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Skier blames pro-German bias for award loss

This content was published on Dec 16, 2013 Gut, currently leading the overall World Cup standings having won four races so far this season, picked up 27.19% of viewers’ votes on Sunday night at the Credit Suisse Sports Awards 2013. This was just behind orienteerer Simone Niggli (27.87%) and gymnast Giulia Steingruber (28.28%), both from the German-speaking part of Switzerland. Steingruber won gold…

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Traditional lake swim entices shivery swimmers

This content was published on Dec 15, 2013 At 6.7 degrees Celsius, the water temperature was considered “very cold”, but not “icy”, said organiser Christophe Jacot. The water temperature was relatively warm compared to 2005, when it dropped to just under 5 degrees. The shivery participants, some dressed in Father Christmas costumes, swam a distance of 120 metres. The event has been going…

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‘People’s energy has no secrets’

This content was published on Dec 15, 2013 “When I’m connected to someone medially, I become that person. I’m able to experience their feelings, anxieties, and suffering. It’s like being able to tune in to the exact right radio frequency,” says Irondelle. The 38-year old is wearing jeans and a simple long-sleeved shirt. Her appearance is not remotely out of the ordinary, and…

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‘Without a network you quickly run aground’

This content was published on Dec 14, 2013 Wyder spoke to swissinfo.ch as he prepared to step down at the age of 65, after 25 years in his dream job. “Just as I was when I began, I am still leading a small NGO that represents the interests of Swiss outside of the country. The diversity of our activities is enormous – you do a…

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It started with a cow

This content was published on Dec 14, 2013 Trauffer manufactures more than 200 different wooden figures: horses, donkeys, Saint Bernard dogs, crocodiles, ducks, flag-throwers and even the Holy Family. However, it all began in 1938 with the cows, which remain even today the company’s best-selling figurines. They never fail to bring a smile to a child’s face, especially at Christmas time. Nowadays there…

Swiss give another CHF5 million to Syrian victims

This content was published on Dec 12, 2013 The money will be used to fund winter programmes run by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) and by the UNHCR in Syria. It will also provide Save the Children in Jordan with material assistance to get through the winter. Since the conflict began in March 2011, Switzerland has provided CHF55…

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Whisky imports treble in 20 years

This content was published on Dec 12, 2013 The Federal Customs Office said on Thursday that between 1992 and 1998, imports were stable at around 1.4 million litres a year. This then doubled in 1999 with the introduction of a uniform tax rate on spirits, which reduced tax on imports. Since then, imports have increased to 4,019,000 litres in 2012. Thanks to Scotland,…

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Promoting cultural diversity in Swiss hospitals

This content was published on Dec 11, 2013 The project had been launched as part of a comprehensive programme for health and immigration, to better manage Switzerland’s diversity in the health sector, and to offer fair treatment for all. Now experts are also examining to what extent health institutions have lived up to the policy of non-discrimination for all residents in Switzerland, regardless of their legal status, cultures…

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Novartis, J&J fined for delaying generic drug

This content was published on Dec 10, 2013 The European Commission said that Johnson & Johnson had paid Novartis for delaying the sale of a cheaper version of a painkiller, which had lost patent protection in July 2005, for 17 months. Johnson & Johnson was hit by a CHF13.1 million fine, while Basel-based pharma company Novartis will have to stump up CHF6.7 million.…

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