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Swiss football seeks the limelight

This content was published on Jul 18, 2007 New stadiums, greater television coverage and Switzerland’s co-hosting of Euro 2008 at the end of the season are all cited as factors that could help bring Swiss domestic football out of the shadows of its European neighbours. “Football nation Switzerland” was the upbeat headline in a recent Blick editorial as the Swiss tabloid looked ahead…

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Service commemorates death of Swiss soldiers

This content was published on Jul 17, 2007 At a news conference afterwards, one of the eight survivors said he had noticed nothing of an avalanche – thought to have been the cause of the accident – and had slipped because the climber in front had fallen on him. All the rope teams then fell, but the two at the rear managed to…

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Emerson all set to be overtaken by Federer

This content was published on Jul 17, 2007 But Federer’s hard-fought victory over Spain’s Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon has prompted many commentators to wonder if the Swiss champion’s days at the top are numbered. The 70-year-old Australian, who won titles at all four grand slam events back in the days before professionals were allowed to take part, is convinced that the Swiss will…

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In Zurich no one can hear you scream

This content was published on Jul 16, 2007 swissinfo visited Giger, a modern-day Hieronymus Bosch, at his Zurich home to discuss his early influences and the new exhibition. The “Beware of the dog” plaque on the Swiss horrormeister’s front door sounds very ominous. Suddenly the door opens, a cat creeps out and a white-haired old man dressed in black beckons me in. “Sorry…

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Zurich introduces “Muslim friendliness” check

This content was published on Jul 16, 2007 The cantonal authorities commissioned the fact-finding study to provide a more solid foundation for an ongoing political debate on how Muslims practise their religion in Zurich. The Zurich chapter of the rightwing Swiss People’s Party put forward a motion last August calling for a ban on the construction of “provocative” minaret towers on Muslim centres…

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Swiss want tougher measures on youth violence

This content was published on Jul 15, 2007 Experts however are not so sure. A professor of education at Zurich University believes such thinking is “misguided” and that “it is a mistake to think that discipline creates quality”. A survey published in three Swiss newspapers on Sunday revealed that 71 per cent of respondents believed young people in Switzerland were more aggressive today…

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Army criticised over fatal avalanche accident

This content was published on Jul 13, 2007 Questions have been raised about whether the risks were underestimated. The army says that the men, from the Mountain Specialists Division, were well trained and equipped. The accident happened at 10am local time on Thursday morning as the troops were taking part in an exercise on the southwest flank of the Jungfrau peak in the…

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Swiss Christians criticise Pope

This content was published on Jul 12, 2007 A 16-page document by the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith released this week stated that other Christian communities were either at fault or not true churches and that Catholicism was the only true path to salvation. The head of the Swiss Bishops Conference, Kurt Koch, did not try to downplay the content…

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