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Switzerland (AP)—Xherdan Shaqiri takes center stage Wednesday when the Switzerland star’s current and future clubs, FC Basel and Bayern Munich, meet in the Champions League round of 16. Shaqiri, who agreed a reported ?11.6 million ($15.3 million)...
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The Swiss women's alpine ski coach Stefan Abplanalp was sacked by the national federation on Monday because of his misbehaviour off the piste. The federation announced their decision on their website saying that his behaviour during the World Cup...
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Swiss secretary of state in the foreign department Peter Maurer (R) speaks to the Swiss head of the United Nations in the foreign department Juerg Lauber ahead of a news conference in Bern February 21, 2012. View Photo »
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There was a woman in front of me at the post office
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ZURICH (REUTERS) - The Swiss franc was treading water against both the dollar and the euro on Tuesday, as investors reckoned a second bailout for Greece still did not mean the end of the currency bloc's debt troubles. The agreement, which will involve...
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The 2011/12 UEFA Champions League round of 16 continues with four more first legs this week. UEFA.com's team of reporters and correspondents from across Europe will bring you all the press conference news ahead of tomorrow's games, as well as all the...
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Britain’s Financial Services Authority is investigating “significant cross-border allegations in regards to Libor.” The U.K. regulator is probing whether banks’ proprietary- trading desks exploited information they had about the direction of Libor to...
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Swiss secretary of state in the foreign department Peter Maurer attends a news conference in Bern February 21, 2012. View Photo »
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The US ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice, sent a letter to Mohammad Khazaie, Iran's UN representative, which was conveyed by the Swiss ambassador, and finally Iraqi President Jalal Talabani delivered its contents to officials
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Laden with snow shovels, pickaxes, blankets and stretchers, German and Swiss skiers by the hundreds last week dashed across the Austrian borders at Bregenz and Feldkirch. Customs officials forgot all the usual frontier formalities as they waved them on.
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The partnership is part of Dubai FDI’s focus on enabling businesses to understand and leverage the key strengths of Dubai, such as proximity to strategic markets, flexible economic legislation and advanced infrastructure. The companies that Dubai FDI...
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Switzerland (German: die Schweiz, French: Suisse, Italian: Svizzera and Romansh: Svizra), officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked alpine country in Central Europe. The country, which is bordered by Germany to the north, France to the west, Italy to the south, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east, was historically a... Full Article
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A Swiss guard salutes as Cardinal designate Archbishop of New York Timothy Dolan leaves the Synod hall after a meeting with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican, Friday, Feb. 18, 2012. The Pontiff is scheduled to name 22 new Cardinals in a Consistory, Saturday Feb. 18, at the Vatican.
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Switzerland's Roger Federer celebrates after winning against Andy Roddick from the US during their Swiss Indoors ATP tennis tournament match on November 4, 2011, in Basel. Federer won 6-3, 6-2.
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Swiss guards patrol prior a meeting of cardinals with Pope Benedict XVI on February 17, 2012 at the Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI puts his stamp of authority the day after on the institution that will elect his successor with the naming of 22 new cardinals in a tense climate in the Vatican...
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Switzerland Roger Federer gives a thumb up to spectators as he leaves the court after he won against Finland's Jarkko Nieminen during a Swiss Indoors ATP tennis tournament match on November 2, 2011 in Basel. Federer won 6-1, 4-6, 6-3.
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Switzerland's Roger Federer waves at the public as he arrives on the court to play against Finland's Jarkko Nieminen during the Swiss Indoors ATP tennis tournament on November 2, 2011 in Basel. Federer won 6-1, 4-6, 6-3.
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CEO of Swiss engineering group ABB Joe Hogan (L) land CFO Michel Demare smile during the company's annual news conference in Zurich February 16, 2012.
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Swiss Interior Minister Alain Berset (L) speaks to Pascal Strupler (L), Director of the Federal Office of Public Health (BAG) before a news conference after the weekly meeting of the Federal Council in Bern February 16, 2012.
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CFO of Swiss engineering group ABB Michel Demare addresses the company's annual news conference in Zurich February 16, 2012.
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CEO of Swiss engineering group ABB Joe Hogan gestures as he addresses the company's annual news conference in Zurich February 16, 2012.
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Swiss player Roger Federer smiles after he defeated French player Nicolas Mahut 6-4, 6-4 during the ATP Rotterdam tennis Open on February 15, 2012 in Rotterdam.
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Bulat Chagaev, the owner of bankrupt Swiss football club Neuchatel Xamax, leaves in handcuffs after an interrogation by public prosecutors in Neuchatel on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012.
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BERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 13: Swiss actor Max Hubacher attends the 'Shooting Stars' Photocall during day five of the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival at the Sony Center on February 13, 2012 in Berlin, Germany.
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Franco-Swiss director Ursula Meier gives a press conference for the film 'L'Enfant d'en haut' (Sister) in Berlin, on February 13, 2012 in Berlin during the 62nd Berlinale International Film Festival. The movie is in competition for the Bear awards at the 62nd Berlinale running from...
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Franco-Swiss director Ursula Meier poses during a photocall for the film 'L'Enfant d'en haut' (Sister) in Berlin, on February 13, 2012 in Berlin during the 62nd Berlinale International Film Festival. The movie is in competition for the Bear awards at the 62nd Berlinale running from...
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Swiss President and Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf (R) welcomes Bavarian state premier and leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU) Horst Seehofer during an official visit in Bern February 13, 2012.
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Swiss actor Kacey Mottet Klein during the photo-call for the film 'L'Enfant d'en haut' (Sister) in Berlin, on February 13, 2012 during the 62nd Berlinale International Film Festival. The movie is in competition for the Bear awards at the 62nd Berlinale running from 09 to 19 February.
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Swiss actor Kacey Mottet Klein attends a press conference for the film 'L'Enfant d'en haut' (Sister) in Berlin, on February 13, 2012 in Berlin during the 62nd Berlinale International Film Festival. The movie is in competition for the Bear awards at the 62nd Berlinale running from 09 to...
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A Swiss guard, right, salutes Cardinals arriving at the Synod hall at the Vatican, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012. A scandal over leaked Vatican documents and reports of political infighting, financial mismanagement and administrative chaos in its frescoed halls have cast a cloud over this...
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