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Federer targets third Wimbledon title

This content was published on Jun 18, 2005 The world tennis number one feels at home on Wimbledon’s grass courts. He has not lost on grass for three years and extended his winning streak at Halle in Germany last weekend. If he wins the final in two weeks’ time, the 23-year-old Swiss will become only the third man in the professional era to…

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Kosovo casts pall on Swiss-Serbian relations

This content was published on Jun 17, 2005 His comments came after meeting Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey in Belgrade on Friday. Tadic told reporters he was opposed to breaking up Serbia-Montenegro. He added that partitioning the country would constitute a “dangerous detonator” for the entire region. Calmy-Rey’s diplomatic advisor, Roberto Balzaretti, said later that the foreign minister had insisted during her meeting…

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Charity marks 50 years of fighting poverty

This content was published on Jun 17, 2005 Since its foundation, the organisation has invested more than SFr1 billion ($800 million) to improve conditions in developing nations but admits this is just a “drop in the ocean”. Speaking in Zurich this week, Helvetas secretary-general Werner Külling lamented that many of the charity’s initial hopes had not been realised. “Living standards in developing countries…

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In search of Paul Klee: the man and artist

This content was published on Jun 17, 2005 The special dossier takes visitors on an interactive journey through Klee’s life and work as an artist and guides them through the turbulent history of the Zentrum Paul Klee – from conception to completion. Listen to what Klee’s descendants as well as art experts have to say about the artist’s work and try out some…

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Parliament moves to improve animal rights

This content was published on Jun 17, 2005 Amendments to the law, which now return to the Senate for further debate, include a ban on the castration of pigs without anaesthetic and a restriction on livestock-journey times. Following several days of often heated debate, parliamentarians came out in favour of a ban on imports of dog and cat skins and the imposition of…

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ICRC hits back at US accusations

This content was published on Jun 17, 2005 ICRC President Jakob Kellenberger said the Geneva-based organisation would remain neutral, and expressed confidence the US would remain its top donor. He was responding to comments by a policy adviser for the US Senate Republican majority, who earlier this week said the agency had lost its impartiality and was advocating positions at odds with US…

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Swiss Horn Quartets Vol. II

This content was published on Jun 17, 2005

Pope criticises Switzerland’s liberal stance

This content was published on Jun 16, 2005 He made the comments in a written message to the new Swiss ambassador to the Holy See, Jean-François Kammer, who presented his credentials to the Vatican on Thursday. “Like the majority of western European countries, Swiss society has undergone a considerable moral evolution and, under the dual pressure of technical progress and the will of…

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2005 United Nations Year of Sport

This content was published on Jun 16, 2005 To mark the occasion, swissinfo finds out how sport is changing lives and building bridges in Switzerland and around the world.

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Domestic market reforms pass first hurdle

This content was published on Jun 16, 2005 On Thursday the House voted by 134 votes to six to reform the law governing the domestic market, the origins of which date back over a decade but have never been fully implemented. If the Senate follows suit, workers in professions like catering and teaching would no longer need to cut through lots of red…

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