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Capturing the dynamism of a new sporting era

This content was published on Jun 27, 2015 Swiss photography pioneer Jules Decrauzat was fascinated by the new world of motor sport, amazed by the cars’ speed and power.

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Opening of the Da Vinci exhibition

This content was published on Jun 27, 2015

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Federal court cuts funding for United Bible Groups

This content was published on Jun 26, 2015 United Bible Groups had received monetary support without interruption from 1992 until 2014, when a review was conducted of 26 faith-based applicants for funds. The group had applied for funding to support its activities for children and adolescents, but its application was rejected by the Federal Social Insurance Office in 2014. United Bible Groups contested…

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Tourists among the victims in Tunisian hotel

This content was published on Jun 26, 2015 The attack took place on Friday afternoon at the Imperial Marhaba hotel, according to a local security source at the scene and local radio. A gunman was shot and killed at the scene in an exchange of gunfire with police. According to a witness, the marksman was a young man who was dressed as a…

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Court orders FIFA corruption suspect to remain in jail

This content was published on Jun 26, 2015 A Swiss court rules FIFA corruption suspect Eugenio Figueredo must stay behind bars until a US extradition has been determined.

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Baloch separatists urge halt to anti-terrorism funding

This content was published on Jun 25, 2015 A group of around 50 Balochis demonstrated in front of the United Nations building in Geneva on Thursday. They denounced the actions of the Pakistani army and shouted slogans demanding freedom for the Balochistan province from Pakistan. Rebel groups in Balochistan have been waging a separatist insurgency in Pakistan’s largest and western-most province since the…

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Klee & Kandinsky: Friends, but also rivals

This content was published on Jun 24, 2015 Klee and Kandinsky first met in 1911 as neighbours in the northern Munich borough of Schwabing. In 1922, their paths crossed again at the famous Bauhaus art school in Weimar. In 1925, they moved to Dessau where the Bauhaus school was relocated. There they lived next door to the newly built houses designed by the…

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Klee museum marks birthday with major shows

This content was published on Jun 24, 2015 Ten years after opening, the teething problems of the Zentrum Paul Klee are almost forgotten.

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Cannabis relieves pain, says government study

This content was published on Jun 24, 2015 The office said it would bear in mind the medical benefits of the drug – consumption of which is banned in Switzerland – when granting special exemptions. It said on Monday that in order to be able to make these exceptions in a more target-oriented way, it had commissioned a systematic review of the positive…

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Kuoni faces challenges in brave new world

This content was published on Jun 23, 2015 One of Switzerland’s best-known retail brands, travel enterprise Kuoni, has left the high street in an attempt to stay afloat in the less visible space of visa processing. But the group still faces a tough environment despite its strategy overhaul, according to industry observers.

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