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Fifa backs down over book ban

This content was published on May 11, 2006 Zurich-based Fifa said on Thursday that it no longer opposed the publication and distribution of “Foul! The Secret World of Fifa: Bribes, Vote Rigging and Ticket Scandals”. Fifa obtained a provisional injunction against the book in a Zurich court on April 26, based on what it said were advance notices from the publishers and other…

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Fresh start

This content was published on May 11, 2006 Thirty years ago the abandoned village of Bordei in the Centovalli region of Ticino was rediscovered by some German-speaking Swiss. They restored the houses with the help of young people with behavioral problems. Today Bordei has become a rehabilitation centre for addicts. (Michele Andina, swissinfo.ch)

Kapellen Kappeler-Wachter-Zürcher: Gratwanderig.

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Forza! Forza! Hopp Schwiiz! Allez!Allez! The Official Football Hits of the Swiss National Team.

This content was published on May 11, 2006

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Return of syphilis prompts government action

This content was published on May 10, 2006 Earlier this year syphilis was reinstated on the list of notifiable diseases. Other STIs, such as gonorrhoea and chlamydia, are rising steadily after being in decline for much of the 1990s. “We are not surprised by the increase because similar patterns have been observed in other countries. But maybe the size of the increase is…

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Felix Weingartner: Symphony 3. Lustige Ouverture. Basel Symphony Orchestra, Marko Letonja.

This content was published on May 10, 2006

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Blaskapelle Rigispatzen Küssnacht: Ein halbes Jahrhundert.

This content was published on May 10, 2006

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“Big Ben” Roethlisberger comes home

This content was published on May 9, 2006 In his new role, Roethlisberger was invited to see his ancestral home for the first time by the organisers of the government-run campaign, Swiss Roots, designed to promote Swiss-American relations. The big day kicked off with a news conference called for 10am in a school gymnasium in the community of Lauperswil, which groups a handful…

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Resonances. Paul Sacher: Conductor and Advocate in Music.

This content was published on May 9, 2006

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Jodlerklub Wattwil: Toggeburger Stobete.

This content was published on May 9, 2006

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