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Swiss prepare for football showdown

This content was published on Nov 16, 2005 After beating their Turkish rivals 2-0 in the first leg of the playoffs at home on Saturday, the Swiss knew they were unlikely to receive a warm welcome when they arrived in Istanbul for the return match. As Swiss coach Köbi Kuhn and his players touched down in Turkey’s largest city, airport staff held up…

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Roche and Gilead end dispute over Tamiflu

This content was published on Nov 16, 2005 Gilead, which first developed the treatment, broke off its contract with Roche in June on the grounds that the Swiss firm was failing to market the drug properly. Under the terms of the new agreement, Roche and Gilead will establish a joint committee to oversee the coordination of global manufacturing, including negotiations to give third…

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Urban Spaces Quartet

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Turks add spice to life in Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 15, 2005 On a national and regional level, many residents of Turkish nationality have distinguished themselves on the Swiss stage – among them the star footballers Hakan Yakin and his brother Murat. Owing to injury, neither of the Yakin brothers will be among the Swiss 11 facing Turkey in the second leg of the playoffs in Istanbul…

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No charges to be brought in firefighter tragedy

This content was published on Nov 15, 2005 The men died when the roof of a carpark collapsed while they were dealing with a fire. The incident was the worst involving the emergency services in Swiss history. The prosecutor in canton Solothurn said on Tuesday that he would not be bringing charges against anyone in connection with the November 2004 tragedy in the…

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Fight against racism goes on

This content was published on Nov 15, 2005 The initiative funded 500 projects between 2001 and 2005 to the tune of SFr14.2 million ($10.8 million). From 2006 the government will spend SFr1.1 million annually on the fight against racism. Interior Minister Pascal Couchepin opened the conference in the presence of Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Alvaro Gil-Robles and United Nations Special…

Beethoven. Triple Concerto. Septet. Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich. David Zinman.

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Work begins on Euro 2008 stadium in Zurich

This content was published on Nov 15, 2005 As construction got underway on Tuesday, the city authorities said the renovated Letzigrund stadium would be ready in summer 2007, one year before the tournament begins. Switzerland and Austria are jointly hosting Euro 2008, the world’s third largest sporting event after the Olympic Games and the World Cup. As part of its winning bid to…

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Erinnerungen an Stanti Schönbächler.

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Furbaz: Weihnachten * Nadal * Christmas * Noël * Natale

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