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Skyguide murder trial begins

This content was published on Oct 25, 2005 The victim was on duty during a mid-air collision between two jets in Swiss airspace in 2002 in which the defendant’s wife and two children died. Vitaly Kaloyev faces between five to 20 years in prison if found guilty of premeditated killing. Swiss law ranks the charge behind murder but ahead of manslaughter. The victim,…

Ländlertrio Chuchirascht Illgau, Schwyz: Illgauer Bärgluft.

This content was published on Oct 25, 2005

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Call for corporal punishment to be banned

This content was published on Oct 25, 2005 The measures are part of a series of proposals aimed at preventing child abuse. They were put forward by the Centre for Family Affairs unit – part of the Federal Social Insurance Office – in a report issued on Tuesday. In a statement, the experts said that child abuse was a problem which concerned all…

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Tecchler Trio. Tchaikovsky: Trio in a minor, op. 50. Ravel: Trio pour Piano, Violon et Violoncelle.

This content was published on Oct 25, 2005

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Wild Swiss returns from exile

This content was published on Oct 25, 2005 Painter Johann Heinrich Füssli earned the tag of “The Wild Swiss” after being forced to flee his native Zurich to live in exile in London, where he shocked high society with his daring pictures. The Kunsthaus art gallery has brought together a comprehensive collection of his finest paintings from the Romantic Movement and rare sketches…

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Zäch wins prison reprieve

This content was published on Oct 24, 2005 The doctor and former parliamentarian was handed a two-year jail sentence in 2003, after being found guilty of mismanaging the foundation’s funds. Announcing its verdict in Basel on Monday, the court said that Zäch had misappropriated donations to his foundation worth SFr400,000 ($310,000). He was also found guilty of embezzling nearly SFr240,000 from the Swiss…

Saint Nicolas comes to Fribourg town

This content was published on Oct 24, 2005 The parade has been held every year without interruption since its inception in 1906. The two days of festivities will commence on December 2 with an evening concert at the college church. Thousands of people are expected to flock into the city the next afternoon, where they will await the arrival of St Nicolas. Riding…

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Sunday should remain a day of rest

This content was published on Oct 24, 2005 Catholics and Protestants alike say the measure, if approved, would sound the death knell for family life and would pave the way for extending opening hours across the country. Wolfgang Bürgstein, general secretary of the Catholic Church’s advisory commission, Justitia et Pax, said that Sunday workers were the big losers in the equation. “Those who…

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Revenge for Davenport as she wins Swiss crown

This content was published on Oct 23, 2005 The 7-6, 6-3 victory in Zurich on Sunday assures Davenport’s return to the top spot in the women’s tennis rankings. It was the American’s sixth title of the season and her third victory in six weeks after Bali and Filderstadt. Schnyder tried hard to repeat her triumph against Davenport three years ago and forced her…

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English is second choice for business

This content was published on Oct 23, 2005 German and French remain the most important languages for the Swiss business world despite an increasingly globalised economy. The survey by the Technical College North-Western Switzerland is based on interviews with employees at more than 2,000 companies. The authors of the study say the national languages are more important than English because most Swiss companies…

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