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Elderly immigrants enjoy taste of home

This content was published on Mar 7, 2011 Founded by the charity Alterswohnungen Albisrieden, the Oasi project combines assisted living with a southern European flair. Its residents are offered family-style care, supervision and companionship in their native languages, while the kitchen serves up the Mediterranean fare that they have eaten their entire lives. Signor Callipari, a resident, regales swissinfo.ch with stories of…

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Strichmusig Neff: Appenzeller

This content was published on Mar 7, 2011 Heiri’s Geburtstag Strichmusig Neff

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Swiss dig into their pockets after disasters

This content was published on Mar 6, 2011 Details of the insitute’s donation monitor published in Sunday’s SonntagBlick newspaper put total donations from Swiss households at SFr1.2 billion ($1.3 billion), the second highest amount ever. The only year when the Swiss have been more generous was 2005, following the tsunami in Southeast Asia. The Swiss responded generously to the earthquake in Haiti in…

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Long jumper breaks long-standing record

This content was published on Mar 5, 2011 Pusterla’s jump of 6.71 meters was two centimetres better than the indoor long jump record held by Meta Antenen. It was also 14 centimetres further than her own previous best. In 2010 Pusterla took Antenen’s outdoor record which had stood for 39 years. Her jump secured her a place in Sunday’s finals. A second Swiss…

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Possible clue found in search for missing twins

This content was published on Mar 5, 2011 Police and volunteers have been combing the area around Cerignola, where the father threw himself in front of a train on February 3. They are still looking for the recorder the man is said to have always carried, in the hope that it will provide information about the fate of the six-year old girls. Meanwhile…

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Janka triumphs after heart operation

This content was published on Mar 5, 2011 Janka finished two hundredths of a second ahead of Alexis Pinturault of France. Ted Ligety of the United States was third. It was Janka’s first victory of the season. He is now in 5th place in both the men’s giant slalom and in the overall World Cup. The Swiss Ski Federation revealed in February that…

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Max Lässer und das Überlandorchester: Iigschneit (Snowed Under)

This content was published on Mar 4, 2011 Lady Nussbaumer Max Lässer

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Football coach wins vote of confidence

This content was published on Mar 4, 2011 The decision to extend his contract by two years means Hitzfeld will coach the squad at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Hitzfeld, former coach of Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich in the German league, took over the Swiss side in 2008, and saw them qualify for last year’s World Cup in South Africa. After…

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Red Cross aid heads to Libyan border town

This content was published on Mar 4, 2011 A charter flight carrying seven tonnes of material took off on Friday from Basel. The goods are headed for the town of Ras Jdir on the Libyan-Tunisian border. The aid includes 3,500 wool blankets and ten large tents that can be used for shelter or as makeshift medical units. A second Swiss government-sponsored flight carrying family…

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Swiss dig into their pockets after disasters

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Long jumper breaks long-standing record

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Possible clue found in search for missing twins

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Janka triumphs after heart operation

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Max Lässer und das Überlandorchester: Iigschneit (Snowed Under)

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Football coach wins vote of confidence

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