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The man who made Mövenpick

This content was published on Oct 20, 2011 With the exception of finding a successor, there was little Prager didn’t succeed at. Everything considered de rigueur in the business world today, the Swiss restaurant owner and hotel pioneer had already applied in the middle of the last century: a label which achieved widespread recognition (Mövenpick), the ability to continually reinvent the brand and…

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An uncertain gaze

This content was published on Oct 19, 2011 Hofer, a press photographer since he was 22 years old, is unparalleled in his ability to capture spectacular images of his home canton of Valais and the world around it. He focuses his gaze on all that is human: his contemporaries, politics, sports, art… all photographed with a curiosity and enthusiasm still intact at the…

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Study deconstructs urban sprawl

This content was published on Oct 19, 2011 This development comes at a high cost to the economy and prevents the efficient use of resources. These are the key findings of a broad National Research Programme (NRP) study presented on Wednesday. Every second, one square metre of land is built over. And the attractiveness of Swiss town centres has pushed up the value…

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Top diplomat to head ICRC

This content was published on Oct 19, 2011 He will take over from July 2012 and replace Jakob Kellenberger who asked to retire after 12 years at the helm of the Swiss-run organisation, the ICRC said on Wednesday. Maurer entered the Swiss diplomatic service aged 29 and in 2004 was appointed permanent representative of Switzerland to the United Nations in New York. In…

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Basel lose to Portugal’s Benfica

This content was published on Oct 19, 2011 Despite the loss, interim FC Basel coach Heiko Vogel said he was pleased with how his team had played. He replaced Thorsten Fink, who left to train Germany’s Hamburg team earlier this month. “I’m very satisfied with our game, but not at all with the results,” said Vogel afterwards, noting that Benfica had well-organised defence…

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Tired of being dumped on, rail workers strike

This content was published on Oct 18, 2011 Many trains are still equipped with older toilets which empty directly on to the tracks. The installation of plastic plates – designed to protect track workers – have not been 100 per cent successful in protecting workers from unwanted showers. Swiss Federal Railways said on Monday it had announced measures to solve the problem, following…

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Ingrid Lukas: Silver Secrets

This content was published on Oct 18, 2011 Greener Lands Ingrid Lukas

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Stress: Renaissance II

This content was published on Oct 18, 2011 Drama Queens Stress feat. Andrea Martin

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Prisoners’ release welcomed in Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 18, 2011 Shalit, 25, returned home to Israel on Tuesday after five years in captivity in the Gaza Strip, while the first few hundred of over a thousand Palestinians being freed in stages from Israeli jails were greeted within Gaza and the West Bank. “We welcome today’s events. They are a source of great joy for the…

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