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The Haute Route

This content was published on Sep 6, 2011 That’s the Haute Route, which follows a series of glaciers almost without interuption from near the highest peak in the Alps – Mont Blanc – to near the second highest peak in the Alps – Monte Rosa. For mysterious reasons I’ve yet to ski it, but here we are walking a version of that classic…

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Federer powers through to US Open quarterfinals

This content was published on Sep 6, 2011 Taking the court at around midnight, the world number three made light work of the match, winning 6-1, 6-2, 6-0. Federer took 18 minutes to win the first set, and hurried through the third when a light mist threatened to halt play. He had 42 winners and only 21 unforced errors against Monaco in a…

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Is your pet happy?

This content was published on Sep 5, 2011 “People forget what an animal really needs or wants,” says animal communicator Kerstin Di Gerardo.

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Red Cross visits Syrian prisoners

This content was published on Sep 5, 2011 ICRC officials were allowed to enter the central prison in Damascus on Sunday. “The Syrian authorities have granted the ICRC access to a place of detention for the first time. Initially, we will have access to persons detained by the interior ministry and we are hopeful that we will soon be able to visit all…

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Unspunnen festival

This content was published on Sep 5, 2011 About 15,000 people turned up for this year’s Unspunnen festival in Interlaken, a feast of folklore featuring alpine wrestling or “schwingen”, dancing in traditional costumes and Swiss folk music. Daniel Bösch from northeastern Switzerland won the most important schwingen competition of the year. (SF/swissinfo.ch)

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Audience to help choose Oscar entry

This content was published on Sep 5, 2011 From September 19-24, cinema-goers will be able to watch candidate films in the cinemas of Délémont, canton Jura, and schools in Jura and the Bernese Jura. A jury of independent experts chosen by the Federal Culture Office will then make its decision on the evening of September 24, with the public having an advisory vote.…

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A Tramp Abroad

This content was published on Sep 5, 2011 During the walk up we remembered with gratitude how the previous evening Edith Zweifel had led us up the hill to the Edelweiss Restaurant, which only the hearty can reach. It’s perched on a cliff about 300 or 400 vertical meters above Zermatt. As impressive as the view is the number of illustrious visitors who…

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Folklore festival crowns wrestling champion

This content was published on Sep 5, 2011 Bösch beat Christian Schuler from central Switzerland on Sunday in front of a sold-out crowd of 15,000. The Schwingen competition was part of the three-day Swiss Traditional Costume and Alpine Herdsmen Festival that also includes a stone throwing event and plenty of folklore. The event first took place in 1805 and was held this weekend…

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Foreigner voting right initiative is rejected

This content was published on Sep 4, 2011 The initiative to “live and vote here” was rejected by 68.9 per cent of cantonal voters, with 31 per cent in favour. Turn-out for the vote was 40 per cent. If the initiative had passed, canton Vaud would have been the first to endow full cantonal voting rights on foreign residents, as well as the…

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