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Swissair

This content was published on Feb 28, 2007 Swissair was the former national airline of Switzerland, created in 1931. For nearly 71 years, it was known as the “Flying Bank” due to the financial stability of the airline. But a failed expansion strategy and the economic turndown led to the grounding of the airline in October 2001. It was kept alive until March…

Defendants cleared in al-Qaeda trial

This content was published on Feb 28, 2007 The citizens of Yemen, Somalia and Iraq had been accused of belonging to and supporting a criminal organisation. But experts had pointed out the lack of firm evidence in the case. The prosecution had demanded prison sentences of up to four-and-a-half years. The seven were alleged to have belonged to a criminal organisation run by…

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Carl Reinecke (1824-1910). Symphony no. 1. Violin Concerto. Romances. Ingolf Turban. Berner Symphonie-Orchester. Johannes Moesus, cond.

This content was published on Feb 28, 2007

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Folklores Suisses en Romandie.

This content was published on Feb 28, 2007

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Dave Ruosch Trio: Winky Tiddles

This content was published on Feb 27, 2007

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Federer beats Connors’ record

This content was published on Feb 26, 2007 The Basel-born player has held the top spot since February 2, 2004 – a total of 161 weeks. “It is a nice record to have,” said Federer, who extended his career high winning streak to 37 after beating Kristian Pless 7-6, 3-6, 6-3 on Monday in the first round of the Dubai Open. “I’ll definitely…

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Swiss observer of New York dies

This content was published on Feb 26, 2007 Federspiel had been missing since mid-January and his body was found on Sunday in the Rhine close to the border with France and Germany, said the Basel authorities. No cause of death was given and there were no outward signs of injury, said Klaus Mannhart, of the Basel safety department. The authorities believe the author…

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Geneva museum reforms Calvinist image

This content was published on Feb 26, 2007 But it is difficult to come away from Geneva’s award-winning International Museum of the Reformation without thinking that there was more to this man of God and letters than meets the eye. Housed in the Maison Mallet beside the city’s St Peter’s Cathedral where Calvin used to regale the faithful, the museum is the epitome…

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Bird flu “could return” to Switzerland

This content was published on Feb 26, 2007 Since then the Swiss have implemented a series of measures against bird flu and are carrying out wide-ranging surveillance. No cases of high-risk types of the virus have been recorded in Switzerland since October last year. On February 26, 2006 the first case of avian flu was confirmed in a wild duck at Lake Geneva.…

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Couchepin enters juvenile delinquent debate

This content was published on Feb 25, 2007 Speaking in the French-language newspaper, Le Matin Dimanche, Couchepin rejected a proposal to deport entire families if an under-age family member commits a serious crime. The minister for the centre-right Radical Party told the newspaper that he favoured deportation of foreign youths, but only when “serious crimes are committed”. But, he emphasised, their families should…

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