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Thousands pay respects to Gotthard’s Steve Lee

This content was published on Oct 17, 2010 Braving the cold, fog and freezing rain, Lee’s fans had travelled from not only many parts of Switzerland but also Italy, Germany, Austria and the Netherlands. Two Capuchin monks led a service in memory of Lee near the Gotthard hospice at 2,106 metres above sea level. In the presence of Lee’s partner, Brigitte Voss-Balzarini, and…

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Cannabis farmer Rappaz is taken to hospital

This content was published on Oct 17, 2010 A friend, Boris Ryser, said Rappaz had been suffering from hypoglycemia, the medical term for a state produced by a lower than normal level of blood glucose. He added that Rappaz from the southwestern canton of Valais, had received glucose injections. “This does not mean that he has been force fed,” Ryser added. The Federal…

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Federer flops in final of Shanghai Masters

This content was published on Oct 17, 2010 Murray broke the Swiss players serve four times while fighting off six break points. He also served six aces, while Federer produced three. Federer, appeared to run out of steam in the second set as Murray repeatedly sent the 29-year-old scurrying from side to side with a series of pinpoint cross-court winners. Murray, who didn’t…

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Crucifixes in classrooms fuel controversy

This content was published on Oct 16, 2010 The Federal Court ruled in 1990 that crucifixes were contrary to religious neutrality but a former court president is calling for more tolerance on the issue. Authorities of the mainly Catholic canton in southwestern Switzerland seem to be in a dilemma over the firing of the teacher, who, citing the Federal Court decision, defended his…

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Federer fights his way to Shanghai final

This content was published on Oct 16, 2010 Federer, who will regain his number two ranking with the win, broke Djokovic three times after fighting off four break points on his own serve early in the first set. The Swiss fell to third in the rankings after the Serb beat him in the United States Open semifinals. It will be Federer’s sixth final…

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Newspapers hail new Gotthard rail tunnel

This content was published on Oct 16, 2010 In its Saturday edition, the Berner Zeitung of Bern sums up the achievement as a trump card in the hands of the Swiss when it comes to relations with the European Union. “Since yesterday Switzerland is the world leader in the construction of tunnels. Nowhere else is there a longer tunnel.” It notes that the…

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Station has good news for the future of radio

This content was published on Oct 16, 2010 “What do you want for Christmas?” they want to know on this early autumn day. Despite the huge variety of playthings on offer, it’s an easy question compared to the ones they were posing during 2009 – the United Nations Year of Reconciliation. RadioChico, a youth radio station based in canton Bern, dedicated months to…

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Oliver Tabeling & Andy Scherrer: Hippocampus Valley

This content was published on Oct 15, 2010 Sarabande O. Tabeling & A. Scherrer

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Klangquadrat: Roaming

This content was published on Oct 15, 2010 Changed Rhythm Klangquadrat

Wage inequalities remain between sexes

This content was published on Oct 15, 2010 The federal authorities are one of the less-discriminating employers, with an average wage inequality of 3.4 per cent. But this rises to 18.9 per cent in the textile industry, the report found. The survey by the Office of Work and Social Policy Studies (BASS), carried out on behalf of the Federal Statistics Office, showed that…

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