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Chess grandmaster Viktor Korchnoi dies in Switzerland

This content was published on Jun 6, 2016 Korchnoi was one of the leading Soviet chess players before defecting to the Netherlands. His matches against the official Soviet champion, Anatoly Karpov, became famous as duels on political, psychological and physical levels. Korchnoi tried twice to unseat Karpov as world champion, failing both times. The 1978 showdown in the Philippines between the dissident exile…

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Drop in youth convictions continues Swiss trend

This content was published on Jun 6, 2016 The number of youth convicted of a crime in 2015 fell by 2% from a year earlier.

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Infantino threatens action over damaging audio leak

This content was published on Jun 5, 2016 In a conversation with the Le Matin Dimanche newspaper, Infantino said that “neither the president of FIFA nor the members of the FIFA Council influence the work of independent commissions”, referring to a controversial decision to allow the Council to appoint and remove members of such commissions. Domenica Scala, the former chairman of FIFA’s audit…

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Gardens of the world

This content was published on Jun 4, 2016 “Garden Year 2016 – space for encounters.” The nationwide campaign is hoping to raise awareness for the maintenance and development of public spaces and gardens. As part of this, an exhibition at the Museum Rietberg in Zurich is presenting famous gardens from all over the world and tells the stories of people who looked to…

Blatter accused of rigging millions in suspect bonuses

This content was published on Jun 3, 2016 Law firm Quinn Emanuel, hired by FIFA to investigate alleged corruption within world football’s governing body, released on Friday details of apparent fiduciary malpractice. The document claims that contracts were drawn up to inflate salaries, bonuses and severance clauses. Besides Blatter, who is currently serving a six-year ban from all football activities, the payments are…

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Mosimann’s cookbook collection goes on show

This content was published on Jun 3, 2016 The Mosimann CollectionExternal link – a culinary heritage is being housed at the Swiss Education Group’s César Ritz CollegesExternal link Campus in Le Bouveret, on Lake Geneva. It was opened on Friday. Mosimann, who is London-based, has cooked for heads of state and royalty, including for the wedding banquet for Prince William and Kate MiddletonExternal…

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Is FIFA really on the path to reform?

This content was published on Jun 3, 2016 We outline the events of the last few days below. Based on the bad press the ‘new’ FIFA has been receiving, do you think Infantino was bound was bound to face some initial teething problems given FIFA’s murky past, or is it a sign that football’s world governing body is beyond reform? When he was…

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Minister calls for more action over boat drownings

This content was published on Jun 3, 2016 She made the comments following a meeting in the capital, BernExternal link, with Filippo Grandi, the United Nations High Commissioner for RefugeesExternal link, on Thursday. On May 31, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) saidExternal link that at least 880 people were believed to have downed in the previous week in a spate…

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Who has the best nationality?

This content was published on Jun 2, 2016 Over 160 nations were assessed in the new Quality of Nationality Index 2015, published on Thursday. Germany was first, followed by Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Iceland (equal fifth). After came Ireland and Austria (equal sixth) and France. Numerous African states were rated poorly: Sudan (157th), Eritrea (158th), Central African Republic (159th), and the Democratic…

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Lawrence Desmond

This content was published on Jun 2, 2016 He's an expert on ancient Maya civilization, but Lawrence Desmond has come to Switzerland to reveal his Swiss roots.

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