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Cancellara rediscovers form in Tour de Suisse

This content was published on Jun 14, 2009 The Olympic gold medallist won the time trial in Liechenstein on Saturday and finished only a few seconds behind the winner in Sunday’s 150km race. Cancellara clocked a time of nine minutes and 21 seconds for the opening stage, beating defending Tour de Suisse champion Roman Kreuziger by 19 seconds. Andreas Klöden was third, 22…

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Victims of rafting accident remembered

This content was published on Jun 13, 2009 The head of the armed forces, André Blattmann, as well as the chief of the air force, Markus Gygax, took part in the ceremony along with around 60 relatives of the victims. Blattmann said during the church service that the army bore the responsibility for the accident, and therefore he would do everything in his…

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Zurich tops most “liveable” city poll

This content was published on Jun 13, 2009 The results, published in the weekend edition of the Financial Times, place Zurich ahead of last year’s best place to live – Copenhagen. The next Swiss city on the list is Geneva in 24th position. Zurich moved into top spot thanks to “outstanding and still improving public transport…ample leisure activites…environmental activism in setting new emission…

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Economic crisis bites at Basel art fairs

This content was published on Jun 12, 2009 Even before opening night, many booths displayed red dots indicating a sale had been completed and gallery dealers were engaged in agitated conversations with high value clients. Of course, here the discussions are sometimes over multi-million dollar works. At WhiteCube, for example, Jay Jopling was so engaged with a client that when asked about the…

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The business of art

This content was published on Jun 12, 2009 Art lovers and investors gathered for the 40th time in Basel in 2009. More than 300 galleries and dealers from 29 countries showed off their wares, or rather the works, of 2,500 20th and 21st century artists. (Photos and text: Christoph Balsiger, swissinfo)

Swiss painter kept an eye on US history

This content was published on Jun 12, 2009 Buchser had been commissioned to prepare a monumental painting on the struggle between the North and South for the Swiss government – a work that was ultimately never realised. During his five years in the US, Buchser travelled around collecting impressions of the Civil War, which had ended in 1865 with a victory for the…

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On court

This content was published on Jun 12, 2009

MUSIC: Gurten Festival

This content was published on Jun 12, 2009 Open-air rap, rock and jazz with Kings of Leon, Stress, Oasis, Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, Silbermond, Lovebugs, Seven, Travis, Juliette Lewis, Gimma, Baddies and many more.

Glarner Huusmusig: z’ Glarnerland macht schüü.

This content was published on Jun 12, 2009

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Authorities clamp down on football hooligans

This content was published on Jun 12, 2009 Twenty fans from Swiss Cup finalists Young Boys and FC Sion were banned from all stadiums for up to three years for violent acts and using fireworks after the match in Bern on May 20. Sion had fought back from 2-0 down to beat Young Boys 3-2 in the 88th minute of a dramatic match.…

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