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UBS client wins appeal against data transfer

This content was published on Jan 22, 2010 The ruling is a test case for more than 20 other appeals challenging the transfer of data on suspected tax dodgers in the US. The Swiss cabinet said it had taken note of the ruling on Friday by the Federal Administrative Court and would decide on further action at its regular meeting next week. The…

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Wawrinka down and out Down Under

This content was published on Jan 22, 2010 Wawrinka, seeded 19, started off on a winning foot, taking the first set 6-4, before losing the next three 4-6, 3-6, 3-6. After leading 2-1 in the second set in Melbourne, the momentum swung in the Croatian’s favour. Cilic used his strong forehand to run Wawrinka around the court, exacting a break on his second…

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Super-G successes for Cuche and Suter

This content was published on Jan 22, 2010 Cuche won the World Cup super-G in Kitzbühel in Austria. At 1:17:94 he was 0.28 seconds ahead of Austria’s Michael Walchhofer, who still heads the standings in the discipline. Another Austrian Georg Streighberger was in third place. It was Cuche’s 12th World Cup success and his third of the season. Fellow Swiss Carlo Janka came…

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Mountaineers caused fatal avalanche

This content was published on Jan 22, 2010 A first avalanche in the Diemtig Valley was set off as eight skiers followed an existing trail towards Drümännler. Two of the mountaineers caused a block of snow to shift and were carried away with it. As the rest of the mountaineer group and other people in the area went to help, a second avalanche…

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One million francs for Haiti donated every hour

This content was published on Jan 21, 2010 The one-day nationwide appeal on Thursday was in cooperation with 16 of the charity’s partner organisations . The appeal brought around SFr20 million ($19.20 million) from individuals, companies communes and cantons. As a member of the SBC, swissinfo.ch was also involved in promoting the fundraising day. Online donations are welcome and Swiss Solidarity payment slips…

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Lambiel takes silver in European championships

This content was published on Jan 21, 2010 After coming only fifth in the short programme, the 24-year-old from canton Valais performed strongly on Thursday and scored 238.54 points to finish second to Olympic champion, Yevgeny Plushenko, of Russia. Last year’s champion, the Frenchman, Brian Joubert, came third. Lambiel, a two-time world champion, who had come out of retirement, has now secured a…

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Leuthard opens Solothurn Film Festival

This content was published on Jan 21, 2010 She called on the filmmakers to create “dream worlds”, adding that others were responsible for nightmares… This did not mean however that cinema shouldn’t be critical. “We don’t need a picture-book Switzerland – we need the constructive examination of difficult issues,” she said on Thursday evening. Switzerland’s largest film festival after Locarno is devoted to…

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“No surprise” that Haiti literally collapsed

This content was published on Jan 21, 2010 In Haiti and across the developing world, population growth and urban migration have led to a proliferation of new buildings, many as resilient to natural disaster as a house of cards. The 7.0-magnitude quake last week is estimated to have killed around 200,000 people across Haiti. An aftershock on Wednesday measuring 6.1 sent frightened survivors…

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DESIGN: ECAL Luxury & Design

This content was published on Jan 21, 2010 The exhibition of works by rising young designers from the University of Art and Design Lausanne is in collaboration with world famous companies such as Audemars Piguet, Hublot, Nespresso, Swarovski and Christofle.

Swiss urged to accept Guantánamo inmates

This content was published on Jan 21, 2010 “The two brothers are the unluckiest of the unlucky,” said Elizabeth Gilson, an American lawyer who represents them. She said even the US government admitted that the members of the Muslim community in northwestern China were not terrorists but refugees. “There is no evidence to believe that they are dangerous,” Gilson told journalists on Thursday.…

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