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A Swiss among the Inuit

This content was published on Jan 3, 2011 Photographer Markus Bühler has been visiting northwestern Greenland for around 15 years and is well accepted among the local Inuit. He shows how they embrace the new while preserving their own traditions. His latest trip, in autumn, focused on the threat of climate change. (Isobel Leybold-Johnson, swissinfo.ch)

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Low salt stocks turn roads into slippery slopes

This content was published on Jan 2, 2011 Across Europe there is a shortage of salt for de-icing roads. Last winter supplies were also low, but this winter the shortage has become clear much earlier in the season. The problem could be that after years of relatively mild winters the Swiss were not prepared for such difficult winter conditions. Or it could be…

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Nez Rouge safe drive service kept busy

This content was published on Jan 1, 2011 The organisation said that between December 3, 2010 and January 1, 2011, 6,979 volunteers carried out 9,580 journeys. Around 6,500 people called upon its services on New Year’s Eve. However, numbers were down on last year. There was a drop of almost 13 per cent in people using the service as well as a 13.6…

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Masked rituals in northwestern Switzerland

This content was published on Jan 1, 2011

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Federer loses to Nadal in first match of 2011

This content was published on Jan 1, 2011 Nadal, the defending champion, won 7-6, 7-6 in what had been billed a dream match in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday. The Spaniard trailed 3-0 in the first tiebreaker but was helped by several unforced errors from the number two Swiss, including a forehand long on set point. The second set went with serve…

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Ammann flies to success in Four Hills event

This content was published on Jan 1, 2011 The four-time Olympic gold medal winner finished ahead of Pavel Karelin of Russia and Adam Malysz of Poland in swirling conditions in Germany on Saturday. Ammann took advantage of temporarily quiet winds in Garmisch-Partenkirchen for a winning jump – the competition was limited to one – of 131.0 meters and 142.1 points. “It really took a long…

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Thousands take to streets for New Year

This content was published on Jan 1, 2011 However, events were marred in some places by fights, incidents and small fires. Zurich’s hoteliers held their traditional firework display on the shores of the lake and attracted around 170,000 people. In Basel the fireworks were also mostly privately financed, with free mulled wine being handed out as well. In Bern people were able to enjoy an…

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Russian club wins Davos ice-hockey event

This content was published on Dec 31, 2010 The Russian side defeated Team Canada 4-3 in regular time on Friday, succeeding Dynamo Minsk which won the competition – known as the Spengler Cup – last year. Both Swiss club sides – local HC Davos and Servette Geneva HC – had crashed out of the tournament in the semifinals on Thursday. The Spengler Cup…

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Geneva records a baby boom in 2010

This content was published on Dec 31, 2010 As of midday on Friday, 4,006 babies had been born in Switzerland’s biggest maternity ward, according to the hospital’s head midwife. She said that the grand total was likely to reach 4,010 by midnight. Over the past decade, there has been a significant rise in the number of births at the University Hospital. Some 2,400…

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