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Jodlerklub Wiesenberg: Mey Freyd.

This content was published on Dec 30, 2006

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Saddam death draws mixed reactions

This content was published on Dec 30, 2006 Switzerland, like a number of other European countries, condemned the serious crimes committed by Saddam Hussein, but disapproved of the use of the death penalty, calling it “unjustifiable”. The former Iraqi president, who was captured in December 2003 by American soldiers, was hanged at dawn on Saturday in northern Baghdad following his conviction by an…

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Key moments

This content was published on Dec 29, 2006

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“Smoking ban” chosen as Word of the Year

This content was published on Dec 29, 2006 “Our choice is an attempt to capture and reflect the year,” jury-member Paul Schneeberger, a journalist at the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ), told swissinfo. Smoking – or lack of it – has been a hot topic in Switzerland this year. In March, voters in the southern canton of Ticino overwhelmingly approved a ban on smoking…

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Gay marriage

This content was published on Dec 28, 2006

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Asylum poll and CIA jails mark political year

This content was published on Dec 28, 2006 Senator Dick Marty, who investigated illegal CIA prisons in Europe, was one Swiss politician who was in the international spotlight in 2006. The votes on tightening Swiss laws on asylum and further limiting immigration, particularly for people from outside the EU and the European Free Trade Association (Efta), were arguably among the most emotionally fraught…

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Motek: Urban

This content was published on Dec 27, 2006

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Horejodler Diemtigtal: Mi Boum.

This content was published on Dec 27, 2006

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Ice hockey tops holiday sports agenda

This content was published on Dec 26, 2006 HC Davos, which has won the tournament a record 12 times, and three of the past six years, got off to a flying start, defeating Eisbären Berlin 4-1 in the opener. Every year, between Christmas and New Year, the organisers invite three of Europe’s top club teams – as well as a selection of Canadian…

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Jodlerklub Wiesenberg: Mey Freyd.

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