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Swiss Deny US Request to Extradite Roman Polanski

ZURICH, Switzerland (July 12) -- Film director Roman Polanski will not be extradited to the United States to respond to accusations of unlawful sexual conduct with a teenager, the Swiss government said, making him a free man and ending months of uncertainty over his fate. Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf...

Solar Plane Passes Big Test, Flies 24 Hours Straight

ZURICH, Switzerland (July 8) -- A solar-powered plane successfully completed a crucial round-the-clock test flight today in the skies over Switzerland, with its inventors hailing it as a milestone for aviation using only the clean and renewable energy of the sun. The carbon fiber Solar Impulse prototype, with the...

Background on Bern

The city of Bern or Berne (, ; ; ; ; Bernese German: Bärn ) is the Bundesstadt (federal city, de facto capital) of Switzerland, and, with (as of ) a population of , the fourth most populous city in Switzerland.

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