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Faultless Federer is out on his own

This content was published on Jan 3, 2005 His all-court game has left even his closest rivals trailing in his wake and wondering when, if ever, the Swiss star will wane. Federer was without a coach throughout 2004, after parting company with Peter Lundgren in December 2003. But as a new season got underway in Doha, Qatar, the Swiss revealed that he had…

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Angered Swiss Jews demand explanations

This content was published on Jan 2, 2005 A delegation of the Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities is calling for an explanation when it meets Justice Minister Christoph Blocher on January 18. “There is no Jewish extremism here. There are armed security people here and there at Jewish institutions. But it is completely legal and is carried out at places where unfortunately the…

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Swiss lend support in identification process

This content was published on Jan 1, 2005 The Swiss foreign ministry reported on Saturday that the death toll among Swiss had now risen from 13 to 16 and that there was little hope for 85 others missing. It said that there was still no news of 550 other Swiss. In a related development, the Swiss foreign minister, Micheline Calmy-Rey, has flown to…

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Prayers and donations for tsunami victims

This content was published on Dec 31, 2004 Swiss Solidarity president Remigio Ratti tells swissinfo how the money will be used to help the people affected by the tidal waves which struck southeast Asia on December 26. Wednesday’s day of action coincides with a national day of mourning for the 150,000 disaster victims – including several hundred Swiss nationals. Swiss President Samuel Schmid,…

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Stewy von Wattenwyl: Dienda

This content was published on Dec 28, 2004

Frank Martin: Concertos.

This content was published on Dec 28, 2004 Michael Erxleben, violin; Adrienne Soos and Ivo Haag, piano duo;Orchestra of the Musikkollegium Winterthur, Jac van Steen, cond.

Swiss tourists feared dead after earthquake

This content was published on Dec 27, 2004 The foreign ministry said on Monday that it had received eyewitness accounts of Swiss victims on the island of Phuket but that it could not confirm the deaths. At a press conference in Bern, officials said they were still trying to contact around a thousand Swiss citizens in the region, which was rocked by a…

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Sir Colin: Unbelievable

This content was published on Dec 27, 2004

Erica Arnold: Lost In Helvetica

This content was published on Dec 27, 2004

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Auer to receive payoff package

This content was published on Dec 24, 2004 André Auer was forced to step down as head of Switzerland’s Federal Office for Civil Aviation (Foca) last year. An appeals panel for federal employees has ruled that Auer be paid SFr267,000, after 28 years in the service of the Swiss government. The board also ruled that the transport ministry had good reasons to sack…

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