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Jungfraujoch attracts more visitors in 2010

This content was published on Jan 4, 2011 A statement from the company on Tuesday said that other destinations served by the Jungfrau Railways Group were also well frequented last year, with the Wengernalp, Mürren and Harder Railways also carrying more passengers. It said that after the global financial crisis and fears of swine flu in 2009, last year group recorded higher bookings…

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Adoptions in Switzerland are on the decline

This content was published on Jan 4, 2011 The figures were down from 1,600 in 1980 to around 500 in 2009. In all, 32,500 people were adopted during the 30 years covered by the study. Of those, 28,700 were minors. The average age was between seven and 11, depending on the year. Thirty years ago most adoptions were within the family – often…

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Swiss ski jumper Ammann needs a “miracle”

This content was published on Jan 3, 2011 With contests on three of the four hills already decided, Ammann is currently placed second overall, 27.3 points behind leader Thomas “Morgi” Morgenstern of Austria, who has 843 points. The Four Hills tournament, taking place in Austria and Germany until January 6, is considered one of the most important ski-jumping events of the season. The…

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Phone technology to reduce ski accidents on Swiss slopes

This content was published on Jan 3, 2011

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Pursuing glory

This content was published on Jan 3, 2011 (Photo editor: Sebastian Stange, swissinfo.ch)

A Swiss among the Inuit

This content was published on Jan 3, 2011 Photographer Markus Bühler has been visiting northwestern Greenland for around 15 years and is well accepted among the local Inuit. He shows how they embrace the new while preserving their own traditions. His latest trip, in autumn, focused on the threat of climate change. (Isobel Leybold-Johnson, swissinfo.ch)

Low salt stocks turn roads into slippery slopes

This content was published on Jan 2, 2011 Across Europe there is a shortage of salt for de-icing roads. Last winter supplies were also low, but this winter the shortage has become clear much earlier in the season. The problem could be that after years of relatively mild winters the Swiss were not prepared for such difficult winter conditions. Or it could be…

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Nez Rouge safe drive service kept busy

This content was published on Jan 1, 2011 The organisation said that between December 3, 2010 and January 1, 2011, 6,979 volunteers carried out 9,580 journeys. Around 6,500 people called upon its services on New Year’s Eve. However, numbers were down on last year. There was a drop of almost 13 per cent in people using the service as well as a 13.6…

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Masked rituals in northwestern Switzerland

This content was published on Jan 1, 2011

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Federer loses to Nadal in first match of 2011

This content was published on Jan 1, 2011 Nadal, the defending champion, won 7-6, 7-6 in what had been billed a dream match in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday. The Spaniard trailed 3-0 in the first tiebreaker but was helped by several unforced errors from the number two Swiss, including a forehand long on set point. The second set went with serve…

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