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Swiss Re announces SFr2.2 billion deal

This content was published on Jun 1, 2011 The world’s second-biggest reinsurer is buying some 300,000 policies to boost the market presence of its Admin Re unit. Admin Re is one of Swiss Re three business units, through which the company acquires blocks of in-force life and health insurance business, giving the Zurich-based reinsurer a diversified income stream. Swiss Re has completed more…

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Varanasi By Night

This content was published on Jun 1, 2011 The city of Varanasi, on the banks of the River Ganges in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and probably the oldest in India. It is closely associated with the Ganges and the river’s religious importance. Swiss photographers Nicolas Metraux and Stéphanie Borcard captured…

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Calmy-Rey calls for Fifa reform

This content was published on May 31, 2011 Calmy-Rey was addressing the opening session of Fifa’s congress in Zurich on Tuesday evening, which is due to elect its president on Wednesday in the midst of a growing bribery scandal. She urged the incumbent president, Sepp Blatter and the 208 national delegations, to “take seriously the many criticisms voiced about corruption.” She assured her listeners…

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Federer sets up Djokovic match

This content was published on May 31, 2011 The score was 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) in a game lasting 154 minutes. It was the seventh time the two players had met. Monfils has beaten Federer only once, in the Masters 1000 at Paris Bercy last year. The win takes Federer through to the semifinals, where he will meet Novak Djokovic of Serbia. After the match…

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PVP: Es Geit (It’s Ok)

This content was published on May 31, 2011 Zivisolation PVP

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British motorcyclists killed in pile up

This content was published on May 31, 2011 The accident happened on Tuesday afternoon when a south-bound German motorcyclist collided head on with three of a group of eight British riders coming in the opposite direction on the motorway near Splügen in canton Graubünden. Two of the Britons, aged 50 and 56 died of their injuries at the scene, and the German and…

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Patty Schnyder calls it a day

This content was published on May 31, 2011 Despite spending 94 weeks in the top ten and winning 11 singles titles, questions will always remain about what the 32-year-old could have achieved had she not fallen under the spell of two Svengali-like managers with no tennis experience. Schnyder – pronounced Schneeder – played in 59 grand slam tournaments, including 52 in a row…

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Prisons urged to adapt for older prisoners

This content was published on May 31, 2011 Researchers concluded that the institutions were not adequately prepared for this and suggested separating older prisoners from other inmates for social and health reasons. In 2008, 302 people over 50 were behind bars – 11.2 per cent of all inmates. Of these, 103 were over 60. The increase was put down mainly to inmates who…

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Jodlerklub Echo Sörenberg: Aelplerläbe

This content was published on May 31, 2011 Nesslewäng-Jutz. Natural yodel. Jodlerklub Echo Sörenberg

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