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Hingis risks losing “mystique” with comeback

This content was published on Nov 30, 2005 Michael Hasler said Hingis could struggle to compete with a new generation of players after three years out of the game. Hingis took tennis by storm by becoming the youngest player to top the world rankings at the age of 16 years and six months. But a serious foot injury forced her out of the…

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The Great Organ of the Church of Winterthur. Brahms. Rheinberger. Schumann. Reger. / Stefan Johannes Bleicher.

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Senate gives strong backing for swissinfo

This content was published on Nov 30, 2005 Discussions on the issue are set to continue in parliament, which hopes to wrap up the debate on an amended radio and television law during the current winter session. The Senate on Wednesday voted unanimously in favour of a proposal which would commit the federal authorities to providing at least 50 per cent of swissinfo’s…

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Hingis to return to professional tennis

This content was published on Nov 29, 2005 The 25-year-old Swiss retired in 2002 due to a persistent foot injury. She left the game having won five Grand Slam singles titles among her 76 WTA tour victories. “I was never happy my injuries cut my career short and ultimately forced my decision to step away from tennis,” the former Swiss star said in…

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Economic crime on the rise

This content was published on Nov 29, 2005 According to the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Global Economic Crime Survey, Swiss executives were more than twice as likely to be involved in crime as their counterparts abroad. Even though financial wrongdoing is increasing in Switzerland, the Swiss average is still below the worldwide figure of 45 per cent, said the auditing firm on Tuesday. PwC found…

Swiss audio-visual heritage to be preserved

This content was published on Nov 29, 2005 The money will enable the archive organisation Memoriav to continue its activities for another four years. Memoriav, an umbrella organisation for various national institutions, was set up in 1995 to promote the preservation of the country’s audio-visual heritage. The renewed funding was accepted by 131 votes to 23. The state already provided 84 per cent…

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Beethoven: The Middle String Quartets. Quatuor Sine Nomine.

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Grock’ Notes. Compositions de Grock.

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Ex-honorary consul convicted of visa fraud

This content was published on Nov 28, 2005 The Federal Criminal Court found the defendant guilty of falsifying visa application forms and charging over the odds for them. The judges found that the former honorary consul, Heinz Oskar Wieland, issued 134 visas illegally and pocketed SFr143,000 ($109,015) between 1999 and 2003. They also ordered him to pay nearly SFr130,000, including a refund and…

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Balkan migrants struggle to integrate

This content was published on Nov 28, 2005 Although respected in the past for being hard workers, their image in Switzerland has been tarnished by a small minority which is involved in crime and violence. At 213,900 people, migrants from Serbia and Montenegro make up the second largest group of foreigners after the Italians (312,000), according to statistics for 2003. But taken all…

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The Great Organ of the Church of Winterthur. Brahms. Rheinberger. Schumann. Reger. / Stefan Johannes Bleicher.

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