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Rossy performs aerial loops with jet wings

This content was published on Nov 5, 2010 It was just the latest daredevil stunt by the former fighter pilot who hopes one day to fly through the Grand Canyon. Rossy, 51, launched himself from a replica of the Breitling Orbiter – the first balloon to be piloted nonstop around the world in 1999 – at an altitude of 2,400 metres near Lake…

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Stefania Beretta (ORIGINAL)

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Doctors get burnout too

This content was published on Nov 5, 2010 Experts say that working conditions leave many doctors under pressure, with junior medics particularly affected. Often doctors are the last to seek medical help. ReMed was set up by the Swiss Medical Association and has just finished a three-year pilot phase in cantons Thurgau and Neuchâtel. Having seen that the need was there – it…

A musician with “ambassadorial” talent

This content was published on Nov 5, 2010 The Musikverein in Vienna manages to have perfect acoustics no matter how big or small the audience, but how it happens is a mystery, Piemontesi tells swissinfo.ch. Lucerne’s concert hall also does the same, but through state-of-the-art architecture. Piemontesi has been on a classical concert tour of Britain to mark winning this year’s Swiss Ambassador’s…

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Swiss clubs struggle in Uefa’s Europa League

This content was published on Nov 5, 2010 Young Boys lost 2-0 to Denmark’s Odense BK while FC Lausanne-Sport were defeated 3-1 by AC Sparta Prague. With the loss the Young Boys’ hopes of reaching the knockout stage of the tournament have become more difficult. After four matches the team are second in Group H with six championship points to leader Stuttgart’s 12.…

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Fashionable Zurich

This content was published on Nov 5, 2010 A peek backstage at the Zurich Fashion Days, where Swiss and international clothing designers highlight their latest work.

Greek designer wins Swiss fashion prize

This content was published on Nov 5, 2010 The prize, worth €100,000 (SFr136,000), was presented during the Zurich Fashion Days on Thursday night. The money is used for the designer’s next collection and to purchase Swiss fabrics. The jury was made up of representatives of top fashion magazines including Vogue and GQ Style. Members said Katrantzou had a talent for working with form…

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Panalpina fined millions in bribery case

This content was published on Nov 4, 2010 The United States Justice Department said on Thursday that Panalpina World Transport of Basel and its US subsidiary agreed to criminal fines of almost $70.6 million. In exchange authorities will defer any criminal prosecution against the company for three years. It will also give up $11.3 million in profits as part of a settlement with…

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Swiss football captain Alex Frei to quit

This content was published on Nov 4, 2010 The Swiss Football Association said on Thursday that the 31-year-old striker and captain of the national team would compete in his last international match on June 4, 2011, against England. “I regret Alex’s plans to withdraw from the national team very much because we are losing one of the most experienced and most successful players…

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In Erinnerung an Leo Schelbert (In Memory Of Leo Schelbert)

This content was published on Nov 4, 2010 Im Spiegelsaal Handorgelduo Suter-Föhn

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