The world is preparing for the FIFA World Player of the Year Award to be held on the 21st of December 2009 in Zurich, Switzerland. The five candidates for the prestigious award are Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Xavi,...
By Barry O'Regan The Swiss gearing up to vote against minarets has elicited worldwide protests against religious freedoms. Many religious groups of the non Islamic faith feel what is good for the goose is...
Gerard Houllier [who was once the director for the French National Football [Soccer] Team and the Liverpool FC] defended the hadnball of Thierry Henry. He further stated that Henry is "not a cheat" and that he "acted on instinct".
Mr. Houllier made his statements in response...
Swiss voters have decided in favor of a constitutional amendment to ban the construction of minarets in the tiny Alpine country.The "Yes" vote - to amend the constitution in favor of banning minarets - stunned experts who had predicted the measure would be rejected. It...
Following the collection of 100,000 signatures calling for a vote, a referendum was held to ban the building of new minarets in Switzerland. The vote was supported by 57% of the electorate, and the government have...
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In a surprise result on Sunday, the exit polls show that the Swiss will vote in favor of a ban on construction of minarets. The Muslim population has reached 4.5% of the population and the Swiss are worried about...
Sunday the Swiss will vote on a minaret ban referendum. Islam is the second largest religous faith in Switzerland, following Christianity. " Some 400,000 Muslims live in Switzerland - whose population...
Claudia Pechstein, Germany's 5-time Olympic speed skating champion, will be banned for 2 years as she failed a drugs test. The result of her blood test was upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland. Claudia Pechstein will miss the 2010 Winter Olympics in...
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Scientists at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, based in Geneva, Switzerland are searching for the Higgs boson, a sub-atomic particle central to understanding physics. Higgs boson is only predicted to exist, in other words, it has never been...
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" The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiment has been re-started after a hiatus of 14 months. Engineers have now made two stable proton beams circulate in opposite directions around the machine. If all...
After more than one year of delay, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) could restart as soon as this weekend. Earlier this month, a piece of baguette caused the £4.4 billion LHC to overheat. More freak accidents to...
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It appears that the latest battle in Iraq is being fought between the Iraqi National Football [Soccer] Team and FIFA. The latest saga started when the Iraqi Olympic Committee [which is part of the Iraqi Government] took control and dissolved the Iraqi National Football...
Roger Federer continues to build his sponsors adding recently Lindt and now Credit Suisse to his list. His reputation and values attract lucrative contracts even in an economic...
Switzerland is halting Google from proceding with their Street View service maps due to concerns about personal privacy and security of its people. The Swiss government demands higher privacy protection if the...
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The world of football [soccer] received the news about the decision of FIFA to ban Maradona for his insults. Maradona insulted the press and his critics during a press conference after Argentina defeated Uruguay...