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Cancellara victory

This content was published on Sep 30, 2010 Olympic champion Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland has become the first person ever to win four world time trial championships, following his latest victory in Australia. Cancellara confirmed his pre-race status as favourite by outpacing a field of 42 riders in the 45.8-kilometre race at the World Road Cycling Championships in Geelong. (SF, swissinfo.ch)

Protection of wolves could be downgraded

This content was published on Sep 30, 2010 After a heated debate, the House followed the Senate in approving a motion calling on the government to press for a modification to the Bern Convention, which covers the conservation of wildlife and natural habitats. Current regulations permit the shooting of any wolf believed to have killed at least 35 sheep over a four-month period…

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Rocky soul

This content was published on Sep 30, 2010 Many tourists to the region don’t realise that there is more to the Gotthard than a traffic barrier – it is also surrounded by a quiet and strange beauty. Bühler’s pictures come from between Hospental and Biasca. (Gotthard, the rocky soul of Switzerland, AS-Verlag Zurich, 1997).

MUSIC : AVO SESSION

This content was published on Sep 30, 2010 The AVO SESSION in Basel celebrates its 25th anniversary with an incredible line-up of national and international bands representing the most diverse music genres, including Anastacia, Jamie Cullum, Ray Davies, Mary J. Blige, Sheryl Crow and many others.

Cancellara enters the record books again

This content was published on Sep 30, 2010 He completed the course at Geelong, Australia in 58 minutes, 9.19 seconds. Cancellara beat British former road race and time trial champion David Millar by 1 min 02 by the end of the 45.4-km race. The third place was taken by the German Tony Martin, who had already won bronze in 2009. Australians Richie Porte…

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ART: Corot in Switzerland

This content was published on Sep 30, 2010 An exhibition of works by French artist Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot (1796-1875) one of the world’s most celebrated landscape artists of the 19th century, focuses on the works he created during his sojourns in Switzerland.

Klee work finally returned to Jewish heirs

This content was published on Sep 29, 2010 Klee’s 1920 work Veil Dance has been under the care of the Israel Museum since 1950 but was handed over to a British-Israeli charity this month after its full origins were established, the museum announced on Wednesday. The work was part of the private collection of Harry Fuld, a Jewish telephone maker who fled Nazi…

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UN satisfied with Swiss development aid

This content was published on Sep 29, 2010 On Wednesday Clark met Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey in Bern, where they discussed the role of the UNDP, Switzerland’s most important partner institution within the UN, in implementing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). “It’s very important to receive such strong support from Switzerland,” said Clark, the former prime minister of New Zealand who has headed…

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Ready to go with flow

This content was published on Sep 29, 2010 During this time I also helped move my family from Oaxaca, Mexico (where we’ve been living the last five years) back to our old home in Hood River, Oregon (USA). This was mostly so that our daughter, Siena, can attend high school in the States. She is doing great and is running for vice president…

Tensions increase in cabinet after reshuffle

This content was published on Sep 29, 2010 The centre-left party is considering its future in government after failing to secure any of the key ministries: interior, communications or economy and finance. Economics Minister Doris Leuthard instigated the reshuffle after claiming the soon-to-be-vacated transport and communications ministry. Meanwhile the head of the Radicals, Fulvio Pelli, is threatening legal action against Social Democrat leader…

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