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Federer-Nadal rivalry is the draw at US Open

This content was published on Aug 26, 2007 The world number one will also be returning to New York looking to increase his dominance of the sport and overcome his Spanish rival Rafael Nadal in what could be nothing less than a Grand Slam tiebreaker. Federer has won the past three championships at Flushing Meadows, part of his haul of 11 Grand Slam…

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Geneva: Protestant in mind but not in body

This content was published on Aug 26, 2007 Catholics now outnumber them more than two to one, but this does not stop many from claiming that Geneva remains Protestant at heart. “I think the influence of the Reformed Protestants still has a very important place in Geneva,” says Isabelle Graesslé, director of Geneva’s International Museum of the Reformation. “Of course the statistics show…

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Big strong men fight in the sawdust

This content was published on Aug 25, 2007 It was finally Jörg Abderhalden who took the honours on Sunday for the third time at the Federal Wrestling Festival, but his win was overshadowed by the sudden death of one of the competitors the day before. It’s hard to find an event with more tradition in Switzerland. The festival started early on Saturday, the…

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Röthlin grabs bronze at world championships

This content was published on Aug 25, 2007 The fast-finishing Swiss took bronze on Saturday in two hours 17 minutes and 25 seconds behind winner Luke Kibet of Kenya and Qatar’s Mubarak Hassan Shami. Röthlin’s medal came thanks a huge effort over the last two kilometres of the race, when he passed three other runners to finish just seven seconds behind Shami. Shortly…

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Tuberculosis risk refugees to be x-rayed

This content was published on Aug 24, 2007 The temporary measure is to be introduced following concerns over two cases of drug resistant TB among refugees in Switzerland. Swiss authorities abolished mandatory x-rays for asylum seekers at the country’s borders in 2006 on cost grounds. These tests were replaced by individual health evaluations and check-ups. But Swiss cantons have sounded the alarm after…

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Religious music from Switzerland

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Finding my religion

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Switzerland’s changing religious landscape

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Boom makes Swiss optimistic about future

This content was published on Aug 24, 2007 The Security 2007 survey, published by Zurich’s Federal Institute of Technology, also found that the Swiss are less afraid of a terrorist attack than they were last year. The key findings of the annual study presents a general mood of optimism among the population. According to the institute’s Centre for Security Studies (CSS), 79 per…

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