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Bernese bears to stay in Bern

This content was published on Sep 7, 2011 The surprise news was given on Wednesday by the park’s director, Bernd Schildger, after days of speculation in the local press that the Romanian side had been angered by negative criticism from some quarters in Switzerland, or that the sanctuary had demanded that Bern’s male bear, Finn, should be castrated so that there would be…

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Nuclear reactors declared ready for floods

This content was published on Sep 7, 2011 That is the verdict, announced on Wednesday, of the Federal Nuclear Safety Commission after a thorough inspection of the power plant operators. But one of the five, Mühleberg, near Bern, may only go back to the grid once it has completed retrofit measures involving the cooling system, which uses water from the River Aare. The…

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Shaqiri hat-trick keeps Euro 2012 dream alive

This content was published on Sep 6, 2011 Three goals from 19-year-old Xherdan Shaqiri mean the Swiss can still come second in Group G and thus book a place in the play-offs – as long as they beat Wales on October 7 and then Montenegro four days later (see “Who will qualify?” box). In a battle of German managers – Ottmar Hitzfeld for…

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Snakes make themselves at home in Ticino

This content was published on Sep 6, 2011 The local animal protection association, Protezione Animali, said on Tuesday it had collected nine snakes from living rooms, kitchens and cellars and released them back into the wild. Several different kinds had been found: grass snakes, smooth snakes, viperine water snakes and one Aesculapian snake – a species which can grow up to two metres…

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MADAGASCAR

This content was published on Sep 6, 2011

The Haute Route

This content was published on Sep 6, 2011 That’s the Haute Route, which follows a series of glaciers almost without interuption from near the highest peak in the Alps – Mont Blanc – to near the second highest peak in the Alps – Monte Rosa. For mysterious reasons I’ve yet to ski it, but here we are walking a version of that classic…

Federer powers through to US Open quarterfinals

This content was published on Sep 6, 2011 Taking the court at around midnight, the world number three made light work of the match, winning 6-1, 6-2, 6-0. Federer took 18 minutes to win the first set, and hurried through the third when a light mist threatened to halt play. He had 42 winners and only 21 unforced errors against Monaco in a…

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Is your pet happy?

This content was published on Sep 5, 2011 “People forget what an animal really needs or wants,” says animal communicator Kerstin Di Gerardo.

Red Cross visits Syrian prisoners

This content was published on Sep 5, 2011 ICRC officials were allowed to enter the central prison in Damascus on Sunday. “The Syrian authorities have granted the ICRC access to a place of detention for the first time. Initially, we will have access to persons detained by the interior ministry and we are hopeful that we will soon be able to visit all…

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Unspunnen festival

This content was published on Sep 5, 2011 About 15,000 people turned up for this year’s Unspunnen festival in Interlaken, a feast of folklore featuring alpine wrestling or “schwingen”, dancing in traditional costumes and Swiss folk music. Daniel Bösch from northeastern Switzerland won the most important schwingen competition of the year. (SF/swissinfo.ch)

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