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Struggling Wawrinka dumped out of Australian Open

Melbourne - Muslimchronicle

Struggling Swiss former winner Stan Wawrinka was knocked out of the Australian Open by American Tennys Sandgren in the second round on Thursday. The 97th-ranked Sandgren defeated ninth seeded Wawrinka 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 and will next play Germany's Maximilian Marterer. It has been tough so far this year for Wawrinka, who was playing in his first tournament since Wimbledon six months agoRead more

Israel bars Swiss diplomats from Gaza after Hamas talks

Jerusalem - Muslimchronicle

Israel will refuse Swiss diplomats access to the Gaza Strip until further notice after recent meetings were held with Hamas leaders, an Israeli official said Wednesday. Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman issued the order to prevent the diplomats from travelling to the Palestinian enclave from Israeli territory, the official said on condition of anonymity. The order will remain in place “untilRead more

Swiss president meets with visiting Juncker to enhance cooperation

Geneva - Muslimchronicle

Swiss President Doris Leuthard on Thursday met with President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker in Bern of Switzerland, reiterating the importance and diversity of the relations between Switzerland and the European Union (EU). The Swiss Foreign Ministry said in a statement after the meeting that during the visit, Switzerland and the EU signed an agreement enabling them to linkRead more

French woman accusing Tariq Ramadan of rape placed under police protection

London - Muslimchronicle

Henda Ayari, the first woman who came forward against Swiss Islamist thinker Tariq Ramadan on rape allegations, has been was placed under police protection after receiving death threats and insults, her lawyer said on Wednesday. According to the lawyer, the former Salafist-turned-secular feminist has been harassed for nearly a month via messages on Facebook and Twitter, her answering machine, andRead more

Swiss woman abducted in Sudan’s Darfur region freed

Khartoum - Muslimchronicle

A Swiss aid worker abducted in Sudan’s war-torn southern region of Darfur last month has been freed by Sudanese security forces and is in good health, a regional government official said on Wednesday. The Swiss foreign ministry confirmed that the woman, who was abducted on Oct. 7 in the city of El-Fasher in North Darfur, had been freed. Sudanese officialsRead more

10 held in Swiss, French anti-terror operation

Paris - Muslimchronicle

Ten people were arrested Tuesday in France and Switzerland in a joint anti-terror operation, sources close to the probe said. The suspects exchanged "disturbing remarks" on the Telegram encrypted messaging app, the sources said, adding that investigators were seeking to "determine what they were plotting". source: AFPRead more

to reach 14th Basel semi-final

Washington - Muslimchronicle

Roger Federer survived a surprise test at the Swiss Indoors on Friday before making the semi-finals at his home event for the 14th time with a hard-fought 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 win over Adrian Mannarino. The French seventh seed, who had dropped 10 straight sets in four losing matches against the world number two, shocked the home crowd at the StRead more

Swiss great Hingis quits

Singapore - Muslimchronicle

Swiss tennis great Martina Hingis announced her "definite" retirement on Thursday, signalling the end of a career which took her from 1990s teenage superstar to doubles world number one some 20 years later. The 37-year-old "Swiss Miss" has retired twice before -- once after testing positive for a metabolite of cocaine -- but she said the ongoing WTA Finals inRead more

Federer routs Tiafoe in Basel opener

Basel - Muslimchronicle

Roger Federer thrashed American teenager Frances Tiafoe 6-1, 6-3 on Tuesday as the top seed began his week at the Swiss Indoors with a resounding first-round victory. Federer, who won in a stroll over Rafael Nadal just over a week ago in the Shanghai final, continued his top form in front of the local crowd at an event he hasRead more

Transgender teddy, girl pirate: authors tackle gender norms

Frankfurt - Muslimchronicle

From a transgender teddy bear to a fearless girl pirate, children's authors are tackling gender norms like never before, as debate rages about what it means to be a boy or girl. Visitors at this week's Frankfurt book fair, the world's largest publishing event, will be faced with a string of books for young readers that defy stereotypes and navigateRead more