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Crédit Agricole stumps up $99 million in US fines

This content was published on Dec 15, 2015 Three more Swiss banks pay US tax evasion fines, with Crédit Agricole Suisse stumping up nearly $100 million.

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Atef Sahnoun

This content was published on Dec 15, 2015 Swiss public television journalist Roger Schawinski (left) talks to Atef Sahnoun, president of the controversial An’Nur mosque in Winterthur.

Winterthur mosque boss fights off criticism

This content was published on Dec 15, 2015 Keeping tabs on worshippers who may be problematic is not part of a mosque leader’s job, according to the president of the Swiss mosque that once hosted at least three jihadists.

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South American football chief extradited to US

This content was published on Dec 15, 2015 Switzerland extradites football boss Juan Angel Napout to the US to face corruption charges.

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Steep problems building funicular

This content was published on Dec 15, 2015

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Swiss president looks back on the year’s challenges

This content was published on Dec 14, 2015 Terrorism in Paris and the refugee crisis were dominant themes in her year as Swiss president, and implementation of the immigration initiative took much of her time, said Simonetta Sommaruga in a meeting with the media on Monday.

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Swiss authorities examining 133 ‘suspicious’ transactions

This content was published on Dec 14, 2015 The Swiss Federal Prosecutor’s Office said on Monday that 133 reports of suspicious financial activity linked to FIFA’s decisions to let Russia and Qatar host the 2018 and 2022 World Cup finals are being investigated.

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Wawrinka and Ryf named athletes of the year

This content was published on Dec 14, 2015 Team of the Year at the Credit Suisse Sports Awards on Sunday night went to the Swiss lightweight rowing foursome, and Newcomer of the Year was Breel Embolo, the 18-year-old footballer for FC Basel who has been attracting a lot of international attention. Wawrinka, 30, was runner-up last year to six-time winner Roger Federer –…

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Putting the art in cartography

This content was published on Dec 12, 2015 Bewes unearths a hoard of maps, often buried deep in library archives, and guides the reader through the growth and development of Switzerland through the centuries. All but one of the 80 maps are created by hand and range “from the circular island map of 1480 to the birth of modern Swiss cartography; from the…

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Platini loses appeal over 90-day FIFA ban

This content was published on Dec 11, 2015 The Lausanne-based court said on Friday its three-man panel of judges was unanimous in ruling against the FIFA presidential hopeful. The 90-day ban “does not cause irreparable harm to Michel Platini at this point in time”, the court said in a statement. Platini hoped to be allowed to attend the 2016 European Championship draw in…

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