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Grand Raid battled up and down the Swiss Alps

This content was published on Aug 22, 2009 Michel Seppey, chairman of the race, told swissinfo.ch that thousands of competitors on Saturday had to grind their way up and down a searing 5,430 vertical metres of spectacular terrain along some of the toughest paths through the Alps. The race from Verbier to Grimentz in the southern canton of Valais involves 121km of intense…

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Watchdog calls for Street View to disappear

This content was published on Aug 22, 2009 Hanspeter Thür argues that the site does not fully comply with privacy legislation and changes should be made before it is put back online. Google has said through a PR agency that it was “surprised” by Thür’s demand because a constructive dialogue on the privacy issue had been held in the weeks running up to…

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Swiss sign first double taxation accord

This content was published on Aug 21, 2009 The agreement with Denmark was signed by both parties on Friday. Switzerland agreed in March to meet tax transparency standards set by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development after being placed on its grey list of uncooperative tax havens. The cabinet has approved similar agreements with five more countries, based on the OECD model…

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Google’s eyes on the street

This content was published on Aug 21, 2009 Google’s Street View service is now available for Switzerland, or at least its main towns and cities.

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Grand Raid

This content was published on Aug 21, 2009 The Grand Raid counts as one of the pioneering mountain bike marathon races and remains a fat-tire sufferfest. More than 3,000 racers face each year 120-plus kilometres of rocky trails and steep descents as they grind from Verbier to Grimentz. Here is a look back at some of the more recent races. Sometimes contestants even…

Remembering Anne Frank

This content was published on Aug 21, 2009 Buddy Elias still lives in the Basel house Anne visited before she went into hiding in Amsterdam to avoid Nazi persecution. Since publication Anne’s diary recounting her wartime experiences has been read by millions. Anne died in a concentration camp in 1945. After the war, her father, Otto – the only member of her family…

The stinging barbecue-botherers are swarming in Switzerland

This content was published on Aug 20, 2009

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A hit with animal lovers

This content was published on Aug 20, 2009

MUSIC: Fribourg International Folklore Festival

This content was published on Aug 20, 2009

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ART: Nature in a Kit

This content was published on Aug 20, 2009 An exhibition on the theme of nature presents the contemporary creations of one hundred artists inspired by trees, plants, water, stones, clouds.

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