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Mein blaues Klavier. Swiss Songs. Noëmi Nadelmann, Soprano. Oliver Schnyder, piano.

This content was published on Nov 4, 2010 Mein blaues Klavier. Ein Requiem für Else Lasker-Schüler. Noëmi Nadelman, Soprano; Oliver Schnyder, piano

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AS Roma defeat FC Basel in Champions League

This content was published on Nov 4, 2010 Menez’s well-placed shot in the 16th minute and Francesco Totti’s 25th-minute penalty helped the Italian side avenge a 3-1 home loss against the Swiss team two weeks ago. Basel forward Alex Frei scored from a close-range header in the 69th minute, and Marco Streller shot against a post five minutes later.Roma substitute Leandro Greco struck…

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Federer breezes through Basel second round

This content was published on Nov 3, 2010 Federer beat Serbia’s 46th ranked Janko Tipsarevic comfortably by 6-3, 6-4 in the one hour match on Wednesday. The Swiss served up eight aces to Tipsarevic’s two and did not drop a single point on his first service. Federer had won their past two encounters. He is the only Swiss left in this year’s tournament…

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Interview with Francesco Piemontesi

This content was published on Nov 3, 2010 Interview with Francesco Piemontesi

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Up close and personal on the Swiss north border

This content was published on Nov 3, 2010 I had originally expected to pull into St Gingolph about a month ago, exhausted from 100 days along the border. This was supposed to be the culmination of an epic journey, and the plan was that I would walk back up to Leysin, where it all began, and celebrate with family and friends. That was…

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Federer last Swiss man standing in Basel

This content was published on Nov 3, 2010 Chiudinelli, ranked 76th, was defeated by the Croat Marin Cilic, ranked 14, 6-3, 6-3 on Tuesday evening. Like Federer, Chiudinelli is a Basel native. The two friends met up in last year’s semifinal at the tournament, which Federer won 7-6, 6-3. The world number two will meet Serb Janko Tipsarevic in the second round of…

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Zurich hosts its first ‘fashion days’

This content was published on Nov 3, 2010 While other cities have fashion weeks, Zurich has been making do with a single night.

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Bringing the northern border to a close

This content was published on Nov 2, 2010 Last night Carol Rankin hosted swissinfo’s Dale Bechtel and me in her apartment in the beautiful little town of La Tour-de-Peilz, right on the water near Vevey. Carol moved down here from Leysin in the late 1970s after founding and running the renowned Club Vagabond in 1961 with her husband Alan. The club was the…

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“Healthy” Swiss have weight and exercise issues

This content was published on Nov 2, 2010 A Federal Statistics Office survey of Swiss health habits published on Tuesday found 87 per cent of the population considered themselves to be in good or very good health. The survey, carried out in 2007, is done every five years. Of the 37 per cent of the population who are overweight, eight per cent are…

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It’s a girl! Clitoris clinches bear sex debate

This content was published on Nov 2, 2010 A clinical examination has revealed that the 70kg cub – until now considered male – does in fact have a clitoris, the sexual organ present only in female mammals. Vets had given Ursina, as she will now be known, and her twin sister Berna a general anaesthetic so they could be fitted with a security…

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Mein blaues Klavier. Swiss Songs. Noëmi Nadelmann, Soprano. Oliver Schnyder, piano.

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AS Roma defeat FC Basel in Champions League

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