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Cancellara fails to set new record

This content was published on Oct 3, 2010 Cancellara, who on Thursday became the first man ever to win four time trial championships, fell behind about 20 kilometres from the end and came 50th. He finished seven minutes and 22 seconds after the winner, Thor Hushovd, of Norway, who completed the race in six hours, 21 minutes and 49 seconds. Hushovd, nicknamed “the…

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Cook spices up Anglo-Swiss relations

This content was published on Oct 3, 2010 The bubbly 21-year-old sales assistant was born and bred in Lucerne, but both her parents come from London. She also weighs in on the recent cabinet elections, sexism and the role of women in society. Cook, 84-61-91, whose fuchsia bikini delighted viewers last weekend, is currently studying biology A-level – the British qualification for further…

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European films win prizes at Zurich Film Festival

This content was published on Oct 2, 2010 The public’s prize went to a Swiss film by new director Mike Schaerer. The Woman with a Broken Nose, by Serb director Srdjan Koljevic, Das Lied in Mir, by Florian Cossen and the documentary Armadillo, by the Dane Janus Metz won Golden Icons. Swiss cinema received public recognition, with an award for Schaerer’s first film…

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Kerstin Cook, Miss Switzerland 2010

This content was published on Oct 2, 2010 Kerstin Cook Miss Switzerland 2010 Kerstin Cook talks to Thomas Stephens.

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Kerstin Cook

This content was published on Oct 1, 2010 Kerstin Cook Miss Switzerland 2010 Kirsten Cook talks to Thomas Stephens.

Swiss Pavilion chairlift goes back into action

This content was published on Oct 1, 2010 Its operation at the Expo 2010 in Shanghai was suspended in mid-August for security reasons after a Chinese visitor broke his foot when his seat slipped on the rail. The management of the Swiss Pavilion said in a statement on Friday that the additional safety measures included the installation of a special safety-brake system. Even…

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Wien 1900 Klimt, Schiele und ihre Zeit (ORIGINAL)

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People urged to contact the elderly

This content was published on Oct 1, 2010 The group, which represents older people, has called on the population to make a telephone call to an older relative or friend. “The reaction to our campaign last year has confirmed that many older people suffer from social isolation, both in the city and in the country,” said Werner Schärer, director of Pro Senectute, in…

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Health insurance premiums hit young hard

This content was published on Oct 1, 2010 The Swiss Federal Health Office said on Friday that those between 19 and 25 years old would have to pay on average SFr328 ($335) a year more for basic coverage. The Health Office added that between 1996 and 2011, the average annual rise had been 5.3 per cent. This meant that basic health insurance premiums…

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Bern footballers earn victory over Getafe

This content was published on Sep 30, 2010 David Degen was the match winner for Young Boys, hitting the back of the net in the 11th and 64th minute. The match was played in front of only 12,830 spectators but it puts Young Boys back in with a chance of going through to the next stage of the competition. They lost by three…

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