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Sex scandal rocks Thun football club

This content was published on Nov 14, 2007 Sexual abuse in sport is a recurring problem, according to experts. There have been several cases of youth football trainers found guilty and similar problems in other sports such as ice hockey, athletics and swimming. The police, who began their investigations in September, took nine other men into custody. All those detained have been accused…

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Major magician

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Geneva authorities turn the screw on beggars

This content was published on Nov 13, 2007 The western Swiss city has seen the number of vagrants asking for money take off in recent months with the suspension of cantonal rules banning begging – a situation that could change if a new law is approved. “The idea is to make Geneva less attractive for beggars, most of them from Romania’s Roma community,”…

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Mozart. Requiem. Coro della radio svizzera. I Barocchisti. Diego Fasolis.

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Army rifle used in Islamic centre shooting

This content was published on Nov 13, 2007 The latest in a series of incidents involving army weapons – which all enlisted Swiss men have to keep at home with ammunition – will add fuel to the heated political debate over reforming the country’s gun laws. A 23-year-old local man, described by police as a practising Swiss Muslim, was detained on Monday night…

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Fisch im Trio. Live im Bird’s Eye.

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Study criticises security firms in Afghanistan

This content was published on Nov 13, 2007 The main problem is that “nobody guards the guardians”, says Susanne Schmeidl, co-author of “Private Security Companies and Local Populations: An exploratory study of Afghanistan and Angola”. The report, published on Monday by swisspeace, a Bern-based peace research institute, said the number of private security companies had risen steadily since US-led and Afghan forces overthrew…

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Federer not happy with form in Shanghai

This content was published on Nov 12, 2007 In an interview with swissinfo shortly before the three-set loss to Fernando Gonzalez, Federer criticised the busy men’s tournament schedule. Federer is eager to prove he’s not slipping after losing consecutive tennis matches for the first time in four-and-a-half years, but going into the match against Gonzalez, he admitted that “I am not entirely happy…

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A tale of two cities

This content was published on Nov 12, 2007 An office opened in Basel in 1998 to promote the integration of immigrants via a series of measures including language courses. The Basel model is considered the most advanced in Switzerland. In Geneva new immigrants can turn to several associations for assistance, but there is a lack of coordination. (TSR)

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