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Online appeal unearths web page from 1991 Geneva: The page turned up after Cern launched a public appeal for files, hardware and software from the web's earliest days
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| May. 19 |
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Sweden romps against Switzerland, wins world title
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Nadal hammers Federer in Rome final
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| May. 2 |
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Chelsea to face Benfica in Europa League final |
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| Apr. 29 |
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Climbers and guides fight on Everest |
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| Apr.25 |
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Chelsea on course for Europa League final win over Basel |
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Switzerland renews EU worker curbs
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Six held over rape of Swiss woman
Map of Madhya Pradesh India India: Police in India's Madhya Pradesh state say they have arrested six people in connection with the gang rape of a Swiss tourist
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| Feb.27 |
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Three dead in Swiss factory shooting
Three people have been killed and seven injured during a shooting at a factory near the Swiss city of Lucerne, police have said
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| Feb.21 |
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Switzerland's only wild bear is killed as a danger to humans |
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| Feb.2 |
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Czechs win 7-hour Davis Cup doubles marathon |
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| Jan.25 |
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Murray defeats Federer |
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| Jan.23 |
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Federer wins at Aussie Open |
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Countries agree UN mercury rules |
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| Jan.10 |
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Train collision in Swiss town injures 17
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| Jan.3 |
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Swiss bank to close after US fine |
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Transocean agrees oil spill fine. Washington
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Three shot dead in Swiss village
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UBS fined $1.5bn for Libor rigging
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Greece holds 'bank leak' reporter |
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| Oct.27 |
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UBS plans to cut up to 10,000 jobs
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Federer captures seventh Wimbledon title |
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| Jul.6 |
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Federer beats Djokovic to reach final |
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Long hunt detects possible 'God particle' 
| Geneva: Cern scientists reporting from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have claimed the discovery of a new particle consistent with the Higgs boson | |
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World powers agree on steps for Syria. Geneva
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| Jun.29 |
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Nestlé advances child labor battle plan |
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| Jun.16 |
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Crown Prince Nayef dies. Geneva
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| Jun.8 |
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Djokovic triumphed Federer |
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| Jun.1 |
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Federer again stretched to 4 sets |
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| Mar.13 |
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Switzerland coach crash kills 28 |
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| Jan.28 |
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IMF issues austerity cuts warning
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| Jan.26 |
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Nadal beats Federer in semi |
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| Nov.26 |
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Federer storms into World Tour Finals final |
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| Nov.6 |
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Federer sweeps Nishikori at Swiss Indoors |
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| Sep.24 |
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UBS boss quits over trader's loss |
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UBS unauthorized trade loss now $2.3B
Swiss banking giant lost more than previously thought due to unauthorized trading, it announced Sunday, putting losses at $2.3 billion
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UBS: 'Unauthorized' trades cost us $2 B| Swiss banking giant UBS discovered that 'unauthorized trading by a trader in its investment bank' has cost it an estimated $2 billion | |
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| Sep.10 |
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Djokovic comeback stuns Federer |
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| Jun.3 |
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Federer ends Djokovic's run |
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| Jun.1 |
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Blatter remains FIFA president |
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| May.29 |
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FIFA suspends top executives
FIFA has provisionally suspended executive committee members Mohamed Bin Hammam and Jack Warner after a meeting of ethics committee
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| May.27 |
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Blatter faces Fifa ethics inquiry |
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| Feb.27 |
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World applies pressure on Gaddafi |
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| Jan.27 |
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Djokovic stuns Federer in semi |
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Parcel bombs hit Rome embassies Italian police are searching all embassies and consular offices after parcel bombs exploded at the Swiss and Chilean missions
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| Dec.6 |
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Swiss bank freezes Wikileaks cash
The Swiss post office's bank, PostFinance, has frozen the accounts of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange
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FIFA's World Cup be held in Qatar in 2022
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2018 FIFA World Cup will be held in Russia
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| Oct.15 |
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Swiss complete world's longest rail tunnel
Gotthard Base Tunnel was completed when the last two meters of rock were drilled through
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| Sep.11 |
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Djokovic beat Federer |
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Switzerland stun Spain |
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Former Sex Pistols manager McLaren dead |
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Armed robbers raid Swiss casino
About 10 men armed with pistols and small machine guns raided a casino and made off into France with several hundred thousand Swiss francs
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Federer claims Australian Open title. Melbourne
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Credit Suisse to pay $536m fine over Iran |
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Voters back ban on minarets Swiss voters, more than 57% of voters and 22 out of 26 cantons, have supported a referendum proposal to ban the building of minarets
| The government is saying the ban would harm Switzerland's image, particularly in the Muslim world.
