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Swiss captain shown red card

This content was published on Mar 8, 2007 Kuhn’s decision comes 15 months before Euro 2008, which is being co-hosted by Switzerland and Austria. Kuhn phoned Vogel, a midfielder for Spanish side Real Betis, on Wednesday but the news was only made known on Thursday – Vogel’s 30th birthday. Vogel, expecting birthday greetings from Kuhn, was instead told that he was being omitted…

Travel industry heats up

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Unicef calls for ban on female circumcision

This content was published on Mar 7, 2007 Female mutilation is not limited to Africa, with doctors in Switzerland reporting an increasing number of mutilated girls and women as patients, as a result of migration. During a day of action to mark International Women’s Day on Thursday, Unicef will demand the introduction of legislation to prohibit the practice. Around 130 million women are…

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European football boss faces up to challenges

This content was published on Mar 7, 2007 The former French team captain talks about how violence and scandals are affecting the sport, and the need to give football back its values. He also looks forward to the Euro 2008 championships, being jointly hosted by Switzerland and Austria. Platini, one of the most famous footballers in the 1980s, considers how to improve relations…

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Charges issued against former Fifa partner

This content was published on Mar 7, 2007 Marc von Dach, prosecutor for the canton of Zug – where ISL/ISMM was based – said charges against those allegedly responsible for the group’s demise in 2001 included embezzlement and fraud. Von Dach told the Associated Press news agency that the indictment solely concerned employees at the International Sport and Leisure (ISL) agency and its…

History

Amish Songs. Amische Lieder.

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Sale of Swiss churches not blessed by all

This content was published on Mar 7, 2007 But the Catholics and Protestants – the country’s largest religious denominations – go about it in rather different ways. “Welcome to my new house,” says Philippe Saltarski, with a big smile, as he shows off his home in Le Locle, near Neuchâtel. Traces of its past are still much in evidence. In between a perilously…

Culture

The tuba as a solo instrument. Musik für Tuba aus der Schweiz. David LeClair, tuba. Nadia Carboni, piano.

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Saumchörli Herisau: E’ fröhlichs Gmüet.

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