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“Surgeon of the century” leaves enduring legacy

This content was published on May 13, 2009 Greatly esteemed for his life’s work in medicine and a renowned patron of the arts, the death of the pioneering Swiss orthopaedic surgeon at the age of 91 has brought tributes from home and abroad. Müller’s place in medical history is assured by his development of implants for the prosthetic replacement of arthritic hip joints,…

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A “beautiful woman” in Berlin causes a stir

This content was published on May 13, 2009 Henri Stierlin of Geneva says that the bust is not 3,400 years old, as had been thought up to now, but is less than 100 years old. Berlin’s Egyptian Museum has firmly rejected Stierlin’s findings, arguing that recent radiological tests prove it is more than 3,000 years old. In his book Le Buste de Nefertiti…

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Spying accusations fly in America’s Cup dispute

This content was published on May 13, 2009 Alinghi say Swiss and French police are investigating the actions by a member of rival BMW Oracle Racing’s design team. Alinghi released a French police document in which a man admits to gathering information about the boat the Swiss are secretly building for an extraordinary head-to-head contest. According to the report, he confessed to being…

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Swiss set out ambitions for Council of Europe

This content was published on May 13, 2009 After listening to Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey outlining Swiss plans, representatives of the member states meeting in Madrid on Tuesday approved her call for a conference on the issue to be held in Interlaken in the Swiss Alps next February. Calmy-Rey told her counterparts that Switzerland wanted the member states to reaffirm their commitment to…

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Blue diamond goes for record sum

This content was published on May 13, 2009 The winning bid for the 7.03-carat fancy vivid blue diamond was the highest price paid per carat for any gemstone at auction, Sotheby’s said after its Magnificient Jewels sale on Tuesday. It is the rarest stone to enter the international market this year and had an estimate of SFr6.8-10 million. It went to an anonymous…

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Switzerland reach deepest depths at Eurovision

This content was published on May 13, 2009 Their song, The Highest Heights, failed to win enough votes for the Swiss entry to join the ten countries going forward to the final. A second semifinal is held on Thursday night. Switzerland, which was not among the bookmakers’ favourites, has had a disastrous record at Eurovision for the past few years, failing to qualify…

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Swiss draw Italy in Davis Cup playoff

This content was published on May 12, 2009 Italy and Switzerland were drawn on Tuesday to face each other in the World Group playoffs. Italy is the home team for the September 18-20 best-of-five series. Switzerland lost 4-1 to the United States in the opening round in Birmingham, Alabama, in March after world number two Roger Federer pulled out with a bad back.…

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Pippo Pollina & Linard Bardill: Di Nuovo Insieme

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Abandoned woman dies

This content was published on May 12, 2009 Police inquiries discovered that the woman, suffering from cancer, had been living illegally for some time at an acquaintance’s home in the nearby town of Kreuzlingen. Authorities at Münsterlingen Hospital found the woman in the car park emaciated and wrapped in a blanket, but because she could not speak, her identity remained a mystery. Her…

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