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Concern over swine flu in Swiss hospitals

This content was published on Aug 14, 2009 A doctor at Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) recently infected 12 people with the A/H1N1 virus after returning from a holiday abroad. And in Basel, a young mother who gave birth last month is in a critical condition after catching the flu while in hospital. The physician, who worked in the CHUV maternity ward, contaminated ten…

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New tunnel will barely ease road freight

This content was published on Aug 13, 2009 That was the key finding of a study into the likely impact of the 57-kilometre-long Gotthard Base Tunnel, carried out for the organisation Alpine Initiative. The tunnel, which will be the longest in the world when it opens in 2017, will only increase rail’s share of freight haulage from its current 62 per cent to…

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MUSIC: Coldplay in concert

This content was published on Aug 13, 2009 Coldplay live in Bern on their European Viva la Vida tour.

Second Christian Democrat stands for cabinet

This content was published on Aug 13, 2009 The centre-right parliamentarian announced his intention at a news conference in Bern on Thursday. He is the second member of his party, after Dominique de Buman, to declare an interest in the seat currently held by the other main centre-right party, the Radicals. Schwaller is the sixth candidate to enter the race ahead of the…

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Swiss Teddy Festival

This content was published on Aug 13, 2009 Teddys galore at this year’s festival with international teddy artistry, antique teddys, exclusive Steiff teddies and miniatures 1:12, and other other related products and bear making supplies. Guest theme 2009: Doll Art.

Footballers hold world champions to a draw

This content was published on Aug 12, 2009 Switzerland’s coach Ottmar Hitzfeld can take heart from an impressively solid performance against an Italian side that included several World Cup winners. Swiss goalkeeper Diego Benaglio – recently voted player of the year by fans – kept his side in the game, which was played in Basel, with a string of fine saves. The best…

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Schumacher “really sad” at cancelling comeback

This content was published on Aug 12, 2009 He had wanted to help his former Ferrari team by replacing injured driver Felipe Massa but was unable to do so because of lingering pain from a motorcycle crash six months ago. “It’s a really sad moment,” Schumacher said. “Probably one of the toughest that I’ve faced in my career, although I’m retired for the…

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The Golden Age of Alpinism

This content was published on Aug 12, 2009 150 years ago, British climber Leslie Stephen became the first to scale the almost 4,000 metre Bietschhorn in the Bernese Alps. His humorous description of the ascent appeared in the first edition of the Alpine Journal in 1863, the mouthpiece of the elite British institution, the Alpine Club. His article helped to draw streams of…

Galina Vracheva. Die Kunst der Paraphrase. The Art of the Musical Paraphrase.

This content was published on Aug 12, 2009

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Geneva Conventions need updating, says ICRC

This content was published on Aug 12, 2009 The Swiss-run humanitarian agency made the statement ahead of the 60th anniversary of the four Geneva Conventions on Wednesday,which bind 194 countries to basic humanitarian principles during armed conflict. The four conventions deal with the treatment of wounded members of armed forces in the field and at sea, the treatment of prisoners of war and…

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