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Helmets worn for skiing but not for sledging

This content was published on Dec 9, 2014 Last winter nine out of ten skiers and snowboarders wore head protection, the Swiss Council for Accident Prevention said on Tuesday. The actual percentage was 89%, “the highest it has ever been”, the council said in a statement. The previous year it had been 87%. This compares with the 2002/2003 season where just 16% wore…

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Pope defends departing commandant

This content was published on Dec 8, 2014 The pontiff has quashed rumours that he dismissed the commandant of the Vatican’s Swiss Guard for being too strict.

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An end to handwriting as we know it?

This content was published on Dec 8, 2014

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European Athletics Championships in the red

This content was published on Dec 8, 2014 About 150,000 spectators watched the competitions. The stadium was filled to 81% capacity during the evening and afternoon sessions, but was only 65% full in the mornings. That meant that the profit targets were “clearly missed”, the organisers said on Monday. Massively cheaper ticket prices would have boosted the utilisation of the stadium, but at…

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Charlie Chaplin at his best

This content was published on Dec 8, 2014 Film compilation courtesy of Cineteca di Bologna with additional thanks to the Association Chaplin in Paris.

The global winter success story, family-made in Zermatt

This content was published on Dec 8, 2014 Taking a walk to the outer roads of the village of Zermatt it’s not unusual to see a new project taking shape. At the time of writing, luxury chalets were being carved out of a steeply sloping piece of land, cranes towering above the complex site. But along Zermatt’s main stretch, hotels have stood on…

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Redesigning the Swiss embassy walls in Cairo

This content was published on Dec 7, 2014

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Graffiti, from Arab Spring protest to statement design

This content was published on Dec 7, 2014 At the Swiss embassy in Cairo, artists have even been invited to redesign its walls in a spirit of cultural cooperation.

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Baroque cathedral gets major facelift

This content was published on Dec 7, 2014

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Cuban doctor leaves Geneva after recovering from Ebola

This content was published on Dec 6, 2014 The 43-year-old man was one of 256 Cuban doctors and nurses who went to West Africa to treat patients from the worst outbreak of the virus on record, which has killed more than 6,000 people. He had arrived in Geneva on November 20 – having contracted the disease in Sierra Leone – and was taken by ambulance to…

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