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Federer enters record books with US Open win

This content was published on Sep 13, 2004 With his victory, the Swiss became the first player since Mats Wilander in 1988 to win three grand slam titles in the same year. Federer was close to perfection as he raced through the first set in 18 minutes, dropping only five points. Hewitt fought back, before losing a tie-break in the second set. Federer…

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Swiss move to increase security at United Nations

This content was published on Sep 12, 2004 The federal and cantonal governments are implementing new security standards at UN buildings around the city. High-ranking UN officials became aware of the world body’s vulnerability following last year’s bombing of its offices in Iraq. The attack killed 22 people including special UN envoy Sergio Vieira de Mello. The incident revealed lax security measures at…

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Rejected asylum seekers go underground

This content was published on Sep 12, 2004 A government report has revealed that most of the 1,478 applicants refused entry between April 1 and July 31 have disappeared. The government suspended welfare payments for rejected asylum seekers on April 1 this year. Officials said at the time that the move would deter bogus asylum seekers from coming to Switzerland and encourage rejected…

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Tiberi: Stare Insieme A Te

This content was published on Sep 11, 2004

Witek Kornacki, Felix Huber, Lech Wieleba: Gallia. Ost – West Inspiration.

This content was published on Sep 11, 2004

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Asylum clampdown sparks fear of rising crime

This content was published on Sep 10, 2004 In an interview with swissinfo, Elmar Ledergerber also said Swiss towns and cities felt shut out of the national debate on how to tackle illegal immigration. Parliament is currently discussing a series of measures aimed at restricting immigration and asylum procedures. Last week the city of Zurich organised a one-day conference on asylum, during which…

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Traktor. 21 Tänz wo ziend.

This content was published on Sep 10, 2004

Swiss are fat but getting fitter

This content was published on Sep 9, 2004 There has been a slight rise in the number of Swiss becoming more active. The Federal Office for Sport said on Thursday that while two-thirds of Swiss are still inactive, the number of people who do no exercise at all dropped from 39 per cent to 37 per cent between 1997 and 2002. The news…

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Marco Zappa Quartet: Sogni Di Giorno. Live.

This content was published on Sep 9, 2004

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Mich Gerber: Tales Of The Wind

This content was published on Sep 9, 2004

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