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Heart disease kills fewer but dementia rises

This content was published on Sep 7, 2010 Cancer deaths have risen slightly as well, according to the Federal Statistics Office. In a statement, the Statistics Office said heart disease remained the number one killer followed by cancer. In 2008, the most recent data available, 22,231 people died in Switzerland from heart and cardiovascular diseases. That is 36 per cent of all deaths,…

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Balzan prizes honour sciences and culture

This content was published on Sep 7, 2010 The foundation, based in Zurich and Milan, cited Carlo Ginzburg (Italy), Manfred Brauneck (Germany), Shinya Yamanaka (Japan) and Jacob Palis (Brazil). Each will receive a prize of SFr1 million ($990,000), half of which has to be given for research work, preferably involving young scholars and researchers. This year’s prize presentation ceremony will take place in…

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Federer reserves his spot in US quarterfinals

This content was published on Sep 7, 2010 Federer, who has won the event five times, will now play Robin Söderling of Sweden who beat the Swiss in an upset at the French Open quarterfinals earlier this year in Paris. “He’s always been a dangerous player,” Federer said in an interview. “This is obviously a tough draw for me in the quarters, playing…

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Swiss pray for fresh start against England

This content was published on Sep 6, 2010 Armchair football pundits have had plenty of questions to keep them busy ahead of the big 2012 European Championship qualifier between England and Switzerland on Tuesday night. On Monday England coach Fabio Capello said Rooney was match-fit and would play against Switzerland despite being engulfed in a sex scandal at home. Two Sunday tabloids alleged…

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Swiss paper offers New York Times insert

This content was published on Sep 6, 2010 The first eight page insert of the New York Times International Weekly was published on Monday with a selection of articles from the United States newspaper. The Tages-Anzeiger said the supplement targeted readers with an international focus. The goal is to boost the Monday edition of the Zurich broadsheet, with articles on international, economic, cultural…

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Group calls for limits to curb games of chance

This content was published on Sep 6, 2010 More than 120,000 people in the country play such games like the lottery and slot machines to excess and often end up in debt, according to Addiction Info Suisse. The organisation is targeting the German-speaking part of the country, where no prevention measures are in place. Steps could include limiting the number of games, advertising…

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Peter Eigenmann Trio: Behind You

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Star “provoc-art-eur” JR hits Vevey

This content was published on Sep 6, 2010 These are just a few of the iconic images by well-known photographers reproduced and blown up by hip French street artist JR, who has transformed the western Swiss town of Vevey into a giant open air museum for the biennial Images festival. Unframed is the latest urban project by the anonymous 27-year-old “photograffeur”, who sports…

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The urban art of JR

This content was published on Sep 6, 2010 French artist JR has just completed his Unframed project in the Swiss city of Vevey. He was given “carte blanche” by the city and Lausanne’s Musée d’Elysée to use it extensive collection of iconic images. JR’s work involves reworking images, blowing them up into huge posters and plastering them on carefully selected urban sites.

ART: Vienna 1900

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