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Cricket on ice hits St Moritz for six

This content was published on Feb 8, 2006 The 1988 brainchild of a Swiss anglophile, the Cricket on Ice tournament has enticed teams from India, Hong Kong and South Africa to play in sub-zero temperatures. This year, the 17th time the tournament has been held, the Swiss side Winterthur Cricket Club lifted the trophy after a closely fought triangular contest against London club…

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Nepal election tensions affect Swiss aid

This content was published on Feb 8, 2006 Jörg Frieden, from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), said there was a climate of fear around the general strike and the municipal elections. Troops in Nepal were given orders to shoot anyone who tried to disrupt Wednesday’s municipal elections, while Maoist rebels have been involved in sporadic attacks to uphold the general…

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Fifa hands six-match penalty to Turkey

This content was published on Feb 7, 2006 The ruling, which includes a fine of SFr200,000 ($154,000), follows violence that marred the end of a World Cup play-off game in Istanbul between Turkey and Switzerland in November. A statement after a two-day meeting of Fifa’s disciplinary committee in Zurich said that two Turkish players, Alpay Özalan, and Emre Belozoglu, would be banned for…

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Swiss ethicists address religious outrage

This content was published on Feb 7, 2006 Reinhard Schulze, an expert on Islam, and Georg Pfleiderer, a theologian, call for the rapidly spreading religious rage to be contained. Muslim anger towards the publication of caricatures of their prophet, Mohammed, is becoming increasingly vocal and violent. Embassies and European Union institutions have been attacked and foreign flags set on fire. But now, after…

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Customs report a fall in drugs smuggling

This content was published on Feb 7, 2006 The most commonly smuggled items were food – mostly meat, cheese, fruit and vegetables, and alcohol. Swiss customs officers uncovered 3,192 cases of drug smuggling last year, 240 fewer than in the previous year, said the Customs Office on Tuesday. The overall volume of drugs seized also fell significantly. Cocaine seizures dropped 100kg to 167kg,…

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Ban on undesirables finds echo in court

This content was published on Feb 7, 2006 The court has thrown out a challenge to the law – in place in Bern since 1999 – brought by a group which was banned from parts of the Swiss capital for drunk and disorderly behaviour. St Gallen followed Bern on January 1 this year, imposing its own law which allows police to remove people…

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Notschtrom: Schära, Schtai, Papier

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Cartoonist urges calm over Mohammed images

This content was published on Feb 6, 2006 Chappatte says freedom of expression is something “visceral” but admits that it is now time for dialogue between the two sides rather than a debate on principles. The outcry among Muslims over the cartoons, which were republished in several European and Swiss newspapers last week, shows no sign of abating. On Monday at least four…

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Swiss court rejects Russian Yukos requests

This content was published on Feb 6, 2006 The Swiss Federal court upheld two complaints from a total of seven companies, stopping the release of bank records ordered by the Federal Prosecutor’s Office. The proceedings relate to funds of $48 million (SFr62 million) frozen in Swiss accounts connected to the Russian oil company. In three rulings last month, the court partly accepted appeals…

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Swiss fired up for Winter Olympics

This content was published on Feb 6, 2006 The Swiss Olympic Association expects the 130 athletes to win eight medals this year. Four years ago the Swiss team brought home 11 medals. Salt Lake City in Utah was a highpoint for Swiss winter sports, with medals in ski jumping, cross-country skiing, snowboard, curling, bobsleigh and bob skeleton. Apart from Simon Ammann, double Olympic…

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