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2002
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| Jan.13 |
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Kostelic wins men's slalom by 0.01 sec. Croatian beat Slovenian Mitja Kunc
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| Jan.21 |
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Hingis advanced to semifinals Martina beat 83rd-ranked Serra Zanetti 6-2, 6-3
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| Feb.27 |
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Blatter faces fresh probe FIFA president is in the middle of a bribery scandal around his successful 1998 election campaign
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| Mar.3 |
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Switzerland votes for UN membership Voters have approved by 55% a proposal that the country should join the United Nations
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| Apr.19 |
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Speculation grows over Milan crash Detectives are investigating the background of an elderly Swiss pilot. His son said 67-year-old father had killed himself
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| May.29 |
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FIFA re-elects Blatter 66-year-old controversial president swept back to power after a bitter year-long struggle
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| Jun.2 |
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Abortion to legalise| More than 72% of voters have backed a relaxation of the country's strict abortion laws | |
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| Jul.3 |
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Anti-crash system switched off| A system was switched off when planes crashed over Germany. Only one Swiss air traffic controller was on duty | |
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| Jul.9 |
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Crash prompts air control shake-up The aviation authority has ordered the air traffic control centre to make a string of changes
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| Aug.28 |
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$100bn cost of million road deaths Traffic accidents are to become one of the world's biggest killers, with pedestrians the most at risk
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| Sep.6 |
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Filipino man with iron bar injures 14 A 32-year-old went on the rampage in a village near Zurich, before being subdued on a bus
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| Sep.9 |
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Switzerland prepares to join U.N.| Swiss kicked off ceremonies to end decades of splendid isolation | |
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| Sep.10 |
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Switzerland joins United Nations| 190th member is pledging to respect its traditional neutrality while pursuing human rights, world peace | |
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| Nov.12 |
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Basel eliminates Liverpool, 3-3 Basel became first Swiss club ever to reach the second phase of the Champions League
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| Dec.12 |
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Austria-Switzerland to host Euro 2008| Uefa's voted in favour of the Austrian-Swiss bid ahead of 6 other contenders, including Scotland and Ireland | |
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| Dec.20 |
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Defago wins Saslong Super-G Didier Defago won his first World Cup race, taking the super-G title on the classic Saslong course
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