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Senate watchdog slams justice minister

This content was published on Jul 11, 2006 A report published on Tuesday sharply criticises Blocher for lying to the Senate, violating the two mens’ presumption of innocence and undermining the separation of state powers. In a speech in January Blocher, from the rightwing Swiss People’s Party, described two Albanian asylum seekers as “criminals having committed two murders”. But the two men in…

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Giovanni Lorenzo Gregori. Alessandro Stradella. Concerti Grossi. Capriccio Basel.

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s’Bescht s em Bündnerland.

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Schengen opens borders for foreigners in Switzerland

This content was published on Jul 10, 2006 The new rules will make life easier and cheaper for an estimated 500,000 non-EU nationals resident in Switzerland. Natives of the Balkans were among the first to take advantage of the eased restrictions, leaving Zurich by car on Monday armed with only their “B” or “C” permits and their passports. The new rules will be…

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Swiss press salute “deserving champions”

This content was published on Jul 10, 2006 France eventually lost 5-3 to Italy on penalties, but not before their talismanic captain had been sent off for inexplicably headbutting Marco Materazzi with ten minutes to go. Most front pages showed Italian players dancing in a shower of silver confetti as their captain, Fabio Cannavaro, held the Jules Rimet trophy aloft while fireworks lit…

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Federer remains number one on grass

This content was published on Jul 9, 2006 World number one Federer got even against the number two, ending a five-match losing streak to Nadal on Sunday to earn his fourth straight All-England Championship. The Spanish star had beaten Federer in four finals this year, including at the French Open last month, but couldn’t match him on the Swiss champion’s favourite surface. Not…

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Helping Iran tackle its drugs problem

This content was published on Jul 9, 2006 Switzerland has adopted a four-pillar strategy which includes therapy, prevention and treatment as well as harm reduction measures such as needle-exchange services and heroin-assisted treatments. Bijan Nassirimanesh is director of Persepolis, a non-governmental organisation that is pioneering new ways of dealing with drug addicts in Iran. Invited by Ambros Uchtenhagen, a leading Swiss specialist in…

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Athlete follows in Michael Jordan’s footsteps

This content was published on Jul 8, 2006 Having played in Switzerland, France and Italy, the 1.96m shooting guard will play for the Chicago Bulls next season, fulfilling a childhood dream and lending a touch of glamour to Swiss basketball. On June 28, the Swiss-born son of a black South African musician and a white Swiss artist was 13th choice at the annual…

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Sir Colin: Summer Parade

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