The proposal had been put forward by the Swiss People's Party, which says minarets are a sign of Islamisation
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Large Hadron Collider restarts |
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Armenia, Turkey sign historic agreement
Map of Zurich Switzerland| Turkey and Armenia are establishing diplomatic relations after nearly a century of animosity. The border has been closed since 1993. Neither the Armenians nor the Turks gav... | |
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Swiss fight Polanski appeal against arrest |
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France condemns Polanski arrest |
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Roman Polanski detained in Zurich
Map of Zurich Switzerland| Film director Roman Polanski has been taken into custody and faces extradition to the US for having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977. Polanski, 76, was detained as he travelled from France to collect a lifetime achieveme... | |
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First-time finalist Del Potro stuns Federer |
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Federer win breaks Sampras record
London: Roger Federer became the greatest player in Grand Slam history as he beat Roddick in 5 dramatic sets for a 6th Wimbledon and 15th major titl...
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Federer claims historic French Open win. Paris
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WHO raises pandemic alert
Geneva: The World Health Organization raised its pandemic alert to 5, its second-highest level, warning of widespread human infection from the outbreak
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| Apr.20 |
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Walkout at Iran leader's speech
Geneva: Diplomats have walked out of a speech by Ahmadinejad at a UN anti-racism conference after he described Israel as a 'racist government'
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Switzerland eases banking secrecy The world's largest offshore financial centre has agreed to accept concessions on bank secrecy
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Turkish PM storms off in Gaza row |
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Annan: World faces 'crisis of governance' |
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Leaders gather for Davos summit |
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'Big Bang' experiment starts well
Scientists have hailed a successful switch-on for an enormous experiment which will recreate the conditions a few moments after the Bang
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| Sep.9 |
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Giant particle collider set to start. Geneva
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| Sep.8 |
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Federer beats Murray for 5th U.S. Open. New York
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Global trade deal falls apart
Geneva: After coming tantalizingly close to a historic trade deal, WTO talks collapsed in a dismaying blow to 7 years of efforts to open up the global...
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Fresh push in global trade talks |
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| Jul.19 |
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Iran describes nuke talks as 'constructive'. Geneva
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| Jul.6 |
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Nadal stuns Federer in Wimbledon final |
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| Jun.25 |
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Lahm goal puts Germany in final |
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Nadal humiliates Federer in French final |
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Bill Gates new project: Farming |
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Hingis tests positive for cocaine |
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| Sep.9 |
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Federer wins 4th U.S. Open title. New York
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N. Korea agrees to close nuke facilities U.S. negotiator: North Korea agreed to declare and disable all its nuclear facilities by the end of the year
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| Aug.31 |
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US and N Korea primed for talks |
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Federer wins historic fifth title. London
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Swiss man jailed for Thai insult |
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| Jan.28 |
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Federer sweeps to Aussie Open win |
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UNCTAD: Palestinian economy in danger |
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| Sep.10 |
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U.S. Open: Federer beats Roddick |
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| Jul.28 |
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U.S. under fire for secret prisons |
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| Jul.24 |
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WTO global trade talks collapse Global free trade talks collapsed after 5 years of on-off haggling and resuming them could take years
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| Jul.9 |
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Federer resists challenge of Nadal |
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| Jun.21 |
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Israel admitted to Red Cross |
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| May.1 |
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Former skiing star shot, killed |
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Federer triumph in Australian Open |
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| Jan.27 |
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Davos: Gates triples TB research funding |
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$1bn sought in world bird flu fight |
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| Nov.7 |
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WHO: Human flu pandemic inevitable |
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| Sep.11 |
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Federer fights off brave Agassi |
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Floods cause havoc across Europe
Romania: Torrential rains across central and eastern Europe are killing up to 34 people, 25 in Romania alone, 11 in Switzerland
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| Jul.3 |
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Federer seals Wimbledon hat-trick |
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Coach plunges into ravine, 12 died |
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Nations meet UN swift cash appeal |
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Federer takes US Open title |
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| Jul.31 |
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World trade talks reach agreement
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| Jul.4 |
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Federer fights back to retain Wimbledon |
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| Feb.26 |
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Grieving father held for killing |
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| Feb.1 |
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Federer takes Australian Open |
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| Dec.1 |
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Unofficial Mideast initiative unveiled. Geneva
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| Jul.6 |
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Federer wins Wimbledon |
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| Jun.1 |
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Protesters rampage in Geneva |
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| May.8 |
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WHO: SARS death rate higher
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| Apr.5 |
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WHO: SARS cases over 2,400
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Davos: Economy, Iraq top agenda
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Switzerland joins United Nations
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| Jun.2 |
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Abortion to legalise |
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| Nov.24 |
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Plane crashes at Zurich |
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| Oct.24 |
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Tunnel inferno after head-on crash |
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| Sep.27 |
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Gunman kills 14 in assembly
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Nurse admits killing 27 patients |
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