Jazz and Radio Swiss Pop.

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swissinfo and Switzerland’s changing religious landscape

This content was published on Nov 20, 2007 Bern, 4 September 2007 Fewer and fewer people adhere to organised religion in the western world. Switzerland is no exception, with a rising number claiming to have no religious affiliation. But although church attendance is falling, religion has become a factor ahead of the federal elections, especially with an increasingly large and more visible Muslim…

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Aids cases drop mainly due to poor data

This content was published on Nov 20, 2007 The revised estimates on HIV in India account for a large part of the decrease. The Swiss health authorities say the downward revision was to be expected. The UN Aids agency admitted it overestimated how many people were infected with the incurable virus, and said better methods of collecting data showed it was not quite…

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