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Cuche wins first ski race of the season

This content was published on Oct 25, 2009 Cuche clocked a two-run combined time of two minutes, 21.45 seconds in Sölden on Sunday. Cuche’s teammate Carlo Janka was third, 0.95 seconds back. Ted Ligety of the United States was in second place. The top three held their positions from the opening run. Cuche is the defending World Cup giant slalom champion, while Ligety…

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Cuche wins first ski race of the season

This content was published on Oct 25, 2009 Cuche clocked a two-run combined time of 2 minutes, 21.45 seconds on Sunday and Ted Ligety of the United States finished 0.60 seconds behind. Cuche’s team mate Carlo Janka was third, 0.95 seconds back. The top three held their positions from the opening run. On Saturday, Tanja Poutiainen of Finland won the women’s giant slalom…

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Study looks to keep universities competitive

This content was published on Oct 25, 2009 Antonio Loprieno, head of the Conference of Swiss University Rectors, says the country’s universities do not have enough resources to attract a critical mass of researchers by themselves but pooling talent and means could be one way to reach the top. “Generally we do quite well but we have a big problem in that we…

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Bears get 21st-century home

This content was published on Oct 24, 2009 The park opened to the public on Sunday, attracting thousands of visitors. swissinfo.ch went along ahead of the official opening to take a look. The week before the park opened, young and old residents and visitors to Bern were already lining up along the Nydegg Bridge to look down for signs of life in the…

Robbie Williams appears on Swiss television

This content was published on Oct 24, 2009 Williams sang from his new album on the revamped popular entertainment show Benissimo on Saturday evening, just a few days after giving his first full concert for almost three years. “We’ve been inundated with enquiries since people have known that he’s coming,” the show’s presenter, Beni Thurnheer, told the Blick newspaper ahead of the event.…

Culture

Country’s biggest autumn fair opens

This content was published on Oct 24, 2009 It has been a major event in the region ever since the trade fair privilege was granted by Emperor Friedrich III in 1471. The two-week event started with a traditional ceremony, in which bells rang out at midday. There are 477 stands and rides, including a 60-metre-high big wheel in the Münsterplatz. Also being held…

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Swiss businesses “not aware” of young talent

This content was published on Oct 24, 2009 “The general quality of new design work in Switzerland has increased,” Patrick Reymond, a designer at Atelier Oï studio, told a news conference earlier this week. “You can see that when you compare the work coming out of Swiss design schools and [the work] presented for the prize.” But entrepreneurs need to wake up and…

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Klitschko meets Johnson for the “Barney in Bern”

This content was published on Oct 23, 2009 The two boxers showed respect and seemed to enjoy each other’s company at a media conference at the Swiss capital’s PostFinance Arena on Friday. The 38-year-old Klitschko (38 wins, two losses, seven knockouts) defeated Chris Arreola last month in Los Angeles. Johnson is 22-0-1 with nine knockouts. In May, the 30-year-old American beat Devin Vargas…

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US wants Polanski extradited

This content was published on Oct 23, 2009 The Swiss authorities said they received the request on Thursday evening. Polanski’s legal team said the director would lodge an appeal to fight being sent back. The Franco-Polish filmmaker was arrested in Zurich on September 26 on the basis of a US warrant and taken into custody awaiting extradition. The Academy Award-winning director was detained…

Care for dying needs improvement

This content was published on Oct 23, 2009 Pascal Couchepin, who steps down at the end of October, joined Pierre-Yves Maillard, president of the Swiss Conference of the Cantonal Ministers of Public Health, to present a concept on palliative care in Bern on Friday. Switzerland is grappling with a shortage of nurses while modern medicine has helped prolong the lives of those of…

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