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Swiss call for reform of human rights court

This content was published on May 17, 2005 At a Council of Europe summit in Warsaw on Tuesday, Schmid also gave his support to moves to define relations between the Council and the recently expanded European Union. Schmid made his comments about the Council of Europe’s legal body on the final day of the historic two-day meeting, which was attended by 46 countries.…

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Federer garners another award

This content was published on May 17, 2005 Federer, who won three of the four grand slam titles and became the world’s top tennis player last year, claimed his trophy on Monday in front of 460 million television viewers. The winners were announced at the annual Laureus World Sports Academy award ceremony at Estoril, a Portuguese resort near Lisbon. “Being nominated by an…

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Sturzeneggger – Composers & Interpreters

This content was published on May 17, 2005

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Zurich lift Swiss Cup for seventh time

This content was published on May 17, 2005 Zurich’s goals were scored by Marc Schneider, Alhassane Keita and Mihai Tararache. David Andreoli put away a late consolation effort for Lucerne. Lucerne, who play in the Challenge League, started the match well but could only hold out for 39 minutes before the Super League favourites took the lead. Picking up a short corner, Margairez…

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First Grand Prix victory for Swiss teenager

This content was published on May 15, 2005 Lüthi was a media darling at the age of 16 and future stardom seemed guaranteed, but he then lost form and his star faded. However, the 18-year-old farmer’s son has looked like fulfilling his dream since the start of the season and comfortably won the 125cc race. Lüthi is the first Swiss since Jacques Cornu,…

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Tourists told to avoid eastern Uzbekistan

This content was published on May 14, 2005 The city of Andijan in the Fergana Valley, which receives Swiss development aid, was the scene of bloody fighting between government soldiers and protesters. Violence erupted after days of peaceful protest against the imprisonment of 23 local business leaders accused of Islamic extremism. A mob reportedly seized arms from a local garrison, before raiding the…

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Nations to address flu pandemic fears

This content was published on May 13, 2005 Switzerland has been actively involved in drawing up new international regulations for responding to deadly outbreaks, which are expected to be adopted by member countries. The assembly, which is the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO), is meeting over the next two weeks to discuss issues ranging from the destruction of smallpox virus…

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Summit to unveil anti-terrorism convention

This content was published on May 13, 2005 Swiss President Samuel Schmid is one of dozens of heads of state and government at the meeting, which also aims to redefine the Council’s goals and priorities. The two-day summit, only the third of its kind in the 55-year history of Europe’s oldest political organisation, is being held as part of ongoing efforts to hammer…

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Vanilla Ninja to rock for Switzerland

This content was published on May 13, 2005 In an effort to avoid another embarrassing flop, the Swiss have steered clear of home-grown talent by sending Estonian rock-pop outfit Vanilla Ninja to sing on behalf of the alpine nation. Bookmakers have made the four-piece girl band one of the favourites to win the contest, which takes place in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev. But…

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Patrick Nuo: Beautiful

This content was published on May 13, 2005

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