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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 confederation, and has been a federation since 1848. Switzerland has a strong economy in finance and banking, and a long and strong tradition of political and military neutrality. This background allows Switzerland to host various international co-operations and organizations.

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Four people a week are seeking advice on assisted suicide

Source: Irish Examiner

Exit International says it receives a phone call or email seeking the information every 36 hours. Despite assisted suicide and euthanasia being illegal in every European country except Switzerland, the group’s Irish spokesman Tom C ...
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Tennis: Djokovic, Federer Open Roland Garros Bids

Source: The Jakarta Globe

Switzerland's Roger Federer trains at the French Open tennis tournament in Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Sunday on Sunday. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler) Post a comment Please login to post comment Be the first to writ ...
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Jon Busch Allegedly Slapped A Ball Kid In Kansas City

Source: Josh Ellis Dallas Cowboys Blog

Updated throughout the day with quick takes from staff. While the facts of the match have received all of the headlines so far, we likely will be hearing a lot more about an incident late in the match very soon. Late in the second half, San Jose Earthqua ...
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Source: OpPapers.com

Perception of Facial Expressions Differs Across Cultures ScienceDaily (Sep. 1, 2011) — Facial expressions have been called the "universal language of emotion," but people from different cultures perceive happy, sad or angry facial expressions ...
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Source: Soccer Blogs

Final score and result:- France vs Iceland 3-2 ( Bjarnason, Sigthorsson/ Debuchy, Ribery, Rami) Late goals from Franck Ribery and Adil Rami help France avoid embarrassment at home as they recover from 2-0 down ...
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Salafist police officer suspended in Germany

Source: Jerusalem Post

BERLIN – Authorities in the west German city of Duisburg suspended an officer who is a member of a growing radical movement of Islamists in the Federal Republic because he misused his access to confidential domestic intel ...
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6. Sweden wins Euro song contest marked by Azeri dissent

Source: The Star Malaysia

BAKU (Reuters) - Sweden's Loreen won the Eurovision Song Contest in Azerbaijan on Sunday before an international TV audience of 100 million, days after angering Azeri authorities by meeting rights activists critical of the host country's human ...
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Both Lotus pulled out of Indy 500, judged too slow

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

AJ Mast / AP IndyCar driver Ryan Briscoe, of Australia, leads the field down the main straight on the start of the 96th Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, May 27, 2012. (05-27) 17:0 ...
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Source: HotelClub Travel Blog

If this doesn’t pump you up for Europe’s premier football tournament, you may want to check your pulse. Poland and Ukraine will welcome the best of the continent from June 8 to July 1 in a titanic clash of football superpowers, ...
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