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Kuhn targets knock-out stage of World Cup

This content was published on May 2, 2006 Expectations are high among fans that Switzerland can at least match the achievements of previous teams as the country prepares for its eighth appearance in the prestigious tournament. Switzerland reached the last 16 the last time they graced the World Cup finals in the United States in 1994, and advanced to the quarter-final stage three…

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Husband of murdered skier is main suspect

This content was published on May 1, 2006 The 33-year-old skier had recently separated from her private banker husband, who is still on the run and whom police describe as “armed and dangerous”. Rey-Bellet and her brother were murdered on Sunday night and their mother was seriously injured. Her father and two-year-old son were uninjured and are currently in a secure location. Rey-Bellet…

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Hundred Valley village reinvents itself

This content was published on May 1, 2006 The trip to Rasa begins in the region with the most enchanting of names; the Centovalli, the valley of the “hundred valleys”. We disembark from the train at the unmanned station in Verdasio for the last stage of the journey – a seven-minute high-wire act aboard a tiny gondola; its supporting cable the only thing…

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Hundred Valley village reinvents itself

This content was published on May 1, 2006 The trip to Rasa begins in the region with the most enchanting of names; the Centovalli, the valley of the “hundred valleys”. We disembark from the train at the unmanned station in Verdasio for the last stage of the journey – a seven-minute high-wire act aboard a tiny gondola; its supporting cable the only thing…

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Spanish favourites beaten in Tour de Romandie race

This content was published on Apr 30, 2006 The best placed Swiss was Alexandre Moos who finished eighth – the worst result for the host country for 15 years. Evans finished first in Sunday’s final 20.4km time trial through the streets of Lausanne with Belgium’s Leif Hoste, and American Bobby Julich coming in second and third respectively. Evans, a former mountain biker, is…

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Mister Switzerland studies business and likes wine

This content was published on Apr 30, 2006 Miguel San Juan is the first winner from the French-speaking part of Switzerland, where the current Miss Switzerland also comes from. The 27-year old from the village of Grolley, outside Fribourg, beat off competition from 15 other candidates to take the title of most handsome Swiss citizen. The prize is worth several tens of thousands…

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Anti-smoking campaign catches the eye

This content was published on Apr 29, 2006 The authorities also banned the use of the labels “light” or “mild” for tobacco products from May 1, marking the end of a transition period in place since November 2004. Campaigners hope the new regulations – alongside a regional smoking ban in restaurants – will boost efforts across the country. Apart from drastic warnings the…

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Watchdog demands insider trading crackdown

This content was published on Apr 27, 2006 The watchdog wants to remove a clause in the current law restricting prosecutions to mergers and acquisitions. This would allow criminal sanctions to be extended to abuse of information affecting profit warnings. Speaking at the annual SFBC conference in Bern on Thursday, chairman Eugen Haltiner said that unethical conduct in the market was “unacceptable”. “In…

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Geneva opens page on world of books

This content was published on Apr 27, 2006 The star attractions at the fair, which runs until May 1, include Algeria, Africa and the French region of Franche-Comté. For the past 20 years the Geneva book fair has been a spring fixture, surviving the advent of a rival event in Basel three years ago that drew away many Swiss-German exhibitors. This year’s main…

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