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Torrential rains wreak havoc

This content was published on May 3, 2013 The fatality occurred in the village of Sulz at about ten o’clock on Thursday evening. A stream which is normally channelled through the village in a pipe had risen so high that it was pouring over the road, and swept away the car in which the woman and her husband were travelling. The couple managed…

Can a mega-alpine resort meet expectations?

This content was published on May 2, 2013 Naked concrete, exposed wires, and dust everywhere, yet little to indicate that the site will someday be a luxurious hotel. Each journalist gets a hardhat, but it doesn’t prevent some of them from stumbling as they try to get their bearings in chilly rooms labelled “Foyer” and “Wine Cellar”. The head of construction leads them…

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“I believe it’s a one-off”

This content was published on May 2, 2013 swissinfo.ch: Is there room for a big resort like this in Switzerland? Urs Hirt: In this region there’s nothing comparable. Up until now, it was a blank canvas. Andermatt itself used to be a year-round health resort, and the Swiss military also played a big role there with its barracks. But since the departure of…

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Ueli Steck speaks to swissinfo.ch

This content was published on Apr 30, 2013 Climbing fight

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Sherpa fight ends climber’s Everest ambitions

This content was published on Apr 30, 2013 “My trust is gone. I could not go back to this mountain,” an emotionally shaken Steck said at Base Camp on Tuesday. In the interview, the Swiss mountaineer, best known for his speed climbing in the Alps and Himalaya, explains that the incident high on the world’s tallest mountain on Sunday was an expression of…

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Ueli Steck speaks to swissinfo.ch

This content was published on Apr 30, 2013 Ueli Steck interview

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Plastic recyclers face uphill battle

This content was published on Apr 30, 2013 Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of empty tubes of ointment are lying on the wet ground. They have fallen from cardboard boxes piled along the side of the recycling depot. “They’re wrapped in a thin strip of aluminium – too thin to be recycled. And I’m not sure that the plastic parts are all the same material,”…

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Salaries increase despite economic slowdown

This content was published on Apr 29, 2013 Wage increases were on par with 2011 (+1.0 per cent) and 2010 (+0.8 per cent), benefiting almost all economic sectors. Real wages increased however for the first time since 2009. The greatest increase – 2.4 per cent – was seen in the hospitality business, thanks to a higher minimum wage and the introduction of a…

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‘In my heart I’m still Swiss’

This content was published on Apr 29, 2013 Swiss citizens have started new lives abroad for a wide range of reasons. Do they become dual nationals, and if so, why and how Swiss do they remain?

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