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Swiss look to hoard the gold as Games begin

This content was published on Feb 12, 2010 Downhill king Didier Cuche tells swissinfo.ch his broken thumb won’t slow him. Teammate Silvan Zurbriggen plans to ski like “crazy”. And Selina Gasparin, a 25-year-old border guard, will become the first Swiss woman to compete in the biathlon. The opening ceremonies in Vancouver’s BC Place will happen for the first time indoors, a good thing…

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Swiss TV and radio weigh in to Vancouver

This content was published on Feb 12, 2010 SRG SSR idée suisse, swissinfo.ch’s parent company, has well over 200 staff and 40 tons of equipment in the Canadian city and the ski resort of Whistler, where the alpine and Nordic ski events will be held. Switzerland’s public broadcaster was awarded the exclusive mandate by the International Olympic Committee to provide the television coverage…

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Businessman’s prison term confirmed but cut

This content was published on Feb 11, 2010 The sentence was handed to Max Göldi, the head of Libyan operations for the Swiss-Swedish engineering giant ABB, for violating visa regulations. The Swiss foreign ministry confirmed the sentence to the Swiss News Agency, but had no comment. Göldi’s lawyer, Salah al-Zahaf, described the court decision as “bad news”. He said his client could appeal…

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Art on Ice

This content was published on Feb 11, 2010 The star studded 15th anniversary gala promises breathtaking pirouettes by Stéphane Lambiel, Jewgeni Plushenko, Sarah Meier and friends, accompanied by soul singers Anastacia, Seven (in Zurich only) and violinst David Garret.

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Lambiel to carry flag at Games opening ceremony

This content was published on Feb 11, 2010 Swiss Olympic said the team’s top managers picked the 25-year-old skater from Saxon in canton Valais for numerous reasons, including his athletic achievements and charisma. “Being picked to carry the flag is a very pleasant surprise,” Lambiel said in a statement. “I will carry it with great honour.” Sport Minister Ueli Maurer wished the team…

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Health tops agenda on minister’s Congo visit

This content was published on Feb 11, 2010 Calmy-Rey met her Congolese counterpart and the minister for international cooperation on Wednesday to discuss Swiss activities supporting healthcare since 2000. She was accompanied on the trip by the head of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Martin Dahinden, and the pair were due to visit the agency’s project supporting victims of violence…

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Swiss-funded Uzbek director convicted of slander

This content was published on Feb 10, 2010 Umida Akhmedova, one of the best-known photographers in Uzbekistan, received funding from the Swiss embassy in the capital, Tashkent, for her film and a photo book project. On Wednesday a court in Tashkent found the 54-year-old guilty of slander and “offence through mass media” but released her in view of the fact she has three…

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ART: Giovanni Giacometti: Colour in the Light

This content was published on Feb 10, 2010 The 100 outstanding works by Giovanni Giacometti (1868-1933) focus on the use of colour in light. Giacometti strove to reproduce changing light conditions and intensify the impact of light and colour.

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Waves blamed for second America’s Cup delay

This content was published on Feb 10, 2010 The contest between defending champion Alinghi of Switzerland and American challenger BMW Oracle had been due to begin at 10:06am off Valencia, Spain. The start time was pushed to midday before being called off as waves in the Mediterranean were too high. Organisers said waves were an average of 1.3 metres at the start area…

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